Cafe Kyiv 2025: ‘We stand by the side of Ukraine’
With this message, Prof Dr Norbert Lammert opened the third Cafe Kyiv and, together with 5,000 guests, he sent a strong signal of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
The interest in the third edition of Cafe Kyiv on 11 March 2025 at the Colosseum Berlin was once again immense. Around 5000 visitors came together under the motto ‘We choose freedom’. With 130 partner organisations, 100 event formats and nine stages, the event offered a unique mix of politics, science, innovation and networking. In particular, cultural highlights such as the pop-up market, film screenings and exhibitions enabled everyone to experience Ukraine. The numerous guests included members of parliament Knut Abraham, Roderich Kiesewetter, Jürgen Hardt, Anton Hofreiter, Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Michael Roth, the Ukrainian ambassador Oleksii Makeiev, Berlin's Senator for Culture Joe Chialo, ARD correspondent Vassili Golod, Ukrainians Serhiy Prytula, Maksym Butkevych and Olha Kuryshko as well as other high-calibre representatives from politics, business and culture.