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Professor Balázs awarded in Bucharest

October 7, 2019

Mr. Péter Balázs, the director of the Center for European Neighborhood Studies was awarded by the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration for his outstanding work at fostering the debate on security and defence in the region. The award was presented by Mugur Isarescu, the president of the Romanian National Bank during the 2019 Bucharest Security Conference. Professor Balázs also participated at the conference in the panel "NATO’s Deterrence and Defence Posture". 

Final outputs of the recently concluded project “Western Balkans at the Crossroads: Assessing Non-Democratic External Influence Activities”

July 26, 2019

The Center for European Neighborhood Studies is here with the last outputs of the recently concluded project “Western Balkans at the Crossroads: Assessing Non-Democratic External Influence Activities”, launched in spring 2018.

Event report - “Preserving EU’s regional relevance. Reflections of the Romanian Presidency of the Council”

July 2, 2019

As part of its Ambassadorial Lecture Series, the CEU Center for European Neighborhood Studies (CENS) hosted an event entitled “Preserving EU’s regional relevance. Reflections of the Romanian Presidency of the Council” on June 13th. The event featured H.E. Mr. Marius Gabriel Lazurca, Ambassador of Romania to Hungary, who discussed EU’s neighbourhood and priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council.

CENS is looking for a research assistant

July 1, 2019

RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE CENTER FOR EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD STUDIES

The Center for European Neighborhood Studies (CENS) at Central European University (CEU) invites applications for a Research Assistant position. The initial contract is for a one year with the possibility of renewal.

Pro-Russian media in Montenegro after joining NATO by Hana Semanic for the "Western Balkans at the Crossroads"

June 27, 2019

The Western Balkans is a place of heated arguments. In Montenegro, this takes the form of a media clash between pro-Russian and pro-government media. This article analyses if there have been any changes to the number of pro-Russian media outlets since Montenegro’s entry into NATO.