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Green Perspectives on European Security

27 October 2023 - 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

About the event

Despite the ideals and the efforts of several generations to stop wars, the reality is that armed conflicts are still ravaging societies worldwide. Besides the most brutal war affecting the youth in Europe, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, armed conflicts continue to rise in South Caucasus, Turkey, and the Balkans. While the Green movement is rooted in non-violence and pacifism, it’s also vaguely defined and understood within and outside the Green movement. These principles are also easier to defend in peaceful times. However, these conflicts and the aspects of life (such as energy, infrastructure, food, housing) once again remind us that we need to have a better definition of non-violence, pacifism, peace, security, and stability. During this Study Session, the green youth of Europe will consider these issues and discuss them with the experts directly working on and around the impacts of these conflicts on energy security, digital security, propaganda, media, freedom of speech, and civil society activities.

 

Project background

This event is a part of Green European Foundation’s Green Visions on European Security project, which aims to explore how the Greens could adopt the necessary tools to understand contemporary conflicts and develop mechanisms to anticipate, respond, and terminate them. By facilitating a frank discussion on key tension points and vacuums, across historical, geographical, and national sensitivities, and with political ecology values at its core, GEF and its partners contribute to the green movement’s reflections and anchoring of an updated vision on security and defence.

 

Programme and Speakers:

10:00 – 11:30      Session on Energy Security

  • Olena Rutkovska – project manager for Ukrainian NGO Khmelnitsky Energy Cluster
  • Morgan Henley – EU heating sector decarbonisation campaigner at Bankwatch

12:00 – 13:30     Session on Democracy & Civil Society in Ensuring Security

  • Balin Mikola – research fellow at the Democracy Institute of Central European University

15:00 – 16:30    Workshop on Media Security & Propaganda

  • Iryna Zemlyana – media expert at the Institute for Mass Information

17:00 – 18:30    Session on Digital Security

  • Anastasiya Zhyrmont – campaigner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Access Now

20:30 – 22:00  Forum on Sharing Experiences

 

Practicalities:

Date and Time: 27th October (10:00-22:00)

Location: European Youth Center Budapest

Language:  The main language of the event will be English.

Registration: Registration is now closed, but links will be provided for the streams of some sessions.


This event is organised by the Green European Foundation, with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe, as well as the Federation of Young European Greens and the European Youth Centre Budapest. It is organised with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation.

 

Details

Date:
27 October 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 10:00 pm