Eastern neighbours - Heinrich Böll Stiftung

Eastern policy of the EU

CONFERENCE

What vision for the future of the Eastern Partnership?

September 29, 2010 - Can the civil society in the countries of Eastern Europe be effectively supported by the Eastern Partnership programme? What role does the Civil Society Forum have within this process? These questions will be answered during the conference organized by the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Institute of Public Affairs on October, 14th. more»

Conference/POLICY PAPERS

European Union and its Eastern Neighbours.

- On March 18-19 2010 experts, representatives of national administrations and the world of politics from Poland, Germany, other European countries, states taking part in the Eastern Partnership initiative and Russia met in Warsaw to discuss the perspectives for developing the European Union’s Eastern Policy for upcoming years – specifically during the period of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council. The conference – an open meeting (March 18) for the general public and an expert meeting (March 19) – was organized by the Warsaw office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the German Bertelsmann Foundation and the Polish Centre for European Strategy demosEuropa. more»

debate

Eastern dimension of the EU policy. Challenges for the Polish EU Council Presidency

- We invite you to a discussion about strengthening the Eastern dimension of the EU policy during the Polish Presidency of the EU in 2011 from both perspectives - Warsaw and Brussels. more»

Debate

Eastern Partnership – new wrapping for old policy?

- On the 7th of May 2009, the Eastern Partnership was launched in Prague – a Polish-Swedish initiative for the strengthening of the Eastern dimension of EU policy within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). What does it mean for the relations of the EU with its Eastern neighourgs? Can we considere this programm as a 'big succes' or it has rather a symbolic meaning? more»

Belarus

Summer school

Summer School for Young People from Belarus

Musterfirma The Heinrich Böll Foundation is pleased to announce the call for applications for its third „Summer School for Young People from Belarus” that will take place in Berlin from 7-21 August, 2011. more»

dossier

Belarus - a chance for democracy?

- New series of articles on Belarus loaded: development of the civic society, women’s and ecological movement, energy issues or European affairs and more. more»

Summer School for Young People from Belarus

- June 7, 2010 - The Heinrich Böll Foundation is proud to host the second "Summer School for Young People from Belarus" in Berlin from 4-18 July 2010. Twelve young adults from Belarus have been selected to participate based on their demonstrated interest in politics and local community initiatives. more»

Debate

Belarus – lost chance for change?

- February 28, 2009 - Despite the political system in Belarus being far from democratic, consecutive elections awaken hope of democratic standards being introduced and of the Belarusian opposition becoming stronger. Prior to the elections, the general situation was full of contradictory signals, at the same time the Georgia conflict changed the West’s outlook on the whole post-soviet region. more»

Analysis

The Parliamentary (Non)-Election in Belarus: A Look from the Inside, by Vitali Silitski (pdf, 8 pages, 167 kB)

Analysis

Belarus’s Post-Georgia Elections: A New Paradigm or the Same Old Balancing Act?, by Andrew Wilson (pdf, 6 pages, 94 kB)

Europe and the Caucasian Conflict

Debate

The war in Georgia from the perspective of Warsaw and Kiev

February 28, 2009 - Russia’s return to imperialist tendencies, observed in Moscow for some time, caused concern
among the political elites and societies of the post-soviet block. The outbreak of war in Georgia
only heightened these worries. The countries most actively engaged in the Georgian conflict
included Poland and Ukraine. Following the events in Georgia, Poland’s position on the European arena was strengthened and Poland’s local expertise and engagement in Eastern Europe was acknowledged. Ukraine, and similarly Georgia found themselves the centre of interest among the political elites of both the EU and the USA. more»

The conflict in Georgia and its implications for the region – the Polish perspective, by Paweł Świeboda (pdf, 3 pages, 131 kB))

The end of “International order –1991”: Impact of 2008 Russia-Georgia war on Ukraine, by Oleksandr Sushko (pdf, 5 pages, 40 kB)

Ten Theses about the Russian-Georgian Conflict: A View from Ukraine, by Juri Szczerbak (pdf, 3 pages, 27 kB)

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