How Can the EU Become a Geopolitical Actor in Its Eastern Neighbourhood?


9:00 am - 10:30 am
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How Can the EU Become a Geopolitical Actor in Its Eastern Neighbourhood?
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Monday, 28 August
90 minutes
English
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Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is having huge geopolitical implications for the EU's eastern neighbourhood, forcing the EU to take on greater responsibilities, including as a security provider. What could a new Eastern Partnership policy look like that takes account of the changed geopolitical circumstances and what should be the EU’s policy vis-à-vis the neighbours of its neighbours, particularly Central Asia?
 
Session objective: Imagining new possibilities – Get inspired and foster new ideas by imagining bold solutions to complex challenges and imagine disruptively new ways of thinking. 
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Thomas Mayr-Harting

Chair of the International Advisory Board European Forum Alpbach
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Maria Mezentseva

Member of Parliament Parliament of Ukraine
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Sergey Lagodinsky

Member of the European Parliament European Parliament
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Carl Bildt

Co-Chair European Council on Foreign Relations
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sviatlana tsikhanouskaya

Opposition Leader of Belarus / Head of the United Transition Cabinet Republic of Belarus
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Daniela Schwarzer

Member of the Executive Board Bertelsmann Foundation