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Liebe Mitglieder des Vereins für Socialpolitik,

vor dem Hintergrund der schlimmen Ereignisse in der Ukraine schicken wir Ihnen den Link zu einem Aufruf von zahlreichen ukrainischen Kolleginnen und Kollegen. Diese bitten darum, dass sich Ökonominnen und Ökonomen aus anderen Ländern anschließen. Man kann auch nur Teile des Aufrufs unterzeichnen.

Bitte beachten Sie auch die Hilfsangebote und Informationen, die zahlreiche Universitäten im D-A-CH-Raum aktuell auf ihren Webseiten bereitstellen.

Viele Grüße

Georg Weizsäcker, im Namen des Engeren Vorstands

Dear Members of the Verein für Socialpolitik,

In relation to the terrible war in Ukraine, we forward you a public appeal by a large group of Ukrainian economists. The appeal is structured in a way that allows to sign and support parts of it even if one does not agree with everything.

Please also consider the extensive sets of related information and support that universities in Germany, Switzerland and Austria have put together.

Best regards,

Georg Weizsäcker, on behalf of the Management Board

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Dear Economists of the World, Dear colleagues.

We are 200+ professors and economists from Ukrainian universities and institutions. We call on you to act. Not only are the people of Ukraine at risk today, but also the entire world order and the fate of democracy. The world economy and the global security architecture have faced the most significant challenge since World War II. We economists in Ukraine seek to provide our colleagues worldwide with reliable and up-to-date information about the events of the war in Ukraine conducted by the Russian Federation and President Vladimir Putin. Full text of our Appeal: https://cutt.ly/BAkH4Dp We call on you to sign the Appeal here: https://forms.gle/74tsDZ5bRJCJVjxE8 We will add your name to the text here: https://cutt.ly/qAkDRFj Please, share this message with your colleagues.

Thank you for your cooperation!