Distinguished guests of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Three women are being honoured here in Berlin today. Before I say a few words about the situation in Belarus – your home country – I would like to ...

Donald Trump is negotiating with Vladimir Putin over the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine – and is demonstratively ignoring Ukraine’s interests. The consequences of a possible dictated ...

A circular economy could help prevent the severe impacts of our resource consumption and can be a solution to the massive dependence on raw materials from other countries. The EU has proposed several ...

For 30 years, Alexander Lukashenko has governed Belarus with a dictatorial fist and was reinstalled as president in a sham election just this January. The media have been brought into line; many ...

In the year of COP30 in the Amazon, we bring reflections on socio-environmental and climate issues relevant to the territories in the biome, such as the expansion of agricultural commodities, violence ...

A new European era is about to begin. Since the Second World War, the development of our free, prosperous and peaceful Europe has been guaranteed by the United States. That is now over. While Russia ...

The Biden administration has been arguably the greenest in US history, yet it will be followed by one of the least climate-friendly presidents. Donald Trump is expected to end climate measures and ...

Concerns about the Jadar project in Serbia are growing due to serious irregularities by both the Serbian authorities and Rio Tinto. The project's failure to meet basic sustainability requirements, the ...

Brazil is recognized as the first country to institutionalize a national policy aimed at promoting agroecology. Whether due to the achievements made or the obstacles encountered, the Brazilian ...

The current funding crisis imposed by the US, the Netherlands and many more exposes deep vulnerabilities in the current funding structures, raising urgent questions about the role of funding ...

In a time of shrinking human rights funding, feminist movements are faced with navigating their commitments to their donors and ensuring at the same time that their own funds remain sufficient. Having ...

For her, the new Belarus began with the Women’s Revolution in 2020, and continues to this very day. Julia Mickiewicz remembers the inspiration that the beautiful and smart women at the rallies have ...