September 30, 2014
Tensions between Russia and the West, including the European Union, have not eased since the Eastern powerhouse invaded Crimea in February. The EU has banked on economic and diplomatic sanctions to reign Putin in and stabilize Ukraine. To delve deeper into the topic, CEU's Center for EU Enlargement held its first conference of the new academic year “Engagement or Containment: EU-Russia Relations in Turbulent Times and the Role of Central Europe” on Sept. 25.
September 24, 2014
Hungarian political and economic weekly, HVG published an interview with Andras Deak, who used to be the Research Director of CEU’s Center for EU Enlargement Studies. In the interview, Deak discusses Russia’s motives in the recent conflict against the Ukraine, and the latter’s chances of integrating into the EU.
Due to copyright regulations, the article is available in the weekly, HVG, 2014.09.24. (pp. 28-29, "Moszkva megprobalhat nyomast gyakorolni rank").
September 23, 2014
For those who are interested in history and the historical events of the 20th century and want to improve their debating skills, CEU's Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS) has opened a call for applications to participate in the simulation game “Renegotiating Peace.” The call is open to students, recent graduates, and young professionals from all disciplines who wish to better understand the relevance of World War I for today’s politics. The simulation was prepared by the German organization Planpolitik and co-organized with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
September 4, 2014
http://www.napi.hu/magyar_gazdasag/az_eu_hanyatlasara_keszul_az_orban-kormany.586236.html - Hungarian economic news portal napi.hu reports: Peter Balazs, Professor of CEU’s Center for EU Enlargement Studies, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, said at the 52nd Symposium of Hungarian Economists: The European integration has been stagnating and the Orban cabinet is doing its utmost to react to the decline scenario, whereas Hungary’s interest would lie in the recovery
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