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SUMMARY:GEF Report Debate & Lunch: Building Security Through Values
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a timely conversation on rethinking European security through values\nOn 23 April\, GEF will host a discussion and lunch around its recent report\, New Idealism for a Disrupted Europe: Building Security Through Values\, bringing together policymakers\, researchers and practitioners to discuss how values-based politics can contribute to strengthening European resilience in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. \nDrawing on lessons from Central and Eastern Europe\, including Ukraine\, the report encourages Europeans\, but also Greens and progressives to rethink traditional approaches to security—challenging established assumptions and opening space for fresh perspectives. The “new idealism” it advocates aims to harness the power of values across a wide range of areas\, from military and social resilience to diplomacy and democracy promotion. \nThe conversation will feature a panel of experts from across Europe: \n\nTomas Tomilinas – Member of Parliament\, Democrats for Lithuania (Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“) and Committee Member\, European Green Party\nGabriela Svárovská – Member of Parliament; Co-chair\, Czech Greens (Zelení)\nJoanna Kaminska – Mediation and Dialogue expert\, European Parliament\, European Green Party Committee\nRichard Wouters – Project Lead\, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, Netherlands\nLiza Bezvershenko – Independent Civil Society & Advocacy Specialist\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by Roderick Kefferpütz\, Director\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU Office. \nDesigned as an interactive forum\, the event aims to foster dialogue among Brussels-based policymakers\, civil society representatives\, and experts working in the fields of European security\, foreign policy\, and democracy. \nProgramme\n11:30 – 12:00 | Registration\n12:00 – 13:30 | Panel discussion and Q&A\n13:30 – 14:00 | Walking lunch \nVenue\nSilverSquare – The Parliament Room\nSq. de Meeûs 35\n1000 Brussels \nRegistration\nParticipants are kindly requested to register via the online form by 22 April 2026. \nFormat \nIn-person event | Language: English \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/gef-report-launch-building-security-through-values/
CATEGORIES:Launch event
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SUMMARY:European Green Academy 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 edition of the European Green Academy (EGA) in Brussels\, opens its doors this coming April\, creating an inspiring learning space that brings together Green thinkers\, political actors\, civil society organisations\, and engaged activists from across and beyond Europe. This year’s Academy is crucial – unfolding at a moment when democracy across Europe is under an intensifying attack\, and urgent questions of resilience\, autonomy and collective action demand fresh thinking and alliances. \nAbout the event\nEurope enters 2026 facing a stark political reality. Democratic backsliding\, shrinking civic space\, geopolitical instability\, and the rise of hybrid and technological threats are reshaping the political landscape towards fear\, rollback\, and polarisation. Civil society is being systematically constrained: its autonomy reduced\, its legitimacy attacked\, and its role in democratic life eroded. At the same time\, rapidly evolving technologies are transforming how citizens access information and participate in public life\, creating new vulnerabilities that authoritarian actors are quick to exploit.  \nAgainst this backdrop\, Greens and progressives face mounting challenges in organising\, building alliances\, and collectively envisioning alternatives. EGA 2026 meets this moment head-on: creating a space to deepen understanding\, strengthen transnational exchange and connections\, and develop fresh ideas to defend democracy and rebuild resilience – through stronger participation\, a reimagined and holistic approach to security and protection\, and ambitious ecosocial transformation.  \nOver 1.5 days\, and through a dynamic mix of plenaries\, workshops\, debates\, targeted training sessions and creative formats\, EGA offers an inspiring learning environment where participants can engage with diverse actors and forward-looking ideas. With a strong focus on political education and tailored methodologies\, EGA aims to equip participants with fresh insights\, practical skills\, and forward-looking perspectives to navigate today’s key challenges. It is a space for learning\, building resilience\, and mapping pathways for collective alliances in turbulent political times – as we work towards a just\, ecological\, and democratic Europe.  \nRead more about last years’ edition here.   \n\n  \nProgramme \nAt the heart of the EGA 2026 programme lies a central question: how can we build resilient\, autonomous\, and vibrant societies amid technological capture\, geopolitical instability\, and deep ecological crisis? \nThematic pillars: \n\nDemocracy under pressure  \nDigital sovereignty and democracy   \nAutonomy & resilience \n\nAcross the Academy\, participants will engage in:  \n\nPlenaries with leading voices from politics\, academia\, activism\, and civil society \nWorkshops and training sessions offering practical tools\, skills\, and methodologies \nDebates and roundtables exploring forward-looking Green ideas \nNetworking spaces to foster collaboration and transnational exchange \nCreative and artistic interventions \n\nMeet the Speakers\n\nNika Kovač\, Activist\, My Voice My Choice\nAgnese Lāce\, Latvia Minister of Culture; co-chair of PROGRESĪVIE\nRosa Martínez\, Secretary of State for Social Rights\, Spain \nTarik Abou-Chadi\, Professor of European Politics\, Oxford University\nNicolae Ștefănuță\, Vice President of the European Parliament\, MEP\, Greens/EFA\nDominika Lasota\, co-founder of the Wschód (“Sunrise”) Initiative\, member of Fridays for Future Poland\nRenata Ávila Pinto\, CEO\, Open Knowledge Foundation \nLorenzo Marsili\, Director\, Casa dei Tre Oci\nShannon Vallor\, Co-Director\, Centre for Technomoral Futures\, author The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking \nJustyna Wydrzyńska\, Abortion Dream Team\nStefanos Loukopoulos\, Co-Founder & Director\, Vouliwatch\nZoya Miari\, Palestinian-Ukrainian Storyteller\, Peace Ambassador\nTomas Tomilinas\, MP Democrats for Lithuania\nGabriela Svárovská\, MP\, Co-Chair\, Zelení\nAtte Harjanne\, MP\, Vihreä liitto (Finnish Greens)\nAarti Narsee\, Senior Policy Officer & Lead for Rule of Law Advocacy\, European Civic Forum\nJean Cattan\, Head of the National Initiative\, Café IA; former Secretary General of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology Council\nNatalija Simović\, Local Councilor\, Zeleno Levi Front  \nRichard Wouters\, Researcher\, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\nAdam Reichardt\, Editor-in-Chief\, New Eastern Europe\nKaren Boers\, FARI\, the Brussels AI Institute for the Common Good\nAriane Giraneza Birekeraho\, Antwerp City Councillor\, Groen \nAlice Stollmeyer\, Executive Director\, Defend Democracy \nKristina Wilfore\, Co-Founder\, #ShePersisted & Director of Innovation and Global Projects at Reset Tech \nBenedetta de Marte\, Secretary General\, European Green Party\nAndrej Zlatović\, Co-Spokesperson\, Federation of Young European Greens  \nÁgi Fernengel\, Director\, School of Public Life\nLiza Bezvershenko\, Independent Civil Society & Advocacy Specialist\nCynthia Muthoni\, Local Councillor\, Green Party of England and Wales\n\nThe European Green Academy will be hosted by Eliza Popper\, Co-Founder of the Good Enough Compamy. \nFriday 24 April \n\n\n\nTime \nSession \n\n\n13:00-14:00  \nNetworking Lunch \n\n\n14:00-14:15 \nOfficial Opening & Welcome \n\n\n14:15-14:45 \nOPENING KEYNOTES \n\nAgnese Lāce\, Latvia Minister of Culture; co-chair of PROGRESĪVIE \nNika Kovač\, My Voice My Choice \nRenata Ávila Pinto\, CEO\, Open Knowledge Foundation \nZoya Miari\, Palestinian-Ukrainian Storyteller\, Peace Ambassador \n\n\n\n\n15:00-16:30 \nPARALLEL SESSIONS \n\nBuilding Resilience Through Values\nCoding the Common Good\nThe Backlash Is Organised – Feminists Must Be Too \n\n\n\n\n16:30-17:00  \nBreak \n\n\n 17:00-17:45\nSetting the Scene: Where are we? – and What Next?    \n\nTarik Abou-Chadi\, Professor of European Politics\, Oxford University \nRosa Martínez\, Secretary of State for Social Rights\, Spain \n\n\n\n\n17:45-19:15  \nPLENARY: Civil Society Under Attack: Europe’s Backbone Fights Back  \n\nRosa Martínez\, Secretary of State for Social Rights\, Spain   \nNika Kovač\, My Voice My Choice   \nStefanos Loukopoulos\, Co-Founder & Director\, Vouliwatch \nLorenzo Marsili\, Director\, Berggruen Institute Europe Center \nAarti Narsee\, Senior Policy Officer & Lead for Rule of Law Advocacy\, European Civic Forum \n\n\n\n\n19:15-20:00  \nNetworking Dinner \n\n\n20:00-21:00 \nSpotlight: My Voice My Choice \n\nNika Kovač\, My Voice My Choice   \n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 25 April \n\n\n\nTime\nSession \n\n\n09:30- 10:00  \nCoffee & Speed Networking \n\n\n10:00-11:30 \nPLENARY: System Reset: Technology for a Democratic Europe   \n\nRenata Ávila Pinto\, CEO\, Open Knowledge Foundation \nFrank Karlitschek\, CEO NextCloud   \nProf. Shannon Vallor\, Co-Director\, Centre for Technomoral Futures\, author The AI Mirror\nMore speakers (tbc)\n\n\n\n\n11:30-13:00 \nPARALLEL SESSIONS \n\nUnder pressure but not powerless. Civil society strategies for challenging times \nCivic Power\, Youth in Action (part 1)\nGender Information Warfare \n\n\n\n\n13:00-14:30  \nNetworking Lunch \n\n\n14:30-16:00  \nPARALLEL SESSIONS \n\nDemographic Futures\nCivic Power\, Youth in Action (part 2)\nDemocracy & tech\n\n\n\n\n 16:00-16:30  \nBreak  \n\n\n16:30-17:15 \nIn conversation with… \nProf. Shannon Vallor\, Co-Director\, Centre for Technomoral Futures\, author The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking\n\n\n17:15-17:45 \nCLOSING KEYNOTES \n\nBenedetta de Marte\, Secretary General\, European Green Party\nCynthia Muthoni\, Local Councillor\, Green Party of England and Wales\nTBC\n\n\n\n\n17:45-18:30 \nAcademy Closing \n\n\n18:30-22:00  \nNetworking Dinner & Cultural Performance \n\n\n\n  \nRegistration (closed) \n***Update: 01 April 2026***  \nPLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. We have received over 400 applications for just 150 available places. If you have not received a confirmation email and completed the confirmation step (Step 2)\, we will assume that you are not attending. Applicants who have not received a confirmation email have been placed on the waiting list. \nWe have just 150 spots available. We encourage those interested to express their interest early via the preliminary registration form.  \nRegistration is in two steps: \n\nComplete the initial registration form. \nIf you are selected to participate\, you will receive a link and confirmation form to confirm your spot at the Academy. \n\nDeadline: Both step 1 & step 2 must be completed by or before 20 March 2026. \nPlease note that your registration is only complete once you have completed both steps and paid your participation fee (if applicable).  \nParticipation Fee \nAll participants of the European Green Academy are invited to pay a participation fee\, which helps cover essential event-related costs. GEF covers all catering expenses during the programme\, and no profit is derived from participation fees. If this fee represents a financial barrier\, you may indicate this in your registration form once registrations will be open – fee waivers may be granted for individuals from lower-income or under-resourced backgrounds. Please find full information here. \nPractical Information\n\nDate & Time:  24 April 2026 (13:00-22:00) – 25 April 2026 (09:30-22:00)\nLocation: Brussels Information Point (BIP)\, Rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat\, 1000 Brussels \nLanguage & Format:  English\, in-person participation only\nRegistration: Please complete this form to apply for participation. \nDeadline: registration steps 1 & 2 must be complete by or before: 20 March 2026. \nAccessibility & safe spaces: GEF remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful environment for all participants. A safe spaces policy will apply throughout the event. \nContact: For any questions regarding the European Green Academy 2026\, please contact events@gef.eu. \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-academy-2026-brussels/
LOCATION:Brussels Information Point (BIP)\, Rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat\, 1000 Brussels\, Rue Royale 2-4 Koningsstraat\, Brussels  \, 1000\, Belgium
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SUMMARY:From Sustainability to Sufficiency - The Next Step for Cities
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Stockholm for a one-day workshop on urban sufficiency – the next step for cities beyond sustainability.\nMany European cities have made real progress on sustainability – cleaner air\, greener streets\, better mobility. But staying within planetary boundaries while ensuring a good life for all requires a deeper shift. Cities still consume too many resources\, and overconsumption by some creates scarcity for others. \nTaking place in Stockholm\, this one-day workshop will explore urban sufficiency*: a practical\, forward-looking approach to healthier\, more resilient and socially just cities. We’ll look at how cities can make bold choices on energy\, land\, water and resource use\, strengthen sharing and repair\, support citizen initiatives\, and address challenges like excessive tourism. \n* The IPCC defines in its Climate Report AR6 sufficiency as: “a set of policies\, measures\, and everyday practices that avoid or reduce demand for energy\, materials\, water\, and land\, while delivering human well-being for all within planetary boundaries”. \nWhy join? \nGain a new language and mindset beyond sustainability\, learn how sufficiency works in practice for housing\, consumption\, circular economy and public space\, and get inspired by concrete examples from across Europe. Connect with peers\, exchange ideas\, and leave with insights you can apply in your work\, city or community. \nProvisional programme  \n(more info to follow) \n\n\n\n09.30 – 09.45\nWelcome \n\n\n09.45 – 10.15\nWho’s in the room \n\n\n10.15 – 10.35\nCrash course on sufficiency  \n·       Dirk Holemans\, Coordinator\, Oikos ThinkTank\n\n\n10.35 – 10.50\nBreak\n\n\n10.50 – 11.20\nSufficiency in Sweden: why it matters & what’s on the table  \n·       Ann-Charlotte Mellquist\, RISE research institute\n\n\n11.20 – 12.30\nWORKSHOP 1: Horizontal system change – addressing the advertising industry that drives consumption  \n·       Gustav Martner\, Greenpeace\n\n\n12.30 – 13.30\nLunch\n\n\n13.30 – 14.00\nExamples of sufficiency in European Cities  \n·       Vedran Horvat (tbc)\, GEF\n\n\n14.00 – 15.30\nWORKSHOP 2: Exploring concrete sufficiency dimensions  \n·       Dirk Holemans\, Coordinator\, Oikos ThinkTank\n\n\n15.30 – 16.00\nWrap up\, next steps\, thank you \n\n\n\nRegistration\nPlease register here by or before 26 April 2026. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/from-sustainability-to-sufficiency-the-next-step-for-cities/
LOCATION:Bacchi Syre\, Järntorgsgatan 5\, 103 11 Stockholm\, Sweden\, Stockholm\, Sweden
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