The Hague forum debates conflict in Ukraine and EU’s role as peace actor
ODU – CIVIL SOCIETY · The crisis in eastern Ukraine, and the possible role of the European Union in bringing peace, took center stage during a discussion in The Hague on October 30. The event, organized by Dutch NGO PAX for Peace and the Ukrainian Embassy , was co-hosted by OpenDoorUkraine.NL. Professor Olexiy Haran of Kyiv Mohyla Academy gave a critical assessment of […]
OpenDoorUkraine.NL joins The Hague debate on Donbas peace prospects
OpenDoorUkraine.NL will co-host a debate on “The European ‘Peace Project’ at a Crossroads, Challenges and Opportunities”. This meeting, which will take place in The Hague on October 30, will discuss the role of the European Union as a peace actor in relation to the conflicts in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region and elsewhere in the EU’s […]
OpenDoorUkraine.NL supports Ukrainian civil society NGOs with two projects
ODU – CIVIL SOCIETY · At its latest Board meeting in The Hague, OpenDoorUkraine.NL (ODU) has decided that, from now on, it will help to promote the empowerment of Ukrainian civil society. This new focus has been included in its mandate and has already resulted in a cooperation with Ukrainian NGOs on two projects. ODU is now supporting […]
OpenDoorUkraine.NL’s Business Café highlights economic sectors with potential
ODU – ECONOMY · The Economic Table of OpenDoorUkraine.NL held its first public event with a Business Café on August 31. The meeting allowed to investigate the business potential of Ukraine with interested Dutch and Ukrainian partners. The Business Café took place in the framework of the “Ukraine Days” (Ukraine Days). Set in the lush surroundings of […]
Exchange of knowledge is key at OpenDoorUkraine.NL’s humanitarian event
ODU – HUMANITARIAN · The first public meeting of OpenDoorUkraine.NL’s Humanitarian Table allowed aid organizations, both from the Netherlands and Ukraine, to showcase their work and achievements – and, at the same time, to highlight what they can learn from each other. This event took place in the framework of the “Ukraine Days” (Ukraine Days) on August […]
Ukraine Days in De Hoge Veluwe on 31 August and 1 September 2019
On Saturday August 31 and Sunday September 1st 2019, the National Park De Hoge Veluwe in the Netherlands will host the Ukrainian Days . This event, which will include public and cultural events, food and music from Ukraine, is organized by the Ukrainian embassy in the Netherlands . OpenDoorUkraine.nl will organize a number of side events during these Ukrainian Days, […]
A new find in the Veluwe: Did the Dutch people have Ukrainian forefathers?
ODU – CULTURE · Just as OpenDoorUkraine.NL is preparing to participate in the Ukraine Days that will be organized in Dutch National Park De Hoge Veluwe , archaeologists have made a unique find in this natural area: the prehistoric ancestors of the Dutch may have been Ukrainian immigrants. Archaeologist Quentin Bourgeois , an assistant professor of Leiden University, found that burial mounds in the […]