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You can read here the article about security issues and obsessions which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 4 December 2017 [in Greek].

The formation of the new government in Skopje, led by Zoran Zaev, in May 2017, has set in motion a series of important developments in the relations between fYROM and Bulgaria. ELIAMEP Briefing Note 55/2017 written by Dr Yiorgos Christidis examines the recent rapprochement between the two countries centered around the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborhood and Cooperation, signed in 1 August 2017

ELIAMEP provides the channel for recruiting Greek students for the Master’s Programme at the College of Europe through the Greek Selection Committee for the College of Europe, which operates on the ELIAMEP premises. The College of Europe is a centre of academic excellence, with five programmes, leading to a Master’s degree. It operates in two campuses, in Bruges (Belgium) and Natolin (Poland). The six one-year programmes are: European Political and Governance Studies, European Legal Studies, European Economic Studies, EU International Relations and Diplomacy as well as Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs in Bruges, and the “European Interdisciplinary Studies: The Internal and External Dimensions of the EU” programme in Natolin.

Applying: The requirements for admission are a relevant University degree of good standard and working knowledge (writing and speaking) of English and French.

Closing date for applications is January 17th, 2018. Interviews for short-listed candidates take place in April / May in Athens by the Greek Selection Committee. Application files should include the documents (in English or in French) listed below:

1. The Application Form of the College of Europe, to be submitted online.
2. a CV indicating the totality of your studies as well as the grades obtained.
3. a certified copy of your degree(s) (if you are not yet in possession of your final degree, please send it as soon as it is available).
4. a transcript from your University, Faculty, School, detailing results for every year of your studies and grades obtained.
5. two letters of recommendation from two of your university professors.

No other documents are required. Please note that applications which are not complete, especially with respect to the certificates detailing the results of your studies and the marks obtained cannot be taken into consideration. Please also note that the Master’s Degrees awarded from the College of Europe are recognized from the National Academic Recognition Information Center (NARIC).

Applications should be sent electronically to the College of Europe

There is a limited number of available scholarships, offered to successful candidates, based on their overall performance. For more information on scholarships, please access the College of Europe website.

For further information and a brochure, please contact Ms. Matina Meintani, tel: +30 210 360 7611, email: ltsoukalis_assistant@eliamep.gr.

Undoubtedly, the Imia crisis was a major event in transnational relations between Greece and Turkey. In the January 1996 crisis, Turkish soldiers landed on Greek soil, ie the two countries were on the verge of armed conflict. The purpose of this text is to focus solely on comparing the opposing military forces (“hard power”), using comparative armor arrays, and analyzing the possible way of conducting potential war missions. However, it was deemed useful to include a brief history of the events of the crisis, as well as the current legal status. After the crisis in Imia, there was a strong rumor in Greece, but also a belief that they had a tactical advantage against Turkey, which the Greek government did not take advantage of. Because of this omission, the opportunity for a military victory against Turkey was lost. Through this text it is shown that this claim was unrealistic, both at a local and a wider level of confrontation. As a consequence of how the crisis was handled, it was the famous “Buffer Zones”, adding further issues in the direction of questioning the existing status quo in the Aegean.

Working Paper 87/2017: The Greek-Turkish Dispute over Imia (in Greek)

Author: Nikolaos Paounis

Working Paper 85/2017 written by Dr Alexandros Kolovos aims to briefly deal with North Korea’s nuclear, missile and space program. It will then analyse the North Korean threat of using the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) against the US or its allies. It will refer to the lessons that have been learned from nuclear tests in the atmosphere and in Outer Space in the past. Then it will refer to the US institutional actions to deal with the impact of the EMP threat, the public debate that is taking place, and the diplomatic moves to resolve the crisis with North Korea.

Working Paper 85/2017: ‘The North Korean Threat‘ (in Greek)

Author: Dr Alexandros Kolovos

You can read here the article on Greek foreign policy which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 15 November 2017 [in Greek].

The purpose of this Working Paper is to study the factors which affect the education of Greek high school students in issues of international relations and foreign policy with an emphasis on European education. In addition, it is attempted to illustrate the level of their familiarity with the basic concepts and institutions of the international system and the European Union, as well as, their participation in programs on international studies and related issues within the school through a structured questionnaire which was answered by one hundred students in the period 7-12 July 2017. Proposals are being made to upgrade the study of both international and European institutions as well as the social sciences generally. Particular emphasis is given to developing the skills needed to understand the ever-changing international environment.

Α. Infographic (Data visualization):

ELIAMEP presents an Infographic below illustrating the number and main nationalities of asylum seekers and refugees in Greece; the number of unaccompanied minors by sex and ethnicity; the number of relocated asylum seekers by sex to other European countries; the number of migrants returned to Turkey under the EU-Turkey Agreement; aw well as the nationalities whose asylum applications are usually rejected.

You can access the PDF here.

Β. Statistical information

Moreover, we present charts on economic migration in Greece, which you can see below, so that you can get an idea about the immigrant population in Greece based on the number of residence permits per sex, age group and category (family reunification, employment, studies or else). Furthermore, there are some graphs and charts illustrating quantitative data sourced from the Social Insurance Institute – Unified Insurance Fund of Employees (IKA-ETAM) on the distribution of insured population by occupations and nationalities, as well as the employment and unemployment rates by gender and place of birth. All graphs in PDF are available here.

You can read here the article on the future of the Hellenic Army which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 1 November 2017 [in Greek].

The content is available in Greek.

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), the European Commission Representation in Athens and the Embassies of Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, Poland and Georgia have the pleasure to invite you to a conference on the present and the future of the Eastern Partnership, with the title: EaP: Looking beyond the 2017 Summit.

The conference will be held in English on Wednesday  8, November 2017 from  09:00 to 14:00 at the premises of the European Commission Representation in Greece (2, Vas. Sofias Avenue, 106 74, Athens).

Please present your ID card or passport at the entrance.

Please confirm your participation by Friday 3 November to  Ms. Nina Papaioannou

Τ: 210 7257111, e-mail: nina@eliamep.gr 

This working paper traces the experience emanating from the first year of the implementation of the project for the inclusion of refugee children in the Greek education system run by the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The paper analyzes the existing action plan for integration as well as the problems encountered and the gaps identified throughout its implementation. Based on this evaluation, it proceeds to a series of recommendations, taking into account the experience and good practices from Greece and other European countries. The paper highlights the changes and proposals in the revised Education Plan for the school year 2017-2018, taking into consideration the Assessment Report drafted by the working group from the Ministry of Education and published in 2017. This research brief on the education of the refugee children is written on the occasion of the round-table discussion held at ELIAMEP in June 2017. Participants included experts from the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Migration Policy, representatives of non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders.

Working Paper 84/2017:  ‘The inclusion of refugees in the Greek education system’

Authors: Dr Dia Anagnostou and Ms Marina Nikolova

The Dictionary on the conflict in Syria presents and explains key terms of the civil war. It is authored by Ms Chiara Tzivraili as ELIAMEP Working Paper 83/2017 (October 2017). The Dictionary is written in Greek.

You can read here the article about sexual harassement and gender equality written by Senior Research Fellow of ELIAMEP, Dr Dia Anagnostou, in the Sunday edition of To Vima newspaper. The op-ed was published on 22 October 2017.

You can read here the article on the continuation of security coopeation despite Brexit which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 18 October 2017 [in Greek].

On 16 October 2017, Director General of ELIAMEP, Dr Thanos Dokos, spoke on the possibility of new investments in Greece. You can find here more information here.

On 27 September 2017 the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) organised an event on “Geopolitics of Northeast Asia and Eastern Mediterranean: Prospects for Peace and Security”.

Opening Remarks:

– AHN Young-jip, Ambassador of the R.O.K.

– Dr. Thanos DOKOS, Director-General, ELIAMEP

Speakers:

– Ambassador CHUN Yungwoo, Chairman of the Korean Peninsula Future Forum (KPFF); Former National Security Advisor to the President (2010-2013), Vice Foreign Minister (2009-2010); Korean Ambassador to the UK (2008-2009), “Geopolitics of Northeast Asia and prospects for Korean unification”

– Ambassador Pavlos APOSTOLIDES, former Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic; former Director of the Greek Intelligence Service (1999-2004), “Security Flash Points in the Eastern Mediterranean”

Dr. Thanos DOKOS, Director General of ELIAMEP, chaired the event.

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Institure of International Economic Relation (IDOS) will organise seminars for students and professionals in November and December. The theme will be: ‘Greece and the future of the EU’. More information is available on the Greek version of ELIAMEP website.

You can read here the article on Wolfgang Schaueble and the eurozone, which was written by Professor George Pagoulatos. The commentary was published on 15 October 2017 in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini and is available in Greek.

You can read here the article about public opinion and Greek foreign policy which was written by Research Fellow of ELIAMEP Dr Ioannis Armakolas. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 9 October 2017 [in Greek].