Berlin Belarus Future Forum 2025 – For a democratic Belarus in Europe

After five years of harsh repression against all opposition and democratic civil society, another sham presidential election and in view of ever closer ties with Russia, we ask: Where does the Belarusian democracy movement stand today – and how can Germany and Europe provide it with sustainable support? What role can a democratic Belarus play in the European security architecture in the long term – and how can Europe prepare the grounds for this today?

Against the backdrop of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, increasing geopolitical instability and growing pressure on democracy movements worldwide, we want to discuss these questions together.

The Berlin Belarus Future Forum brings together leading representatives of the Belarusian democracy movement with German and European partners and the interested public.

The event will open with speeches by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (TBC) and Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Gunther Krichbaum (TBC), followed by a political discussion and an evening concert by the Belarusian folk group Kasary, who will present their new album.

The event will be held in English without translation.

The event is jointly organised by: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit (FNF), Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (HBS), Razam e.V., Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights, Science at Risk Emergency Office by akno e.V., Scholars for Belarus by akno e.V., Task Force Belarus and deutsch-belarusischen gesellschaft e.V.

Registration for the event is not possible yet.

Contact: 
Robert Sperfeld, Senior Program Officer East and Southeast Europe, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
E sperfeld(@)boell.de