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17/12/2021

*** 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗨𝗧! ***
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻

A decade ago, the Eurozone crisis resulted in comprehensive reforms of the EMU. In December 2020, leaders of the European Union reached an unprecedented political agreement to counter the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Their decision led to the EU borrowing on the international financial markets to finance a recovery instrument: the Next Generation EU. While, on one hand, Next Generation EU is a one-time only budgetary facility, it opens the door for the further integration of the EMU. On the other hand, Member States have different views on the way forward in the economic integration.

During the panel discussion organised by the Antall József Knowledge Centre in partnership with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, experts presented the findings of the preliminary research paper, focusing on the complex question of a Eurozone enlargement and EMU governance, and analysed in detail the different aspects and perspectives of economic and financial integration.

Has the pandemic changed cohesion between the Member States? What are the challenges of further EMU integration? How attractive is the Eurozone for non-euro Members States? What is the role of intergovernmental decision-making in EMU governance?

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Speakers:
• 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮́𝘇𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿, Head of Brussels Office, Antall József Knowledge Centre
• 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗽ł𝗮𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶, Head of the Central European Department, OSW - Centre for Eastern Studies
• 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻, Head of Corporate Taxation and Public Finance Research Department, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
• 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗮́𝗿𝘁𝗼́, Junior Research Fellow, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Institute of World Economics (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and Adjunct Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest
• Moderator: 𝗘𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮, Senior Research Officer, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

A decade ago, the Eurozone crisis resulted in comprehensive reforms of the EMU. In December 2020, leaders of the European Union reached an unprecedented political agreement to counter the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Their decision led to the EU borrowing on the international financial markets to...

13/12/2021

***The video is out!***

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨-𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?

As a result of many years of negotiations, cooperation between the EU and ASEAN member states reached a new stage on 1 December 2020: a strategic partnership was established between the former dialogue partners. However, relations between the two organisations have not developed smoothly. In the more than forty years since official contacts began in 1977, little progress has been made in deepening political and security relations, in contrast to economic and trade cooperation. After seeing ASEAN’s gradually increasing international importance since the turn of the millennium, the EU has placed more emphasis on developing its relations with the South East Asian organisation. Still, substantial progress was made much later than expected. The health crisis following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2019 and the intensification of the rivalry between the US and China are both having a direct impact on South East Asian countries. These factors have significantly altered the status quo that had been characterising EU–ASEAN relations until then.

What was the real motivation of the two parties in developing the Strategic Partnership Agreement, which was achieved last year? What future can be expected for this cooperation? The aim of the online roundtable discussion is to draw a comprehensive picture of the development of the relations between the two organisations so far and of their possible future prospects with the help of our invited expert.

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- Speaker: 𝗗𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗵𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗮, Senior Lecturer, Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya
- Moderator: 𝗭𝘀𝗼́𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝘆𝗮́𝘀, Research Fellow, Antall József Knowledge Centre

As a result of many years of negotiations, cooperation between the EU and ASEAN member states reached a new stage on 1 December 2020: a strategic partnership was established between the former dialogue partners. However, relations between the two organisations have not developed smoothly.

08/12/2021

*** 𝗚𝗮́𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘇𝗮𝗯𝘃𝗮? - 𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝘆 𝗘𝘁𝗶𝗼́𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘇𝗮́𝗻𝘀𝘇 𝗚𝗮́𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗵𝗶́𝘃𝗮́𝘀𝗮𝗶 𝗲́𝘀 𝗸𝗼̈𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗸𝗲𝘇𝗺𝗲́𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗶 ***

A Kék-Nílusra épülő Nagy Etiópiai Reneszánsz Gát nemcsak Afrika legnagyobb duzzasztógátja lesz, hanem gyógyírt jelenthet Etiópia gazdasági és szociális problémáira. Ugyanakkor nem mindegyik ország nézi jó szemmel a kelet-afrikai állam történelmének legnagyobb projektjének megvalósulását - különösen Egyiptom és Szudán.

Legújabb kül-és biztonságpolitikai eseményünkön meghívott szakértők segítségével vitattuk meg a NERG építésének történetét, a körülötte zajló nemzetközi vitát, a lehetséges gazdasági és környezeti következményeket, valamint annak lehetőségét, hogy a „gátkérdést” megpróbálják-e katonai úton lezárni.

Előadók:
▸ 𝗗𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱, igazgató, Kortárs Arab Világ Központ, egyetemi adjunktus, Sémi Filológiai és Arab Tanszék, Eötvös Lóránd Tudományegyetem
▸ 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗶 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗿, kutatási igazgató, Migrációkutató Intézet, docens, Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem
▸ Moderátor: 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗰𝘀𝗶́𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗮́𝗰𝘀, nemzetközi kapcsolatok referens, Globális kapcsolatok iroda, Antall József Tudásközpont

Az eseményről készült videó már elérhető oldalainkon:

2021 nyarán az etiópiai kormány bejelentette, hogy mindenképp elvégzi a Nagy Etiópiai Reneszánsz Gát második feltöltési szakaszát. Etiópia történetének legna...

30/11/2021

***𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨–𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽—𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?***

Our guest, Rahul Mishra (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator (European Studies Programme) at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is the Managing Editor of AEI Insights – the Institute’s peer reviewed journal published annually. He is also an Associate at the Centre for ASEAN Regionalism, University of Malaya. Prior to this, he was a Consultant, with the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. He has worked with India’s premier think tanks – IDSA (Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses) and ICWA (Indian Council of World Affairs) - for four years each. Recipient of the Asia Fellowship of the East-West Center in Washington D.C., Korean and Australian Government Fellowships, he was previously affiliated with the RSIS (Nanyang Technological University) and the National University of Singapore as well.

The video of the online discussion is coming soon!

29/11/2021

***𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨–𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽—𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?***

As a result of many years of negotiations, cooperation between the EU and ASEAN member states reached a new stage on 1 December 2020: a strategic partnership was established between the former dialogue partners. However, relations between the two organisations have not developed smoothly. In the more than forty years since official contacts began in 1977, little progress has been made in deepening political and security relations, in contrast to economic and trade cooperation. After seeing ASEAN’s gradually increasing international importance since the turn of the millennium, the EU has placed more emphasis on developing its relations with the South East Asian organisation. Still, substantial progress was made much later than expected. The health crisis following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2019 and the intensification of the rivalry between the US and China are both having a direct impact on South East Asian countries. These factors have significantly altered the status quo that had been characterising EU–ASEAN relations until then. What was the real motivation of the two parties in developing the Strategic Partnership Agreement, which was achieved last year? What future can be expected for this cooperation? The aim of the online roundtable discussion is to draw a comprehensive picture of the development of the relations between the two organisations so far and of their possible future prospects with the help of our invited expert.

More details are coming soon!

26/11/2021

***The video is out!***
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭:
𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Central European countries underwent a difficult transition in the last three decades in order to integrate into the transatlantic political and security community. NATO membership and active participation in both European and overseas peacekeeping and stabilization missions signal the commitment of the CE region to the transatlantic alliance. Nevertheless, the costs of the transition to market economy and changing security perceptions in the post-Cold War order created important tasks which had to be rectified after 2010 to an increasing degree by the CE member states and NATO as a whole. The conference examines the path forward for NATO, based on the Agenda 2030 strategic document, with a particular emphasis on the role CE countries play in achieving a more cohesive, secure and effective transatlantic alliance. Complementing this topic, it will focus on the ambitious defence sector reforms in CE countries—such as Zrínyi 2026 in Hungary—while analysing their importance to NATO and considering the roles allies can play in these development projects.

▸ Dr Petr Lunak, Deputy Head, Engagements Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division
▸ Dr Tomasz Smura, Director of Research Office, Casimir Pulaski Foundation / Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego
▸ Dr Tamás Csiki Varga, Researcher, Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies, University of Public Service / Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem
▸ Moderator: Zsolt Csepregi, Deputy Director for International Affairs, Antall József Knowledge Centre

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The event is realised with the support of the Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary, the Bethlen Gábor Foundation, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the University of Public Service / Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem.

Central Europe’s Emerging role in the Transatlantic Security Cooperation Central European countries underwent a difficult transition in the last three decades in order to integrate into the transatlantic political and security community. NATO membership and active participation in both European an...

25/11/2021

***𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭***

The video of the online conference entitled “Central Europe’s Emerging Role in the Transatlantic Security Cooperation” will be available tomorrow on AJKC Digital!

Meanwhile, we recommend the analysis on the topic entitled “Filling the two percent gap – An update on Hungarian defense spending trends” by our panellist, Dr Tamas Csiki Varga, researcher of the Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies at the University of Public Service / Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem.

▸https://isds.uni-nke.hu/document/isds-uni-nke-hu/ISDS_Analyses_2021_15.pdf

24/11/2021

***𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭***

The NATO 2030 initiative is about making sure our Alliance remains ready today to face tomorrow's challenges. Our upcoming online conference will analyse the path forward for NATO, based on this strategic document.
Read more: https://www.nato.int/nato2030/

23/11/2021

***𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭***

At our upcoming , we will examine the path forward for NATO, based on the Agenda 2030 strategic document, with a particular emphasis on the role CE countries play in achieving a more cohesive, secure and effective transatlantic alliance.
Broaden your perspectives on the topic with the final report on "The V4 towards a new NATO Strategic Concept and the EU Strategic Compass", a summary of a broader project entitled “Returning to the roots of the Visegrad cooperation – coordinating V4 strategy towards NATO Strategic Concept and European defence autonomy” organised by Casimir Pulaski Foundation / Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗝𝗞𝗖 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹!

Dear Readers, We, the representatives of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, the Antall József Knowledge Centre, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Slovak Security Policy Institute; have the privilege of presenting to you a special report, wtitten by sixteen senior defence experts and entit...

23/11/2021

***𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭***

Panel Discussion ▸ 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

▸ Dr Petr Lunak, Deputy Head, Engagements Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division
▸ Dr Tomasz Smura, Director of Research Office, Casimir Pulaski Foundation / Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego
▸ Dr Tamás Csiki Varga, Researcher, Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies, University of Public Service / Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem
▸ Moderator: Zsolt Csepregi, Deputy Director for International Affairs, Antall József Knowledge Centre

The video of the online conference is coming soon!

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The event is realised with the support of the Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary, the Bethlen Gábor Foundation, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the University of Public Service / Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem.