“Coping with differences – that is the beauty, but also the challenge of democracy"

MIchael Kellner, Kateryna Tebiakina, Ariane Reimers, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and Hanna Radziejowska (Photo: Melina Heinze)

This content was developed during a workshop at the EUSTORY Next Generation Summit 2019 "Winds of Change - Transitions in Europe" from 15 to 19 October 2019 in Berlin. The Summit brought together 120 participants from Europe and beyond who worked together with experts from the fields of academia, journalism, education and arts to look at and figure out the chances and challenges connected to political transitions.

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At the opening ceremony of the EUSTORY Summit 2019 in Berlin, former Latvian president Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga emphasized that the preservation of multi-party systems, human rights and freedom connected to democracy will stay a dynamic and never-ending task for Europeans .

In the upcoming days, we will look back on times of change since 1989, share our perspectives, family stories and personal experiences to explore the “winds of change” and take history as a starting point for our future!