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The photo shows the entrance to the Friedrich Ebert Foundation office. You can also see the modern entrance to the building with glass doors and a city street with historic buildings. — Creator: FES Ukraine

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FES Ukraine is part of the international network of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). The FES has been working continuously in Ukraine since 1993. Over the years, FES Ukraine has developed a wide network of partners in civil society, academia, trade unions and government institutions on local, regional and national levels.

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Sustainable Economy
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Tuesday, 23.06.2026

Ukraine’s Recovery Has a Labor Problem

For decades, discussions about economic growth have focused on investment, exports, and industrial capacity. However, in Ukraine, one factor may be even more decisive: people. It is demographic challenges that limit the...

The photo shows three women standing together in front of the camera. On the left is a woman wearing a white shirt over a black top. In the center is a woman in a light-colored striped blazer. On the right is a woman dressed in black and wearing glasses. A studio microphone is visible at the bottom left. The photo was taken during a recording session in a radio studio. — Creator: Любʼязно надано Громадським радіо

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Wednesday, 27.05.2026

Podcasts about Women and War: “1325: Women, Peace and Security — From the UN to Ukraine”

In 2026, Hromadske Radio, together with the NGO Women in Media, released the third season of the podcast project “1325: Women, Peace and Security — From the UN to Ukraine”, with the support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung...

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Tuesday, 12.05.2026

From Diplomacy of Resistance to Diplomacy of Action Summary of Ukraine’s Foreign Policy 2025 and Discussion of its Future

The forum “From Diplomacy of Resistance to Diplomacy of Action” was held in Kyiv, organized by the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” in partnership with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Ukraine and the International...

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Tuesday, 24.02.2026

Reconstructing Trust: Social Cohesion and Recovery in Wartorn Irpin, Ukraine

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ukraine has published a new analytical report examining how reconstruction is reshaping social cohesion in the war-affected city of Irpin.

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The photo shows a hotel complex with wooden houses. In the foreground, a group of 30-40 people gathered in a circle. It looks like they are taking part in a team building activity. — Creator: FES

Social Democracy

Social Democracy in Ukraine’s public discourse is still far too often confused with socialism and thus associated with the Soviet past.

The photo shows Independence Square in Kyiv. On the left is the Kyiv City State Administration building. On the right is the Independence Monument. — Creator: FES Ukraine / Felix Hett

Social Justice

Securing democracy depends on social justice.

The photo shows a panorama of the central part of Kyiv, photographed from above. — Creator: FES

Sustainable Economy

A sustainable economic policy strives to achieve ecological, economic and social goals simultaneously, instead off prioritizing one field over the other two.

The photo shows St. Michael's Square in Kyiv. On the right is the bell tower of the St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. On the left is the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. In the center of the square you can see an exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment. — Creator: FES

Peace & Security

The war raging in Ukraine’s South East since 2014 had already been the deadliest conflict in Europe since the 1990s.

A new Russia that is not Russian

Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, September 2026

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Workforce demand in Ukraine through 2035

Yemets, Vadym ; Kushnir, Roman ; Vlasiuk, Volodymyr ; Povazhniuk, Serhii | Kyiv : Representative Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Ukraine, June 2026