We are excited to announce the REDEMOS Mid-term Conference on June 7, 2024, in Chişinău, Moldova. Stakeholders from the world of politics, diplomacy, academia, civil society and the think tank community will discuss three key questions:
- How have wars and conflict been impacting the EU’s eastern neighbourhood’s democratic pathway in recent years?
- How is EU democracy support action in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood perceived and what does the EU do to foster its image as a democracy promoter?
- How to conceive of the goals and actions of other external actors into the design and activities of EU democracy support in its eastern neighbourhood?
See the Conference’s Agenda below:
09:00-9:15 Registration
09:15-09:30 Opening and welcome
Dr Mădălina Dobrescu, Coordinator & Principal Investigator, REDEMOS, NTNU, Trondheim
09:30-10:00 Keynote speech by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Dorin Recean
10:00-11:30 Panel I: Democratic development in Eastern Europe in light of Russia’s war on Ukraine
Chair: Prof Dr Tobias Schumacher, Professor of European Studies, NTNU & Deputy Coordinator, REDEMOS, Trondheim & College of Europe, Natolin
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Ion Guzun, Member of the Supreme Council Magistracy of the Republic of Moldova, Chişinău
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Franak Viacorka, Chief Advisor of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, President-elect of Belarus & Head of the United Transition Cabinet
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Arif Yunus, Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist, Head of the Department of Conflict and Migration of the Institute of Peace and Democracy. (remotely).
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Prof Dr Richard Youngs, Professor of International & European Politics, Warwick University & Senior Associate,Carnegie Europe, Brussels
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Dr Iryna Solonenko, Programme Director, Ukraine, Center for Liberal Modernity, Berlin
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Nino Dolidze, Executive Director, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Tbilisi
11:15-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-13:00 Panel II: External images and self-perceptions of the EU, its actions and visibility in Eastern Europe
Moderator: Rikard Jozwiak, Europe Editor, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague
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Natalia Gavriliţa, Member of The Supervisory Board, National Bank of Moldova & Former Prime Minister, Chişinău
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H.E. Amb. JānisMažeiks, Head ofEU Delegationto Moldova, Chişinău
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Dr Koba Turmanidze, President, Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC), Tbilisi
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Prof Dr Tina Freyburg, Chair of Comparative Politics, University of St. Gallen
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Ion Manole, Executive Director, Promo-Lex, Chişinău
13:00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-14:45 Diagnosing political regime development in Eastern Europe through REDEMOS tools: the case of Moldova
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Prof Dr Marianne Kneuer, Chair of Political Systems and Comparative Politics, TU Dresden
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Dr Sergiu Buşcaneanu, Research Fellow, Chair of Political Systems and Comparative Politics, TU Dresden
14:45-16:15 Panel III: Beyond the EU: the role of other international actors in Eastern Europe and the return of geopolitics
Moderator: Dr Ragnar Weilandt, Research Fellow, REDEMOS, NTNU, Trondheim
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H.E. Amb. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-In-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process& Member of the REDEMOS International Advisory Board
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Dr Stanislav Secrieru, National Security Advisor to the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, Chişinău
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Laura Hruby, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Moldova, Chişinău
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Dr Mareike Ohlberg, Lead, Stockholm China Forum, GermanMarshall Fund, Berlin
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Michaela Guerard Šimák, Head, NATO Liaison Office in the Republic of Moldova, Chişinău
16:15-16:30 Closing & end of conference
Dr Mădălina Dobrescu, Coordinator & Principal Investigator, REDEMOS, NTNU, Trondheim
16:30 End of event networking coffee
Download the Conference’s Agenda here.
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