On August 27-29, 2021, in the building of the Józef Piłsudski Museum in Sulejówek and in Warsaw, the Past / Future Review was held, organized by the Janusz Kurtyka Foundation. This event had a dynamic and multifaceted formula, which consisted of a series of debates, a scientific conference, a Foundation Prize Gala, an exhibition presenting initiatives commemorating the...
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We invite you to read our new series: Central Europe. ewgw The full texts in Polish are available on our website.Central Europe. Conversations about (un)memory, edited by Tomasz Stępniewski, Lublin 2020 Soyuz ruszymyj. The Soviet Union 30 years after the collapse, ed. Zbigniew Rokita, Tomasz Stępniewski, Lublin 2021 Vysehrad torn. Conversations about Central Europe, edited by...
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People on the Polish-Belarusian border are victims of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s cynical game aimed at destabilizing the political situation in Poland, says political scientist, dr. Andrzej Szabaciuk in an interview with PAP. In his opinion, the president of Belarus wants to force concessions regarding the sanctions imposed on this country by the EU. The full article is to read...
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Today we are celebrating the Independence Day of Ukraine. Happy Birthday! Сьогодні cвяткуємo День Hезалежності України. Бажаємо всього найкращого. Слава Україні. [photo: Jakub Olchowski, graphiti in Netishyn] Udostępnij
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Prof. Tomasz Stępniewski, Deputy Director of the Institute of Central Europe for Research and Analytical Affairs, participated in the international ICCEES 10th World Virtual Congress (August 3-8, 2021, Montreal, Quebec, Canada). On August 4, 2021, he delivered the speech “NATO’s Eastern Flank at the Time of Russia’s Invasion and Occupation of Ukraine”...
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We present you with the collection of conversations “Visegrad torn” – a story about Central Europe told by some of the most interesting people dealing with these matters in the region. While preparing it, our main goal was to present an intriguing perspective on the issues of the region – and we are convinced that our authors have managed to do so. The book...
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The newest IEŚ monograph Sojuz ruszymyj. Soviet Union 30 years after its collapse, edited by Zbigniew Rokita and Tomasz Stępniewski, is now available. It is a collection of interviews about the countries that emerged after the collapse of the former empire of the Soviet Union. The book in Polish is available here. dfh Udostępnij
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During the Local Government Economic Congress – II Forum of the Three Seas Regions, the director of IEŚ, Ms. Beata Surmacz, had a conversation with the Japanese ambassador, Mr. Akio Miyajima. The conversation concerned the situation in Central Europe and the presence of Japan and China in this space. Udostępnij
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The Local Government Economic Congress – the 2nd Forum of the Three Seas Regions, the content partner of which is the Institute of Central Europe, is currently held in Lublin. Our experts – Marlena Gołębiowska from the Baltic Team and dr Łukasz Lewkowicz from the Visegrad Team participated in the panel “The Three Seas Initiative – where are we...
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The Local Government Economic Congress – the 2nd Forum of the Three Seas Regions will take place next week in Lublin. The event aims to strengthen the cohesion of the regions of the European Union by strengthening the socio-economic and scientific cooperation of local governments from Central and Eastern European countries participating in the Three Seas Initiative, i.e....
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Dr Marta Drabczuk, dr Andrzej Szabaciuk (Department of Eastern Europe) and dr hab. Beata Piskorska (Chairperson of the ICE Board) met the students of College of Europe in Natolin. They held for them lectures about the perspectives of EU’s Eastern Partnership policy in the context of the internal situation in Ukraine and Belarus and relations with Russia. Photos thanks to...
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IEŚ experts (prof. Tomasz Stępniewski, dr Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik and dr Andrzej Szabaciuk) took part in FIFTH ANNUAL TARTU CONFERENCE ON RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES, “Post-Socialist (dis)Orders”, which was held online between 6th and 8th June in Tartu (Estonia). During the panel „Geopolitics, security and migration in East-Central Europe and in the...
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The Institute of Central Europe cordially invites you to the webinar “Thirty Years of Ukraine’s Independence: Achievements and Challenges”. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 12:00 Central European Time (CET). This webinar will be held in English on Zoom. Please use the link below to register in...
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Welcome to the first edition of the Lublin Central Europe Forum organized by the Institute of Central Europe in cooperation with numerous partners from Poland and Europe. In 2021, we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the events crucial to the region. Thirty years ago, in February 1991, the Visegrád Group was established as a structure integrating the central part of...
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We cordially invite you to take part in our webinar “Albania after the Elections: More of the Same Old Story?” which will take place on May 11, at 1:30 p.m. via ZOOM. wfqw Our speakers: Prof. Asoc. Ilir Kalemaj, PhD, University of New York Tirana Prof. Asoc. Gentiana Kera, PhD, University of Tirana Dr. Tobias Rüttershoff, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Gjergji...
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We cordially invite you to take part in our webinar “Within and Beyond Common History – from the Constitution of May 3 to current Polish-Lithuanian relations” which will take place on April 28, at 11 a.m. via ZOOM. Our point of departure is the Constitution of May 3, 1791. This historical event was undoubtedly without precedent, and we would like to take a closer...
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We cordialy invite you to take part in our webinar “EU enlargement: What went wrong and when?” on 21st April 2021, at 4 p.m. Two decades after the formal inclusion of the Western Balkans in the process of European integration, the WB6 states remain underdeveloped economically and politically demanding peripheries of the European Union. Despite the medial coverage...
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We would like to present you with our newest publication “NATO in the Era of Unpeace: Defending Against Known Unknowns”. Our authors are: Ambassador Baiba Braže, Dominik P. Jankowski, Tomasz Stępniewski, Dave Johnson and Michael Rühle. Our editors are Dominik P. Jankowski i Tomasz Stępniewski. The publication is available to read in English. NATO in the Era of Unpeace:...
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We would like to present you with the newest issue of IEŚ Policy Papers 7/2020. The publication is available to read in English version. Our authors are (in alphabetical order): Vít Dostál, Péter Galambos, Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, Łukasz Lewkowicz, György Odze, Michał Paszkowski, George Soroka, Tomasz Stępniewski, Tomáš Strážay, Andrzej Szabaciuk, Agata Tatarenko,...
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The Parliamentary Elections in Kosovo: A Chance For a Real Change? Webinar: 18 February 2021, 12.00 – 13.00, Zoom platform On 14 February 2021, early parliamentary elections took place in Kosovo. According to some media, these general elections seem to be one of the most important elections in Kosovo since many years. Are these speculations justified? What do the next early...
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The Institute of Central Europe cordially invites you to the webinar “Moldova: New Phase of Integration with Europe”. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 1 p.m. on Zoom (13:00 Central European Time). The working language of the webinar is English. Please click the link below to join the webinar:...
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We would like to present you with the eighth number of IEŚ Working Papers “Wpływy Federacji Rosyjskiej w Republice Czeskiej, Republice Słowackiej oraz na Węgrzech” prepared by Agata Tatarenko, Szczepan Czarnecki, Łukasz Lewkowicz and Dominik Héjj. The publication is available in Polish. The whole PDF is to find here. Have a good read! Udostępnij
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The editorial board of the “Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe” would like to invite you to send articles and reviews for the newest issues which will be published later this year. Call for papers is to find here. Udostępnij
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From 15 to 16 December 2020 dr Hanna Bazhenova (Department of Eastern Europe) participated in the 14th International scientific and practical conference, titled “History of Science and Technology. Museum Studies” in Moscow. The whole event was held via Zoom platform. During the conference, dr Hanna Bazhenova gave a lecture “Траектории...
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The Institute of Central Europe cordially invites you to the webinar “17 plus czy minus 1: o współpracy Europy Środkowej z Chinami”. The meeting will be held on December 16, 2020, at 12 a.m. on Zoom. The working language of the webinar is Polish. Moderation: dr Dominik Héjj (UKSW, IEŚ) Participants: mgr Patrycja Pendrakowska, prezes Instytutu Boyma dr Marcin...
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