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CiSEP Online Convention 2020

The conference took place under the title "Shaping It Together: Our Future, Our Community, Our Responsibility" and marked the end of the training program.

Youth ideas for the German EU Council presidency

#EngagEUrCouncil

The Youth Ideas are the result of intensive discussions about young people's views on current challenges in the fields of asylum and migration policy, foreign policy, climate policy and the future of Europe.

New tendencies in bilateral cooperation – 18th Ukraine Breakfast Debate

After one year of President Zelensky's term in office, we take stock and talk about the future priorities of the German-Ukrainian partnership. The occasion is the publication of a policy paper resulting from a cooperation between the IEP and the New Europe Center.

Awareness workshop in Edinet, Republic of Moldova

Information about the EU Association Agreement was provided and the assessments of local actors on the implementation of the agreement were presented. In addition, disinformation was countered with WE&EU fact-checks and videos on EU success stories.

Completion of interactive round tables for initiating dialogue

Four interactive rounds of discussion have taken place in Ukraine. They each covered a topic relevant to the regional level in the field of EU association: food safety, waste management, green economy and innovation promotion.

Europe's way out of the Corona crisis: From economic reconstruction to a European sense of community

Civil Dialogues

The advantages and disadvantages of the EU recovery program were discussed by European law expert René Repasi and MEP Sven Schulze. Moreover, it is necessary to deepen European integration and strengthen the European sense of community.

The election of destiny and its aftermath – One year after the European election

The atmosphere after the European elections, the influence of the member states, nation-state action: Katarina Barley, SPD top candidate in the 2019 European elections, discussed the state of play after the past EU election.

Virtual citizens‘ dialogue in Drochia, Republic of Moldova

With civil society participants, disinformation about the EU Association Agreement was discussed and projects financed by EU aid were presented in order to counteract scepticism due to lack of transparency and inadequate labor and social standards.

Green Economy — A trend or a need?

Regional challenges in the implementation of the AA/DCFTA with the involvement of civil society have been highlighted in two events.

Eastern European insights: The repercussions of Zelensky’s deadline for Donbas

Berlin Policy Hub

Leonid Litra, Senior Research Fellow at the New Europe Center (Ukraine) takes stock of the first year of Volodymyr Zelensky's presidency. Special focus is given to his political concessions and Germany's role in the conflict settlement with Russia in Eastern Ukraine.

integration 1/20

Links between energy security and market logics, interactions between transformation and integration, the EU's regional and cohesion policies, public communication on Central Asia, and EU-Russia relations are topics in this issue.

Tajikistan‘s predictable parliamentary elections and the presidential election in 2020

In March 2020, Tajikistan held its perhaps most disappointing parliamentary elections since its independence, argues Bruce Pannier, as the leading opposition party was banned. The presidential elections in autumn 2020 are hence paved for President Rahmon’s hold on power.

Non-recognised states, security threats and post conflict ‘stateness’: The quartet of post-Soviet space

For non-recognised states, the road to internal and external statehood is long and complicated. The paper presents the ‘Peace Index’ as an assessment method for statehood, using the examples of Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Prosperity and resilience as the new panacea? The new EU Central Asia strategy in view of the security-development nexus

The EU strongly connects security and development issues in Central Asia, argues Karina Turan. The paper focuses on the guiding paradigms of the EU’s new Central Asia strategy within the scope of the security-development nexus.

The Eurasian Economic Union and Uzbekistan: Accession prospects and economic implications

In 2019, Uzbekistan announced its intention to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). At the same time, the country formally re-opened WTO accession after negotiations had stalled. Jamshid Normatov discusses how these two integration projects relate to each other.

Uzbekistan‘s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union: Another step in economic integration or Russian political pressure?

Although the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an economic organisation, the Kremlin`s motivation to draw Uzbekistan into this structure is political. Jasur Salomov analyses current developments and possible advantages and disadvantages of Uzbekistan’s potential membership.

3rd citizens' dialogue in Ceadir-Lunga, Republic of Moldova

An open dialogue has taken place on the EU-Moldova Association Agreement and its contents, values, as well as on the impact on the Moldovan economy and specific benefits for society.

Awareness workshop in Leova, Moldova

Factual knowledge about the EU Association Agreement has been provided in order to counteract existing myths and misinformation. In addition, information was provided about EU-funded projects in the relevant region and specific funding opportunities.

New government, old challenges – Political and economic prospects for Moldova in 2020

Berlin Policy Hub

What reform policies is the new Moldovan government pursuing? What is the thematic focus? Are relations with Russia or the EU being strengthened? Experts from Moldova discussed these and other questions on the assessment of the situation in the shadow of the pandemic.

Update on Ukraine – Panel discussion on the new government’s economic, judicial and anti-corruption reforms

Berlin Policy Hub

Experts classified and discussed the progressive ideas and related challenges of the new Ukrainian government. The opportunities and risks of the liberal reform agenda were contrasted with oligarchic interests in terms of democratization.