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Beyond Destruction

Photos, videos and stories from the areas and people hit by natural disasters in the summer of 2023

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International congress

Shipwrecked. Rethinking migration and asylum in Europe

24-25 June 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Decoding the abstention from elections - Findings of a nationwide poll

SURVEY
The national elections of June 2023, as well as the European elections of 2024, recorded the highest abstention rates in the 20-year period 2004-2024. This fact is investigated, in terms of its qualitative characteristics, by the present survey of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Kappa Research leading polling agency, which was conducted between 3-17 July 2024. In this article, you can read some of the key findings, but also find the entire survey in pdf format.

Recent Dossiers

DECODING A MULTILEVEL GAP

Urban–rural divide

Through this dossier, which will be constantly updated, we are launching a public debate on a serious, yet overlooked, issue

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Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

This dossier is a collaborative effort of Heinrich Böll Foundation offices and our partner organizations worldwide to highlight the diversity of agroecological initiatives within our global network. From community-led digital innovations to public policy strategies, it explores how agroecology redefines food systems and promotes people’s agency.

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Feminist Foreign Policy

What is a feminist foreign policy? Is it just one or can it take many forms? To this day, such questions guarantee either a heated debate or profound confusion. In this analyses variété, we attempt to collect material from around the world, describing the various aspects of this narrative in an effort to go deeper, ask the tough questions and look for convincing answers. Feel free to roam and get to know better one of the most debated foreign policy narratives of our time.
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Understanding the New Pact: How the EU is abolishing the right to asylum

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Our partner organization Border Violence Monitoring Network recently hosted a webinar titled 'Understanding the Pact: How the EU is Abolishing the Right to Asylum', which we were happy to support. In light of the complexity and intransparency of the reform process, this webinar not only provided much needed elaborations on the proposed changes to the Common European Asylum System, but also the potential implications these would have in different EU Member States. 
‘Retrieved’: A Feminist Foreign Policy Podcast Series

‘Retrieved’: A Feminist Foreign Policy Podcast Series

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The future of foreign policy can be better. In the five episodes of this series of podcasts, with the help of policy advisors, journalists, researchers, and politicians, we examine how feminist foreign policy can reflect the interests of all genders and often overlooked stakeholders: from peace-building and climate, to migration and defence policy, we look to examples from across the EU that show how this bold new model benefits society at large - and the challenges on the horizon.
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10 χρόνια Ίδρυμα Χάινριχ Μπελ

10 years of Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Thessaloniki

ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION
In June 2012, the Heinrich Böll Foundation established its office in Thessaloniki and in June 2022 completed 10 years of presence in Greece. Now we present this rich ten-year journey in an anniversary publication, which includes highlights from the hundreds of events and activities that have taken place. Through this bilingual publication, the reader will be able to get a full picture of our actions and interventions, to better understand what a political foundation is, but also to get to know the quests of contemporary political ecology and the effort to come together with the quests of Greek society itself.
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Beyond Destruction

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In 2023, Greece was hit by a series of devastating natural disasters. Wildfires and floods claimed many lives and left behind destroyed homes, devastated landscapes and entire communities plunged into loss and uncertainty. Documentary photographer Ilir Tsouko and writer Anja Troelenberg took a long field trip to the affected areas a few months after the disasters and documented not only the despair but also the hope; not only the disaster but also the resilience. The outcome of this project is, among other things, this publication.
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In defence of defenders Italian

In difesa dei Difensori

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This publication is a practical guide created by the Border Violence Monitoring Network and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Thessaloniki Office, in order to support human rights defenders by showing them mechanisms and avenues for help and self-defence in cases of criminalisation – something that is unfortunately becoming increasingly common in Europe and especially in areas receiving refugees and migrants. After English, Greek and BHS (Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian), it is now also published in Italian by our Paris Office, including a section specifically on the reality in Italy.
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The social impact of EC in Greece

The social impact of energy communities in Greece

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This report presents the impact of energy communities at a time when citizen participation in the energy transition and energy democracy emerge as particularly important issues. The report aims to inspire and inform citizens and institutions so as to deepen their understanding of the special characteristics of energy communities and take initiative in creating and supporting them.
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