East and Southeast Europe
The Regional Office FNF ESEE covers 23 countries in East and Southeast Europe. The Regional Office in Sofia coordinates the following Project Offices in the region: Bulgaria and North Macedonia, Greece, Romania and Moldova, Western Balkans, Russia and Central Asia, Ukraine and Belarus, South Caucasus and Turkey.
News
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FNF supported short film “Istina” nominated for student Oscars
The short film “Istina”, which was supported by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, has been nominated for the 50th Student Academy Awards/Student Oscars®. The film tells the story of a photojournalist from Belgrade who is threatened by right-wing extremist thugs and flees to Germany with her daughter. For the young film team around director Tamara Denić and producer Christian Siée, this is a dream come true.
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Ukrainian Youth's Vision for EU-Ukraine Relations
From August 23rd to 26th, FNF Ukraine held the Ideation Workshop "Reshape Europe: You(th) Vision of the EU-Ukraine Relations". For four days, 17 young Ukrainians from diverse backgrounds came together in a scenic location of Zakarpattia Oblast to discuss Ukraine's journey towards the European Union. They explored topics like EU integration, political reforms and economic changes, all while building their skills and having fun.
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Strategic Decoupling: Phasing out russian economic influence in Germany
The study by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) examines the continuing entanglement between the German and Russian despite Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. The Russian corporate presence in Germany is highly concentrated in around 40 larger firms, which specialize in oil refining, natural gas supply and distribution, metal and plastic products manufacturing, glass production, and transport. Russia’s war upended European peace and security and intensified global power competition. The study shows that the Kremlin's long arm extends far beyond Germany's misguided Ostpolitik.
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Young Ukrainians shape the future of Europe
FNF Ukraine and NGO European Youth of Ukraine organised interactive events for youth as part of the #ReshapeEurope campaign. The "Eurotrain in Ukraine" project involved train travel across Ukraine, discussing Ukraine's EU membership benefits and European youth policy experiences. Felix Shepel, Policy officer and Board member at NGO European Youth of Ukraine, shares insights on the initiative and Ukrainian youth's vision for Ukraine-EU future.
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Bringing Europe Closer to Citizens via EU Institutions
The third edition of the Future of Europe Youth Summit took place this year in northern Romania. It is the largest youth event in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and had a special format this year: it hosted the FNF ESEE regional hackathon. Participants discussed the future of Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine and the increasing impact of phenomena such as fake news and disinformation on young people.
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Reshape Europe Conference: ‘Building Resilience, Ensuring Stability, Harnessing Welfare’
The International Security Forum ‘Building Resilience, Ensuring Stability, Harnessing Welfare’ focused on Ukraine's resistance to Russian aggression, military and security challenges in Eastern Europe, potential assistance to Moldova in the joint effort to resist Russian aggression in Ukraine, building economic and institutional resilience and building energy security in Eastern Europe. The Reshape Europe Conference was organised by FNF and IDIS Viitorul.
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Rory Sutherland on Behavior Science and Creativity
Don't miss a dose of inspiration from the last “The Liberal Communications Network”. Get an insight into the Marketing Strategies of non-profits with Rory Sutherland´s top 5 theories on behavior science and creativity.
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Faceți cunoștință cu dna Dr. Rodica Crudu din Republica Moldova
Expertă în domeniul antreprenoriatului și cadru universitar, doamna Rodica Crudu din Republica Moldova ne vorbește despre provocările de a rămâne în țara natală și de a-și croi drumul într-un mediu dominat de bărbați. Este conferențiar universitar, expertă în domeniul politicilor economice europene și redactor-șef al publicației „Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies”.
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Decizia de a rămâne, puterea de a acționa
Expertă în domeniul antreprenoriatului și cadru universitar, doamna Rodica Crudu din Republica Moldova ne vorbește despre provocările de a rămâne în țara natală și de a-și croi drumul într-un mediu dominat de bărbați.
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Importanța începerii de jos
Diana Mureșan despre bucuriile și greutățile aderării la un partid nou-nouț și alegerea conștientă de a nu sări peste pași atunci când urcă pe scara politică. Patru ani mai târziu, Diana, conduce filiala locală a partidului USR din Sibiu și este reprezentantă în consiliul municipal al orașului.
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Prima profesoară feministă din România
Mihaela Miroiu, profesoară la SNSPA din București, este una dintre „mamele” feminismului românesc. Timp de 42 de ani a predat studenților. A mărșăluit în proteste, a contribuit la legislația privind drepturile femeilor și a inspirat noua generație de feministe.
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Liberalismul ca antidot al corupției
Ramona Strugariu este membru al Parlamentului European din cadrul Grupului Renew Europe și absolventă de drept, având mai mult de un deceniu de experiență în sectorul ONG-urilor. Ea a candidat la funcție pe listele fracțiunii liberale PLUS, o mișcare născută pe străzile Bucureștiului în 2018.
