NATO's New Strategic Concept - a Polish perspective.
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III SummerAcademy on European Integration
On the 19-24th of September 2009 the III SummerAcademy of Aleksander Kwaśniewski on European Integration took place in Castle Krokowa (near Gdansk). As in previous years, it gathered 30 participants from 22 countries of Europe and United States. Our special guest speakers was the former President o

Biuletyn OPINIE nr 22/2009: "Pragmatism or prometheism? The attitude of Estonia to th econflict in Georgia"
The military intervention of Russian troops in Georgia has become an important factor affecting political relations across the whole region. The common experience of Russian proximity had a significant influence on the political calculations of Eastern European states. This phenomenon was particular

Second Meeting of The Belarus Task Force
On 7 – 9 March ’08 in Warsaw the Belarus Task Force (BTF) hold its second meeting. The BTF is an international initiative for developing a strategy toward Belarus’ undemocratic regime. The first inauguration meeting of BTF was hold earlier in Vilnius on 8-9 December, 2007. BTF’s Warsaw me

Polish-Jewish-German Dialogue in Wrocław
The Foundation Amicus Europae in collaboration with the Bertelsmann Foundation from Germany will organize on the 23-28th of November in Wrocław the conference Polish – Jewish – German Dialogue. The main purpose of this initiative is to is to deepen Polish-Israeli-German relations. Over 120 p

SummerAcademy on European Integration
On the 23-28th of September 2007 the Amicus Europae Foundation in cooperation with the German Hertie Stiftung organized the Aleksander Kwaśniewski SummerAcademy on European Integration. The venue of the Academy was the Krokowa Castle near Gdańsk, a symbolic place for Polish-German reconciliation a

The Initiative of Aleksander Kwaśniewski "Direct Neighbourhood"
The Initiative of Aleksander Kwaśniewski "Direct Neighbourhood" is a set of proposals aimed at improving the European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Union. It also serves the purpose of fostering international discussion on the best forms and methods of supporting the political and economic t

International Conference "European Union and Africa. Challanges and opportunities for cooperation"
On the 21st of May the Amicus Europae Foundation organized an international conference "European Union and Africa. Challanges and opportunities for cooperation". Mr. Michael Ayiam Osigwe, head of a leading Nigerian Foundation focusing on international issues and development policy was one of our mai

Conference "Building the relations of tomorrow. European Union and the challenges of Direct Neighborhood"
The conference Building the relations of tomorrow. European Union and the challenges of Direct Neighborhood will be the venue for launching the Direct Neighborhood Initiative of Aleksander Kwasniewski. It will encompass strategies of cooperation between the Enlarged EU and the Neighboring countries

Conference "Poland and Judaism Today"
Conference Poland and Judaism Today: Understanding a New Era in Polish-Jewish and Polish-Israeli Relations The Conference gathered together renowned speakers from Poland, USA and Israel. It focused on the historical background of Polish - Jewish relations and advanced into a debate on contemporar