Encounters in Potsdam
The Potsdam Encounters are a forum for discussion that aims to promote cultural understanding between Germany and Russia . Like the Petersburg Dialogue, they are an event of the German-Russian Forum , a non-profit association based in Berlin that promotes social exchange between the two countries.
The Potsdam Encounters were initiated in 1999 by the then German President Roman Herzog . They got their name from the most frequent event location in the Brandenburg state capital Potsdam . However, some meetings took place in Moscow in 2002, 2015, 2016 and 2018 and in Berlin in 2017 and 2019 . In 2020, the 23rd discussion forum on the COVID-19 pandemic took place in digital format.
The Potsdam encounters are funded by the Federal Foreign Office and the State of Brandenburg as well as by companies.
Content
While the Petersburg Dialogue primarily offers German and Russian representatives from politics and business a forum for discussion, the Potsdam encounters are intended to promote exchange between the two countries in the fields of culture and science . Current social issues such as demographic change or globalization are discussed . The discussion rounds are combined with art exhibitions, readings and film screenings in order to broaden the discussion horizon beyond the usual framework of expert rounds.
Encounters
The Potsdam encounters usually take place once a year as a two-day meeting. Around 25 representatives from politics, business, science and culture, including artists, writers and scientists, will be invited to attend on the German and Russian sides. The previous meetings were:
23rd Potsdam encounters 2020:
May 25, 2019 (online due to COVID-19)
Topic: "Germany-Russia-EU: The pandemic and its effects on foreign and security policy"
22. Potsdam Encounters 2019:
May 15, 2019 (in Berlin)
Topic: "Global risks - Germany, Russia and the European Union in a changed time".
21. Potsdam encounters 2018:
November 1st and 2nd, 2018 (in Moscow )
Topic: "Architecture of a New World Order: The Role of Germany, Russia and the EU"
20th Potsdam encounters 2017:
June 22nd and 23rd, 2017 (in Berlin )
Topic: "Relations between the West and Russia: ways out of the impasse"
19. Potsdam encounters 2016:
November 8, 2016 (in Moscow)
Topic: Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok: There is no alternative to European stability
18th Potsdam encounters 2016:
May 30th and 31st, 2016
Topic: Germany and Russia: Foreign and Economic Policy in Dialog
17th Potsdam encounters 2015:
October 12 and 13, 2015 (in Moscow)
Topic: 40 years of the Helsinki Final Act and the reshaping of Europe. Do we need Helsinki-2?
16. Potsdam encounters 2014:
June 16 and 17, 2014
Subject: 1914 - 2014, civilization breaks of a century
15th Potsdam encounters 2013:
3rd and 4th June 2013
Topic: The future impact of the past
14th Potsdam encounters 2012:
June 18 and 19, 2012
Topic: The Internet Society - Promise or Error?
13th Potsdam encounters 2011:
June 6th and 7th, 2011
Subject: The water and us. German and Russian Waters: Poetry and Truth
12. Potsdam encounters 2010:
July 5th and 6th, 2010
Subject: Desirable Futures. Germany and Russia in the 21st century
11th Potsdam encounters 2009:
May 11th and 12th, 2009
Topic: Is liberalism to blame for the crisis?
10. Potsdam encounters 2008:
June 30th and July 1st, 2008
Topic: German and Russian mirror images - what hold, what do we expect from each other?
9. Potsdam encounters 2007:
July 2nd and 3rd, 2007
Topic: Aging - a challenge for our culture
8. Potsdam encounters 2006:
May 29th and 30th, 2006
Topic: What values do our societies need?
7. Potsdam encounters 2005:
June 6th and 7th, 2005
Topic: The cultural relevance of education in the knowledge society of the 21st century
6. Potsdam encounters 2004:
June 21 and 22, 2004
Topic: Majorities and minorities living together in one country
5th Potsdam encounters 2003:
June 30th and July 1st, 2003
Topic: literature between power and marginalization
4th Potsdam encounters 2002:
September 3 and 4, 2002 (in Moscow)
Topic: Berlin and Moscow - urban cultures and global trends
3. Potsdam encounters 2001:
June 18 and 19, 2001
Subject: The revolution of time
2. Potsdam encounters 2000:
May 17 and 18, 2000
Topic: Germany and Russia: Paths of Culture in the 21st Century
1. Potsdam encounters 1999:
April 27 and 28, 1999
Topic: Germany and Russia at the turn of the century: culture in dialogue
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dietrich Schröder: Corona measure: German-Russian "Potsdam encounters" via YouTube. May 26, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 .