European Community Foundation Initiative: Publication of the Peer-evaluation Report

26.07.2022 Authors: · Dr. Stefan Cibian · Dr. R. Alejandro Hernández Renner – Ansis Bērziņš – Rachel McGrath   The Făgăraș Research Institute led a field-driven evaluation of the European Community Foundations Initiative (ECFI). The analysis and insights will play an important role in shaping ECFI beyond 2022 and has...

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Effects of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – article

25.03.2021 “Global crises caused by the pandemic of COVID-19, since early 2020, can compromise the world commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” Authors: Kalterina Shulla · Bernd‑Friedrich Voigt · Stefan Cibian · Giuseppe Scandone · Edna Martinez · Filip Nelkovski · Pourya Salehi The article discusses critical aspects...

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Effects of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – article

18.03.2021 Our colleague Stefan Cibian, co-authored an article on COVID-19 impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  “Global crises caused by the pandemic of COVID-19, since early 2020, can compromise the world commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” The article discusses critical aspects of the global pandemic for...

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Africa – Central and Eastern Europe Relations

Africa – Central and Eastern Europe relations are more complex than one would recognize at first. The two regions have much more in common than is apparent today. First, during the Cold War, CEE countries have supported in various ways the liberation movements of African countries, their development, and benefited...

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Africa – European Union Relations: A common future?

Africa – European Union relations have a long history that goes back even before the decolonization period. Today, however, the context on both continents has changed so much that the next period is going to be fundamental for shaping new approaches. On the one hand, on the African continent we...

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Emerging Engagements Between Central & Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: Common Interests and Cooperation

Emerging Engagements Between Central & Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: Common Interests and Cooperation was organized on October 31, 2019, in Accra, Ghana, by Chatham House – The Royal Institute of International Affairs  from London. Dr. Stefan Cibian held a presentation on The Context, Drivers and Outlook for CEE-SSA Relations...

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CEE – A Region In-Between, Annual Conference of the Central Europe Political Science Association, Pecs

On September 26-27, 2019 the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) held its 24th annual conference, entitled CEE – A Region In-Between. The conference took place in Pecs, Hungary and brought together scholars, researchers, and students from all countries in the region. Dr. Stefan Cibian presented a paper entitled Making...

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