Events - Brussels European Office
Expert conference
20 Years Eastern Enlargement of the European Union
Taking stock and looking ahead
In this edition of our full-day conference in cooperation with the Andrássy Universität Budapest, we want to take stock of the achievements of 20 years of EU membership of the Central and Eastern European countries, give an outlook on the Hungarian EU Council Presidency, and discuss the various challenges for the EU and the Central and Eastern European region.
Expert talk
KAS-DWT Brüsseler Gespräch
KAS-DWT "Brüsseler Gespräch I" - Austausch zu EDIS und EDIP
Das Europabüro der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung lädt Sie in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Wehrtechnik (DWT) herzlich zum ersten Brüsseler Gespräch 2024 am Montag, den 13. Mai von 12:00 - 14:00 Uhr ein. Im Mittelpunkt der Veranstaltung stehen traditionell verteidigungs- und sicherheitspolitische Themen. Diesmal werfen wir einen Blick auf die neu vorgestellte EDIS (European Defence Industrial Strategy) sowie das EDIP (European Defence Industrial Programme) der EU-Kommission und die Frage, welche Auswirkungen beide auf die Verteidigungsfähigkeiten Deutschlands und Europas haben werden.
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The Morning After
Bulgaria and Moldova have voted
The European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is delighted to invite you to the next session of our event format “The Morning After”. In this format we are monitoring Parliamentary and/or Presidential Elections in European states and are discussing the results with our KAS colleagues in the respective country. The next session will focus on Bulgaria and Moldova, where Parliamentary Elections are scheduled for 11 July 2021.
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EU-Switzerland Relations between Rupture and New Beginnings
KAS Europe Talks
The European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is pleased to invite you to the next event of our format "KAS Europe Talks". In this format, the European Office regularly organises a discussion with the head of another KAS office abroad, in which both the latest developments in the respective countries or regions and the status quo of relations with the European Union are discussed. This event takes a look at Switzerland and discusses the question of neighbourly relations between the two partners after the negotiations on a joint framework agreement were discontinued.
Expert talk
Wasserstoff
Das neue Zauberwort der Energiewende?
Eines der wichtigsten Themen für eine nachhaltige Zukunft ist unbestritten die Dekarbonisie-rung des Energiesektors. Doch wie kann dies gelingen? Die EU hat ihre Antwort in Wasserstoff gefunden. Wasserstoff soll in drei Phasen fossile Brennstoffe bis 2050 komplett ersetzen, in-dem die bisherige Wasserstoffnutzung dekarbonisiert wird, neue Anwendungen und Infra-strukturen geschaffen und fossile Energieträger in CO2-intensiven Industriesektoren durch Wasserstoff ersetzt werden. Mit ihrem Fokus auf Wasserstoff ist die EU nicht allein. Auch die Bundesregierung verfolgt mit ihrer nationalen Wasserstoffstrategie ähnliche Ziele, um eine wettbewerbsfähige Wasserstoff-Produktion aufzubauen und sich die globale Vorreiterrolle bei Wasserstofftechnologien zu sichern.
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Eastern Partnership at it's best - The Newly Signed Memorandum of the Association Trio
A new Momentum for EU Cooperation? The Foreign Ministers of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in Brussels
As part of European Neighborhood Policy, the Eastern Partnership was seen from 2009 onwards as the first serious attempt to engage with Eastern European states, also in view of the EU's own great interest in secu- rity, stability and enlargement. Today the Eastern Partnership acquires a growing importance. Most recently, with a new generation of association agreements for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the “Association Trio”, the EU put forward concrete ideas to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements concluded in the late 1990s. As part of these association agreements, in 2014, the EU concluded negotiations on deep- ening the comprehensive free trade agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to - among other things - improve access to goods and services, reduce tariffs and trade barriers and ensure legal frameworks. The three countries are also among the first, whose populations are benefiting from more mobility and the resulting opportunity for safe travel in Europe.
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AI Proposal: Paving the way for industrial artificial intelligence?
Think Digital!
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the key drivers in the data and platform economy. The use of AI can, for example, optimize production processes and raise them to a new level of efficiency. It makes a significant contribution to resource efficiency and sustainability, of which the electro and digital industry is a key enabler.
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All back on board?
The NATO summit sets course after difficult years
For NATO, the past few years have sometimes been marked by internal political disagreements. At the same time, the threat level to our common security has remained high. In the face of this complex situation, the NATO Summit in Brussels now offers a welcome opportunity to open a new chapter at the right time. For the first time, the summit will be held under the attendance of newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden. Hopes are as high for his impetus as they are for the by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently established NATO2030 initiative. What course will the alliance take in the coming years? On which aspects will it strongly focus in the future? How can NATO become more resilient?
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Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Open Day 2021
„Politics and trust“
The work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation: focusing on participation, representation, security, and innovation.
Discussion
Tackling supply chain management
The EU Due Diligence & Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directives
Not one but two EU Commissioners are currently setting out to address the management of supply chains with new legislative initiatives. Financial Affairs Commissioner McGuinness and Justice Commissioner Reynders are working on a new corporate due diligence and a corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD) respectively. The aim is to build “a consistent framework on corporate reporting, and on sustainable corporate governance”.
Conversation
The Morning After
Cyprus has voted
The European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is pleased to invite you to the next event of our format "The Morning After". In this online format, we follow the Parliamentary and/or Presidential Elections in European countries and exchange views with our KAS colleagues on site on the morning after the election about the most important developments on election day. This time, we look at the Republic of Cyprus, where the Parliamentary Elections 2021 will be held on 30 May.
Online-Seminar
Digital solutions for Europe’s buildings
How to tackle the challenges of the digital and green transition for a sustainable recovery
This "Think Digital!" conference discusses how well-targeted funding can support European-based industry in the building sector to achieve the objectives of the Renovation Wave and how the National Recovery and Resilience Plans can unlock renovation investments and help businesses to adapt to a net-zero emissions future.
