At a high-level Vienna consultation on European security, ESI's Adnan Ćerimagić opened the main working session, offering ESI's analysis on the necessity of credible institutional security guarantees for the Western Balkans.
ESI's Adnan Ćerimagić co-led an executive programme, training Western Balkan public officials in strategic communication, political messaging, and disinformation resilience to enhance public trust in EU integration.
At the Sarajevo Security Conference 2025, ESI's Adnan Ćerimagić joined German officials and members of the Bundestag on a panel discussing Germany's role in anchoring the Western Balkans within a shifting European landscape.
ESI's Adnan Ćerimagić moderated a panel highlighting the essential role of engaging municipalities and cities to ensure Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU accession process is inclusive and effective.
At the Warsaw Europe Future Forum, ESI's Kristof Bender argued that the EU's next budget must explicitly allocate funds for new member states to restore credibility to its enlargement policy.
ESI's Adnan Ćerimagić participated in a regional network meeting in Sarajevo, contributing ESI's perspective on democratic reforms and the EU's role in supporting peace and security in the Western Balkans.
At the Bled Strategic Forum, ESI's Adnan Ćerimagić moderated a panel pairing five Western Balkan foreign ministers with six young civil servants to find solutions for the region's youth brain drain.
Adnan Ćerimagić met with master’s students from Munich and Berlin to discuss EU enlargement, Western Balkans policy, and how to shape debates through advocacy.
At a CIDOB Breakfast, Gerald Knaus warned that fear-driven politics and unequal burden-sharing threaten Europe’s asylum system and democratic stability.
At the Munich Economic Debates, Gerald Knaus warned of rising extremism driven by migration fears and called for humane, enforceable asylum reforms rooted in European values.
At the Hanns Seidel Foundation’s expert roundtable, Gerald Knaus outlined how safe third-country deals and legal pathways can make EU asylum policy more effective and credible.
At the 75th assembly of Germany’s insurance employers, Gerald Knaus called for humane asylum policies and warned of rising threats to European democracy.
Gerald Knaus made the case for a realistic and inspiring European vision to defend peace, freedom and democracy in an age of war, fear and growing disillusion.
Gerald Knaus warned that lasting peace in the Balkans depends on reviving EU enlargement with a credible strategy linking reforms to access to the single market.
Adnan Ćerimagić presented ESI’s take on how Germany’s new government can help revive EU enlargement through credible reforms and stronger support for democracy in the Western Balkans.
At a “Kitchen Talk” in Berlin, Adnan Ćerimagić challenged persistent clichés about Bosnia, highlighting the country’s peaceful reintegration since 1995 and the need for honest reporting on genocide and denial.
At a Hertie School panel in Berlin, Adnan Cerimagic shared ESI’s insights on how the EU can more effectively defend democracy and the rule of law at home and in candidate countries.
Gerald Knaus responded to EU Court president Koen Lenaerts with a call to defend Europe’s rule-based order against authoritarian threats by recalling and communicating the European Union’s founding vision.
