“At first, I did not know where Turkmenistan was located and had to look it up.” Herlinde Koelble’s reaction to an inquiry to photograph excavations in Gonur Depe is quite illustrative. As Turkmenistan was proverbial for periphery in Soviet times, …
On 13 March 2019 our panel discussion on “Democracy in Moldova after the parliamentary elections – what to expect from a new government?” took place in Berlin. The event was organised by the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) in the …
In March the second edition of our Civic School for Sound EU Practice (CiSEP) basic training on „The basics of EU Association and DCFTA“ started. CiSEP is a training programme for active citizens and change-makers in Ukraine. It creates a …
Germany’s European Union (EU) policy is currently fraught with uncertainty. The impending retreat of Angela Merkel from political leadership will remove one of the EU’s anchors of stability. While German public opinion is still one of the most EU-supportive among …
From 25 February to 1 March 2019 a delegation from the Georgian think tank GRASS (Georgia’s Reform Associates) visited the Berlin Policy Hub at IEP. GRASS is an independent think tank based in Tbilisi. Their activities include projects on enhancing …
A holistic reform of the civil service culture is one of the most important and pressing tasks that Ukraine is facing at the moment. A renewed and independent civil service serves as a crucial basis for a successful and sustainable …
From 14 to 18 January 2019 the Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE) organised the #3rdYoungCitizens’FutureLab within the #EngageEU-project, coordinated by the Institut für Europäische Politik and co-funded by the EU’s Europe for Citizens Programme. The #3rdYoungCitizens’FutureLab in and around …
In their research paper, Sergiu Gaibu, Program Director at the Moldovan think tank Expert-Grup, and Theocharis Grigoriadis, Assistant Professor at Freie Universität Berlin, analyse the effectiveness of EU development aid to Moldova and the key challenges to be met in …