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With the opening of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide in Brandenburg in March 2022, an important and future-oriented global corporation has settled in Brandenburg, underlining Brandenburg's ambitions as an attractive industrial location. At the same time, the coal region of Brandenburg's Lausitz is in the midst of a structural transformation away from the coal industry, which has become even more topical with the decision to phase out coal energy by 2038 at the latest. We are pleased to welcome Matthias Platzeck, former Minister President of Brandenburg, as our guest on 09.03.2023 at 17:30. Together with you and Matthias Platzeck, we would like to discuss structural transformation in Brandenburg.

In view of multiple current crises, cultural policy is confronted with the question of what role cultural institutions and cultural organisers can and should play in times of such crises, and how cultural policy can support them in this. Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and Media, will be our guest on this topic on 6 March 2023.

The question arises as to how Germany intends to stabilise the bilateral relationship with Poland and what impact the conflict will have on the EU. On this topic, we are pleased to welcome Freiherr Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, former German Ambassador to Poland (2020 to 2022), as our guest.

For many voters, filling out the Wahl-O-Mat of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung is part of the election process. Whether out of curiosity, as a decision-making aid or out of general political interest. Accordingly, the Wahl-O-Mat has established itself as an offer to help voters make their decision. Over the (…)

The Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe honors Slovakian president Zuzana Čaputová for her courage to stand up against organized crime, for minority rights especially for Roma people, and for an eco-sustainable future. She offers hope to the whole of Europe that a future of tolerance, sustainability, and community is possible.   Elected as (…)

Like every year the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung awards this year the Schwarkopf-Europa-Award. Selected by the jury of young Europeans, the Schwarzkopf-Europe-Award honors institutions or individuals for special commitment that plays a major role especially for young people in Europe: the commitment to democratic values such as freedom of expression, to peaceful coexistence, to environmental protection and/or the fight against repressive, undemocratic regimes. In 2022, Serhij Zhadan will be awarded because his poetry and his commitment to the jury stand for a vibrant Ukrainian civil society and for the Europe they believe in.