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Conference-debate with Grigol Vashadze, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Chairman: Thomas Gomart
Over a year since the Russian military intervention Georgia and Moscow's recognition of the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgia's territorial integrity remains in question and her relations with Russia hostile. The publication of the EU sponsored "Tagliavini Report" on the causes of the August 2008 war have highlighted failings by both Russia and Georgia as well as the failure of preventative diplomacy by extra-regional actors like the US and EU. Grigol Vashadze, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia since December 2008, will address Georgian the options for Georgia's foreign policy in the face of such challenges.
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France-Ukraine Forum 2026
More than four and a half years after the start of the full-scale war launched by Russia against Ukraine, the 2026 France-Ukraine Forum will bring together policymakers, experts, academics, and civil society representatives from both countries to discuss three main topics: the formats and conditions for a lasting diplomatic settlement; Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration, encompassing both the EU accession process and closer ties with NATO; and the societal transformations of postwar Ukraine, as well as its prospects for reconstruction.
The EU in a World of Economic Warfare: Trade, Geopolitics, and the Battle for Economic Sovereignty
The international trading system has become a primary theatre of geopolitical competition. Tariffs, sanctions, and technology controls have replaced dialogue as the default instruments of economic relations.
The Road to 27 Electrification Action Plans: Planning and Investing in Europe’s Electric Future
The European Commission’s Electrification Action Plan places the continent on an electric path to structurally reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports and boost the energy transition in industry, transport and buildings.