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The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), the European Commission Representation in Athens and the Embassies of Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, Poland and Georgia have the pleasure to invite you to a conference on the present and the future of the Eastern Partnership, with the title: EaP: Looking beyond the 2017 Summit.

The conference will be held in English on Wednesday  8, November 2017 from  09:00 to 14:00 at the premises of the European Commission Representation in Greece (2, Vas. Sofias Avenue, 106 74, Athens).

Please present your ID card or passport at the entrance.

Please confirm your participation by Friday 3 November to  Ms. Nina Papaioannou

Τ: 210 7257111, e-mail: nina@eliamep.gr 

This working paper traces the experience emanating from the first year of the implementation of the project for the inclusion of refugee children in the Greek education system run by the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The paper analyzes the existing action plan for integration as well as the problems encountered and the gaps identified throughout its implementation. Based on this evaluation, it proceeds to a series of recommendations, taking into account the experience and good practices from Greece and other European countries. The paper highlights the changes and proposals in the revised Education Plan for the school year 2017-2018, taking into consideration the Assessment Report drafted by the working group from the Ministry of Education and published in 2017. This research brief on the education of the refugee children is written on the occasion of the round-table discussion held at ELIAMEP in June 2017. Participants included experts from the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Migration Policy, representatives of non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders.

Working Paper 84/2017:  ‘The inclusion of refugees in the Greek education system’

Authors: Dr Dia Anagnostou and Ms Marina Nikolova

The Dictionary on the conflict in Syria presents and explains key terms of the civil war. It is authored by Ms Chiara Tzivraili as ELIAMEP Working Paper 83/2017 (October 2017). The Dictionary is written in Greek.

You can read here the article about sexual harassement and gender equality written by Senior Research Fellow of ELIAMEP, Dr Dia Anagnostou, in the Sunday edition of To Vima newspaper. The op-ed was published on 22 October 2017.

You can read here the article on the continuation of security coopeation despite Brexit which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 18 October 2017 [in Greek].

On 16 October 2017, Director General of ELIAMEP, Dr Thanos Dokos, spoke on the possibility of new investments in Greece. You can find here more information here.

On 27 September 2017 the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) organised an event on “Geopolitics of Northeast Asia and Eastern Mediterranean: Prospects for Peace and Security”.

Opening Remarks:

– AHN Young-jip, Ambassador of the R.O.K.

– Dr. Thanos DOKOS, Director-General, ELIAMEP

Speakers:

– Ambassador CHUN Yungwoo, Chairman of the Korean Peninsula Future Forum (KPFF); Former National Security Advisor to the President (2010-2013), Vice Foreign Minister (2009-2010); Korean Ambassador to the UK (2008-2009), “Geopolitics of Northeast Asia and prospects for Korean unification”

– Ambassador Pavlos APOSTOLIDES, former Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic; former Director of the Greek Intelligence Service (1999-2004), “Security Flash Points in the Eastern Mediterranean”

Dr. Thanos DOKOS, Director General of ELIAMEP, chaired the event.

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Institure of International Economic Relation (IDOS) will organise seminars for students and professionals in November and December. The theme will be: ‘Greece and the future of the EU’. More information is available on the Greek version of ELIAMEP website.

You can read here the article on Wolfgang Schaueble and the eurozone, which was written by Professor George Pagoulatos. The commentary was published on 15 October 2017 in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini and is available in Greek.

You can read here the article about public opinion and Greek foreign policy which was written by Research Fellow of ELIAMEP Dr Ioannis Armakolas. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 9 October 2017 [in Greek].

Papazisis publications just published the new book Understanding the Greek Crisis: Answers to Key Questions about the State, the Economy and Europe, edited by Dimitris Katsikas, Kyriakos Filinis and Marianthi Anastasatou. The book is the result of an initiative by ELIAMEP’s Crisis Observatory and its objective is to offer answers to much debated questions about the Greek crisis.

You can find here more information.

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy has started a new series of strategic dialogues. The second series is related to the State of the Union of Jean Claude Juncker and how it is perceived by Greek scholars. You can access it here (in Greek).

The “Balkan Silk Road” is the name given to the transport route and logistics corridor that China is beginning to establish in the region. The Balkans, and by extension Southeast Europe, is a region where China can empirically test various elements of its “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) which was launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013. As an investor and loan provider for infrastructure projects, China is a newcomer to the region. Its growing footprint in southeast Europe reflects how different actors – the European Union, Russia, Turkey and now China – are positioning themselves and seeking spheres of influence. The level of engagement by Chinese state-owned companies, political leaders and lending institutions in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe is gradually redefining the relationships between China and countries comprising Southeast Europe. Greece, Serbia, the FYR of Macedonia and Bosnia-Hercegovina see in China the opportunity to provide them with the financial assistance to build highways, expand harbours and modernize public utilities.

Working Paper 82/2017:  Opening a New Silk Road from China 

Author: Dr Jens Bastian

ELIAMEP Crisis Observatory participates in the bi-regional research programme Jean Monnet Network “Crisis-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America”. The aim is the comparative study of crisis and crisis management as well as its social and democratic implications, in Europe and Latin AmericaThis process will allow an exchange of information and experiences between Europe and Latin America, but also the opening of a bi-regional dialogue on the social and macroeconomic policies and crisis management, providing additional content to the Strategic Alliance  the Summits EU-CELAC are supposed to build.

The programme will be coordinated by IRELAC with the participation of:

Institute of International Relations of the University of Sao Paulo (IRI-USP) (Brazil)

Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

Istituto Affari Internazionali (Italy)

Academic Researcher: Stephan Schulmeister (Austria)

IRELAC (Belgium)

The duration of the project is three years (September 2016-August 2019).

For further information, please contact Dimitris Katsikas, head of Crisis Observatory.

The programme is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ programme.

The kick-off meeting of the programme was held on 6th June 2017 in Brussels where Dimitris Katsikas represented the Crisis Observatory.

You can find here  the full schedule of the event.

On the occasion of the event organised by ELIAMEP, the Embassy of the US in Athens and GMF on 26 September 2017, Kathimerini reported on discussions held. You can access the article here (in Greek)

The project is geared towards enhancing the knowledge and debate about the European integration project and the role of citizens. Within and beyond a network of renowned policy institutes specialising in EU affairs, the partners intend to enhance (i) participatory and (ii) representative democracy and (iii) accountability in the EU, and thereby strive “Towards a Citizens’ Union” (2CU).

2CU fosters the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers and to build bridges between different communities. The defined target group captures a wide cross-section of interlocutors, e.g. other think tankers, academics, politicians, national and EU-level policy-makers, representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs), and journalists.

The project’s objectives are:

– To inform and influence national and EU-level debates about the citizens’ union

– To advance knowledge and experience of (young) researchers

– To advance the study area at (inter)national level

Its activities include:

• Organizing research workshops to simulate negotiations in the 3 key subject areas, “researchers-meet-EU policy-makers” seminars to gain feedback, and public outreach events to stimulate debate in capitals across Europe.
• Producing a series of policy briefs, published online and disseminated widely, as well as a final report synthesising findings and offering policy recommendations.

The project will be carried out by a consortium of 19 partners

• CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES
• CENTRE FOR LIBERAL STRATEGIES
• EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
• ISTITUTO AFFARI INTERNAZIONALI
• SABIEDRISKAS POLITIKAS CENTRS PROVIDUS
• Latvijas Arpolitikas instituts
• FUNDACJA INSTYTUT SPRAW PUBLICZNYCH
• EUROPEAN DIN ROMANIA
• Centre for International Information and Documentation
• Centre for European Reform
• Carnegie Europe
• STIFTUNG WISSENSCHAFT UND POLITIK
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik
• Institute of International Relations
• Tænketanken Europa
• ELIAMEP
• WISEEUROPA – FUNDACJA WARSZAWSKI INSTYTUT STUDIOW EKONOMICZNYC
• FUNDACION REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES
• SLOVENSKA SPOLOCNOST PRE ZAHRANICNU POLITIKU
• Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Duration of the project: 1/09/2017 – 31/08/2020

Contact persons at ELIAMEP

Dr. Filippa Chatzistavrou

Konstantinos Papanikolaou

Co-funded by Erasmus+ Jean Monnet actions 2017

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Joining the debate on the role of President of Russia Vladimir Putin in international politics and the relations between Russia and the West, the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy publishes (in Greek) a relevant working paper written by Mr Alexandros Mpoufessis. You can access it here.

President XI Jinping’s “Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013, seeks to expand and secure maritime routes, road networks, railway and bridge infrastructure projects for China from Asia across Africa to the Middle East and Europe. The Chinese blueprint includes a mosaic of infrastructure investments, trade agreements, energy cooperation and establishing a financial footprint through extensive lending arrangements. The Balkan Silk Road initiative connects Beijing with Athens and establishes further infrastructure links with Belgrade, Sarajevo, Skopje, Budapest, Tirana, Podgorica, etc.

Seen from a southeast European perspective, the BRI has major repercussions in countries as diverse as Greece, Serbia, FYR Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Port infrastructure, highway projects, high-speed railway links and thermal power plant renovation form the constituent elements of the BRI in southeast Europe.

The report – written by the independent economic analyst Dr. Jens Bastian – was commissioned by the EBRD in London. It was presented and subsequently made available as a public document on Thursday, 14. September 2017. On the invitation of the South-East Europe” and the “Asian Studies” Programmes of ELIAMEP, Dr. Jens Bastian presented the report at the Office of the European Parliament in Athens.

Prof. Loukas Tsoukalis, President of ELIAMEP, chaired the event.

Dr. Peter Sanfey, Deputy Director for Country Economics and Policy at the EBRD made introductory remarks.

Dr. Plamen Tonchev, Head of Asia Unit at the Institute of International Economic Relations (IIER), Athens  served as a discussant to Dr. Bastian’s report