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The event will take place on the 26th of November at the Big Amphitheatre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade starting at 11:00 a.m.
The initiative will bring together stakeholders and experts in the field of security and international relations from the country, the region as well as the EU, in order to exchange views and to discuss the current challenges for NATO, the EU and the region in light of the constantly changing geopolitical environment.
Keynote speaker at the event will be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timcho Mucunski who will officially open the conference. Following speakers will also give their contribution at the official opening of the conference: Radmila Shekerinska (video address), NATO Deputy Secretary General; H.E. Angela P. Aggeler, Ambassador of the United States of America to North Macedonia; H.E. Petra Drexler, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to North Macedonia; Antonio Miloshoski, Vice president of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia and MP and Zdravka Busic, Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia.
On this occasion we will also use the opportunity to preset to the wider public our latest publication with the title Navigating multipolarity: Southeast Europe in the EU’s China Strategy.
The key points of the publication will be presented by one of the authors of the Publication, Ana Krstinovska from the Association for strategy development, research, education, and promotion of international values ESTIMA.
After the presentation of the paper a reflection to the topic will be given by Davor Ivo Stier (Video Adress), the Member of the European Parliament; Thomas Yoshimura, Policy Advisor for Asia and Pacific (China) at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. – Berlin; Konstantinos Tsimonis, Assistant Professor in Chinese Politics, Panteion University Athens - IDIS China program lead and Anastas Vangeli, Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana.
*The paper published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and the Think-Tank ESTIMA at hand examines how Southeast European (SEE) countries navigate their relations with China within a rapidly changing international order. It highlights how domestic politics, regional dynamics, and global shifts influence these countries’ positions towards Beijing and alignment with the European Union (EU). While most SEE states maintain a formal commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration, their approaches to China reveal significant variations, ranging from pragmatic caution to active strategic alignment.*
Working languages of the event will be Macedonian and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided.
Here you can find the program of the event.
If you are interested to attend the event, you need to register by e-mail: skopje@kas.de or by phone 02 3217 075.
