On June 21, the European Parliament will hold the Kalinowski Conference in Brussels. The discussion will focus on the future of a democratic Belarus as part of the European family and in the context of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
The conference is organized by the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the European Parliament, and the ECR Group.
- Speakers:
– Anna Fotyga, MEP, ECR Group Coordinator on Foreign Affairs.
– Žygimantas Pavilionis, Chairperson of the Kalinowski Forum.
– H.E. Mr Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.
– H.E. Ms Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania.
– Ms Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of democratic Belarus.
– Olivér Várhelyi , EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.
– Ambassador Dirk Schuebel, Ambassador of the European Union to Belarus.
– Ambassador Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Representative to the European Union.
– Ambassador Vsevolod Chentsov, Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU.
– Pavel Latushka, Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management.
– Jamie Shea, Professor of Strategy and Security, University of Exeter, former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO.
– Brian Whitmore, Atlantic Council.
– Radoslaw Sikorski, MEP.
– Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy, Director of Belsat TV.
– Jamie Fly, President of Radio Free Europe.
– Natallia Radzina, Editor-in-chief, Charter97.
And many more – see the program.
- Issues for discussion:
– Panel 1: The battle for freedom. Lukashenko’s regime in the context of war against Ukraine.
– Panel 2: The people of freedom. Repressions and situation of political prisoners.
– Panel 3: Sanctions. Deterring Lukashenko’s internal violence and alignment with the Russian aggressor.
– Panel 4: Truth vs. lies. Situation of independent media vs regime propaganda.
Representatives of the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will present a vision of possible cooperation between the European Union and democratic Belarus ahead of the decision on the candidacies of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia.
A conference of this scale, dedicated exclusively to Belarus, is being held at the European Parliament for the first time since 2020. It is an opportunity to put Belarus back on the agenda and find solutions to practical problems.
- Follow the link to read more about the program of the conference and its speakers: https://ecrgroup.eu/event/kalinowski_conference
