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Germany can and must do more for international climate protection

Foto: Eine Reihe von Polizist*innen mit Helmen und Schilden steht nachts eng beieinander, mit grellem Licht im Hintergrund.

German-Georgian Migration agreement: Germany must take a close look

Foto-Collage: InaValitskaya und Dzimitry Shershan

A balancing act for Belarus

Böll.Thema Demokratie: Cover mit Hintergrund

Boell.Thema 2/2024: Democracy – Diverse avenues towards one common goal

Why the Youth is Angry at COP29’s Results

Foto: Person mit kinnlangem, rötlichem Haar vor dunklem Hintergrund, trägt roten Lippenstift und ein Oberteil mit Spitzenbesatz.

Julia Mickiewicz: "I’ve experienced envy and gossip"

Darya Afanasyeva - Person mit kurzen, rötlichen Haaren steht vor einer Regenbogenflagge. Der Blick ist neutral, der Hintergrund schlicht.

Darya Afanasyeva: "For women, love in prison is illegal"

GPT Icon Foto: Person mit grauem Haar und Brille vor neutralem Hintergrund, trägt ein gestreiftes Oberteil.

Irina Alkhovka: “I’m a bridging kind of woman”

Short biography Darya Afanasyeva

Short biography Irina Alkhovka

Illustration: "G20 in Brazil" in large letters, surrounded by flags and symbols of G20 countries on a colorful background.

G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

Dossier

The G20 has become an essential forum for discussing the biggest global economic challenges. How can civil society contribute to putting crucial issues on the table of the G20 heads of State?

Foto: Weitläufiger Tagebau in hügeliger, bewaldeter Landschaft. Ein großer brauner See ist in der Mitte der Grube sichtbar.

Critical Raw Materials in South Eastern Europe

Dossier

The Western Balkans have critical raw materials, such as lithium in Serbia. These are essential for the EU's green transition. But there are fears locally that democratization will be sold out, and massive protests are directed against environmental damage and corruption.

Foto: Drei Personen nebeneinander. Links vor Regenbogenflagge, mittig mit grauem Haar, rechts mit rotem Lippenstift, Arme verschränkt.

The Anne Klein Women’s Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

Honor

The Anne Klein Women's Prize 2025 goes to three Belarusian feminists. The women's and human rights defender Irina Alkhovka, the feminist blogger Darya Afanasyeva and the feminist activist and politician Julia Mickiewicz - they are all targets of state persecution and repression and are currently forced to continue their work from exile in Europe.

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January

Geogenic Hydrogen – a Contribution to the Energy Transition?

Online event Wednesday, 29. January 2025

Livestream
30

January

Lunch Debate: Germany Calling

Online discussion Thursday, 30. January 2025

How Emigration is Changing the Western Balkans
01

February

Film and Protest: Perspectives from Iran

Film presentation and talk Saturday, 01. February 2025 in Berlin
19

February

Ukraine: Perseverance in the fourth year of war

Event Wednesday, 19. February 2025 in Berlin

Livestream
07

March

Anne Klein Women's Award 2025 to Darya Afanasyeva, Irina Alkhovka and Julia Mickiewicz from Belarus

Award Ceremony Friday, 07. March 2025 in Berlin

Livestream

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After the COP16 Biodiversity Conference in Colombia: What remains and what comes next

Commentary

The UN Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, ended in early November with important resolutions, but no agreement on the key issue of financing biodiversity conservation.

By Evelyn Hartig

Rede von Susana Muhamad, kolumbianische Umweltministerin, bei der Eröffnung der 16. UN-Biodiversitätskonferenz (COP16) in Cali, Kolumbien, vor einer großen Leinwand mit Konferenzdetails sowie den Flaggen Kolumbiens und der UN.

CBD COP16 in Colombia: Focus on the future of biodiversity

Commentary

The 16th UN conference on biodiversity in Colombia faces the challenge of delivering results for the conservation of biological diversity. In addition to financing strategies, measures to protect biodiversity and ecosystems are urgently needed.

By Evelyn Hartig and Victor da Silva Souza

All Regions

Worldwide, democracy is under pressure. In this edition of the magazine Böll.Thema we introduce people who inspire us with their commitment to democratic values. Because without dedication and action, there can be no democracy. And without democracy, everything is for naught.

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Trump 2.0 and European cohesion

E-paper

Over the last three years, the transatlantic alliance has demonstrated a largely remarkable unity in its support for Ukraine. But the future of US policy under President Trump is particularly uncertain. Given this context, this paper explores how the European Union and its Member States could adjust their Ukraine and NATO policies.

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Germany Calling

E-Paper

Germany is dependent on labour migration from the Western Balkans. However, the emigration of young, educated people in particular is slowing down both economic and democratic progress in the region.

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The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

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