EESC News

The Eastern Europe Studies Centre (EESC), in cooperation with the Belarus Association of Research Centres (BARC), invites researchers, academics, and experts from Belarus to submit applications for a travel scholarship to a conference of your choosing. The grant is...

The EESC presents the latest analytical overview of events and processes in EU countries and U.K. in Q1 2022 – Changes in EU countries‘ and U.K. security policy in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Summary: In April 2022, it was announced that part of the US...

The latest analytical publication of the EESC – China review 2022-2. Summary: The strict COVID management policy initiated by Xi Jinping in 2020 has become one of the world’s most impressive success stories: Not only has China successfully contained the outbreak in...

The latest analytical publication of the EESC – Post-2022 EU Assistance to Eastern Neighbours: Old Practices, New Trends and the Implications of Russian Military Aggression against Ukraine. Summary:  The financial assistance provided by the EU to its neighbours is of...

The latest quarterly analytical review of the EESC – China and South-East Asia. Highlights: The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have been instrumental in China’s efforts to improve the country’s international image and prestige, but more importantly, Xi Jinping’s...

The level of political and public anxiety in Moldova is high and more prominent than ever since the Russian aggression against Ukraine began on February 24. The succession of two equally worrying events involving the Transnistria region is a matter of great concern in...

The latest analytical publication of the EESC – "Prospects for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union" The Eastern Europe Studies Centre and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania hosted the online discussion Perspectives of Ukraine’s Accession to the...

The EESC presents the latest analytical overview – I-ST QUARTER, 2022 TRENDS IN BELARUS Summary: The Belarusian army is strongly opposed to military involvement in Ukraine, and its commanders are keen to avoid sending ground troops to Ukraine. The new Belarusian...

The Kingdom of Spain will host the next NATO Summit in June 2022. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda was the first head of state among the allies who announced that, after informing about Lithuania’s aim to organise the next NATO Summit foreseen for year 2023. In...