On September 15 , the German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) co-hosted two high-level conversations in Brussels on Ukraine’s EU accession process and the way forward. In the morning, DUB’s CEO Mattia Nelles  moderated an off-the-record diplomatic breakfast  featuring Taras Kachka , Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, and Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze , Chair of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on EU Integration, alongside leading representatives of Ukrainian civil society. The in-dept

An interview with Mattia Nelles (DUB) and Martyna Boguslavets (MEZHA) about the COSAC Reform Initiative. In times when Ukraine’s resilience is tested daily, the country continues not only to defend its sovereignty but also to strengthen the rule of law and integrity at home. The fight against corruption has become one of the key benchmarks of Ukraine’s democratic transformation — a demand born out of the Revolution of Dignity, driven by civil society and supported by internat

The DUB’s CEO Mattia Nelles has published an in-depth article examining the July 2025 attacks on Ukraine's independent anti-corruption agencies and their aftermath. To remind, in July, Ukraine's leadership attempted to strip NABU and SAPO—the country's independent anti-corruption bodies—of their autonomy. Only mass protests and strong international pressure forced a reversal within 48 hours. However, the threat continues: Ukraine's domestic intelligence service (SBU) and the

From 23 to 26 September, the German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) led a high-level expert delegation to Berlin and Copenhagen for a four-day programme of meetings with decision-makers from parliament, government, civil society, academia, and the media. The visit focused on Ukraine's progress under the EU accession fundamentals cluster, and ongoing rule of law reforms. The delegation was composed of Anastasia Radina, Head of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Verkhovna Rada; Tetian

On September 24, the German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) and the Center for Liberal Modernity (LibMod) hosted an expert discussion in Berlin on...

The German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB), together with the Center for Liberal Modernity (LibMod), cordially invites Berlin-based experts to a...

At its reconciliation session on 4 September, the Budget Committee confirmed the German federal budget for 2025 but did not introduce...

Civil Society and Experts React to Crisis in Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Institutions On July 23, the German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) and the...

This interview (in German) by Francesco Collini was first published in Der Spiegel. With a new law, the Ukrainian president is curbing...

From 10 to 11 July, a delegation of the German-Ukrainian Bureau, as part of our ongoing COSAC Reforms Initiative, participated in the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Rome and its numerous side events. The URC annually convenes key stakeholders working on Ukraine—from governments and international institutions to the private sector and civil society—and provides an important platform to assess reform progress and set priorities for Ukraine’s recovery. A key message we con

On June 18, 2025 the German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) co-hosted a vibrant expert panel on the role of Ukrainian local communities in the...

On June 16, 2025, the German‑Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) convened an Expert Breakfast in Berlin to address the sharp challenges confronting...

Ukrainian civil society is widely recognized as a driving force behind reforms, a watchdog of democracy, and the backbone of the...

German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB) kindly invites you to join our professional discussions withing the framework of Café Kyiv 2025. We will...

On November 18, in Cologne the first major conference on cooperation between Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Ukraine, in...

On December 9-11, the German-Ukrainian Office in cooperation with the Loccum Protestant Academy will hold a conference to analyze the...

On November 26, the German-Ukrainian Bureau (DUB), in partnership with Democracy Reporting International, will hold a series of in-depth...

From July 7 to July 12 German-Ukrainian Bureau had the honor of hosting a delegation of civil society, mayors, and city councils from 7...