REDEMOS Public Stakeholders Conference: Germany’s Role in EU Democracy Support in the Eastern Neighbourhood

“German Perspective on the EU’s Democracy Support in the Eastern Neighbourhood Amidst War and Russian Hybrid Attacks” is the focus of the upcoming REDEMOS Public Stakeholders Conference, organised by the Chair of Comparative Politics of TU Dresden, a member of the REDEMOS consortium. The conference takes place on 31 March 2025, from 14:00 to 17:00 at the Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden GmbH, Zellescher Weg 24, 01217 Dresden.

This event convenes experts from political, academic, and diplomatic spheres and examines Germany’s perspective on the EU’s democracy support in light of Russia’s hybrid and full-scale military attacks in the Eastern Neighbourhood region. The event begins with a keynote speech delivered virtually by Dr. Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office,on EU democracy support agenda in the new era of systemic conflict. The keynote is preceded by introductory remarks delivered by Prof. Dr. Marianne Kneuer, Professor of Comparative Politics, Chair of Comparative Politics, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden.

The keynote and introductory remarks are followed by a roundtable discussion on the challenges and avenues for protecting democracy in the context of war and Russian hybrid attacks in the Eastern Neighbourhood. The session is moderated by Prof. Dr. Marianne Kneuer (Professor of Comparative Politics, Chair of Comparative Politics, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden) and features Dr. Susan Stewart (Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin) and Dirk Schuebel, (Head of Division Russia at the European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels).

Registration is required for attending the conference. Please find the registration form  here. For any inquiries, please address Lotta Hosenfeld at .