More than ten years after joining the European Union (EU), the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) exhibit a puzzle of attitudes and conceptions regarding the EU.
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Europe
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European issues are transversely covered by most of Ifri's centers and programs.
Some programs pay particular attention to these themes: the Study Committee for French-German relations (CERFA), the French-Austrian Center for European Convergence (CFA).
All European themes — institutional, economic, citizenship, security — are subject to specific studies and debates.
Advisor to the Executive Chairman, editor-in-chief of Politique étrangère and co-director of RAMSES
...Special Advisor to the President for European Affairs
...Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
...Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
...Associate Research Fellow at the Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ)
...France and Bavaria have a longstanding close and solid partnership. However, the relationship between France and Bavaria is not only marked by a common history and by the structures created over the decades.
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a harsh spotlight on the state of global governance. Faced with the greatest emergency since the Second World War, nations have regressed into narrow self-interest. The concept of a rules-based international order has been stripped of meaning, while...
This report is part of a joint endeavor of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS) at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), along with Elcano Royal Institute (ELCANO, Madrid), The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM, Warsaw), Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI, Rome) and...
The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins on July 1, 2020 at a time of acute crisis. It is facing unprecedented challenges and organizational constraints in a context marked by high expectations from its European partners.
The development of Franco-German cooperation can be described as an intergovernmental process. Depending on the perspective, the capacity for innovation of the relationship lies either with central decision-makers at the state level or with decentralized actors at the local level.
The coronavirus crisis has affected the countries of the Weimar Triangle to varying degrees. Bilateral relations between Germany and Poland as well as Germany and France have been strongly influenced by border closures, which have led to tensions between the countries.
Analysis from 19 countries reveals the complexities of Europe’s relations with China amid the Covid-19 crisis.
The unforeseeable COVID-19 crisis raises fundamental questions on a number of levels.
Green finance has been a burgeoning sector since the Paris Agreement and is at the crossroads of financial, socio-economic and environmental challenges. It is hybrid in nature: it uses financial instruments and focuses on environmental issues, while coming under the wider field of so-called ...
Kosovo, 2 years on
Lunch debate introduced in French by Sébastien Gricourt, Former Political Adviser at UNMIK, Prime Minister Office and KFOR.
This debate forms part of the "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels" and takes place exceptionally on Wednesday.
Participation Fee (Except members): 10...
Conference on EU-Russia with A. Kwaśniewski, Former President of Poland
On the occasion of the XV fifteenth EU-Russia Forum in Brussels, organized by the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), the
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR), H.E. Alexander Kwaśniewski<...>
The impact of the USA on early EU integration
Lunch debate introduced by Constantin Chira-Pascanut, PhD Candidate, History Department, University of Victoria.
This debate forms part of the "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels".
Participation Fee (Except members): 10€
South-East Europe: Energy Challenges and the Role of the Energy Community
As part of the Ifri Energy Breakfast Roundtable, A seminar with Slavtcho Neykov, Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienne, and Stefan Bouzarovski, Research, University of Birmingham.
Discussant : Adélaïde Boodts, Junior...
Mapping European Integration through its Cities
Lunch debate introduced in French by Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero, DG Research, European Commission and author of "Mapping European integration through its cities" (HOMES INTERNATIONAL S.A., 2009, 220 pages).
This debate forms part of the "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels"...
Croatia on the Eve of EU Accession: The Path of Reform
International Conference organized by the Austro-French Centre (CFA) and IFRI.
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German-Polish Relations in 2010: Is History still Dominating?
Lunch debate introduced by Christian Schülke, Ifri Brussels, author of " Les usages politiques du passé dans les relations germano-polonaises " (L"Harmattan, 2009, 220 pages) and Justyna Gotkowska, German Department, Centre for Eastern Studies, Warsaw.
Where Europe ends
Lunch debate introduced by Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Professor, Hertie School of Governance and a projection of the documentary "Where Europe ends" (www.whereeuropeends.eu).
This debate forms part of the "Ifri's...
Re-Envisioning the EU after Lisbon
Lunch debate introduced by Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for International Relations at Boston University.
Discussant: Mario Telo, Vice-President of...
U.S.-EU Coordination:A Focus on Civilian Assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Conference with Dan Feldman, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. This event is organized in cooperation with the US Mission to the EU.
Available seats are limited.