Mykola Kniazhytskyi
Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Co-Chair of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with Poland
International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe
Via Carpatia-2026
Europe’s tomorrow: challenges and opportunities
Date
28 November 2026 Lviv
Registration form
All Forum events are free with advance registration.
Forum speakers
Vitaliy Portnykov
Journalist and commentator
Secret special guest
Ukraine
Secret special guest
Ukraine
Secret special guest
Poland
Secret special guest
Poland
Taras Dobko
Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, Doctor of Philosophy
Igor Hałagida
Polish historian of Ukrainian origin, professor in the Department of Contemporary Polish History at the University of Gdańsk
Andrii Yaremchuk
PhD in History, lecturer in the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Ukrainian Catholic University
Ola Hnatiuk
Polish translator of Ukrainian origin, professor at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Warsaw and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Oleksandr Pahiria
Scholar, PhD in History, editor of the Litopys UPA series.
Nataliia Zaitseva-Chipak
Director of the Socioinform Sociological Research Centre
The main focus of this year’s Forum
European integration and Ukrainian-Polish relations
Via Carpatia-2026
Programme
Saturday, 28 November 2026
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9.30–10.00
Registration. Welcome coffee
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10.00–10.15
Opening of the Forum. Welcome remarks
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10.15–11.45
Special event
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11.45–12.00
Coffee break. Networking
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12.00–13.30
Panel discussion“Ukraine and Poland: partnership in times of global turbulence”
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13.30–14.30
Coffee break. Networking
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14.30–16.00
Panel discussion“Ukraine in the EU: between expectations and reality”
The discussion is part of The EU Explained project, supported by the Phoenix: The Power of Community project, implemented by East Europe Foundation with funding from the European Union.
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16.00–16.15
Coffee break. Networking
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16.15–16.45
Special eventPresentation of The EU Explained project
Event partner: East Europe Foundation. The project is implemented by the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum NGO with support from Phoenix: The Power of Community, a project implemented by East Europe Foundation with funding from the European Union.
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16.45–17.00
Coffee break
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17.00–18.15
Lecture by Vitaliy Portnykov“Threats to the European project: Trump and Putin against Europe”
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18.30–21.00
Award ceremony for the laureate of the Stanisław Vincenz Prize
Via Carpatia
Vincenz Prize
The Stanisław Vincenz Prize is awarded for humanistic service and a contribution to regional development.
