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#1 UkraineMEMO – Independent research and taking a stand

The role of think tanks in Ukraine and Germany is the topic of the first episode of UkraineMEMO. With guests from Ukrainian and German think tanks, we talk about the challenges for independent research and academic policy advice in Ukraine.

#1 UkraineMEMO – Independent research and taking a stand

The role of think tanks in Ukraine and Germany is the topic of the first episode of UkraineMEMO. With guests from Ukrainian and German think tanks, we talk about the challenges for independent research and academic policy advice in Ukraine.

Youth ideas for the Portuguese 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 foreign policy, social policy, trade policy and resilience.

COVID-19 in Ukraine – 20th Ukraine Breakfast Debate

Despite the significant negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Ukrainian economy, the long-term outlook leaves room for optimism. This is due to national financial aid measures as well as international cooperation with the European Union.

Europe's role in the world: EU foreign policy in light of the U.S. election

Civil Dialogues

Die US-Wahlen haben erneut die Debatte um die Rolle der EU in der Welt geweckt. Pamela Preusche diskutierte zusammen mit Dr. Annegret Bendiek über die Handlungsfähigkeit der EU auf globaler Ebene sowie über Reformen, wodurch die EU souveräner und selbständiger werden würde.

Study – Strengthening the democratic legitimacy of the EU

Strengthening Democratic Legitimacy

Strengthening parliamentary democracy, reforming participatory democracy to achieve more citizen involvement, and creating clear responsibilities for economic policy in the eurozone. The state of democracy at the EU level has been analysed.

What is the state of German-Ukrainian relations? - 4th Germany Breakfast Debate

Germany is one of Ukraine's most important trading partners. However, the nucleus of the need for reforms is still the corruption in the country. The investment climate must be sustainably improved in order to expand cooperation. But Germany can also learn from Ukraine.

12th Annual Conference of the GNBF

What does European resilience mean? How can the EU's green goals be implemented despite the pandemic? More than 40 experts discussed these and other questions. The focus of the discussion was on the prospects for cooperation.

Interviews in social research – Methods school

The second part of the GURN Methods School revolved around conducting interviews in the context of qualitative research approaches. In addition to perfect planning, the participants learned about different questioning and evaluation techniques as well as digital tools.

Workshop: COVID-19 and research guidelines

Eurasia Lab Fellowship Program

Research has become more limited, complicated and less accessible due to the pandemic. However the situation also offers opportunities to discover topics and methods new and connect worldwide with other researches.

Local elections in Ukraine – 19th Ukraine Breakfast Debate

The local elections in autumn 2020 represented a milestone in Ukraine's reform process. The breakfast discussion focused on trends and peculiarities of the electoral process, the strategies of the individual parties and the influence of COVID-19.

The future of the EU and Euroscepticism – German perspectives in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel Freund, MEP Greens/European Free Alliance, discussed what influence the pandemic has on euroscepticism in Germany and Europe and how the EU can decisively counter this development.

integration 3/20

The negotiations on digital taxation models, opportunities for Austrian-German cooperation, challenges of the German EU Council Presidency and the participatory approach of the Conference on the Future of Europe are analyzed in this issue.

Policy paper – Make EU economic policy accountable

Strengthening Democratic Legitimacy

European economic governance is too complex for a sufficient democratic legitimacy.

Policy paper – Make European elections more meaningful

Strengthening Democratic Legitimacy

If elections for the European Parliament were more consequential the democracy would be strengthened.

Call for proposals to support independent research in Ukraine

The IEP funded the research projects of three Ukrainian think tanks. The ideas to study access to universities from occupied territories, the integrity of local elections and a sustainable approach to the Ukrainian economy prevailed.

From idea to research design – Methods school

The first part of the GURN Methods School on applied social research has begun. The workshop series is aimed at Ukrainian think tanks and junior researchers who do less academic research but whose work is mainly in the field of policy analysis.

German investments in Ukraine – 3rd Germany Breakfast Debate

The debate had mainly focused on how to create stable investment conditions in the long term despite the unresolved conflict in eastern Ukraine. The guests emphasised the importance of judicial reform and the dissemination of success stories.

End of EUCACIS programme

Half of the fellows have successfully completed their PhD degrees, while the others are awaiting their defence date. All fellows have furthermore written for local, regional or international academic journals. Within the EUCACIS network, they have published 27 articles.

Corona - State - Europe: Lessons for European cooperation

Civil Dialogues

The crisis management of the EU during the Corona pandemic was discussed by Katarina Barley, Peter Clever and Ulrich Silberbach. There was also an outlook on the upcoming EU Council Presidency and its priorities.