About European Public Diplomacy Week
European Public Diplomacy Week (EPDW) takes place from 23 to 27 June 2025 and brings together different EU institutions working on public diplomacy and international people-to-people initiatives, to share best practices and exchange ideas. Besides EU institutions, there are contributions from networks of regions and cities, civil society, cultural projects, practitioners and academics from across the world.
EVENTS
In-person attendance for all events is invitation-based. For those who cannot attend physically, most events can be followed via webstream. Below you will find an overview of all the events taking place as part of European Public Diplomacy Week. All times are CET.
MONDAY 23 JUNE
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European Public Diplomacy: a global grassroots approach
Keynote speech: Sabine Verheyen, First Vice-President of the European Parliament
Date: Monday 23 June, 14h00 - 14h15
Venue: COMET Louise
Strengthening Europe’s voice globally, engaging with partners on the ground
Panel discussion
3 high-level panels will tackle how the EU can engage with partners on the ground worldwide.
3 key areas will be discussed:
- how to interact with the cultural and educational sector (14h15 - 15h00)
- how to engage with business communities (15h00 - 15h45)
- how to work with EU diaspora organisations (16h15 - 17h00).
Date: Monday 23 June, 14h15 - 17h00.
Venue: COMET Louise
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Climate Diplomacy
Video Address by Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth
Date: Monday, 23 June, 17h00
Climate Diplomacy - implementing action on the ground
Panel discussion
The European Union works together with partners across the world implementing measures to fight climate change. The panel will highlight how public diplomacy is supporting these efforts and can create common action even where traditional state relations have become more difficult.
Date: Monday, 23 June, 17h00 - 18h00
Venue: COMET Louise
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TUESDAY 24 JUNE
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Keynote speech: Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
Date: Tuesday, 24 June, 11h30
Venue: Committee of the Regions
Keynote speech: Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean
Date: Tuesday, 24 June, 11h30
Venue: Committee of the Regions
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“Subnational public diplomacy: cities and regions for global impact”
Panel discussion
Cities and regions are key players in public diplomacy, spurring action on the ground. The panel will focus on how European cities and regions support multilateralism, strengthen local resilience in third countries, and advance the EU's strategic agenda through peer-to-peer cooperation.
Date: Tuesday, 24 June 11h30 - 13h30
Venue: Committee of the Regions
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“EU-African relations: An African perspective”
Panel Discussion
The panel will bring together a range of African stakeholders and partners online to explore how EU-Africa relations can be strengthened. It will take into account existing perceptions of Europe in Africa, while actively listening to African voices.
Date: Tuesday, 24 June 14h00 - 15h00
Venue: VoxBox
Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of War: Screening of the award winning film ‘Erase the Nation’
Film screening and debate
To mark its 50th anniversary, the European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP), the EU’s flagship tool for public and people-to-people diplomacy, is honoured to host a special screening of Erase the Nation. The screening will be followed by a debate with distinguished representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Ukrainian diplomatic community.
Date: Monday, 24 June 16h00 - 18h20
Venue: European Parliament InfoHub
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WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE
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"Team Europe" supporting Ukraine on the ground – how EU institutions make a difference
Panel discussion
Video address by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament.
Exchange of views on the complementarity of public diplomacy efforts of European institutions in Ukraine ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025.
Date: Wednesday, 25 June 09h30 - 11h00
Venue: European Parliament - Room Spinelli 1E2
Panel Discussion: “From trade to water: civil society’s soft diplomacies”
The panel will be centred on trade, enlargement, and water scarcity, highlighting the role civil society plays in Europe’s global soft diplomacy.
Introduction by Ms Vesna Kos, EU Ambassador to the Council of Europe
Date: Wednesday 25 June 11h00 - 12h30
Venue: European Economic and Social Committee
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Closing remarks
Laurenţiu Plosceanu, Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee and Petr Blizkovsky, Secretary General of the European Committee of the Regions
Date: Wednesday 25 June 12h40 - 13h00
Venue: Committee of the Regions