There was held German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate on the topic «Ukraine and Germany: Priorities for cooperation». The event was organized in partnership with the European Policy Institute (IEP), Berlin and under the patronage of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Martin Jäger.

Welcoming words at the beginning of the event were from Alyona Getmanchuk, Director, New Europe Center and Prof. Dr. Funda Tekin, Director, Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP).

Invited speakers were:

– Dr. Tim Prange, Deputy Ambassador, German Embassy Kyiv;

– Mr. Thomas Lenk, Head of Division, Ukraine, Moldova and Black Sea cooperation, German Federal Foreign Office.

In an informal atmosphere experts discussed Germany’s support for Ukraine in various spheres (primarily – the military ), the issue of Ukraine’s course towards membership in the EU and NATO, reforming the state during the accession process to the EU and others.

German-Ukrainian Debate Breakfast is a unique format of expert meetings whose take place in Berlin and Kyiv. This is a continuation of the “German Breakfasts” series, which has been organized in Kyiv since 2020 and “Ukrainian Breakfasts” series, which has been organized in Berlin since 2017.

Photo of the event is here.

The event is part of the “UA Transformation Lab”, a joined project by the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), New Europe Center (NEC), Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF) and Cedos. It is kindly supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The project aims to strengthen Ukrainian analytical centers and civil society organizations, deepen their cooperation with local authorities, and provide the necessary tools to effectively support recovery and European integration processes.