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Baltic Team

IEŚ Commentaries 1103
Michał Paszkowski - Baltic Team

War in Ukraine: Kyiv’s efforts to ensure the availability of petroleum products

The ongoing war that began in 2022 has brought about significant changes in Ukraine’s energy market. In late 2023, the government in Kyiv introduced measures to bolster the country’s energy security by establishing a system of crude oil and petroleum products reserves. While work on the relevant legislation had been underway for years, it was the war and Ukraine’s attainment...

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Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

IEŚ Commentaries Brief 1102
Łukasz Lewkowicz | Marlena Gołębiowska - Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

The Three Seas Initiative after the Vilnius Summit: security first

On 11 April 2024, the 9th summit of The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) occurred in Vilnius. The 3SI is a regional cooperation format initiated in 2016 and developed by the heads of Central European countries. A key objective of the initiative is to stimulate the development of energy, transport, and digital infrastructure. There are currently 13 EU Member States participating in 3SI,...

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Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

- Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

Seminar: Security of the Baltic Sea Region after Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO / 16 April 2024

Seminar Security of the Baltic Sea Region after Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO: 9:00-9:15 Opening remarksdr hab. Beata Surmacz, prof. UMCS, Dyrektor Instytutu Europy Środkowejdr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG, Dyrektor Instytutu Politologii UG9:15-9:45 Presentation of the Institute of Central Europe and the Institute of Political Science University of...

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Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

- Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

SEMINAR BY INSTITUTE OF CENTRAL EUROPE AND INITIATIVE FOR PEACE (I4P): DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA / APRIL 16, 2024

Seminar by Institute of Central Europe and Initiative for Peace (I4P): Domestic and International Challenges for European Integration of the Republic of Moldova Date: April 16, 2024 Time: 10.00 AM Place: Solidarity Fund PL in Moldova office in Chisinau, Sfatul Țării 27 st., of. 45 Alexandru Flanchea, Initiative for Peace (moderator)Adrian Ermurachi, Institute for...

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Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

- Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

REPORT: A WORLD ORDER IN TRANSFORMATION?: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR AND REACTIONS TO THESE CHANGES IN THE REGION / April 2, 2024

Analysts from the Institute of Central Europe: Dr. hab. Tomasz Stępniewski, Dr. Jakub Bornio, and Dr. Damian Szacawa co-authored this year’s report, published by Södertörn University, Center for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), titled “A World Order in Transformation?: A Comparative Study of Consequences of the War and Reactions to These Changes in the...

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Baltic Team

IEŚ Commentaries 1093
Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik - Baltic Team

Shelters in Lithuania. Catching up

Over the last two years, due to the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, Lithuania has amended the law on crisis management and civil protection. A review of existing collective protection facilities was carried out and activities to create new shelters were intensified. The current infrastructure, adapted to provide temporary protection for the population in times of emergency or war,...

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Eastern Team

IEŚ Commentaries 1084
Jakub Olchowski - Eastern Team

The case of Valerii Zaluzhnyi – a symptom of growing political tensions in Ukraine

The dismissal from the post of commander-in-chief of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, very popular in Ukrainian society and the armed forces, caused a great stir, which was then intensified by the information that he was appointed ambassador to Great Britain. In Ukraine, it is widely believed that Zaluzhnyi’s dismissal was the result of concerns of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and...

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Eastern Team

IEŚ Commentaries Brief 1083
Hanna Bazhenova - Eastern Team

Valerii Zaluzhnyi: Future Diplomat or Politician?

On 7 March 2024, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the candidacy of former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valerii Zaluzhnyi for the vacant post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Following the president’s announcement, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that...

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Baltic Team

IEŚ Commentaries 1079
Michał Paszkowski - Baltic Team

Lukoil plans to sell its refinery in Bulgaria

For years, companies from the Russian Federation have been acquiring attractive energy assets around the world, including in Central European countries. The introduction of EU sanctions following Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine has restricted the operations of some of these companies. This is the situation with the Burgas refinery in Bulgaria, owned by the...

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Baltic Team

IEŚ Commentaries 1076
Marlena Gołębiowska - Baltic Team

Proposals for new fiscal rules in the EU: the perspective of Central European countries

The reform of public finance architecture in the European Union focuses on solutions that, on the one hand, will allow member states to ensure long-term financial stability, but on the other hand, will not stifle economic growth and the planned reforms and investments in strategic areas. Of particular importance from the point of view of Central European countries is the proposal...

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