Regional Perspectives on the war in Ukraine / Conference

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International conference organised by the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), the Institute of European Integration and Regional Studies at the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University and the Center for the Study of Conflict & Peace at the University of Osnabrück.

Questions after the unjustified attack of the Russian Federation against Ukraine developed from “how could we let this happen” through “what can we do to help” to “when will it end”? As the war is ongoing for almost four months, three institutions from Chernivtsi, Osnabrück and Vienna brought together experts to discuss the war  in Ukraine as well as its implications for the wider Danube Region.  

 

 PROGRAMME

Welcome by the organisers

First Panel: Assessing the dynamics of the war: Military, political & humanitarian situation in Ukraine

  • Anatoliy Kruglashov (Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi) 
  • Nadija Afanasieva (UIIP Kyiv)
  • Nataliya Vinnykova (V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University)

Moderator: Sebastian Schäffer (IDM) 

Followed by open discussion among other invited experts & audience  

Coffee break

Second Panel: Assessing consequences & prospects: The war and the wider Danube Region

  • Minna Ålander (SWP Berlin)
  • Andreas Umland (Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs/Kyiv)
  • Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu (IDM/Romanian Centre for Russian Studies at University of Bucharest)  

Moderator: Ulrich Schneckener (University of Osnabrück) 

Followed by open discussion among other invited experts & audience  

Final Concluding remarks by the organizers

End of conference

Welcome to the new website of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe

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If you want to move forward, you have to stay mobile. Therefore, the IDM is now getting a new home in virtual space. On 1 July 2022, our new website www.idm.at went online. We are still working at full speed to improve it. For technical reasons, however, all old links will no longer work. We would therefore like to thank you for your understanding that there may be a few inconveniences during this transition period!

Visit us at the new digital home of the IDM!

Our current events, publications, podcasts and expertise are already available to you in the new design. We hope you will quickly get used to the new structure and are pleased with the improvements: Above all, the relaunch gives us more freedom and flexibility to provide attractive information about the target countries of our institute. A separate blog offers new opportunities to optimally communicate analyses and comments on important developments. Another highlight is the interactive map on the home page, behind which we continuously collect the latest expertise on the target countries. Current information on Ukraine can be found here. Discover the new online reader for our publications! From now on you can conveniently browse through the latest policy paper from our experts on our website or download the latest issue of Info Europa for later. We also make it easier for you to get involved in the region. In the future, IDM membership will only be a few clicks away.

Having trouble finding something on the new website? Do you encounter other barriers? Please let us know – our administrators are happy to receive tips on how to improve it! (idm@idm.at)

We wish you an informative start to the summer – with the new IDM website!

Your IDM team

Donau-Salon beim Europa-Forum Wachau 2022 

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Unter dem Titel „Safeguarding Peace In Europe“, der sich an das Generalthema des EFW 2022 „Safeguarding Europe’s Future“ anlehnte, führte das IDM gemeinsam mit der ARGE Donauländer am Campus der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (UWK) den Donausalon durch. Zu dem Programmpunkt des Europa-Forum Wachau (EFW) kamen hochrangige EntscheidungsträgerInnen und ExpertInnen zusammen, um unter der Moderation von IDM-Geschäftsführer Sebastian Schäffer über aktuelle Fragen der Kooperation und Sicherheit zu diskutieren. Ergänzt durch interaktive Publikumsformate teilten ihre Expertise:

  • Martin Eichtinger, Präsident des Europa-Forums Wachau und Landesrat für Wohnbau, Arbeit und internationale Beziehungen der NÖ Landesregierung
  • Hana Hajnová, stellvertretende Bezirkskommissarin der Region Vysocina, Tschechische Republik
  • Christian Spahr, Generalsekretär, Versammlung der Regionen Europas
  • Iryna Izarova, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department for Legal Studies and International Relations UWK
  • Ivanka Popović, Vizepräsidentin des DRC, Universität Belgrad, Serbien
  • Claudia Crawford, Leiterin des Wiener Büros der Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Multilateraler Dialog

Nach Jahrzehnten vermeintlicher Stabilität zeigten die Ereignisse der vergangenen Monate, wie brüchig die Grundlagen des Friedens in Europa sind. Umso höher ist die Bedeutung von Institutionen, die ihre Arbeit dem Aufbau und der Pflege von Freundschaften über Grenzen hinweg widmen und so eine gute Basis für Dialog und Kontakte in den jeweiligen Regionen schaffen. Freundschaften, die in Friedenszeiten aufgebaut wurden, sind jetzt relevant, um Gespräche nicht abreißen zu lassen, das Interesse hochzuhalten und Diskussionen über Lösungen in Krisenzeiten zu finden. Gemeinsam mit VertreterInnen verschiedener europäischer Institutionen wurde das Thema internationale Zusammenarbeit und dessen Beitrag zum Frieden aufgegriffen, aktuelle geopolitische Entwicklungen diskutiert und der Beitrag der Regionen zur Friedenssicherung im Sinne der Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) veranschaulicht.

Policy Paper: The Day After

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The Day After – Towards a Greater European Council?

IDM Policy Paper 2/2022

Yesterday EUCO followed the recommendation of the European Commission and granted Moldova and Ukraine candidate status.

This is an important political symbol and sends a strong signal of solidarity. However, the EU’s decision can only be seen as the first step for providing the necessary political, institutional and strategic answers to the changing geopolitical and security environment. It is clear that the enlargement process will not have any short-cuts and the EU-Western Balkans summit showed the lack of ambition among the member states.

Thus, what comes next? Ulrich Schneckener and Sebastian Schäffer wrote a Policy Paper for the day after. Reflecting on different proposals made by the French President Emmanuel Macron and others, they explore the concept of a Greater European Council (GEC) as a new way forward.

IDM Short Insights 18: Europe heaves a sigh of relief

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French voters went to the ballot on 24 April 2022 and re-elected president Emmanuel Macron. Preserving international dialogue, Europe can heave a sight of relief despite the uncertainty of the upcoming parliamentary election. From France, IDM research associate Emma Hontebeyrie gives an overview of the situation.

IDM Short Insights 17: Impact of the War in Ukraine on Georgia

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The ongoing War in Ukraine has had a massive spill-over effect on neighbouring parts of Europe. Among the countries affected has been Georgia. IDM Research Assistant Jack Gill, who recently spent time in Tbilisi, gives an overview of how Georgia has been affected.

 

Parliamentary Elections in Slovenia 2022

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An online panel discussion organised by IDM in cooperation with the Political Academy and Karl Renner Institute

Welcome Address

Felix Ofner, International Secretary at the Political Academy of the Austrian People’s Party

 

Briefing on the current situation in Slovenia Marko Lovec, Associate Professor at the Centre of International Relations of the University of Ljubljana

 

Panel Discussion:

Primož Cirman, Journalist and Editor-in-chief at Necenzurirano.si, Ljubljana

Marko Lovec, Associate Professor at the Centre of International Relations of the University of Ljubljana

Tanja Porčnik, President of the Visio Institute, Maribor

 

Moderation:

Daniel Martínek, Research Associate at the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)