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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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20 May 2022

Visit of Dr. Eyüp Ersoy from the Department of International Relations, Ahi Evran University, Kirşehir

On May 18, 2022, Dr. Eyüp Ersoy from the Department of International Relations of Ahi Evran University, Kirşehir (Turkey) was the guest of ICE. He gave a lecture on the reaction of the Middle East countries to Russian aggression against Ukraine, the impact of the war in Eeastern Europe on the dynamics of the situation in the Middle East and the Russian presence in the Middle...

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17 May 2022

Visit of ICE Board to Bucharest /12-14 May 2022

On 12-14 May 2022, representatives of ICE were in Bucharest: Prof. Beata Surmacz, Prof. Tomasz Stępniewsk, Dr. Jakub Olchowski and Dr. Piotr Oleksy from the Eastern Europe team. During their stay in Bucharest, they held a number of talks and meetings. On 12 May, there was a meeting with Iulian Fota, State Secretary for Strategy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On May 13, a...

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9 May 2022

Professor Waldemar Paruch, Member of ICE Board, has passed away

On May 8, 2022, in the evening, after a long and serious illness, Professor Waldemar Paruch left us. He was a Member of ICE Board. Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Administration of Marie Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He was the author of about 240 scientific papers, including ca. 30 publications combining the knowledge of a political scientist and a...

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8 May 2022

An expert debate: The Ukraine Crisis and the Middle East: Regional Dynamics, Russian Influence, and Strategic Implications / Dr Eyüp Ersoy

An expert debate: The Ukraine Crisis and the Middle East: Regional Dynamics, Russian Influence, and Strategic Implications / Dr Eyüp Ersoy Date: 18 May 2022, 13:00 Venue: Institute of Central Europe, Lublin, ul. Niecała 5 Moderator: dr Jan Muś, Institute of Central Europe in Lublin Russian invasion of Ukraine has compelled several Middle Eastern states to reassess and...

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5 May 2022

An unscrupulous diplomat. Who is Sergei Lavrov? | Interview with Jakub

OlchowskiThe face of Russian diplomacy for 18 years. Putin’s right-hand man, an effective diplomat who learnt to communicate roughly back in the Soviet Union. Who is Sergei Lavrov, for whom he had no mercy and what do we know about him? This is what Dr Kuba Olchowski, head of the Eastern Europe Team at the Institute of International Studies, told us on Travel Without...

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30 March 2022

Balkans – from near and far / Department of the Balkans

We invite you to watch the film Balkans – from near and far, presenting the activities of the team of the Balkan Institute of Central Europe in Lublin. This is the fourth video in a series of films promoting the activities of the IEŚ’s four teams and promoting knowledge about the Central and Eastern Europe. The picture was shot at the Institute of Central Europe. The...

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25 March 2022

The interview: Russia’s attack on Ukraine from the perspective of Ukrainians and Kiev / Piotr Andrusieczko / 24 March 2022

Russia’s attack on Ukraine from the perspective of Ukrainians and Kiev. Conversation with Piotr Andrusieczko, 24 March 24 2022. The video is available in Polish version. Dr. Piotr Andrusieczko, Author of guest comments in the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin, correspondent from Ukraine. Journalist working with “Gazeta Wyborcza”, “Politika”,...

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24 March 2022

Russian attack on Ukraine – our analysis

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, an escalation of the ongoing war since 2014. From the beginning, our experts analyze the course and causes of the conflict. Below we present the links in English version: COMMENTARIES On a regular basis we publish our opinions in a series of comments, since the beginning of the aggression all relate to the situation in...

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24 March 2022

Our experts about the situation in Ukraine

dr Jakub Olchowski https://anchor.fm/radiownet/episodes/Dr-Jakub-Olchowski—Instytut-Europy-rodkowejAudycja-specjalna07-03-2022-r-e1fbom0 https://centrum.fm/dr-jakub-olchowski-pelna-aneksja-ukrainy-jest-nieoplacalna?fbclid=IwAR1_SvksCJmscMiOPtcDaT4-qo_lB919UAFgl-sRYRrk5r0Y7ZHg4F6aUM8...

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23 March 2022

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Poland Luc Jacobs visited IES

On March 23, IEŚ held a meeting with the ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Poland Luc Jacobs. The Institute was represented by Prof. Beata Surmacz (Head Director), Prof. Tomasz Stępniewski (Deputy Director) and dr. Jakub Olchowski (Head of the Eastern Europe Team). The conversation was about the current geopolitical situation in the region. Udostępnij

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2 March 2022

We invite you to watch the webinar: Southeast European Reactions to the war in Ukraine

We invite you to watch the webinar: Southeast European Reactions to the war in Ukraine / 4 March 2022 In Central Europe the war in Ukraine is overwhelmingly percieved as a threat not only to the regional stability but also to the peace in Europe. The conflict triggers implications also for the future of NATO’s Eastern Flank. Despite the membership in the Alliance of most of the...

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28 February 2022

Romania, NATO and the Black Sea’s Geopolitics – IEŚ Policy Papers 4/2021

We invite you to read the newest IES Policy Papers 4/2021: Romania, NATO and the geopolitics of the Black Sea Tomasz Stępniewski, Romania and the geopolitics of the Black SeaIulia-Sabina Joja, Romania’s role on NATO’s eastern flankTeodor Lucian Moga, Romania’s actions in the eastern neighbourhood (external views of Ukraine and Moldova) The whole publication is...

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22 February 2022

MFA Statement on the recognition of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic” by the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland firmly condemns the decision of president Vladimir Putin on the recognition by the Russian Federation of two self-proclaimed republics situated on the territory of Ukraine – the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic”. It amounts de facto to Russian side’s rejection of the Minsk...

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21 January 2022

New IEŚ Policy Papers 8/2021: NATO’s Eastern flank: Towards NATO 2022 Madrid Summit

We would like to invite you to read our newest IEŚ Policy Papers 8/2021: NATO’s Eastern flank: Towards NATO 2022 Madrid Summit. Editors: Dominik P. Jankowski, Tomasz Stępniewski Dominik P. Jankowski, Tomasz Stępniewski, Introduction Tomasz Kowalik, NATO’s Eastern Flank: Towards a More Robust Defence Marcin Kozieł, NATO-Ukraine Relations on the Road to the...

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18 January 2022

The 30. Anniversary of the Breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Post-Cold War Dissolution Processes and its Consequences in the Balkans. Where Are We Now? – The Yearbook of the IEŚW 4/2021

We would like to invite you to read The Yearbook of the IEŚW 4/2021: The 30. Anniversary of the Breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Post-Cold War Dissolution Processes and its Consequences in the Balkans. Where Are We Now? Editors: dr hab. Agata Domachowska and dr hab Konrad Pawłowski. PAPERS Sławomir Lucjan Szczesio, International aspects of the...

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17 January 2022

The newest IEŚ Policy Papers 11/2021 – Evolution of the Council of the Baltic Sea States: three decades of regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region (1991-2021). Author: Dr. Damian Szacawa

We invite you to read the newest IEŚ Policy Papers 11/2021 – Evolution of the Council of the Baltic Sea States: three decades of regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region (1991-2021). Author: dr Damian Szacawa. The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) was established in March 1992 to ensure a regional forum for political dialogue among states from both sides of the...

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