The 9th International Forum “EUROPE WITH A LOOK TO THE FUTURE” took place in Gdańsk, Republic of Poland, on May 18-19 with the efforts of the European Solidarity Center, the public organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, other partners and with the informational support of the Espreso TV channel.
Forum — an international socio-political project, which is a response to the need for European reflection, which involves both a group of experts and those who are interested in public discussion about the current challenges of our continent.
This year’s forum “Europe with a view to the future” tells about how the war in Ukraine changed other countries. Among the participants of the Forum: Mykola Kniazhytskyi – people’s deputy of Ukraine, Yaryna Yasinevych – chairman of the board of the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, director of the International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe “Via Carpatia”, Oleksandra Matviychuk – human rights activist from the Center for Civil Liberties, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Ionova – People’s Deputy of Ukraine, member of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, Pyotr Andrusechko – journalist, war correspondent, laureate of the 2014 Grand Press Journalist of the Year award, Volodymyr Sheyko – director of the Ukrainian Institute, Maryana Savka – editor-in-chief of “Stary Lev Publishing House” and others.
“For European freedom and peace to be permanent, it is not enough for Ukraine to win this war. It is important to clearly set the goal of the disintegration of the Russian Federation and the liberation of all the peoples enslaved by it. It is possible to overcome Russia, break away from its imperial influence, get rid of illusions about the possibility of its democratization within its current borders. In order for a democratic Russia to emerge, the peoples enslaved by it must gain freedom. The important task of the democratic world is to help them”, – said the head of the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” Yaryna Yasynevych during her speech at the panel discussion “The unfinished process of decolonization – a threat to European integration”.
On May 18, 2023, during the “Europe with a view to the future” Forum, it was signed Lviv Declaration.
Lviv Declaration initiated by the public organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” (Ukraine) and the European Solidarity Center (Poland). The declaration strongly condemns Russian imperialism, which has reached an extreme in the form of Ruscism, and attests to the intentions of the representatives of both countries to jointly protect and preserve Ukraine’s deep democratic traditions and developed civil society; to contribute to the reconstruction and modernization of the war-damaged economy and infrastructure of Ukraine.
Ukrainian and Polish parliamentarians, politicians, artists, human rights defenders, religious scholars, scientists supported the need for the institutional development of civil society, its movement towards membership in Ukrainian structures and the creation of the institution of a democratic civil society – Center for Freedom and Democracy in Lviv.
You can familiarize yourself with the detailed program of the conference by link.
Organizers of the International Forum “Europe with a View to the Future”:
European Solidarity Center,
Non-governmental organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”,
TV channel “Espreso”,
College of Eastern Europe Jan Novak-Jezoransky,
New Eastern Europe,
Association of Honorary Consuls in Poland,
University of Gdańsk,
Gdansk.pl
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