IEP in the media

Schweden will zügig Mitglied der NATO werden. Aber die Türkei verhindert weiter die Aufnahme. Womöglich spekuliere Präsident Erdoğan auf Zugeständnisse der USA, sagt Funda Tekin, Direktorin des Instituts für Europäische Politik.

What would be the impact of another victory for the PiS party in the upcoming elections in Poland? Maria Skóra in an interview with the Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung.

Will the next election in Poland be fair and will the result be accepted in the political sphere and by society? For the platform Social Europe, Maria Skóra, Research Associate at the IEP, analyses the current atmosphere in the Polish society.

What does the 'Zeitenwende' mean for the rule of law in Europe? Maria Skóra, Research Associate at the IEP, has written about the dismantling of democracy in Hungary and Poland for the magazine "International Politics and Society" (IPG).

In her article in "The Guardian", our research associate Maria Skóra analyses what impact the close ties between the Polish government PiS and the Catholic church could have on the upcoming elections this autumn.

Ljudmyla Melnyk, together with Egon Ramms (former General), Prof. Johannes Varwick (expert on international relations and European security) and Matthew Karnitschnig (POLITICO) discussed whether main battle tanks would be delivered to Ukraine after the meeting in Ramstein.

Gemeinsam mit anderen Gästen hat Funda Tekin in der Phoenix Runde über den aktuellen Korruptionsskandal im Europäischen Parlament diskutiert. Die ganze Sendung gibt es in der ZDF Mediathek zum Nachschauen.

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.

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

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).

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.

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.

Maria Skóra took part in the live recording of the podcast "EUROPOLITIX" by Treffpunkteuropa. The topics were Polish-German relations as well as the attitudes of people in Poland and the policies of the government there.

In an interview with WELT, our colleague Lyudmyla Melnyk talks about Germany's perception of Ukraine and the current political situation in Ukraine.

Funda Tekin shared her views on the current state of the EU, reform ideas and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the EU on "Bulgaria National Radio". The broadcast is available in Bulgarian.

War has been raging in Ukraine for eight weeks. How great is the degree of destruction in the country? Our colleague Lyudmyla Melnyk talked about this in an interview with HR Info.

In the "Phoenix Runde" Ljudmyla Melnyk discussed possible diplomatic mediation between the warring parties with political experts Tim Guldimann, Mikko Huotari and Frank Umbach.

Ljudmyla Melnyk spoke to Radio Eins (Berlin local broadcaster RBB) about the setbacks of the Russian army and the long-term objectives of the Russian leadership.

Ljudmyla Melnyk spoke with political satirist Jan Boehmermann about the war in Ukraine in a serious interview for ZDF Magazin Royale.

In a Russian talk show on Deutsche Welle Belarus, Ljudmyla Melnyk exchanged views on ways to halt Russian aggression.