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“Poland was, is and will be our strategic partner; Russians want to turn us against each other,” says Olena Kondratiuk at the Via Carpatia 2025 forum

The biggest threat now is Russian disinformation. It is aimed at undermining trust and sowing discord between Ukrainians and Poles. Olena Kondratyuk, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation, said this during the discussion "Integration of Ukraine into the EU. The role and place of Ukrainian-Polish relations in this process" within the Via Carpatia 2025 Forum. She reminded of...

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Ukraine in the European context: the eighth Via Carpatia Forum took place in Lviv

On November 28, the Via Carpatia Forum took place in Lviv. The event, which annually unites Ukrainian and European intellectuals, scientists, public and political figures, volunteers, artists, educators, is being held for the eighth time. "We are holding the forum at one of the most difficult times for our present and future... Russia has started and continues a war against Ukraine to rewrite history to restore its empire. The goal of Moscow...

Integration of Ukraine into the EU. The role and place of Ukrainian-Polish relations in this process – a panel discussion at the Via Carpatia 2025 forum

The discussion on the role and place of Ukrainian-Polish relations in the process of Ukraine's integration into the EU will take place within the eighth International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe Via Carpatia 2025 Moderator Fr. Bohdan Prah. Participants will be: Olena Kondratyuk, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation; Mykola Kniazhytskyi, chairman of the subcommittee on cultural policy of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on humanitarian issues...

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“On the High Uplands”: How Stanisław Vincenz changed the world’s perception of the Hutsul region

November 30 marks the 137th anniversary of the birth of Stanisław Vincenz. The Polish writer, philosopher, essayist and cultural expert was born in 1888 in the Carpathian region. The village of Kryvorivnia shaped his perception of the world and provided support for creativity. With his research, memories, works, he forever inscribed the Hutsul region on the map of European culture. The future chronicler of the Hutsul region spent his childhood among the mountains in his village...