The Institute is a partner of the conference: History and memory in the conditions of Russia’s information war against Ukraine. We invite you to participate in this discussion remotely or stationary. 30 November 2022, 10:00 a.m., room A.4.35, 45 Głęboka St., Lublin, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, UMCS Link do spotkania...
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Dr Damian Szacawa, senior analyst in the Baltic Team, participated in a meeting with members of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). The meeting took place on 23rd November 2022 at the secretariat of the CBSS in Stockholm. The topic of discussion were geopolitical changes in the Baltic Sea region, reflection on regional cooperation and...
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ICE Director, prof. Beata Surmacz participated in a meeting with Ukrainian rectors associated in the Union of Rectors of Ukraine. The meeting was held on November 15, 2022 at the Institute of Political and Administrative Sciences of UMCS. Udostępnij
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We cordially invite you to participate in the Roundtable Polityka Polski wobec Europy Północnej i Arktyki: wyzwania dla teoretyków i praktyków/ Poland’s policy towards Northern Europe and the Arctic: challenges for theorists and practitioners. 25 November 2022, 11:30-13:30, hybrid Format: Wroclaw / Zoom Link to...
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Why can Polish-Lithuanian relations become a model for relations between Warsaw and Kiev? On November 11, 1918, Poland regained its independence. It was then that Poland’s conflict with Lithuania and Ukraine really began. How did the date of February 24, 2022 change the course of history in the region? Will historical disputes between nations return? Can the Orthodox...
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Dr. Jakub Olchowski participated on November 7-8 in the meeting of experts, political and journalistic communities from Central and Eastern Europe which took place in Lviv.Organizer: Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”, Kiev think tank. Udostępnij
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On November 4-5, 2022, the Head of the Balkan Team, dr. Konrad Pawłowski, participated in the 5th International Academic Conference on Human Security #HS22: INNOVATION, RESEARCH, AND KNOWLEDGE in the (RE)CONFIGURATION of HUMAN SECURITY. The conference was organized by the Faculty of Security Sciences of the University of Belgrade (Факултет безбедности...
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Dr. Piotr Oleksy participated in the conference “Addressing the Past – Shaping the Future: Memory Politics in Europe and Canada” organized by Victoria University in Canada. Within the framework of the meeting, he participated in a panel devoted to issues of memory in the Russian war against Ukraine. In his speech, he underlined the importance of the Russian policy of...
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On the last day of the visit to Vilnius, the Institute’s management and analysts met with Ambassador Urszula Doroszewska at Lenkijos Respublikos Embassy Vilniuje – Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vilnius. The Institute was represented by: director Beata Surmacz, Deputy Director Tomasz Stępniewski, Baltic team Manager Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, Eastern Europe...
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On 25 October, a delegation of IEŚ staff visited Vilnius. A working meeting was held with experts from Rytų Europos studijų centras / Eastern Europe Studies Centre and with Ms Beata Pietkiewicz. Apart from that, in the plan there was a visit to the Sejm of the Republic of Lithuania and the cemetery on Rossa. There was also an opportunity to speak for Lithuanian television....
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On 24 October, the delegation of IEŚ visited the University of Witold the Great in Kaunas. The meetings were held with Vice-Rector Vilma Bijeikienė and Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy Šarūnas Liekis. ?There were two discussions counducted:Romania on crossroads: Lithuania and Poland? prof. Tomasz Stępniewski, dr Aleksandra Kuczyńska – Zonik, dr...
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On October 21st, 2022, Dr. Hanna Bazhenova took part in the seminar “Memory Studies and Politics of History: Do They Meet Each Other?”organized by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Institute of Political and Administrative Sciences, UMCS and Laboratory for International Memory Studies, UMCS. Seminar program:...
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On 21st-23rd October at the Zamość Academy, our experts took part in the Central European Seminar. ? Where is Central Europe heading – Marlena Gołębiowska and Dominik Héjj? Central Europe and Western Balkans – Konrad Pawłowski? Slovakia’s policy towards the war in Ukraine – Łukasz Lewkowicz The event was organized by the Regional Centre for International Debate...
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We cordially invite you to watch the interview of prof. Dariusz Wójcik with prof. Tomasz Stępniewski. The conversation was recorded at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford in October 2022, and it concerns the current situation of Eastern European countries and Russia’s war with Ukraine, analyzed from the perspective of geopolitical concepts by the British...
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On 17th October 2022, Professor Stefano Guzzini from Uppsala University and the Danish Institute for International Studies was a guest of our Institute. The meeting with the IES management and analysts began with a speech by prof. Guzzini under the title: “The international system after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine – perspective of realism”. After the...
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We cordially invite you to watch the interview with prof. Norman Davies, conducted exclusively for the Institute of Central Europe by prof. Tomasz Stępniewski. The interview was recorded at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, on 4th October 2022. Udostępnij
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IEŚ organized a panel “Disinformation and manipulation – impact on security and regional cooperation” within the framework of the Cross-Border Cooperation Congress 2022, which was held on October 5, 2022 at 3 p.m. at the Ibis Hotel in Lublin. Moderator:Dr Jakub Olchowski – Institute of Central Europe in Lublin, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism...
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Director Beata Surmacz is taking part in Warsaw Security Forum 2022 today.In the picture with prof. Markian Malski, former Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland. Udostępnij
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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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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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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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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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On 6th-8th September, Prof. Beata Surmacz, IEŚ Director, took part in XXXI Economic Forum in Karpacz. On 8th September, she participated in the debate “Strategic partnership of Poland and Ukraine”. Udostępnij
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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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