February 2025
Online Conference on Security, Part I
Together with the partner organization Tönissteiner Kreis YPIN co-organized an online conference on security “Quo Vadis, NATO? The Transatlantic Partnership in Light of a Second Trump Presidency”.
The event hosted special guests: Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General US Army Europe and Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Pisarska, founder and director of the Warsaw Security Forum and the Casimir Pulaski Foundation.
The discussionfocused on European security under a second Trump presidency and its impact on security structures in Europe in the face of ongoing conflicts.A focus was laid on Poland's emerging role in NATO as a security actor on the eastern flank of the alliance.
January 2025
YPIN at the charity event in the new seat of the Polish Embassy in Berlin
On January 24, YPIN Berlin had a pleasure to attend a charity carnival concert at the Polish Embassy. Following the invitation of Iwona Jablonowska and her husband, Grzegorz - both currently working for thePolish diplomacy in Germany - we could admire the new spectacular building of the embassy that finally moved to the center of the city (after 25 years of construction works).We exchanged with the ambassador, Jan Tombinski and the new consul, Marzena Kepowicz about the potential cooperation.
The event gathered multiplePolish organizations active in the German capital. During the event funds were raised for the famous “WielkaOrkiestraSwiatecznejPomocy”–an initiative collecting money for medical equipment to support Polish hospitals to treat cancer and other serious diseases in children.
New Years Meeting of Tönissteiner Kreis
At the beginning of the year, the representants of YPIN’s regional group visited the event hosted by Tönissteiner Kreis in Frankfurt. Besides of the announcement of the new TK Board, the special highlights of the evening were: alecture and discussion on “Tolerance and Democracy” with Rainer Forst, professor for political theory and philosophy at Goethe-University in Frankfur; a guided tour through the exhibition ‘Rembrandts Amsterdam: Golden Times?’ with Dr. Rita Delhées, Städel Museum; a meeting with FAZ photographer, Barbara Klemm;and a tour of the university Campus with Rebecca Göhring from the Goethe-University.
November 2024
Celebration of the 150th Anniversary Conference Olivaintin Paris
YPIN was invited to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the French organization ConférenceOlivaint, our partner in the Weimar Triangle project. The event took placeat the Sorbonne University in Paris and included an exchange withinteresting guests and verbal jousting matches.
Foto: Marco Demichelis/ConfèrenceOlivaint
October 2024
YPIN meets Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Poznan
In OctoberYPIN hosted a meeting of the Polish and German experts from the Quiritenkreis, a part of theKonrad Adenauer Stiftung. The group gathered in Poznan to discussthe topic “What can Germany learn from Poland? On the economic situation in Germany and Poland.”The meeting was coordinated by YPIN’s Board chairman, JanMuszynski and was powered by the presence of outstanding guests such as State Secretary, Jacek Tomczak; Ewa Schädler, Member of the Sejm of Polska 2050, and Stefanie Hegels, Member of the Board of VW Poznan.
September 2024
21st YPIN’s Annual General Meeting, Warsaw
On September 20-22, 2024the 21stYPIN’s Annual General Meeting took place in Falenty, near Warsaw, a very specialplace for YPIN, the seat of our legendary recruitment seminars.
This year the overarching topic of our panels was the role of Poland in Europe – we looked back at the 20 years of Poland in the EU and discussed the milestones and key challenges.
In smaller workshops we exchanged usefulknowledge and practical hintson career development, leadership styles, smart investments, mediations and negotiations, and the latest trends in AI. Together with our guests from Tönissteiner Kreis wehosted a session on trilateral cooperation between Poland, Germany and France.
June 2024
66. AnnualMeeting ofTönissteiner Kreis, Berlin
In June YPIN representants participated in the Annual Meeting of our partner organization, Tönissteiner Kreis in Berlin. As always it was a veryinspiring event with lively discussions on the topics ofpolitics, business, and science.
This year the focus lied on the situation in Ukraine and European response to the current challenges. Our YPIN member, Karolina Zbytniewskawas invited as an expert speaker to talk about theconnection between businessand democratic processes.
April 2024
The Weimar Triangle Spring Conference 2024
In April the first edition of the trilateral event series in context of Weimar Triangle took place in Frankfurt/Main and involved three partner organizations: YPIN, Studierendenforum / Tönissteiner Kreis and Conference Olivaint. The focus lied on security policy and the particular importance of relations between France, Poland and Germany. This partnership plays a central role in the stability and future of Europe. The conference dealt intensively with political, economic and social issues and fostered an exchanged between international experts, young professionals and students.
March 2024
Discussion on the AI Impact on Society, Warsaw
In March YPIN gathered at the seat of the European Commission in Warsaw to discuss the growing impact of the artificial intelligence on the society and our everyday lives, and how the law is keeping up with this dynamic development.The conclusion of the evening was that technology such as AI cannot be clearly described as good or bad- only humans make its application beneficial or dangerous.
New Years Reception of Tönissteiner Kreis, Berlin
At the beginning of the year, YPIN was invited to celebrate theNew Year at the Reception of theTönissteiner Kreis in Berlin, and to discuss the revival of the Weimar Triangle format and its potential to save Europe’s democracy.
The guest of honourfor the evening was Marek Prawda, the new Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who held a key note on the political change in Poland „Poland After the Election - A New Opportunity for Polish-German Relations“. Our YPIN’s board chairman, Jan Muszynski also commented on the recent Polish election and its implications for the society.
