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As part of the Europe's Futures Annual Symposium 2024 (ERSTE Foundation), Ieva Česnulaitytė (Europe’s Futures Fellow 2023/24) spoke about Citizens’ Assemblies in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, their contextual challenges, and how they can strengthen democratic

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe and forced the EU to fulfil its ‘geopolitical’ ambitions. Over the past year, the EU has often seemed like a divided group and the future path of the new Commission still seems unclear. Yet history shows that when it

In her essay, Oksana Forostyna, Europe's Futures Fellow, explores how pro-Russian politics in Ukraine have evolved due to the war and political changes. She argues that political capital of pro-Russian parties will rise not due to their efforts, but due to EU's slow progress on

"It's All About Scaling Up Now" - Florian Bauer, Director of Social Finance, Sustainability and Innovation, and Ana Maria Cretu, Social Impact Investment Lead at ERSTE Foundation, discuss the evolving landscape of social finance in Central and Eastern Europe. In this interview,

Facing the moment of truth in Alpbach! The European Forum Alpbach is a place for reflection and action. The annual theme "Moment of Truth" reflects the crucial decisions that need to be made in 2024. With ERSTE Foundation as Main Partner, the EuropeanForumAlpbach brings together

"We need to change our notion of a design for life," says Kirsten Dunlop , CEO of EIT Climate-KIC, in our 2023 Annual Report. Dunlop challenges us to rethink sustainability, arguing that living well and living sustainably can - and must - go hand in hand. In this interview, she gives

Honored to have chaired #European Forum #Alpbach ⁦EuropeanForumAlpbach⁩ #EFA24 panel on #Europe With Joschka Fischer Petra Pinzler ⁦Viviane Ogou Corbi🕊⁩ ⁦Alberto Alemanno⁩ ⁦Peter Kreko⁩ Ioannis Armakolas ⁦Europe's Futures⁩ ⁦IWM⁩ ⁦ERSTE Foundation⁩

We concluded the #EuropeFutureForum 2024 Visegrad Insight Res Publica Nowa, and we continue to set the debate about policy choices from the CEE perspective #StrategicForesight Three takeaways: 1⃣ Defence funding and production in Europe will make or break us 2⃣ Funds for future

Interview given to🇵🇱#Warsaw based TVP World on #democracy #populism #authoritarianism #politicalparties Europe's Futures IWM ERSTE Foundation

European Forum Alpbach: A catalyst for impactful change - Hedvig Morvai and Milan Vujić on the invaluable space that EuropeanForumAlpbach provides to bring our policy-oriented work to life: philea.eu/opinions/europ… Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association Hedvig Morvai Milan Vujić