On May 27, the GEO-POWER-EU held its second in-person consortium meeting at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory in Belgrade. Representatives from the 14 partner institutions gathered for a full day of updates, coordination, and strategic planning.
The meeting opened with remarks by Filip Ejdus (University of Belgrade) and Nikolaos Tzifakis (Project Coordinator, University of the Peloponnese), setting the agenda and priorities for the next project phase.
Sessions throughout the day focused on the core work packages:
WP2: Presentation of early findings on EU enlargement and the Eastern Partnership, with planning for upcoming research tasks.
WP3: Updates on strategic autonomy, public sentiment analysis, and follow-up on the GEO-POWER-EU Interdependence Database, which had been officially launched the previous day during the public conference co-organized with REUNIR. The session also included in-depth discussions on corrosive capital and disinformation research.
WP4: Initial steps toward designing a comprehensive EU neighbourhood policy framework.
WP5: Review of dissemination efforts, joint activities with sister projects, and academic publication plans.
WP6: Financial coordination and project management.
The meeting concluded with a facilitated session on strategic thinking and brainstorming, led by Valery Perry (Democratization Policy Council), which engaged partners in scenario-based exercises and collective brainstorming on the topics related to the Project’s focus areas.
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