Part of a series of interviews on World Affairs. Dr Helga Konrad, Executive Director Anti-Trafficking at the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, in Vienna and Head/Coordinator of the ‘Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing & Combating Human Trafficking’ has been working on the issue for more than 20 … Read more
Part of a series of interviews on European and World Affairs. Ambassador Pierre Vasen, a holder of a degree in international law, is a well known and highly respected Belgian diplomat serving Belgium in a number of politically important and sensitive spots of the world. His opinion on and initiatives … Read more
Could it be that Europe needs more migrants? In today’s political climate, calling for more migration sounds almost provoking. The migration phenomenon is neither new, nor dated. It remains one of Europe’s most prominent challenges, puzzling its institutions and citizens alike. In 2020 the newly appointed von der Leyen Commission … Read more
Highlights from the Ceipa Conference on “The Mantra of Rule of Law: Will the Conditionality in dispersing Substantial EU Funding Improve Freedom of the Press and Democracy?” Zoom conference 16th December 2020. For CV’s of the panelists and background for the conference, please refer to this article The rule of … Read more
The EU Mantra of Rule of Law: Will the Conditionality in Dispersing Substantial EU Funding Improve Freedom of the Press and Democracy? The Centre for European and International Policy Action, CEIPA, organised a debate which took place on the 16th December 2020 from 2pm to 4pm, CET, via the Zoom … Read more
The CEIPA debate on the 9th of June 2020 showed that the new EU Green Deal may have hit the spirit of the time and attracted the interest and support of the public. However, the opinions of experts and policy analysts indicate that new policies presented by the EU institutions in the past may have had the unintended … Read more
9th June 2020 – CEIPA Roundtable The EU Green Deal: Our Engine for Recovery – Europe on the Path Towards a Greenhouse Gas Free Society Agenda Interviews from Panelists Information on the Speakers I am pleased to invite you to attend the CEIPA video conference – “The EU Green Deal, … Read more
from CEIPA Executive Director Peter von Bethlenfalvy, The Centre for European and International Policy Action (CEIPA) wishes to express its gratitude to the Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing and Combating all Forms of Human Trafficking, in particular to Dr Helga Konrad, former Federal Minister in Austria, for this timely and unique … Read more
by Jelena von Helldorff On 22 May 2019 and in cooperation with the Regional implementation Initiative on Preventing & Combating all Forms of Human Trafficking in Vienna, CEIPA convened a roundtable discussion on the current migration debate in Europe. The event brought together over 30 participants from EU institutions, EU … Read more
Em. Prof. Marc BOSSUYT (University of Antwerp) The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, adopted in Marrakech on 11 December 2018, is not a treaty and thus not a legally binding text. As stated explicitly in the Global Compact, it presents (point 7) or it is (point 15, … Read more