On October 12, 2021, the New Europe Center held the Seventh German breakfast on the topic : «Ukraine-Germany: The Impact of the Federal Elections on Bilateral Relations». The event was organized in partnership with the European Policy Institute (Berlin) under the patronage of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Anka Feldguzen.

More about the project «German Ukrainian Researchers Network» (GURN) – here

In an off-the-record confidential atmosphere, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, expert community and the invited German speakers discussed expectations from Ukrainian-German relations after the elections in Germany.

The invited speakers of the event were:

• Wilfried Jilge, Adviser on Mediation in Ukraine, Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), (Berlin)
• Andre Härtel, Researcher, Eastern Europe and Eurasia department, German Institute for International Affairs and Security (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), (Berlin))
• Gustav Gressel, Senior Research Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), (Berlin)

The New Europe Center was represented by Director Alyona Getmanchuk and First Deputy Director Serhiy Solodky.

The following issues were discussed at the event:

• Which coalition options are most likely and why?
• What are the most likely approaches of the new coalition to Ukraine in general?
• Is it likely that the course towards Russia will change during the new coalition?
• Should we expect any changes in Germany’s position on negotiations between Ukraine and Russia under the new Chancellor?
• What will be Germany’s foreign policy and security priorities under the new government, and how will Ukraine fit into these priorities?

The full photo report from the event is available here.

“German breakfasts” is a unique format that takes place in Kyiv regularly. This is a continuation of the “Ukrainian Breakfasts” series, which has been organized by the Institute of European Policy in Berlin since 2017. The German Breakfasts initiative was launched to discuss the views of German experts and decision-makers on events in Ukraine and Germany, and to establish a professional dialogue between experts from both countries.

The event is part of the German Ukrainian Researchers Network (GURN) project. GURN aims to create a German-Ukrainian expert network, strengthen expertise in policy analysis and promote joint research projects. GURN is initiated by the Institute of European Policy (Berlin) in close cooperation with the Ilko Kucheriv Foundation for Democratic Initiatives (Kyiv), the Think Twice UA think tank (Kyiv), the New Europe Center (Kyiv), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany.