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Photo: Centre for Human Rights Erlangen - Nürnberg ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to participate in the expert workshop “A Fresh Start? Review of the German Presidency and Analysis of the EU Asylum and Migration Pact”, organised by Forced…

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12 Jan 2021

ESI university lecture on Europe’s inhumane borders

Video: Universität Köln ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to give an online lecture organised by the University of Cologne as part of its "What now? Learning from Crises!" series. He focused on the situation of refugees under the aggravated circumstances of coronavirus and explained ESI’s analysis…

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27 Jan 2021

ESI presentation on asylum and migration policy for the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly

Photo: German Federal Foreign Office ESI’s Gerald Knaus gave a presentation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly on asylum and migration, with a focus on Africa. Gerald stressed that there are not millions of Africans at the EU’s doorstep…

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28 Jan 2021

ESI presentation on refugees in the EU at Utrecht University

Photo: Twitter Utrecht University ESI’s Gerald Knaus was invited to give a lecture at the Philosophy, Politics and Economics College of Utrecht University on Refugees in the EU. Gerald presented our analysis and policy recommendations on…

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18 Feb 2021

ESI at conference on the EU integration of Bosnia

Adnan Cerimagic speaking at conference on EU-Bosnia relations. Photo: Amila Karacic ESI senior analyst Adnan Cerimagic participated in a conference titled “Strategic commitment: Role of parliaments in the process of EU integration.” The…

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1 May 2008

The Adriatic push for Balkan enlargement (1 May 2008)

Kotor - View from St. Ivan's Fortress, Montenegro Tirana - Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit, Albania Are Montenegro and Albania leading a new Adriatic push for EU enlargement in the Balkans in the coming months? Montenegro is actively considering when to…

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9 Mar 2021

Slovenia, Serbia and an EU-Balkan breakthrough in 2021

Towards a breakthrough in four steps Can Slovenia produce a breakthrough, again? Reform, energy and realistic goals Annex and further reading This newsletter is also available in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, or Serbian: Slovenija, Srbija i iskorak u odnosima EU i Balkana u 2021. godini Dear…

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9 Mar 2021

Slovenija, Srbija i iskorak u odnosima EU i Balkana u 2021. godini

Prema iskoraku u četiri koraka Može li Slovenija još jednom osigurati iskorak? Reforme, energija i realni ciljevi Prilog i Dodatni materijal Dragi prijatelji ESI-a, Početkom 2020. godine ESI je objavio izvještaj o krizi procesa pristupanja EU na Balkanu: “Hrčak u točku - vjerodostojnost i EU…

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16 Mar 2021

Possible draft outline of EU-TUR Statement 2.0

12 September 2023 This document in PDF format Türkiye and the European Union confirm the specific commitments to the implementation of the goals in the Statement of 18 March 2016, including those concerning the development of the Customs Union, the visa liberalisation process and…

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19 Mar 2021

ESI moderates a workshop on reconciliation in the Western Balkans

Adnan Cerimagic took part in a virtual workshop. Photo: Aspen Germany ESI senior analyst Adnan Cerimagic participated in an online workshop on “Supporting Reconciliation Processes in the Western Balkans” organised by the Aspen…

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January

ECFR Balkans brainstorming in Vienna

December

ESI conference in Pristina: "Visa-free travel for Kosovo: Time for a breakthrough"

ESI's Istanbul film on Armenian TV

November

ESI conference in Amsterdam - Communicating Europe

ESI in London: Normalising Armenian-Turkish Relations

ESI/EPC event in Brussels: "Visa liberalisation in the Balkans: time for the breakthrough"

Conference in Tirana: "Visa-free travel for Albania - the final steps"

ESI in Montenegro: The region's European perspective - the significance of visa liberalisation"

ESI at the ECFR Council meeting in Madrid - "Overcoming Europe's 20-year crisis"

ESI in Berlin: "Back to Europe. But how?" - Public discussion on the European visa policy

October

ESI in Visby: the Eastern Partnership and visa liberalisation

ESI in Bursa: Armenian-Turkish football diplomacy

ESI in Ljubljana: the importance of visa liberalisation for the young generation

ESI in Barcelona: A European South Caucasus?

September

ESI in London: visa liberalisation as an example of EU soft power

ESI in Barcelona: Providing Human Security in the Balkans - Perspectives from Kosovo

August

European networking in Vienna

July

Record visits on ESI website

Second meeting of the advisory board for ESI's White List Project

ESI 10th Anniversary conference