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Parliamentary Election Belgium 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the European elections, IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The parliamentary election in Belgium took place on 9 June, 2024.

Belarus Insights #5 – Young and highly qualified: Migration from Belarus

VisiBYlity Belarus

Since 2020, hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have emigrated to other countries, especially in Europe, in search of access to new labour markets. In which countries is this more successful than in others, and why? This is the topic in episode 5 of Belarus Insights.

#21 UkraineMEMO: Hate language as a harbinger of violence

Can language give us signs of possible aggression? In this episode, we talk about the role of language in conflicts in general and try to analyse the causes of the Russian aggression against Ukraine from a cultural studies perspective.

Belarus Insights #4 – "The regime did not take us women seriously"

VisiBYlity Belarus

The Belarusian constitution was not made for women – this is a statement of Lukashenka before the 2020 elections. The participation of countless women in the demonstrations proved him wrong. But what is the situation of Belarusian women today?

InvigoratEU from A to Z: Key concepts and terminology

With new momentum for EU enlargement policy, InvigoratEU develops analytical frameworks, policy recommendations, tools and toolboxes to further invigorate the process. How the concepts and key terms fit together is laid out in the analytical glossary.

Funda Tekin honored as one of Europe's top scientists

IEP Director Prof Dr Funda Tekin was selected by Table Europe as one of the top 10 German-speaking European scientists.

Background papers: "Between repression and democratic conviction: Perspectives for the Belarusian civil society"

VisiBYlity Belarus

Civil society in Belarus faces enormous challenges, which are analysed in detail in two background papers. The first analyses the reality of state repression. The second paper analyses the role and resilience of Belarusian women.

EU Integration of Ukraine: Institutional Challenges in the Agricultural Sector

ukraine-perspectives

The implementation of EU agricultural standards poses a key challenge for Ukraine’s accession process. This research paper examines institutional gaps amid ongoing war damage and fiscal constraints.

integration 01/24

The reform of the European migration and asylum system, new concepts for the EU's political system, the upcoming European elections and the recent parliamentary elections in Poland - read analyses and discussions in issue 1/24 of the "integration".

Lunch debate: Young visions for Europe

In the face of ongoing crises, young people need to be prominently involved in political processes that will determine especially their future. Shortly before the elections on 9 June, 2024, young candidates discussed their different visions for Europe.

RESILIO-Study: Country Reports

As the country analyses show, the EU member states derive their resilience to attacks on the rule of law from very different factors.

Between repression and democratic conviction: Perspectives for the Belarusian civil society

VisiBYlity Belarus

What are the future prospects for the democratic movement in Belarus and in exile? As part of the VisiBYlity project, we held a discussion with German and Belarusian experts at the Heinrich Böll Foundation on 29 April 2024.

Belarus Insights #3 – "The goal of the regime was to silent people"

VisiBYlity Belarus

Music and sound were an integral part of the peaceful protests against the regime in Belarus in 2020. What did Belarus sound like back then, and what sounds dominate Belarusian soundscapes today?

Lunch debate: Reforming amid protests – How should the EU’s future Common Agricultural Policy address enlargement and climate change?

How can reforms of EU agricultural policies address farmers' discontent, Ukraine's EU aspirations, and climate challenges at the same time? Transparency and collaboration among Member States are crucial, argued experts at IEP’s lunch debate.

1st Ukraine Perspectives Talk “Assessing the challenges for agri-food public authorities”

ukraine-perspectives

The CAP reform is crucial for the next EU enlargement steps and agriculture is an important strategic factor for Ukraine. At the UP Talk, Dr Oleg Nivievskyi presented his policy paper on the role of public institutions in this process.

4th German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate

ua-transformation-lab

What is the current status of the German-Ukrainian security cooperation and what legal options are there for confiscating frozen Russian assets and making them available to Ukraine? These questions were discussed in Kyiv on 25 April 2024.

RESILIO in Berlin: Testing resilience. The rule of law after the EP elections

The successful presentation of the RESILIO results in Brussels was followed by a panel discussion in Berlin. Our Snapshot and country analysis authors also contributed their valuable expertise on the resilience of the rule of law after the EP elections.

Belarus Insights #2 – When history becomes a threat

VisiBYlity Belarus

The white-red-white flag is the best-known symbol of the 2020 protests in Belarus. Just like other symbols, these colours have their origins in Belarusian history - one more reason for the Belarusian regime to ban them.

Belarus Insights #1 – Sustainable Development Goals and the fight for data

VisiBYlity Belarus

34th place for Belarus – this is not the ranking in an international sports competition, but Belarus' position in the SDG Index. But how reliable are data and indicators for assessing sustainable development in an authoritarian regime?

3rd German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate x Ukraine Insights

ua-transformation-lab

What consequences did the Russian occupation have for the people of Crimea, for Ukraine and for the entire region? These challenges were discussed at the 3rd German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate in cooperation with the Center for Liberal Modernity and Ukrainian Prism.