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Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Ketevan Shoshiashvili and Guram ImnadzeGEORGIA'S DEMOCRATIC CRISISThe political situation in Georgia is currently extremely tense. Following the controversial parliamentary elections in October 2024, the ruling Georgian Dream party is claiming victory, while opposition groups and international observers are accusing them of massive electoral fraud. The crisis has intensified since: the government delayed EU accession talks until 2028 and appointed the controversial politician Mikheil Kavelashvili as president at the end of December. President Salome Zurabishvili refuses to resign calls for new elections. Massive protests rock the country, with security forces brutally cracking down on demonstrators. The USA has already imposed sanctions against Georgian government representatives. The developments raise serious doubts about Georgia's democratic development and fuel fears of a possible subversion to Russia. The political, European and democratic future of Georgia remains highly uncertain.Cathrin Kahlweit talks to Ketevan Shoshiashvili and Guram Imnadze about the current situation and their insights into the political opposition as well as their personal experiences with the ongoing protests. Ketevan Shoshiashvili,senior researcher at Transparency International Georgia, professional expertise on democratization in the EU's Eastern Partnership region Guram Imnadze,member of the board of directors of the Social Justice Centre Cathrin Kahlweit, Journalist and Publicist
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUqj40e3GDQIn this special episode which was live streamed on November 14th 2024, Adam, Alexandra and Nina start off with a roundup of the news, discussing Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan Georgia, Serbia and Albania.Later, they are joined by our guests Zsuzsanna Végh and Pavel Havlíček. They discuss the consequences of the election of Donald Trump in the United States for Central and Eastern Europe. They also share their insights on the political situation in Hungary and Czechia.About the guests:- Zsuzsanna Végh is a program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Her analytical focus is on Central and Eastern Europe, especially the foreign and EU policies of the Visegrád countries, the state of democracy, and the role and impact of the populist radical right in the region. - Pavel Havlíček is Research Fellow at the Association for International Affairs (AMO). His research focus is on Eastern Europe, especially Ukraine and Russia, and the Eastern Partnership. He also deals with questions of security, disinformation and strategic communication as well as democratisation and civil society support in the CEE and post-Soviet space.Support the podcast – become a Talk Eastern Europe Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope and listen to our podcasts ad free!
Join us in Episode 33 of Inclusive Plug, brought to you by RECONOMY, where our host, Sabin, engages with a panel of experts to explore the role of digital technologies in sustainable agriculture. This conversation
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency launched RECONOMY in July 2020, a regional program that applies the MSD approach, spanning 11 countries from the Western Balkan and the Eastern Partnership regions. The inception phase finished in December 2022 for the Eastern Partnership region and in March this year for the Western Balkan region. RECONOMY was conceived with a regional remit from the outset – testing the applicability of MSD principles to the challenges posed by using a whole region that comprises 11 countries as a unit of analysis, with their differing operational and contextual realities. For this reason, this episode features a special conversation with Elene Tkhlashidze, the Operations Manager of RECONOMY. This episode also features Adriano Scarampi, who formerly served as Advisor at the Arab Women's Enterprise Fund, which ended in 2021. It was funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and it focused on market system change and women's economic empowerment in Egypt, Jordan, and until March 2018, the Palestinian Territories. The Arab Women's Enterprise Fund generated additional income for more than 30,000 women and the aggregated net additional income generated for poor women across Egypt and Jordan amounted to over £4,6 M. Over the project's lifetime, more than 116,000 women benefited from increased productivity and skills. This is Episode 28, where together with Elene Tkhlashidze and Adriano Scarampi, we dive deep into the inception phases of the two large programs.
In this episode - produced in partnership with Talk Eastern Europe, the official podcast of the New Eastern Europe magazine - Adam Reichardt, the editor-in-chief of NEE, speaks with Victoria Leukavets, a researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern Europeans Studies and expert on Belarus and other Eastern Partnership countries. They look at recent developments around Belarus, the probability of Belarus's entry into the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin pressure being exerted on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as well as the current situation facing the civil society in the country and in exile.
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ireland: #EU: Is the EU doing enough for the Eastern Partnership: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/89278
Our first episodes will put a special focus on the people and projects of the Collaborate for Impact project, serving the Eastern Partnership countries. Episode one, Impactful Ukrainians, is coming soon – subscribe to get the latest episodes directly!Learn more: https://www.evpa.ngo/ https://collaborate4impact.org/
There are more than 2.5 billion people playing games at the moment. They are from all over the world. And the gaming industry is now looking to its 'next billion'. Yes, you read this right. The industry has become a career choice for young people. It's offering new ways to make a living that didn't exist a decade ago. Let's take you through arguably one of the most important and innovative sectors in tech today, especially in emerging Europe like the Eastern Partnership and the Western Balkan regions. This episode features a special conversation with Kristina Jovanovic, Executive Manager of the Serbian Games Association; Matviy Suslenko, a game developer from Ukraine; and Jelena Antic, an Intervention Manager at Help - Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe, which is an implementing partner to Helvetas in the frame of RECONOMY.
>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYjIn this week's episode Aga sits down with not one but two guests to discuss the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, the future of the Eastern Partnership, and the role civil society has played and can play in the relations between the EU and the EaP, as well as within the EaP itself. This episode is co-produced with ForumCiv, a Swedish development cooperation organisation uniting around 200 Swedish CSOs and supporting civil society in over 70 countries all over the world. Our guests are Ognjen Radonjic, Hub Manager for Eastern Europe at ForumCiv, and Hugo von Essen, an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies.You can learn more about ForumCiv at https://www.forumciv.org/int. You can find Hugo's and SCEEUS' research at https://sceeus.se/en/.As we mention in the outro of this episode, we love to hear from you! You can contact us via:1. Our website https://talkeasterneurope.eu/2. Our Facebook group "Talk Eastern Europe Podcast" or 3. Twitter @AWidlaszewska and @areichardt.
The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) have increased throughout the world, particularly after the advent of the Internet. Statistics show that most people living in the developed economies have access to ICTs in one form or another, but this is not the case for people living in developing economies. Some of the questions explored in this episode are: how can these countries, especially in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership region, take advantage of the opportunities generated by ICTs? And how can the vulnerable groups in these countries benefit from ICTs? For this episode, the guests are: - Nandini Harihareswara, a digital finance and payments expert, focused on ensuring the benefits of the digital economy are inclusive of those underserved in emerging markets; - Sona Telunts, a Programs Director at the Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development in Armenia; and - Asib Zekir, a manager of the social enterprise REDI Recycling in North Macedonia. We have interesting topics coming up, so stay tuned!
The Russian invasion of Ukraine fundamentally challenged the EU approach towards the future of the neighborhood countries, European security and stability, and prospects for the EU integration in the region. 13 years after the Eastern Partnership initiative was declared under the leadership of Poland and Sweden, its geopolitical success remains to be under a question mark. The strategic reason for the Eastern Partnership policy is clear: unless the EU exports stability and democratic values into its Eastern neighborhood, it risks importing instability from the region. Does the architecture of the Eastern Partnership Initiative remain to be valid, or go in line with the "Westlessness" as a major disease of the Euro-Atlantic foreign policy? What should the strategic reform of the initiative look like to go beyond technical cooperation into a new "philosophy" of European integration? For this episode, the guests are: - Tamara Sulukhia, Director of International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University - Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Vice-Rector for Development and Innovations at Yerevan State University We have interesting topics coming up, so stay tuned!
*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/search?q=talk+eastern+europeIn this episode Aga sits down with Pavel Havlíček, a Research Fellow at the Prague-based Association for International Affairs (AMO) and expert on Eastern Europe, to discuss the priorities of the recently inaugurated Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union and how these will be impacted by the historic decision to grant Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova EU candidate status. Aga and Pavel also talk about Czechia's involvement in the development of the Eastern Partnership and ponder on the possible future scenarios for the initiative, now that two of its members have become part of the EU's enlargement policy.Additional materials:“Ukraine's membership of the EU is a long way off, but we must start preparing right now” - https://neweasterneurope.eu/2022/06/22/ukraines-membership-of-the-eu-is-a-long-way-off-but-we-must-start-preparing-right-now/“Czech presidency can revive the faltering Eastern Partnership” - https://neweasterneurope.eu/2021/12/27/czech-presidency-can-revive-the-faltering-eastern-partnership/You can follow Pavel and his work on Twitter (@Pavel_Havlicek_), Facebook (Pavel Paulie Havlíček) and LinkedIn (Pavel Havlicek).Visit us online at: https://www.talkeasterneurope.eu
*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu ***Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to huge geopolitical shifts in the region of Eastern Europe. One major development has been the application for membership in the European Union submitted by Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. What are the chances that these three countries can get EU candidate status? And what does this mean for the EU's Eastern Partnership initiative? And what about an alternative, as proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron?To get some insight into these questions, Adam and Aga sat down Tania Marocchi, manager of the EaP Index at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (Brussels) and Sergiy Gerasymchuk, Deputy Executive Director at the Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism" (Kyiv). Resources and Notes:Episode 89: Eastern Partnership looks to the future: https://talkeasterneurope.eu/episode/episode-89-eastern-partnership-looks-to-the-future-448Episode 84: Ahead of the Eastern Partnership Summit: https://talkeasterneurope.eu/episode/episode-84-ahead-of-the-eastern-partnership-summit-840“The promise of the Eastern Partnership is not dead yet”, James Sherr, New Eastern Europe Issue 1-2 2022: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2022/02/15/the-promise-of-the-eastern-partnership-is-not-dead-yet/ “Czech presidency can revive the faltering Eastern Partnership”, Pavel Havlicek, New Eastern Europe, 27 December 2021: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2021/12/27/czech-presidency-can-revive-the-faltering-eastern-partnership/“Failed Expectations? Belarus and the Eastern Partnership”, Veranika Laputska, New Eastern Europe Issue 5 2020: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/09/04/failed-expectations-belarus-and-the-eastern-partnership/New Eastern Europe Issue 3-4/2019: Eastern Partnership turns 10: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/05/02/issue-3-4-2019-eastern-partnership-turns-10/Visit us online: www.talkeasterneurope.eu
Speaking of employment, let's admit it: we tend to care more about the number of jobs created. Ask a politician up for election, or a project manager preparing an annual report on employment… Then comes who's getting the jobs — women, men, people from rural areas, ethnic minorities, young people. The type of jobs seems to be an afterthought despite many years of discussions. It's high time to address this misplaced priority. So, for this episode, the guests were: - Katharina Walker - a senior advisor on skills development at Helvetas. She has provided strategic and technical support to various projects in the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership region, and in Myanmar. Katharina also has substantial experience in backstopping thematic networks. Having worked at a German Chamber of Commerce in India, Katharina is highly experienced in engaging the private sector. In Switzerland, she carried out extensive policy-related research as well as consultancies on Vocational Education and Training and labor markets. - Stephen Hartrich - a project coordinator of the systems change initiative, supporting the International Labour Organization and donor-funded projects to adopt a systemic approach to decent work. Steve has over 14 years of experience working in Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific as an engineer and market systems development professional in public, private, and multilateral organizations. He's specialized in the market systems approach to development, value chain development, private sector development, and monitoring and results measurement. - Edlira Muedini - a manager of the RisiAlbania project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, implemented by Helvetas, aimed at enhancing youth employment in Albania. The goal is to create better employment and income opportunities for young Albanians. Edlira has a vast experience in managing development projects as well as working in the private sector. Please send us your feedback about the episode in the comment section below. We have interesting topics coming up, so stay tuned and hit the subscribe button in the video!
EU elections rules overhaul. Hungary and Slovakia has said it will not support a proposed European Union set of sanctions against Russian energy with no immediate alternatives available. The release of the 20th edition of the World Press Freedom Index shows differing paths for Visegrad countries, with Poland worsening and Slovakia, Czechia, and Hungary improving. In the second part of the podcast, Pavel Havlicek, a Research Fellow at the Association for International Affairs (AMO) Research Centre, highlights some of the major foresights for the month of May, with a particular focus on security, 9th of May celebrations, and the future of the Eastern Partnership. Speakers: Wojciech Przybylski (Editor-in-chief) and Miles R. Maftean (Editorial Director).
Hello everyone, “Europeans at Heart” is back with another season! In this season Young European Ambassadors will explore different topics from a youth perspective, together with experts and friends. The first episodes will give youth perspective to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, while the future episodes will explore youth engagement, the EU and energy, the future of the Eastern Partnership and much more. Want to know more about us? Find more info on our website: https://euneighbourseast.eu/young-european-ambassadors/ Do you know 2022 is the European Year of Youth? Find more information & events around you here: https://europa.eu/youth/year-of-youth_en#content In this episode: Cătălina was born in 1999 in Soroca, the Republic of Moldova. Being a student at the University of Warsaw, she is currently following her master's degree in security and strategic studies, being connected with this topic by participating in different events as CyberSec Forum, Warsaw Security Forum, and as a member of the Women in International Security network. At this moment she is activating as an Intern at the Service for the Supreme Security Council at the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova. Out of the security field, she is also very interested in the EU as a concept. This can be proved by her activity as Vice President for the Bringing Europeans Together Association in Poland, founder and Vice President for the students' society named “My dla Europy”, and organizer of different MEU simulations. Maria Pia is the EU YEAs Coordinator. She's been working with young people since 2016, taking part in Erasmus+ project and organising local grassroots activities. As for other activities, in 2017 she took part in the WFD of the CoE, and in 2018 she was selected as the Youth Representative for Italy in the 35th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. In 2019, she organized a TEDx and graduated Summa cum Laude in Business Administration at Federico II University, and then started working as a junior project manager in Spain. Currently, she is working at the University in Naples and coordinating the YEAs.
Two sections from 'Ever Closer Union', a textbook on the operations of the EU. I've selected these sections due to their relevance to ongoing events in Ukraine and he fact that the Ukraine was offered membership in the EU yesterday (02/03/2022).
*** Please support this podcast – become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope.eu ***In this episode Adam and Maciek start with a discussion on developments in Russia-China relations. Later, they are joined by Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Program Director, Eurasia Partnership Foundation in Armenia, and a member of the EaP Civil Society Forum's Steering Committee. Mikayel shares his insights on the outcomes of the Eastern Partnership Summit held in December 2021. We also have a look at the challenges and opportunities lying ahead for the Eastern Partnership in the upcoming years.This episode is a collaboration between Talk Eastern Europe and the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. Make sure to check the previous episode we did with the support of the Forum. If you like to learn more about the Eastern Partnership and the activities of civil society organizations from the region visit the website of the Forum. Resources and backgroundEastern Partnership Civil Society Forum: https://eap-csf.eu/Listen to Episode 84: Ahead of the Eastern Partnership Summit: https://talkeasterneurope.eu/episode/episode-84-ahead-of-the-eastern-partnership-summit-840Joint Declaration of the Eastern Partnership Summit: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/53527/20211215-eap-joint-declaration-en.pdfEaP CSF Statement on the 6th Eastern Partnership Summithttps://eap-csf.eu/project/eap-csf-statement-on-the-6th-eastern-partnership-summit/CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE: https://talkeasterneurope.eu
Maryia Kharolskaya is a European Eastern Partnership Scholarship '20‘22 winner to study International Baccalaureate with a focus on European Studies along with History and Politics at the Eastern Partnership European School Tbilisi “New School” in Georgia. Born in Minsk, Belarus, Maryia finds learning languages really interesting, and currently, she put consistent effort into learning German. Instagram: @mary_edd
Photo: Map of the European part of the USSR in 1929. The EU measures the Eastern Partnership: Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan. @Judy_Dempsey,Carnegie Europe https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/85955 Judy Dempsey, @Judy_Dempsey. Editor in chief #StrategicEurope, blog of @Carnegie_Europe.
We discuss the EU's Eastern Partnership summit and look at the continent's response to the Omicron variant. Plus: a flick through the pages of Monocle's ‘Winter Newspaper Special' and an interview with Paolo Sorrentino about his new film on the life of Maradona.
>>> Support our podcast, become a patron: www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEurope On December 15th, the European Union will host the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels – the first in-person summit since 2019. The Summit aims to focus on five priority areas – economy, governance, the environment, digital and society.In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Maciek sits down with three experts from the Eastern Partnership's Civil Society Forum to discuss their expectations for the Summit and how civil society plays a key role in the development of the Eastern Partnership. They also discuss their latest position paper which addresses the EU's post-2020 priorities for the initiative. Guests: Vera Rihackova Pachta, Interim Director of the EaP CSF; Sofia Strive, ForumCiv (Sweden) Co-Chair of the EaP CSF; and Tatiana Poshevalova, Centre for Social Innovations (Belarus) and member of the EaP CSF Steering Committee. ResourcesCheck out the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum: https://eap-csf.eu/No recovery without democracy: Rule of law and democratic accountability at the heart of recovery, resilience and reform. Read the paper here: https://eap-csf.eu/project/position-paper-on-the-jswd-on-recovery-resilience-and-reform/ More on the Eastern Partnership Summit: https://euneighbourseast.eu/eapsummit/>>> Check out the latest issue of New Eastern Europe here: https://bit.ly/3xL6x78****Talk Eastern Europe is a member of the EuroPod Network. Learn more here: https://www.bullemedia.eu/europod
Olaf Scholz picks Warsaw as the third European capital to visit in his new capacity as German Chancellor while French President Emmanuel Macron is in Budapest to sit-in on a meeting with PMs of the Visegrad countries. No representatives of the Belarus government at the upcoming EU's Eastern Partnership summit but democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warmly greeted in Brussels at the sidelines.
For years people in Georgia and Moldova have heard the sweet voices from Brussels, promising a brighter future as a part of the European family. But besides words, nothing has happened. What do young people in the countries think – and what could happen if the talks lead to nothing? In Echolocation, a special serie of podcasts created jointly by Knews (Georgia), diez (Moldova) and Global Podd (Sweden) we discuss EU integration from an eastern perspective. This is the second part of our collaboration. EU integration and migration is a topic that has been actively talked about for the past decade in Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and other Eastern Partnership participants. Already, thousands of young people from Moldova and Georgia has moved to EU for work and studies. Recently, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, signed a joint declaration in support of integration with the European Union. But what are the chances to join? And if EU continues to delay, how will that affect the countries? Participants: Tamara Zurabishvili, consultant and migration expert from Georgia. Victoria Olari, expert at the Institute for Strategic Initiatives in Moldova. Jonas Andersson, program manager at the Olof Palme International Center, with prior experience from working in Brussels. Host: Levani Iaganashvili, journalist at Knews in Georgia.
Olha Burdeina is the winner of the €100,000 EU Eastern Partnership Scholarship to study International Baccalaureate at the Eastern Partnership European School Tbilisi “New School” in Georgia. Born in the marvelous city of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Olha is an active member of 5 social organizations, a volunteer, a project manager, an IB student, an actress and a great thrill-seeker. As a great fan of theatre, Olha is an actress in the Chernivtsi Trama theatre named after Olha Kobylianska. As a real thrill-seeker, Olha is fond of cycling and last summer managed to cover 100km by bike. She also enjoys mountaineering and hiking and has conquered 5 Ukrainian peaks. As a social activist, volunteer, project manager and facilitator, Olha is The Head of The Youth Council’s Committee of Education, Deputy Head of the Regional Representative Office of the public organization «Let’s Do It, Ukraine», HR-manager of the social organization «Association of Chernivtsi Cyclists», and a Member of the social organization «Foundation of Regional Initiatives». She organized and coordinated up to 10 beneficial projects, among them the most successful were “English Club”, “Student Government in Action”, “Motivate Yourself”, and “Eco in TREND” And she participated in the international youth exchange with the focus on European values in Georgia “European Summer School Camp 2020”. Instagram: @nightstar.cv
Polina Chalienko is a winner of the European Union Eastern Partnership Scholarship Programme to graduate with an IB Diploma at The New School, Tbilisi, Georgia. Born in Donetsk, Polina is a FLEX Alumna '19, a participant in a theater project for refugee teens, and she lived in 3 states, 6 cities and changed 8 schools. Instagram: @_chalenko__
Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe, filled with amazing landscapes, delicious food and hospitable people. The country is extremely rich in culture, the homeland of many artists and always rocking Eurovision! Do you want to know more about Ukraine? Listen to our episode, and find out more about this beautiful country! Robin Kumar is an Italian national of Indian origins, he has recently graduated from St Mary's University Twickenham with a BSc in Criminology and Sociology. Currently, he is an MLitt candidate at St Andrews University in International Security Studies. Throughout his academic career he has shown a particular interest concerning security and crimes related issues. Furthermore, he is very active within the European environment, being appointed as young European Ambassador for both Italy and the United Kingdom. His primary intent is to work with young people to enhance the unity among the EU. He is a proactive citizen that not only cares about Italy - his home county - but also about a safe and well settled European Union that is capable of delivering opportunities to every single person that crosses its borders. His future career is focused on the international security field. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/robinkumar1997 Valeriia Hudz has been a Young European Ambassador since 2020. She's got a bachelor's degree in Political Science and getting her Master's degree in Public governing and administration at Vasyl Stus National University. Valeriia is a co-founder of 2 NGOs Youth Democratic Association YODA and Eco Platform DILY. Her focus in social work is civic and non-formal education. Also Valeriia is an organizer of eco-festival DILY held in her hometown Vinnytsia and project manager of informational campaigns at YODA ngo Her linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vhudz/ Victoria Kulyniak is a Young European Ambassador since 2019. She studies Political Science at Ukrainian Catholic University. Victoria has been involved in social activism for 4 years. Now, her main occupation is project and strategic management. She is a member of the International Association for Political Science Students and the Ambassador of The World's Largest Lesson. Nadia Golotchoglou is a student at UCL, where she studies Politics, Sociology and East European Studies. Deeply interested in geopolitics, international relations, public affairs and policy making on both a national and international level, Nadia has been appointed Young European Ambassador and is responsible for the EU relations with countries from the Eastern Partnership. Engaged into learning more about the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Middle East and Central Asia. Aspiring political advisor on matters close to her heart, you can find her disserting on the regions mentioned above, as well as on environmental and (geo)political matters. Apart from work, Nadia strongly believes in the power of education, she is passionate about languages, travelling and learning about new cultures. Equally, keen on sports, you can find her hiking when not indoors on the fencing piste. Her Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-golotchoglou/ Want to learn more about us? https://euneighbourseast.eu/young-european-ambassadors/
UkraineWorld and the Kyiv Security Forum are holding a joint online event on recent major security and political challenges in Eastern Europe: Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus, other Eastern Partnership countries, and the Black Sea region.
In this episode of .think atlantic, IRI's Thibault Muzergues is joined by Nicu Popescu, a Moldovan diplomat, to discuss the elections and state of politics in Moldova. Nicu Popescu is currently the director of Wider Europe at the European Council on Foreign Relations, focusing on EU relations with Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries. He has experience in international affairs, holding roles at the EU Institute for Security Studies, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and as a foreign policy advisor to the prime minister of Moldova. His experience, as well as his soon-to-be-published book, Russia Rising, directs the episode's discussion. What is the current state of Moldovan politics and how will the upcoming election change it? How will Moldova's next government address issues of corruption and emigration? What is Moldova's role in international politics? How does Moldova navigate its relationship between the East and the West? What is the future of Moldovan-Romanian relations? Thibault and his guest discuss these questions – and much more. Find Nicu on Twitter: @nicupopescu Find Thibault on Twitter: @tmuzegues Visit IRI's website at www.iri.org Further reading: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/russia-rising-9780755636655/
This episode about Georgia (or Sakartvelo) is the start of the series focusing on the countries of the Eastern Partnership. Today, Nadia Golotchoglou and Vahe Asatryan will discuss with Elene Kobaidze her country's art scene by getting to know the Georgian music, films, architecture and landscapes. You can find her music and film recommendations below, to best embrace the wondrous landscapes and cultures of the Caucasus region. Listen to this episode to learn more about Georgian culture! Music Dielo - Mukhambazi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TzqVMiPT8&feature=youtu.be Film Levan Akins - ‘And Then We Danced': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8963708/ Zaza Khalvashi - ‘Namme': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7565614/ George Ovashvili - ‘Gagma napiri': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1368439/ Want to learn more about us? https://euneighbourseast.eu/young-european-ambassadors/
Have you ever heard about the Eastern Partnership? You might know it's somehow connected to the EU, and some other countries. You can guess it involves some "eastern" partners. But, what else? With this episode, Young European Ambassadors are ready to guide you deep inside the EaP and its countries: you will listen to fun facts, some historical developments and some dates, and much more! But, don't worry: there is no danger you'll fall asleep! Want to find our more about us? https://euneighbourseast.eu/young-european-ambassadors/
The first episode of a 9-episodes podcast season, coordinated and created by EU-based YEAs, featuring YEAs from all countries. The episode serves as a general introduction to the podcast, the hosts, the YEAs and the Eastern Partnership. Curious about us? Find out more at https://euneighbourseast.eu/young-european-ambassadors/
On this episode of .think Atlantic, IRI's Thibault Muzergues is joined by two special guests, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, Andrius Kubilius, and Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, to talk about Europe’s Eastern Partnership initiative. Last year was the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership and there was supposed to be a large celebration where the relationship was to be renewed with new policies for the next 10 years. But when COVID happened, the summit was postponed to 2021, and now it has been postponed again. This new postponement begs the question of the continued relevance of the initiative in its current shape. If that is the case, what is the way forward? Does it make sense to have this one-size-fits-all format for the EU’s neighborhood? Should the goals for the Eastern Partnership with geopolitical insight be rethought considering the instability in the Southern Caucasus, and considering the immediate threat that Russia poses to some countries in the region? And what should be the West’s approach and strategy towards Belarus? Thibault Muzergues and his guests debate all these questions - and many more. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze is currently a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, and head of the Parliamentary Committee on EU integration. Previously, she was Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration from 2016 to 2019. She is also the co-author of a collective book called “Black Sea Region: Cooperation and Security Building” which she published with Routledge in 2016. Andrius Kubilius is currently a Member of the European Parliament and co-president of the Euronest parliamentary assembly. He served twice as a Prime Minister of Lithuania, twice in times of financial and economic crisis for this Baltic nation, in 1999-2000 and from 2008 to 2012. He was also the leader of the opposition from 2012 to 2016. Find Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze on Twitter at @IKlympush Find Andrius Kubilius on Twitter at @AndriusKubilius Find Thibault Muzergues on Twitter at @tmuzergues
In this episode of the East-West Coffee Shop, we're joined by Roger Hilton who will take a close look at the new personnel in the White House and how much emphasis will be given to Euro-Atlantic security. Roger addresses what the U.S.'s engagement with NATO partners will look like and why, besides the importance of tackling traditional military issues, other topics such as climate security are moving up the agenda. Going one step further, we will hear from Roger what will happen with relations between Moscow and Washington and whether we will see an increased U.S. engagement in the Eastern partnership region where a number of conflicts have flared up in 2020, adding to the existing fragility of this geographical area. Roger is a member of the Younger Generation Leaders Network (YGLN).
Political instability is not limited to Europe's immediate neighbourhood and also keeps the political scene preoccupied within the European Union. Whether it is a crisis over vaccine purchases in Slovakia and Czechia. the prospect of new lockdown measures in Poland or tense weeks before elections in Bulgaria, these events often have repercussions elsewhere and a discernible impact on the EU's foreign policy plans. How active has the EU been helping the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries during the COVID-19 pandemic? Has it been vocal enough in support of democratic protests? Is Russia ‘back' in the Eastern neighbourhood after its intervention in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the heavy promotion of its Sputnik V vaccines? Is Hungary's bond with Azerbaijan emblematic of EU pragmatism instead of principles? In this week's episode, we discuss recent news and also look back at what has changed for the EaP since the tenth anniversary in 2019 as part of the EaP2030 week organised in March. Blooming relations between Hungary and Azerbaijan: https://visegradinsight.eu/hungary-azerbaijan-blooming-relations-pragmatism/ Bulgaria's upcoming parliamentary elections: https://visegradinsight.eu/bulgaria-challenge-cost-removing-gerb-elections/ Visegrad Insight weekly outlook: https://visegradinsight.eu/orban-wants-to-remould-the-eus-far-right/ Does the Eastern Partnership have a future? https://visegradinsight.eu/does-the-eastern-partnership-have-a-future/ #EU #EaP2030 #Russia #Bulgaria #Slovakia #Poland #Czechia #Hungary #Azerbaijan This episode is part of the Eastern European Futures (EaP2030) project supported by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Black Sea Trust. Read our scenarios for the Eastern Partnership region: www.visegradinsight.eu/EaP2030/
"It would be well worth taking a united approach rather than a bilateral one (in relations to the United Kingdom)."January 1, 2021, marked the end of the transition period during the EU law continued to apply in the United Kingdom, and with that Brexit finally entered into force. What does Brexit mean for the Central and Southeast European region? Can Brexit have a possible domino effect within the EU? What future steps should the European Union as well as the non-EU Member States take as a response to Brexit?Daniel Martínek, a research associate at IDM, discusses the implications of Brexit with Danielle Piatkiewicz, a research fellow at the Brussels office of the Prague-based Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM. Learn more about Brexit in this episode of CEE - Central Europe Explained, an IDM podcast series powered by Erste Group. With Danielle Piatkiewicz and Daniel Martínek.Danielle Piatkiewicz is a research fellow at the Brussels office of the Prague-based Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM where she is focusing on issues around Transatlantic and Central and Eastern European security, NATO, and Eastern Partnership. In addition, Danielle is also an independent consultant for the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. Production: Emma Hontebeyrie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The words of US President Joe Biden at the Munich Security Conference last week suggest the Trump years of transactionalism and cosying up to autocrats are over. Whether it concerns energy or human rights, the US is demanding a clearer stance by Central and Eastern Europe vis-à-vis Russia. This may have an impact on Nord Stream 2 but also the EU's foreign policy regarding the Eastern Partnership, which has in the previous decade been anaemic in countering Russian aggression and supporting democratisation in the Eastern neighbourhood. We discuss recent opinion and analysis on Visegrad Insight regarding these topics by Senior Associate Marcin Zaborowski and Fellow Zsuzsanna Szabó, followed by a discussion on the future of the Eastern Partnership framework with Orysia Lutsevych (Chatham House) and Pavel Havlíček (AMO). Biden gears up to take on Russian energy influence: https://visegradinsight.eu/biden-gears-up-russian-energy-influence-poland/ No appeasement from Biden in Munich: https://visegradinsight.eu/no-appeasement-from-biden-in-munich/ This episode is part of the Eastern European Futures (EaP2030) project supported by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Black Sea Trust. Read our scenarios for the Eastern Partnership region: www.visegradinsight.eu/EaP2030/ #Biden #Russia #energy #Munich #security #EaP2030 #NordStream2
During and after his visit to Moscow, Josip Borrell was heavily criticised by MEPs and national governments for the ill-timed diplomatic encounter with Sergey Lavrov after a severe crackdown of the Russian authorities on protests in support of Alexei Navalny. What signal did it send to the neighbouring countries of the Eastern Partnership? We speak with Stanislav Secrieru, Senior Analyst at the European Union Institute for Security Studies, about the EU's neighbourhood policy and concrete successes and realisations of the EaP framework that was revamped last year – just before COVID-19 struck in full force. With Nicolas Tenzer, President of the Centre d'étude et de réflexion pour l'Action politique (CERAP) and Editor of the Revue Le Blanquet, we zoom in on the EU's attitude and approach towards Russia as a source of threat and instability in Eastern Europe. Read a public appeal (in French) for Europe to respond with a firm voice against Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia: https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2021/02/07/tribune-leurope-et-les-gouvernements-democratiques-doivent-marquer-un-coup-darret-a-la-repression-du-peuple-russe/ This episode is part of the Eastern European Futures (EaP2030) project supported by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. – Black Sea Trust. Read our scenarios for the Eastern Partnership region: www.visegradinsight.eu/EaP2030/ #Russia #Belarus #Moldova #Azerbaijan #Armenia #Ukraine #Putin #Georgia #EaP2030 #COVID-19
In 2009, acknowledging the differences between the states in its eastern and southern neighbourhoods, the European Union sought to upgrade its neighbourhood policy to the east by ‘accelerating political association and deepening economic integration' with six post-Soviet partners – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The ‘Eastern Partnership' initiative was intended to provide an institutionalised forum for discussion on visa agreements, free-trade deals, and strategic partnership arrangements. Whilst EU expansion was and remains a controversial topic, this was a way to integrate and prepare the partnership countries for the potential of full membership without committing to it. The initiative looks to strengthen and develop five key areas – governance, economy, connectivity, societal bonds, and the involvement of broader society. The concept is that the demonstrated commitment by each partner to tangible goals would be reflected by the level of integration and co-operation offered to it by the EU. In the last 12 years, three of the six countries – Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia – have signed Association Agreements with the EU and declared their desire to seek full membership. On the other hand, EU relations with Belarus are currently strained, following a crackdown on political dissent. So how can the EU best handle its relationship with six partners that show varied levels of commitment to its stated values, without alienating or frustrating any single one? In this episode of Global Europe Unpacked, Will Murray speaks to Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, a German Member of the European Parliament for the Greens, about: whether 12-years on, the EaP has been a success;how the EU can handle Russia, a long-time critic of the EaP;how the EU should interact with Eastern partners like Belarus, whose government acts against the EU's stated values;her perspectives on the current situations in Ukraine and Georgia;whether the EaP is fit for purpose in its current form considering the imbalance in commitment shown by different members; andwhat she believes the EU's priorities for the EaP should be going forwards.For more news analysis and commentary on the EU and its neighbourhood, visit commonspace.eu or follow us on twitter @commonspaceEU.
Last weekend, protests were held in 196 Russian towns and cities following the arrest of Alexei Navalny upon his return to Russia. With a heavy-handed and violent crackdown on protesters, the Kremlin is opting for the same tactics used by Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Belarus and Viktor Yanukovych in response to the Euromaidan in 2013. The possibility of continued instability in the coming weeks and months has implications for the wider region: the events are closely followed all across the Eastern Partnership. To understand regional perceptions and possible futures for Eastern Europe, we invited several experts from the EaP region for initial comments and analysis. We hear from Grigorij Mesežnikov (IVO - Institute of Public Affairs), Hanna Liubakova (Atlantic Council), Zaur Gasimov (University of Bonn), Oksana Forostyna (Yakaboo Publishing), Liana Zakaryan (Citizens Voice and Actions) and Dionis Cenusa (Justus-Liebig-University). This episode is part of the Eastern European Futures (EaP2030) project supported by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. - Black Sea Trust. Read our scenarios for the Eastern Partnership region: www.visegradinsight.eu/EaP2030/ #Russia #Belarus #Moldova #Azerbaijan #Armenia #Ukraine #Putin #Navalny #EaP2030
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This week's CER podcast is the final episode in the series from the CER's annual economics conference, usually hosted at Ditchley Park but this year held as a webinar series. The podcast features event speakers, Sergei Guriev of Sciences Po, Beata Javorcik of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan of the University of Maryland and Abebe Aemro Selassie of the International Monetary Fund. They discussed the EU’s relations with its neighbours including Russia, Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Western Balkans and sub-Saharan Africa, identifying common themes, challenges and lessons. Katherine Pye, the CER's current Clara Marina O'Donnell fellow also spoke to Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director General at DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission about the EU's relations with Eastern Partnership countries. They talked about the reform process, frozen conflicts, and recent elections in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins
What’s happening in the Eastern Partnership countries - Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus - and with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? What will be the consequences of Maia Sandu’s victory in Moldova’s presidential election over pro-Russian Igor Dodon? UkraineWorld talks with Nicu Popescu, a prominent Moldovan expert, the director of the Wider Europe Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration in the cabinet of Prime Minister Maia Sandu in 2019.
Maia Sandu's astounding victory in the run-off of the presidential election with 57 per cent of the vote against 42 per cent for incumbent Igor Dodon was positively received all across Europe. The real challenge begins as president-elect Sandu will endeavour to align Moldova's foreign policy more closely with the EU while maintaining close relations with Russia. Can the largely symbolic office of the president create a profound change for Moldova, as we have previously witnessed in Slovakia after the election of Zuzana Čaputová? We discuss the Moldovan presidential election with Denis Cenușawho is a Researcher at the Institut für Politikwissenschaft and PhD Candidate at Justus-Liebig-Universität (Germany). This episode is part of the Eastern European Futures (#EaP2030) project supported by the German Marshall Fund of the United States - Black Sea Trust. Read our scenarios for the Eastern Partnership region: www.visegradinsight.eu/EaP2030/ Change in Moldova: find out what Maia Sandu will focus on in her presidency in an analysis written by Denis Cenușa: https://visegradinsight.eu/what-will-change-for-moldova/ #Moldova #EaP2030 #EU #Russia #MaiaSandu
More than a thousand protesters were detained during the latest demonstration on Sunday 8 November against the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko. Without dialogue between the state and society about a democratic transition but instead a hardening of the regime, how will the opposition movement keep momentum in the upcoming months? We speak at length about recent events in Belarus, European and transatlantic efforts to support the democratic movement as well the all-present Russia factor with Joerg Forbrig, Senior Fellow and Director for Central and Eastern Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Berlin. This episode is part of the Eastern European Futures (EaP2030) project supported by the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. - Black Sea Trust. Read our scenarios for the Eastern Partnership region: www.visegradinsight.eu/EaP2030/ What role do women play in the protests? Find out in ‘From Beauty Queens to Freedom Fighters': https://visegradinsight.eu/women-belarus-beauty-queens-freedom-fighters/ #Belarus #protests #Germany #EU #Russia #UnitedStates
** Support Talk Eastern Europe. Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/TalkEasternEuropeIn this episode, which is the third part in our special mini-series on Romanian foreign policy in the region, Maciek asks Oktawian Milewski to provide a deeper look at Romanian-Russian relations. They cover such topics as: historical factors in current relations; Romania’s role as a regional player; the Eastern Partnership and Romania; and what is the outlook for the two countries.Catch-up on our previous episodes related to Romania’s foreign policy:- Episode 36: Complicated neighbours. Romania-Moldova relations in the spotlight: https://www.spreaker.com/user/talkeasterneurope/tee-36- Episode 45: Romania-Ukraine: Evolution of relations: https://www.spreaker.com/user/talkeasterneurope/tee-45Music featured in this podcast: “Mysterious” by Agnese Valmaggia https://filmmusic.io/song/6786-mysterious / License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Talk Eastern Europe is a member of the EuroPod Network https://www.bullemedia.eu/europod ***Talk Eastern Europe is produced by Maciej Makulski and Adam Reichardt. The podcast is affiliated with New Eastern Europe. Published by the Jan Nowak-Jezioranski College of Eastern Europe in Wroclaw. Additional funding for this episode came from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of the “Public Diplomacy 2020 – New dimension” grant programme.
Originally live streamed on July 16 2020 - In the newest edition of New Eastern Europe we conduct a special debate on what impact COVID-19 may have on the shifting geopolitics in the region of Eastern Europe. We asked a group of experts for their input and analysis on how relations between Europe, the Eastern Partnership and Russia could develop as a result of the pandemic and what might come next. Will this virus and the crisis fundamentally change relations and geopolitics – and if so in what way? This discussion features four authors from that special section. Speakers include:– Richard Giragosian is the founding director of the Regional Studies Center (RSC), an independent think tank in Yerevan, Armenia.– Alena Kudzko is the director of the GLOBSEC policy institute.– Andrey Makarychev is a visiting professor at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu in Estonia.– Karina Shyrokykh is a researcher at Stockholm University and Swedish Institute of International Affairs.– The discussion is moderated by Adam Reichardt, Editor in Chief of New Eastern EuropeLearn more about New Eastern Europe - www.neweasterneurope.eu
On 1 July, Poland took over from Czechia the annual rotating presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4). The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an exceptional couple of months for the Czech presidency, even though there was a lot of work and initiative on the V4's relationship with Germany as well as the Eastern Partnership policy of the EU. Will the Polish presidency continue this agenda or rather focus on other issues? Wojciech Przybylski speaks on these matters with Vít Dostal, who is Research Center Director at the Association for International Affairs (AMO) in Prague. Read the latest analysis about the Visegrad Group: https://visegradinsight.eu/tag/v4/ Read Vit Dostal's article Coronavision for Central Europe: https://visegradinsight.eu/coronavision-for-central-europe-better-future/ #V4 #EaP2030 #Germany #Czechia #Poland
In this episode Maciek catches up with Andrey Makarychev, a visiting professor at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu in Estonia, to discuss scenarios related to future relations with Russia. Andrey Makarychev is the author of a recent working paper titled “Russia, the EU and Eastern Partnership: Four Scenarios” which looks at how factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, low oil prices and the constitutional changes in Russia may impact its relations with Europe and the Eastern Partnership region. Maciek and Andrey discuss the scenarios from various perspectives and look at the likelihood of each of them. At the end of the episode Adam and Maciek discuss the interview and of course make a few announcements. Stay tuned for some surprises!If you like Talk Eastern Europe – please support us with a monthly pledge. Each supporter gets certain benefits depending on how much one donates.Become a patron here: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Resources- “Russia, the EU and Eastern Partnership: Four Scenarios”, by Andrey Makarychev. Download here: https://bit.ly/2Blf20a- Episode 34: Pandemic, power and Putin forever – TEE in conversation with Agnieszka Legucka. https://www.spreaker.com/user/talkeasterneurope/tee-34- “Gone with the virus. How the pandemic makes Russian strategy evanescent” by Andrey Makarychev, New Eastern Europe Issue 4 (June-August) 2020. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/07/01/gone-with-the-virus-how-the-pandemic-makes-russian-strategy-evanescent/Additional music licensed under Creative Commons noncommercial (3.0)Diskman Blues by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/61394 Ft: Javolenus
This debate was live streamed on Facebook and YouTube and republished here as a podcast. This is the second debate organized in the framework of the project titled “Ost/Wschód: German-Polish Debates on the East”.Belarus plays a unique role in both countries’ policies towards the region and as a member of the Eastern Partnership is also a key state in EU foreign policy. Yet, the country’s extremely close ties with Russia make Belarus a unique case, decisively not interested in European integration and for many years considered “the last dictatorship of Europe”. However, recent developments have demonstrated a possible opening towards Europe as the regime is resisting integration with Russia, while the country’s response to COVID-19 was like no other country in Europe which may play a role in this year’s presidential election.Speakers:– Anna Maria Dyner, Analyst on Belarus, Polish Institute of International Affairs– Ingo Petz, German journalist, expert on BelarusThe debate was moderated by Adam Balcer, Program Director with the Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe (publisher of New Eastern Europe).The debate is co-organised by the Jan Nowak Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe and the Deutsch-Russischer Austausch e.V. (DRA) and sponsored by the Heinrich Boell Foundation’s Warsaw Office as well as the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
It has been two years since Nikol Pashinyan has come to power after the Velvet Revolution in Armenia. In this episode Adam catches up with Richard Giragosian to discuss how much has changed in the country and how much has not. They also discuss relations with Russia with Russia under Pashinyan, which seem to be heading towards a deeper crisis. Adam and Richard also explore how Armenia has managed the COVID-19 situation and try to understand what role, if any, other players like the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union have played in assisting Armenia in the crisis. Lastly, they look at the shifts in regional relations including with Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran as well as how the crisis has impacted the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.Become a Patron – we need only 3 more to reach our goal: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Resources:Valentina Gevorgyan: “Armenia’s different legacy” New Eastern Europe. 6 March 2020: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/06/armenias-different-legacy/Follow New Eastern Europe’s ongoing coverage of the Coronavirus crisis in the Eastern Partnership: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/coronavirus-in-the-eastern-partnership-states/ Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEurope An appeal to help New Eastern Europe – Purchase our latest issue! https://neweasterneurope.eu/an-appeal-to-help-new-eastern-europe-purchase-our-latest-issue/Music in the podcast "The Road Home" by Alexander Nakarada licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4769-the-road-home. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This episode takes a look at the current state of the Eastern Partnership and discusses a new report that outlines possible scenarios for future developments in the region. Adam and Maciek start with a recap of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership programme. Adam then interview Quincy Cloet, Managing Editor of Visegrad Insight and a researcher with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. They dissect the latest report by Visegrad Insight titled: Eastern European Futures. Four scenarios for the Eastern Partnership 2030. The newest issue of New Eastern Europe is out! Get your copy here and support our publication: https://neweasterneurope.eu/product/issue-3-2020/Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEuropeResources:Check out our special coverage: Coronavirus in the Eastern Partnership states: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/coronavirus-in-the-eastern-partnership-states/Visegrad Insight: Eastern European Futures. Four scenarios for the Eastern Partnership 2030. https://visegradinsight.eu/eap2030/eastern-europe-four-scenarios/“From Association to Integration. A Chance to Advance a Novel Agenda for the Eastern Partnership. By: Adam Reichardt. Visegrad Insight 1 April 2020. https://visegradinsight.eu/from-association-to-integration-eastern-partnership/“Borders might be closed, but our policies need to be open” New Eastern Europe 1 April 2020 https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/04/01/borders-might-be-closed-but-our-policies-need-to-be-open/“The Eastern Partnership should now focus on greater integration”. A conversation with Petras Auštrevičius, member of the European Parliament from Lithuania. New Eastern Europe 16 March 2020: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/the-eastern-partnership-should-now-focus-on-greater-integration/Please support the podcast. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope Music featured in the PodcastLicensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327 “Boston Landing” by Blue Dot Sessions: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Skittle/Boston_Landing
This episode takes an in-depth look at the political developments in Russia and analyzes the changes that were made in order for Vladimir Putin to stay on as president of the Russian Federation for at least another two terms. The episode features an interview with Agnieszka Legucka, an expert on Russia from the Polish Institute of International Affairs. Maciek and Agnieszka discuss Russia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, how it helped Putin quickly manoeuvre in order to stay in power, and what might be next for the Russian president and his inner circle. They also touch on the economic situation in the country with oil prices at an all-time low and how this, coupled with an oncoming recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, will affect Russia in the coming months.Read New Eastern Europe’s appeal to include Eastern Partnership countries in any EU recovery plan: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/04/01/borders-might-be-closed-but-our-policies-need-to-be-open/Follow our coverage of the coronavirus in our region here: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/coronavirus-in-the-eastern-partnership-states/Resources“Kremlin Kids: The Second Generation of the Russian Elite” By: Ageniszka Legucka and Bartosz Bieliszczuk. Polish Institute of International Affairs: https://www.pism.pl/publications/Kremlin_Kids_The_Second_Generation_of_the_Russian_Elite“Putin’s ideas for 2024” By: Agnieszka Legucak. New Eastern Europe 31 January 2020: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/01/31/putins-ideas-for-2024/Join us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEurope Music featured in the PodcastLicensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod: https://filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-show-must-be-goLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Please support our efforts. Become a Podcast Patron: www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope
Adam and Maciek open the episode with a discussion on how the coronavirus situation is developing in the Eastern Partnership countries. They also highlight one small bit of good news in recent days, despite all the bad news that has been dominating the headlines.The episode then focuses on the main topic of the podcast which is the recent shuffling of the cabinet of ministers in Ukraine, which includes a new prime minister and foreign minister. Adam interviews Hennadiy Maksak, head of the Foreign Policy council “Prism”, for his insight on the political changes. They discuss the reasoning behind it, how will it affect relations with the West and what are the latest developments regarding the war in Donbas.Keep the discussion going! Join our Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/TalkEasternEuropeSupport the podcast – Become a TEE Patron! www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeTake out a digital subscription to New Eastern Europe for just 5 euros per month! Start your subscription here: www.neweasterneurope/subscribe Resources:- NEE’s ongoing coverage of the Coronavirus in the Eastern Partnership states: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/03/16/coronavirus-in-the-eastern-partnership-states/ - Anton Naychuk: “What’s next for Ukraine’s oligarchs?” New Eastern Europe Issue 1-2/2020. https://neweasterneurope.eu/2020/01/28/whats-next-for-ukraines-oligarchs/- Mattia Nelle: “A turn to the past: Ukraine’s troubling government reshuffle” European Council on Foreign Relations https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_a_turn_to_the_past_ukraines_troubling_government_reshuffle- The Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” http://prismua.org/en/Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0/4.0:Intro/outro: “Indie Rock” by Scott Holmes: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Road_Trip_Indie_Rock/Indie_Rock_1327“Chill Wave” by Kevin MacLeod. https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
On January 28, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the European Union’s Eastern Partnership to consider its achievements and the evolving challenges it faces. Subscribe to Brookings Events on iTunes, send feedback email to events@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. To learn more about upcoming events, visit our website. Brookings Events is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Episode one of Europa United's Eastern Dialogue which is a new series of podcasts focusing on the many aspects and insights of Eastern European states located at the crossroads of Western Asia and the European Union. In this episode, we discuss the Eastern Partnership Initiative and Grigor Yeritsyan is our guest. Grigor is currently President of the Armenian Progressive Youth which is a non profit organization aiming to support, inspire and engage young people from Armenia and all over the world. Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our articles to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here.
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI), in collaboration with Forum Syd and supported by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, had the pleasure of hosting a lecture with Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vadym Prystaiko. The Eastern Partnership was created in 2009 as a joint initiative involving the EU, its Member States and six East European Partners, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. On the celebration of the tenth anniversary of this initiative, UI was honored to host Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vadym Prystaiko for a lecture on the progress and prospects of the EaP. Speakers: Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia. Vadym Prystaiko, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine. Martin Kragh, Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at UI moderated the lecture.
This episode of Talk Eastern Europe looks at some of the recent developments in our region focusing on Ukraine and Georgia.The podcast opens with commentary from Andreas Umland on the parliamentary election victory of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine and what may come next. Later, Maciek interviews Givi Gigitashvili to discuss the recent protests in Georgia which have broken out recently. They tackle issues like Georgian social situation, Georgian-Russian relations and the current political situation.Support our podcast. Visit: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeResourcesCheck out the latest issue of New Eastern Europe here: http://neweasterneurope.eu/product/3-4-2019-eastern-partnership-turns-10/“The new Ukrainian parliament at first glance” by Valerii Pekar. New Eastern Europe 24 July 2019http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/07/24/the-new-ukrainian-parliament-at-first-glance/“Notes from Eastern Partnership” https://www.facebook.com/NotesEaP/“Georgia’s June crisis” by Archil Sikharulidze, New Eastern Europe 18 July 2019 http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/07/18/georgias-june-crisis/
Ten years ago, the Eastern Partnership was launched as an eastern part of the European Neighborhood Policy. This is a cooperation between the European Union and six former Soviet countries, namely Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. During this programme, organised by D66 Internationaal, we discuss this partnership with experts from this region. How do they see the future with the EU? The Eastern Partnership started in 2019, with the goal to stimulate regional cooperation between the EU and the former Soviet states. The aims are economic growth, democratization, development of the rule of law, preventing corruption and good governance in the six former Soviet states. With three countries, the EU has closed an association and free trade agreement and its residents can travel freely to the EU Schengen zone. But to what extent has the policy succeeded in its design? How should it be continued by a new European Commission? And do the eastern partner countries themselves still have confidence in a European future? And what does the European identity mean to them? During this event we will discuss the following topics with three experts from civil society in the region but also with the public. Good governance and the rule of law: Where are the various eastern partners standing with the fight against corruption, the reform of the rule of law and the political system? What are the policy effects of the Eastern Partnership on good governance? Identity: How do people in neighbouring countries view the European identity and how does this relate to the rising populism and nationalism in the EU? What is Europe’s attraction for eastern partners? Young generation: Do young people see a future in their own country or will there be an emigration wave? What is the effect of association agreements in eastern countries on young people and minorities?
After a short break, the Talk Eastern Europe podcast is back with a discussion on the current issue of New Eastern Europe which is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership policy of the European Union which includes the countries of Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Over the past 10 years there have been many successes but also many setbacks in this region and the issue takes a look at what lessons can be learnt and how the EU, especially following the upcoming parliamentary elections.There is also a short discussion on Central Europe 30 years after 1989 – a year of revolution and change.We encourage all listeners to consider supporting the podcast by donating to us via our patreon account. Even a monthly donation of $2 a month can go a long way (our first goal is to get $100).Please click here to start your donation: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=19190530&Resources:New Eastern Europe issue 3-4/2019: Eastern Partnership turns 10 http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/05/02/issue-3-4-2019-eastern-partnership-turns-10/Persisting towards a Europe without dividing lines by Carl Bildt and Radosław Sikorski: http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/05/02/persisting-towards-a-europe-without-dividing-lines/Resetting the Eastern Partnership by Mariusz Maszkiewicz: http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/05/02/resetting-the-eastern-partnership/The Eastern Partnership at 10. What is there to celebrate? By James Nixey: http://neweasterneurope.eu/2019/05/02/the-eastern-partnership-at-10-what-is-there-to-celebrate/Music featured in the podcast licensed under the Creative Commons license 3.0:Opening theme: “Sum of My Fears” by Dazie Mae: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dazie_Mae/Last_Jazz_in_Paris/03-1518107-Dazie_Mae-Sum_of_My_Fears“CommonGround” by airtone http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/58703
Poland’s development experience over the past few decades can provide many lessons for countries seeking to determine their own transition paths. On 22-23 June, 2015, development professionals from Poland and the Eastern Partnership countries got together in Tbilisi, Georgia to exchange ideas, knowledge and experiences. Anna Kowalczyk asks attendees what they think countries can learn from Poland.
ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Ian Bond, director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform, and ECFR Senior Policy Fellow’s Kadri Liik and Andrew Wilson. They take a look at the Eastern Partnership summit, which will take place in Riga on the 20th and 21st May 2015, and whether we can expect any major changes. Cover art (CC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland - https://www.flickr.com/photos/polandmfa/
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