The conference will critically assess the achievements of the Eastern Partnership policy, the effectiveness of its existing toolbox, and whether it has brought about real change on the ground.
Speakers will also look ahead to the Brussels Eastern Partnership summit and beyond, and offer recommendations for calibrating the European Union’s policy to tackle better the emerging trends and challenges in the region.
Speakers
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Iskra Kirova
Speaker
Until March 2023, Iskra Kirova was a senior policy analyst for the Open Society Europe and Eurasia Program.
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Jerzy Pomianowski
Speaker
Jerzy Pomianowski is the executive director of the European Endowment for Democracy.
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Natalia Yerashevich
Speaker
Natalia Yerashevich is the director of secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
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Zuzana Stuchlikova
Speaker
Zuzana Stuchlikova is the head of the Brussels Office of the EUROPEUM/Think Visegrad Platform.
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Linas Linkevičius
Speaker
Linas Linkevičius is the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
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Timur Onica
Speaker
Timur Onica is civil society professional in the EU neighbourhood at the European Endowment for Democracy.
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Věra Řiháčková
Moderator
Věra Řiháčková is advocacy and membership manager at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
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Rebecca Harms
Speaker
Rebecca Harms is a member of the European Parliament.
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Miriam Lexmann
Speaker
Miriam Lexmann is the EU regional program director of the International Republican Institute.
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Boris Navasardyan
Speaker
Boris Navasardyan is head of the Yerevan Press Club and member of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Steering Committee.
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Adam Balcer
Moderator
Adam Balcer is a lecturer at the Centre for East European Studies at the University of Warsaw.
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Dmytro Shulga
Speaker
Dmytro Shulga is the European program director of the International Renaissance Foundation.
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Vano Chkhikvadze
Speaker
Vano Chkhikvadze is the EU integration field manager of the Open Society Georgia Foundation.
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Ziya Guliyev
Speaker
Ziya Guliyev is chair of the Center for Legal Initiatives at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Steering Committee.
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Katarína Mathernová
Speaker
Katarína Mathernová is deputy director general in DG NEAR at the European Commission.
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Lawrence Meredith
Speaker
Lawrence Meredith is director for Neighbourhood East in DG NEAR at the European Commission.
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Ján Cingel
Speaker
Ján Cingel is the acting head of the European Neighbourhood Programme at the GLOBSEC Policy Institute.
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