Launch of Westminster Alliance for Ukraine
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 | House of Commons and Online | 2PM BST
On 13 May, policymakers, security experts, civil society leaders, and journalists from across Europe will gather in Westminster, for a landmark event entitled:
Towards an Effective European Defence Strategy for Ukraine: Making the Coalition of the Willing a Reality
The event is organised within the framework of the Westminster Alliance for Ukraine, a programme conducted by the Defending Democracy Global (Opens in a new window)initiative.
This timely gathering aims to foster concrete recommendations and collaborative action to support Ukraine’s defence and democratic future.
We will focus on strengthening European defence capabilities, advancing peacekeeping frameworks, and countering disinformation and hybrid threats in response to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine.
The event will feature keynote addresses and expert panel discussions under the following core themes:
Building a European peacekeeping force and sovereign defence capability
Establishing a European Defence Bank and integrated procurement systems
Strategies for countering disinformation and hybrid warfare
Strengthening democratic resilience across the continent
The conference will be live-streamed on the YouTube (Opens in a new window) and Facebook channels (Opens in a new window)of CIVIL – Center for Freedom.
The Defending Democracy Global Initiative was launched at an international conference (Opens in a new window) in Skopje, North Macedonia, in December 2024 during Human Rights Week with the support of the Government of North Rhein Westphalia.
New European People’s Forum is a founding partner together with our partner organisations, CIVIL (Opens in a new window) and Media Dialogue (Opens in a new window).
To support our work and keep up to date with future initiatives and events, please consider joining New European People’s Forum as a member.
To find out more please contact us at:
info@defendingdemocracy.global
and/or
roger@neweuropeans.net
