The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s office in Greece has been operating in Thessaloniki since June 2012. Through a wide range of activities - educational programmes, studies, research, conferences and debates, publications, support to civil society organisations - it attempts to demonstrate alternatives and highlight policies that lead to the transformation of the Greek economy and society towards a model of just development, gender democracy, and climate and social resilience. The fields in which it is active are the following:
Ecology
We stand for a democratic energy transition, the enhancement of climate resilience, the reduction of plastic pollution, circular economy, sustainable mobility for all and agro-ecology, with the ultimate aim of promoting environmental justice and mitigating the climate crisis.
Democracy
By promoting dialogue, cooperation and participation, we seek to strengthen the involvement of citizens in democratic procedures, while supporting evidence-based advocacy actions by civil society stakeholders with a view to achieving systemic change.
Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)
We aim at empowering initiatives and especially networks of the broader SSE ecosystem, while at the same time we seek to foster the co-creation of new and transformative narratives around the issues i.a. of work, care, technology and space.
Migration
Through our regional programme encompassing Turkey, Greece and the Western Balkans, we try to advocate for human rights-based migration policies and strengthen the resilience of all relevant stakeholders through networking and cross-border synergies, as well as by amplifying their voice at EU level.
Foreign and Security Policy
We seek to develop alternatives to the dominant approach of realism in international practice, focusing on feminist and green foreign policy through data collection and analysis, guided by diplomatic practice, critical theory and international relations theory.