Institut für Europäische Politik

Research, forum, training. Analysing topics of European politics and integration and bringing them to practical implementation. Our mission since 1959. The IEP is a non-profit organisation and one of the leading foreign and European policy research institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Events

Visions for a democratic Belarus

Wednesday, 07 December 2022 02:00 pm

What are current challenges and possibilities for Belarusian diaspora communities? The public online event concludes the ConnectBY project. The basis for discussion are the research results of the project.

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Publications

Anthology: "The EU-German-Turkish Triangle"

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The anthology deconstructs the political discourse on EU-Turkey relations. It identifies the main perceptions and narratives of EU-Turkey-Germany relations in the countries, and at the EU level in Brussels.

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Taking Stock: One Year Global Gateway Strategy

What potential does the European Commission's Global Gateway Strategy offer and what are the challenges? Katja Kammerer, Jule Könneke, Dr Eefje Schmid and Dr Jörg Wojahn discussed in the IEP-EIB Lunch Debate.

Local Disinfo Labs: Awareness-raising against disinformation campaigns

Fake news and manipulation of public opionon are a serious threat to democracy. The reforMD Local Disinfo Labs aim to strengthen the resilience of Moldovan society against disinformation campaigns.

RESILIO model in a nutshell

Against the backdrop of rule of law erosion in EU Member States, RESILIO aims to formulate strategies to make Europe’s rule of law more resilient. To this end, its model adopts an interdisciplinary approach and identifies institutional and structural conditions of resilience.

Ukraine’s recovery: Signals after the International Expert Conference in Berlin

The reconstruction of Ukraine is an investment in the future of Europe – Jean-Eric de Zagon, Gerlind Heckmann and Nataliia Shapoval discussed Ukraine’s National Recovery Plan and assessed the results of the International Expert Conference in Berlin.

Call for Contributions – Voices of Belarusian diaspora

The workshop phase of the project supports Belarusian activists and researchers to further develop their initiatives and ideas. At the same time, participants contribute to the final publication of the project. Deadline is on Wednesday, 02 November 2022.

#8 UkraineMEMO: Ukrainian Diaspora in Berlin

Making Ukrainian voices heard and establishing partnerships - that is the goal of numerous Ukrainian organisations in Berlin. In episode 8, we talk about the development of the Ukrainian diaspora, what makes it special and what role Ukrainians play in the German public sphere.

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Projects

Future of European Integration

The rules and regulations of the EU, its foundations, structure and institutions, as well as current reform debates and long-term trends in European policy will be examined from the perspective of various actors and evaluated in an interdisciplinary manner.

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

European values such as democracy and the rule of law are promoted through research and empowerment projects. Narratives and institutional realities of EU-Turkey relations are analysed and ways out of the deadlocked relations are identified.

Germany and Europe

With studies and analyses, we actively shape German European policy and strengthen European understanding of it.

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IEP in the media

RBB 24 Talk show "The baltic states and the German Zeitenwende"

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What does the geographical proximity of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Russia mean for the three Baltic countries? And what is their relationship with Germany? IEP Director Dr Funda Tekin took part in a roundtable discussion on these and other questions.

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Putins Krieg gegen die Ukraine - Mehr Waffen oder mehr Diplomatie?

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In the program "Phönix Runde" our colleague Lyudmyla Melnyk talked about the expectations in Ukraine towards the West.

The EU Asylum Agency: new agency, old challenges

A new EU asylum agency has been in place since December 2021. How does the agency operate and what are its goals? Vittoria Meißner examines these questions in an online contribution by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung).

Polish-German relations have gone sour

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In her article in "The Economist", Vendeline von Bredow analyses the conflicted relationship between Poland and Germany. Our research associate Maria Skora is quoted as an expert on German-Polish relations.

The paradox of Polish migration policy

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In her essay for 'Social Europe', Maria Skóra analyses the different ways Poland deals with refugees. While it shows solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, the border remains closed for refugees from war zones in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and others.

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