Supported by: International Visegrad Fund (IVF). 

Project span: September 2024 – March 2026. 

Project team (for Slovakia):  Grigorij Mesežnikov, Ján Bartoš. 

Co-operating organizations:  Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM, Austria) – leading partner, Association for International Affairs (AMO, Czech Republic), Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA, Hungary), Institute of Public Affairs (ISP, Poland), European Policy Centre (CEP, Serbia), Ukrainian Institute for International Politics (UIIP). 

Objective:  The aim of the project is:

-      to equip think tankers with the knowledge and understanding needed to overcome the specific

           challenges of EU integration faced by war-torn and post-war countries.

-      To establish a network of think tankers and experts across the region.

-      To develop policy papers for national and EU decision-makers 

Activities: Workshops, conferences. 

IDM Conference: Cooperation & Integration in the Danube Region

Round table in Belgrade

Round table in Moldova

Outputs:

Policy papers:

IDM PPS 5/2025 – Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025: Internal Security Over External Possibilities

IDM PPS 3/2025 – Lessons from the Western Balkans: For a better rebuilding of post-war Ukraine

IDM PPS 2/2025 – EU Trio Presidency Rewind: From Spain, over Belgium, to Hungary