The latest news from the European Council | Prof. Dr. Heinz Gärtner
The chair of our Advisory Board, Prof. Dr Heinz Gärtner, gave an interview on TVP world.
Two years of war against Ukraine: Remembering the preciousness and fragility of human life
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict After Baku’s Takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh: What’s Next?
What does the new reality in Nagorno-Karabakh mean for the future of the conflict and the South Caucasus region? Is further military escalation still possible? What role do external powers, such as Russia, Turkey, and the EU, play in this conflict and the South Caucasus region more broadly? What is the situation of Karabakh Armenians today? Why are the violent means of taking control over Nagorno-Karabakh perceived as restoring justice in Azerbaijan? Are there any prospects for a genuine dialogue between the conflicting parties? Can the EU play a role in supporting efforts towards a sustainable solution and preventing further violence? This panel of eminent experts will attempt to answer these and many other questions surrounding the deep-rooted conflict in this part of the European neighborhood.
Dealing with Justice and Peace Issues in Times of War: Credibility of International Law and Conflicts in Sudan and the Middle East
Mahnwache in Stille für Frieden in Israel und Palästina
“Es gibt Zeiten, da fehlen einem die Worte. Sie fehlen, wenn es viel Gewalt gibt, die uns sprachlos zurücklässt. Und manchmal liegt jedes Wort auf der Waagschale. Gerade ist eine solche Zeit. Aber selbst wenn die Worte fehlen, wollen wir trotzdem nicht nichts tun”, so drei der Initiatorinnen, Sarah Haas, Sophia Stanger und Melanie Kuhrn. Am Mittwoch laden Standing Together gemeinsam mit den Friedensorganisationen Austrian Centre for Peace (www.ac4p.at), dem internationalen Versöhnungsbund (www.versoehnungsbund.at) und dem Internationalen Institut für den Frieden (www.iip.at) zu einer Mahnwache in Stille ein.
Ukraine and the Allies: Keeping the Firm Rock Unity and Solidarity
On the EU’s Frontline: Outcomes from Poland’s 2023 Parliamentary Elections
This panel discusses the results of the election as well as its significance for the EU in terms of Poland’s ambitions to shift power to the east and the EU’s own external policies, especially regarding its Eastern Neighborhood. Finally, the experts from Ukraine and Belarus respectively analyze Polish-Ukrainian and Polish-Belarusian relations as seen by Poland’s interlocutors from these two countries.
Krieg und Deeskalation – welche Perspektiven bietet zivile Friedensarbeit?
Towards a more inclusive global governance: What role for Europe?
The Russian attack on Ukraine is not only reshaping the Western-led international order. It has raised new questions about the EU's ambition to become a geopolitical power with strategic autonomy, at least in the short and medium term. But it has also brought into focus the necessary inclusion of new actors – labelled collectively under the rather misleading term of the Global South – into processes of strengthening elements of international order but also of building peace in Europe. The continent is not anymore the stable exception in a disorderly world, but part of a global struggle, in need of stabilising efforts from outside.