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Events in Germany
Round table meetings about the
situationin Ukraine
“We are heading for a humanitarian disaster. Right
in the heart of Europe,” said Michael Schnatz, ASB
project coordinator in Ukraine, on 22 April 2015
in Cologne. “Together we have to do everything we
can to prevent this.” ASB had invited representatives
of other German aid organisations who were active
in the Ukraine to join a round table meeting. There,
they exchanged experiences about their latest sup-
portmeasuresas well as about the problems and
challenges they faced. A second networking event
was held in Kiev in June 2015, where ASB organised
a round table meeting with the Ukrainian Samaritan
association (SSU). Finally, a third round table meet-
ing was held in Berlin.
Meeting with the Ukrainian
ambassador in Berlin
On 19 November 2015, ASB federal manager Ulrich
Bauch and the head of ASB Foreign Aid, Edith Wall-
meier, met the Ukrainian ambassador Dr Andriy
Melnyk in Berlin. The two ASB representatives
introduced Dr Melnyk to ASB activities in Ukraine
and talked about challenges and difficulties. They
also discussed further possible ASB projects, such as
longer-term reconstruction work. Find out more about
the work of ASB in Ukraine at
www.asb.de/ukraineParliamentary evening in Berlin
ASB hosted a parliamentary evening in Berlin on
21 September 2015. The event focused on refugee
aid in Germany and worldwide. In his speech, ASB
federal chairman Knut Fleckenstein MdEP made it
clear that the challenges cannot be solved in Germany
alone: “We would be well advised to hang on to the
Photo: ASB/Susanne Hörle