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23 December 2021

The newest Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe: The Baltic Sea Region: States, Societies, and Future Development. Editors: Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik and Peteris F. Timofejevs

We invite you to read the newest volume of the Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe: The Baltic Sea Region: States, Societies, and Future Development. Editors: Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, Peteris F. TimofejevsTable of contents: Kazimierz Musiał, The integrative potential of science and research cooperation for suturing the Baltic Sea Region in the 21st...

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20 December 2021

Three years of the Institute of Central Europe

On December 18, 2021, the Institute of Central Europe celebrated three years of activity. It was an intense and creative time, full of hard work and new ideas. At the end of the year we will present a comprehensive summary of our work. We are glad that you have been with us for so long. In the meanwhile, we have launched a series of films promoting the activities of the...

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The visit of prof. Oleksandr Shubaly from the Lutsk National Technical University, 14.12.2021
14 December 2021

The visit of prof. Oleksandr Shubaly from the Lutsk National Technical University, 14.12.2021

On 14 December 2021, Institute of Central Europe hosted a meeting with Prof. Oleksandr Shubaly, the Head of the Economics Department of the Lutsk National Technical University, who is currently a scholarship holder of the Kirkland Research Programme. The Institute was represented by director, prof. Beata Surmacz, Deputy Director, prof. Tomasz Stępniewski and Senior Analyst of the...

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14 December 2021

Dr habil. Tomasz Stępniewski took part in the conference: Ukraine in the Context of Thirty Years of Identity-Building in Post-Communist Europe

The Institute was a partner of the conference: Ukraine in the Context of Thirty Years of Identity-Building in Post-Communist Europe As part of the event, Dr habil. Tomasz Stępniewski moderated the panel: Post-Communist Transition: The View from Within / 30 November 2021 CHAIR:TOMASZ STĘPNIEWSKI | Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences,...

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Visegrad Team

Fot. Budapeszt budynek parlamentu
IEŚ Commentaries 482
7 December 2021
Dominik Héjj - Visegrad Team

Hungary to hold referendum and elections on same day in 2022

On December 1, 2021, the Hungarian National Assembly adopted a resolution on the organization of a nationwide referendum. It is to be held on the same day as parliamentary elections. However, parliament is likely to extend the state of extreme danger soon. This means that at the moment, it is impossible to establish the date of these proposed events.

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Visegrad Team

Fot. Péter Szijjártó i Władimir Putin
IEŚ Commentaries 480
6 December 2021
Dominik Héjj - Visegrad Team

Hungary’s Eastern Policy and the Migration Crisis on the Eastern Border of the European Union

The Hungarian authorities, while expressing their solidarity with the countries affected by the migration crisis on the border with Belarus (namely Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland), do not recognize Alexander Lukashenko’s responsibility for causing it. The events on the eastern borders of the European Union did not in any way affect the Hungarian involvement in relations with the...

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Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

Fot. Nord Stream 2
IEŚ Commentaries 475
30 November 2021
Łukasz Lewkowicz - Baltic Team, Visegrad Team

Slovakia resists construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

The Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline that is being built by the Russian company OAO Gazprom will have a significant impact on Slovakia‘s energy security. The country, like Ukraine, is concerned about limiting its role as a transit country, as well as Russia’s use of its monopoly position in Central Europe. Nevertheless, this is not a topic often raised in political debate....

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Eastern Team

Fot. Straż Graniczna
IEŚ Commentaries 472
24 November 2021
Jakub Olchowski - Eastern Team

The crisis on Ukraine’s borders

In the background of the events at the Polish-Belarusian border, there is growing tension related to the potential transfer of the crisis to the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. Combined with the increased activity of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, this causes growing concern not only for Ukraine but also for Western states and institutions. The multidimensional actions of...

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Eastern Team

Fot. Straż Graniczna
IEŚ Commentaries 471
23 November 2021
Andrzej Szabaciuk - Eastern Team

The crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border in the context of rising tensions in Eastern Europe (part 2)

The situation on the Polish-Belarusian border remains tense due to Lukashenko’s regime, which, by driving refugees and migrants from its territory, aims to escalate tensions with Poland and the European Union in order to force a decision to raise sanctions imposed on the regime for its repression towards Belarusian civic society. As happened after the presidential elections in...

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