ESI Gerald Knaus argued that the EU must continue to provide financial support, weapons, aid, and accommodation to the Ukrainian refugees that will come during the winter months.
ESI's Gerald Knaus spoke on the Russian war on Ukraine and the countless wars fought on the European continent in the past 30 years. He said that these wars went mostly unnoticed in the West, but today’s war in Ukraine cannot be ignored.
Katharina Knaus gave a short presentation at the expert hearing "Responsible Migration Policy”organised by the Working Group Law and Constitution of the CDU State Parliamentary Group (CDU-Landtagsfraktion) Baden Württemberg.
Gerald Knaus was invited to give the keynote speech at the Inter-Governmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees - Senior Officials meeting.
Gerald Knaus and Kristof Bender attended a “Migration Workshop” organised from 20 to 22 November by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Larnaca. On 23 and 24 November Gerald and Kristof had several meetings in Nicosia, including with interior minister Nicos Nouris, and visited the buffer zone at Pyla.
Kristof Bender took part in a seminar on “Central European Perspectives on Migration” organised on 17 and 18 November by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Szeged (Hungary).
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relation’s Western Balkans Strategy Group in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a seminar titled “Europe’s new geopolitical dynamics: Western Balkans and beyond” organised by the Jacques Delors Institute and the Open Society Foundations and supported by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Gerald Knaus led a workshop entitled “Powerful words – writing and advocacy for impact” for young international students of the Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) studying European Integration and Global Studies.
Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation on “Gapping the Discrepancies in Perception of Ukraine in Czech-German Cooperation” at the European Values Summit.
Gerald Knaus was invited to give a virtual keynote speech on “What options and decision points is the EU facing in the Western Balkans in the coming period?” organised by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Gerald Knaus was invited to participate in the panel discussion “Crisis-ridden Europe - What next for the European project?” at the event Zeit für Demokratie organised by the German weekly Die Zeit.
Adnan Cerimagic took part in a Belgrade Security Conference titled “Authoritarianism as a Cause of War and a Duty to Resist” organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP)
Gerald Knaus was invited to speak in the regular online discussion format “Grab a Cypriot Coffee” on the topic of “Cyprus, Germany & the Future of European Refugee Policy” organised by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Cyprus.
