Thank you New Europe Center for organising the 3rd Edition of the EU Accession Exchange Forum in Kyiv. Crucial discussions on the geopolitical imperative and security dimensions of EU enlargement with Michael Zinkanell - @mzinkanell.bsky.social, Gustav C. Gressel, Leo Litra, Sinikukka Saari, and others. @SCEEUS_UI

I had the great pleasure to speak on mutually beneficial potentials of integrating EU-Ukraine defence industries at the 3rd EU Accession Exchange Forum in Kyiv. Insightful discussion with Gustav C. Gressel, Leo Litra, Sinikukka Saari, Klara Lindström, François Heisbourg, organised by New Europe Center

Federalisation: - is an evolutionary process, requiring long & intensive negotiations between all stakeholders. - requires detailed codification, with checks & balances. - is necessary to eliminate a major factor of instability & on-going crises in Iraq & KRI

I had the great pleasure to interview Michael Kofman for our special Austrian Institute for European & Security Policy podcast series Transatlantic Talks. We talked about how the Russian war on Ukraine changed transatlantic relations and how to overcome shortcomings 🎙️tune in: t.ly/EqTig U.S. Embassy Vienna

Online kursieren "Witze", die dazu aufrufen, mehrere Parteien bei der #NRWahl24 anzukreuzen, um den Koalitionswunsch zu zeigen. Achtung, das macht die Stimme ungültig! Bitte verbreitet nicht solche irreführenden Anweisungen.

Many thanks to MERI and Dlawer Ala'Aldeen for hosting us in Erbil. We had a very fruitful and constructive dialogue session on federalism and decentralisation, exchanging lessons and perspectives from Austria - together with @schwarzchristo and Philipp Paecklar.

Das #AIES durfte am 3.10.2024 gemeinsam mit der Diplomatische Akademie Wien das Event „Ukraine: Die strategische Gesamtsituation und ihre regionale Perspektive“ ausrichten. Oberst d. G. Dr. Markus Reisner gab Einblicke zur Kriegslage und betonte Europas Verantwortung. 🔗: t.ly/v3f7p

As fm president 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen gears up for her historic visit to Europe, I had a great pleasure of hosting the European Opinion Leaders Delegation at the #CzechHub in Taiwan to discuss the current dynamics in #Taiwan-EU relations, with a focus on economic and people-to-people ties.

View from Taipei 101, great to be back

Only 8 days until the US elections 🇺🇸 It was my pleasure to host our latest Transatlantic Talks podcast episode and to welcome two excellent speakers Mark Pfeifle and Jason Altmire. Tune in t.ly/9gITr Special thanks to U.S. Embassy Vienna for supporting this initiative.

The next week, I will be in Vienna to join #EuropeanForum and to discuss #security in #Europe, #RussianUkrainianWar and also #Swiss and #Austrian #neutrality in this context. Please join us online or in-person. Austrian Institute for European & Security Policy

❗Event Reminder❗ The #AIES invites you to this week's 28th European Forum "Europe's Future - time to decide, time to act" on November 7&8. More information and the registration form for this exciting event on our website: t.ly/fQZ2_

On November 7 & 8 we are organising the 28th European Forum Vienna to discuss Europe's pressing challenges with excellent speakers: Karoline Edtstadler, Cristina Gherasimov, Oleksii Reznikov, Mikuláš Dzurinda, Anton Shekhovtsov, Lesia Ogryzko, Andreas Umland, Dlawer Ala'Aldeen and more. 🔗 t.ly/fQZ2_

On my way to the European Forum #Vienna. The title of the forum couldn't be more timely: Time to decide, Time to Act ⏰️ Particularly in light of the recent U.S. Presidential election, the European defence landscape demands even greater focus and urgency. Martens Centre

Very interesting discussion at European Forum Vienna: #Europa needs to cooperate, invest in #military, give all support for #Ukraine, isolate #Russia, stop any trade with Russia, permit to attack it, become self reliant in security post #USAElections2024 Austrian Institute for European & Security Policy Diplomatische Akademie Wien

Former 🇺🇦 Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov at the 28th European Forum Vienna Austrian Institute for European & Security Policy Diplomatische Akademie Wien Live stream: t.ly/fQZ2_

🇪🇺 AIES 28th European Forum - Live Ticker🇪🇺 A key message from Adrian Balutel from the keynote speeches.