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22 September 2022

On 21st September, Director Beata Surmacz participated in the Convention of Marshals of Polish Voivodeships

On 21st September, the first meeting of the Convention of Marshals of Polish Voivodeships was held under the presidency of the Lubelskie Voivodeship in Kazimierz Dolny. On 1st July, our province took over the six-month long presidency, within which it is going to prepare two conventions in total. The meetings shall end with the establishment of common positions, which shall then...

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15 September 2022

REGIONS OF THE THREE SEAS INITIATIVE – presentation of the report

Today, the presentation of the REGIONS OF THE THREE SEAS INITIATIVE report took place at the headquarters of the Marshal’s Office. The event was attended by Deputy Marshal of the Lubelskie Voivodeship Zbigniew Wojciechowski, Director of the Department of Strategy and Development of Marshal’s Office, Bogdan Kawłko, Director of IEŚ, prof. Beata Surmacz and our experts:...

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13 September 2022

We kindly invite you to read the newest IEŚ Working Papers 10/2021: High-tech in Central Europe. The importance of the high-technology sector in the decade between the crises

The book in PDF format. The high-tech sector in Central Europe is relatively insignificant compared to the countries in the world and the European Union. Only four of the hundreds of start-ups that were valued at a billion dollars at the end of September 2021 were based in the region. Only six companies from this region were included in the list of the most prominent organizations...

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13 September 2022

We kindly invite you to read the newest IEŚ Working Paper 5/2022 Big Brother persists: efforts of Central European countries towards reducing energy supply dependency on Russia.

The book in PDF format. Russia will remain a major supplier of energy resources (oil, natural gas) to Central Europe for many years to come. Their current efforts to rebuild supply include importing natural gas rather than crude oil. This situation is due, among other things, to the nature of the market, its high degree of politicization and the form of distribution (gas...

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7 September 2022

On September 2, the Institute of Central Europe hosted the Ambassador of Norway to Poland, His Excellency Mr. Anders H. Eide

On September 2, 2022, Prof. Beata Surmacz, Director of the Institute of Central Europe met with His Excellency Mr. Anders H. Eide, Ambassador of Norway to Poland. The meeting was also attended by the analysts from the Baltic Team (Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, PhD and Damian Szacawa, PhD) and Eastern Europe (Jakub Olchowski, PhD) and the employees of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in...

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12 August 2022

Webinar: Poland as a stabilizer of European security in the Eastern dimension: OSCE presidency

We cordially invite you to watch our webinar: Poland as a stabilizer of European security in the Eastern dimension: OSCE presidency, which took place on 10th August 2022. Tomasz Stępniewski, PhD, Deputy Director at the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin and Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration at the Faculty of Social Sciences,...

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11 August 2022

Webinar: Poland as a stabilizer of European security in the Eastern dimension: OSCE presidency

We cordially invite you to watch the webinar Poland as a stabilizer of European security in the Eastern dimension: OSCE presidency, which took place on 10th August 2022. Tomasz Stępniewski, PhD, Deputy Director at the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin and Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration at the Faculty of Social Sciences, The...

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25 July 2022

Webinar: „Poland as a leader of European cooperation on the North-South line: the Three Seas Initiative” / 27th July

Centre for Europe of University of Warsaw, Centre for International Relations and Institute of Central Europe invite you to a webinar: „Poland as a leader of European cooperation on the North-South line: the Three Seas Initiative”. The debate will be held in English Our guests will be:Tomasz Stępniewski, PhD, Deputy Director at the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin and...

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19 July 2022

Webinarium: Poland as a leader in shaping the European Union’s Eastern policy: the Eastern Partnership / 19th July

Centre for Europe of University of Warsaw, Centre for International Relations and Institute of Central Europe invite you to a webinar “Poland as a leader in shaping the European Union’s Eastern policy: the Eastern Partnership”. The webinar is a part of a project entitled “Balkan Ambitions and Polish Inspirations”. This is a public task financed by the Ministry...

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12 July 2022

Dr hab. Konrad Pawłowski for Kosovo Online

The head of the Balkan Team, dr hab. Konrad Pawlowski, spoke with a reporter from the Kosovo Online portal. The topic was the opinion of Serbian president Vučić on the recognition of Kosovo. The whole article is available here. Udostępnij

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28 June 2022

By engaging in the 3SI, the United States is showing the presence in the region. Łukasz Lewkowicz and Marlena Gołębiowska on the 3SI Summit in Riga

The importance of cooperation between the 3SI and Ukraine was appreciated in Riga. Also the desire to support Ukraine’s pro-European aspirations and reconstruction after the end of the war was clearly expressed – say Marlena Gołębiowska and dr Łukasz Lewkowicz who took part in the Summit. The article in Kurier Lubelski: Udostępnij

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22 June 2022

When Putin can’t do his job, he sends an envelope. This is how the Kremlin exploits corruption and builds influence in Europe / Analysis by Piotr Oleksy for Onet

If in European countries Putin does not manage to build sympathy for Russia, then he reaches for corruption. This creates serious cracks in the European Union, which destroy the idea of pro-European and are really good for Moscow – writes our analyst Piotr Oleksy in a special text for Onet. Link to the full text: Photo thanks to courtesy of Onet.pl Udostępnij

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14 June 2022

We are proud to say that IEŚ was a substantive partner of the 3Seas Local Government Congress 2022. In the framework of the Congress, we participated in two panels. 6 June, 10.30 a.m. / PANEL I: THREE SEAS INITIATIVE – UKRAINE – CHALLENGES OF COOPERATIONLEGAL PARTNER: PRESIDENT’S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLANDMODERATOR: DR. HAB. BEATA SURMACZ, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL...

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1 June 2022

Szczepan Czarnecki conducted training in Sarajevo for representatives of NGOs from Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 7-8.05.2022, in the framework of the NGOs/CSOs Skills Enhancement in the Western Balkans and Moldova project in cooperation with the think tank Strategic Analysis from Slovakia and Humanity in Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina, IEŚ analyst from the Visegrad Team Szczepan Czarnecki conducted a training for NGO representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. The project,...

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31 May 2022

3Seas Local Government Congress

IEŚ is a substantive partner of the 3Seas Local Government Congress 2022. In the framework of the Congress, we participate in two panels. Welcome to register and participate! 6 June, 10.30 a.m. / PANEL I: THREE SEAS INITIATIVE – UKRAINE – CHALLENGES OF COOPERATIONLEGAL PARTNER: PRESIDENT’S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLANDMODERATOR: DR. HAB. BEATA SURMACZ, DIRECTOR OF...

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23 May 2022

Visit of the IEE Directorate in Bucharest / 12-14 May 2022

Representatives of the Institute of Central Europe: Director Professor Beata Surmacz, Deputy Director Professor Tomasz Stępniewski and Dr Jakub Olchowski and Dr Piotr Oleksy from the Eastern Europe Team were in Bucharest on 12-14 May 2022. During their stay in Bucharest, they held a number of talks and meetings. On 12 May, a meeting was held with Iulian Fota, State Secretary for...

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23 May 2022

Marlena Gołębiowska at Young Researchers Night-2022 during the war

On May 18, 2022, Marlena Gołębiowska took part in the conference “Young researchers night-2022 during the war” organized by the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. She did the presentation “How to stimulate the economy by innovations: the experience from Central European countries”. The event was attended by...

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