Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation on the Western Balkans and Russia for the Working Party on the Western Balkans Region (COWEB) organised by the Council of the European Union.
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a workshop titled “How to deal with the threat of authoritarianism? Europe after the elections in Serbia and Hungary – and beyond.”
Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation on “Effective Policy Advocacy” at a methodological breakfast organised by Think Tank Lab and the German Council on Foreign Relations.
Kristof Bender was invited to an off-the record expert meeting to discuss the process of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM).
Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation at a hearing on “Respect for the rule of law and fight against corruption within the Council of Europe.”
Kristof Bender travelled to Kosovo for talks with officials in the prime minister’s office, the interior ministry, and the foreign ministry on how to revive the EU accession process.
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a high-level background discussion titled “Implications of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine for the Western Balkans. Challenges and Options for the New German Government.”
ESI’s Kristof Bender was invited to give a presentation about the mismatch between EU law and actual practice at the EU’s external borders to students at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies.
