Events, News / 05/06/2026
GEO-POWER-EU Hosts Public Event on Moldova and Ukraine’s EU Accession Path amid War and Uncertainty On 3 June 2026, GEO-POWER-EU held a public event titled “Moldova and Ukraine on the EU Accession Path amid War and Uncertainty”. The event, organized by GEO-POWER-EU consortium partner the Institute for Development and Social…
News, Publications / 29/05/2026
D3.3 I Case Study: Corrosive Capital in Transport Hubs: The Chișinău Airport Concession The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study on the 2013 concession of Chișinău International Airport in Moldova as an example of “corrosive capital” exploiting governance gaps in a fragile post-Soviet political economy. Drawing on investigative journalism,…
News, Other / 28/05/2026
GEO-POWER-EU Talks | Corrosive Capital: Investment, Influence and Accountability in Europe’s Neighbourhood This episode examines how “corrosive capital” operates across the Western Balkans and the Associated Trio, and how foreign investment can become a channel for political influence, opaque governance and democratic backsliding. Drawing on the GEO-POWER-EU report Foreign Influence…
Events, News / 27/05/2026
Upcoming Event | Moldova and Ukraine on the EU accession path amid war and uncertainty GEO-POWER-EU will hold a public conference titled “Moldova and Ukraine on the EU accession path amid war and uncertainty” on 3 June 2026, from 9:15 to 11:30 CET in Chișinău, Moldova, organized by the GEO-POWER-EU…
Multimedia, News / 20/05/2026
Asst. Prof. Tena Prelec joined the Seriously Balkans podcast on “Mining & Real Estate in the Balkans: Is Corrosive Capital Western Now?” Asst. Prof. Tena Prelec, Assistant Professor at the University of Rijeka, member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), and GEO-POWER-EU researcher, joined and moderated the…
Indices, News / 07/05/2026
New GEO-POWER-EU Index: Assessing Vulnerability to External Influence Across the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Regions GEO-POWER-EU consortium is pleased to announce the launch of the Exposure Risk Index, a new tool that measures how vulnerable countries are to harmful or manipulative external influence. Covering the nine countries of the…
Events, News / 17/04/2026
GEO-POWER-EU PI Prof. Nikolaos Tzifakis Participates at the Annual European Tranformation and Integration (ETI) Studies Department Conference, College of Europe in Tirana Nikolaos Tzifakis, Professor of International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese and GEO-POWER-EU Coordinator, participated in the Annual ETI Department Conference held on 11 March 2026 in…
News, Publications / 15/04/2026
The Vareš Mining Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Case Study of Corrosive Capital in an Already Corroded Political Economy The GEO-POWER-EU project has published a case study on the Vareš mining project in Bosnia and Herzegovina as an example of “corrosive capital” originating from liberal democracies rather than authoritarian…
Events, News / 24/03/2026
GEO-POWER-EU findings were presented at the 2nd International Winter School on Disinformation in Odesa, organised by Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University On 27–29 January 2026, a consortium member of the GEO-POWER-EU project, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (ONU), organised the 2nd International Winter School on Disinformation, that held…
News, Publications / 12/03/2026
New op-ed by Assoc. Prof. Panagiota Manoli titled “The EU must solve the credibility deficit in its enlargement policy” Assoc. Prof. Panagiota Manoli has published a new opinion piece examining the credibility challenges facing the enlargement policy of the European Union. Drawing on research from the GEO-POWER-EU report on “Discerning…
Other / 03/03/2026
GEO-POWER-EU Talks – Episode 6: Foreign Influence Challenges: Disinformation in the Western Balkans and Associated Trio The sixth session of the GEO-POWER-EU Talks podcast examines how disinformation shapes political debates in the EU’s neighbourhood and candidate countries. The episode draws on two GEO-POWER-EU reports on foreign influence in the Western Balkans…
Events, News / 25/02/2026
Joint Webinar by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum and GEO-POWER-EU Explores the Relevance of the Eastern Partnership On 19 February, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum and GEO-POWER-EU jointly organised a webinar titled “Is the Eastern Partnership Still Relevant? Strategic Paths for EU–EaP Relations.” The discussion was built on…