The role of civil society in Ukraine's security and post-war recovery

2025-11-19T12:00:00+00:00

2025-11-19T19:00:00+00:00

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RENEW GROUP EVENT Renew Europe Reconstruction Talks The role of civil society in Ukraine's security and post-war recovery 📅 Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 🕐 Time: 13:00 - 18:00 CET 📍 Location: European Parliament, Brussels Hosted by Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS Member of European Parliament Renew Europe Group Shadow Rapporteur on Ukraine Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis (LT) About the Event This event sheds light on the role of civilians in Ukrainian defence and non-violent resistance. The units fighting at the front in Ukraine are the ones in the direct line of fire. But war means the mobilisation of a whole country. NGOs, help initiatives and civilians are there to support the Ukrainian society to keep going in these times of crisis. Among the many things they do, help organisations and the people themselves supply the Ukrainian front with the materials they need to fight, communicate the need for help to the outside world and generate crowdfunding, reunite children with their families and provide for some form of education for them, or even help reintegrate prisoners of war into civilian life. Together with EU member States, we discuss what our possibilities are to help! Programme 13:00 - 13:15 Welcome remarks MEP Petras Auštrevičius, Renew Europe Shadow Rapporteur on Ukraine 13:15 - 14:30 Panel I: The Civilian Shield: How NGOs and Civilians Empower Ukrainian Defense This panel will focus on the important role NGOs and ordinary civilians play in supporting Ukrainian defenders by crowdfunding and then supplying drones, protective gear and other equipment to military units at the front. Moderator: MEP Karin Karlsbro 14:30 - 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:45 Panel II: Healing a Nation: The Civil Power Behind Ukraine's Recovery This panel will address the role of civil society in providing services to Ukrainians who are most affected by the war, including medical and social services, reuniting kidnapped children with their families, and helping former prisoners of war reintegrate. Moderator: MEP Dan Barna 16:45 - 17:15 Coffee break 17:15 - 17:55 Exchange with European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius Defence and Space Facilitated by: MEP Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann 17:55 - 18:00 Concluding remarks MEP Petras Auštrevičius Speakers Pavlo HORYACHEV Engineering Expert Dignitas Fund, Ukraine Vladyslav URUBKOV Director, Military Department Come Back Alive, Ukraine Iryna NYKORAK Member of Verkhovna Rada & Founder Arm Women Now, Ukraine Reinis POZŅAKS Member of European Parliament ECR Group Co-founder, Twitter Convoy Jonas OEHMAN Co-founder and Chairman Blue/Yellow, Lithuania Bartas TRAKYMAS Co-Founder Wings for Europe Belgium and Luxembourg Jens ALSTRUP Founder Freedom for Ukraine Denmark Karin KARLSBRO Member of European Parliament Renew Europe GroupEP's rapporteur for economic support to Ukraine Liza BUGAIENKO Head of Grants Superhumans Trauma Center Ukraine Alina DMYTRENKO Government Relations Save Ukraine, Ukraine Liuydmyla HUSEINOVA Head Numo, Sisters!, Ukraine Vitalii HORBANEVYCH Founder and Chairman Bright-Ukraine, Ukraine Jakub JANAS Partnerships Coordinator Stand with Ukraine Foundation Poland Alberto FERNÁNDEZ-DÍEZ Cabinet Member Commissioner for Enlargement European Commission Dan BARNA Member of European Parliament Renew Europe Group Vice-President of Renew Europe ⭐ Special Guest Andrius KUBILIUS European Commissioner Defence and Space Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN Member of European Parliament Renew Europe Group Chair, Security and Defence Committee

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