Re-engaging with neighbours in a state of war and geopolitical tensions
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU has responded by re-engaging with the Union’s neighbouring countries. This builds on the assumption that bringing them into the European family of liberal democracies will increase the resilience of the whole European community against external negative interference.
The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas.
The Institute of International Relations Prague (IIR) is an independent public research institution that conducts excellent academic research in the larger field of international relations. It is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies is a public university institute - with special autonomy - working in the field of applied sciences: Economics and Management, Law, Political Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Plant Biotechnology, Medicine, and Industrial and Information Engineering.
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia is an independent institution with strong international and interdisciplinary orientation, promoting freedom of research, scholarly excellence, education and intellectual creativity in the humanities and the social sciences.
Lund University was founded in 1666 and is one of world's top universities. The University has approximately 45,000 students and 8,600 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg, Malmö and Ljungbyhed. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.
ICH is a research institution dedicated to furthering the understanding of the recent past, facilitating the study of political, social, economic and cultural history in the context of Serbian, Yugoslav, Balkan, European, and global society.
With more than 15 years of experience in higher education and with certified parameters, UET offers all the capacities and guarantees to be an island of excellence and to give to students, professors, researchers, parents and other social actors a collaborative space for their projects, ideas and dreams.
The University of Sarajevo is a sizeable and complex organisation carrying out the noble mission of educating able, creative and internationally competent staff in all areas of interest for Bosnia and Herzegovina through teaching and research.
Founded in 2006 NGO “Ukrainian European Studies Association” is all national non-profit organisation which unites experts, academics, teachers and NGO leaders in field of European Studies in Ukraine and hosts the Ukrainian Jean Monnet Network.
The Moldova State University (MSU) is the first higher education institution with the status of a university, established in Moldova. Founded on October 1, 1946, and initially named Chisinau State University, it managed to create a solid national and international reputation.