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[email protected] https://www.facebook.com/NECUkraine/ https://twitter.com/NEC_Ukraine 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 This report was prepared by the New Europe Center as part of its project implemented under the USAID/ ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact.

The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Pact and its implementing partners and do not necessary reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Contents

FOREWORD 4 ABOUT US 6 OUR MISSION 7 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE NEW EUROPE CENTER 7 WHO IS WHO IN THE NEW EUROPE CENTER 8 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 10 NEW EUROPE CENTER IN 2020 IN NUMBERS 14 ANALYTICS, EVENTS AND INITIATIVES 16 INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 28 COMMUNICATIVE CAPACITIES 30 PARTNERS SURVEY 32 PROJECTS 34 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 35 PLANS FOR 2021 36 OUR DONORS IN 2020 38 OUR PARTNERS 39 ANNEX 1. CALENDAR OF THE NEW EUROPE CENTER. ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER IN 2020 40 FOREWORD

The previous year, 2020, was another sustainability сheck for the New Europe Center. Serious restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been added in addition to the traditional challenges faced by independent think-tanks in the field of foreign policy and security in .

I am proud of the New Europe Center team to pass the challenges with honor and dignity. According to none of the indicators – be it the quality and quantity of analytical materials, the number of events carried out or the strengthening of communication and organizational capabilities - we have not lost a single position compared to the last year.

The option “pause” has proven to be unclaimed for our Center As in the previous years of the Center's activities, we felt a crazy demand Alyona Getmanchuk, during the quarantine restrictions. We have taken full advantage for our expertise from public authorities. We were invited by the Ukrainian Director of the New Europe of that period to prepare the policy researches and thus to authorities to develop four state strategies at once: the National Security Center enhance the level of our expertise, to increase our presence in mass Strategy, the Foreign Policy Strategy, the Asian Strategy, and the Public media and social media, as well as to test the new mixed format Diplomacy Strategy. We also acted as a communication platform for combining online and offline components to conduct the events and open communication between key state foreign policy stakeholders and discussions. foreign policy experts. Within the framework of our New Europe Center Club, we organized the informal discussions of foreign policy challenges As a result, during the past year our activities have been somewhat with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Prime Minister for European and marked with the “30” figure - we have prepared 30 thorough Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, diplomatic adviser to the President analytical outputs, organized 34 events, as well as co-organized and of Ukraine. took part in 31 events of our partners. However, keeping in mind that not only Kyiv is moving into the EU, but We conducted a large-scale, innovative study, analyzing the “Soft the whole Ukraine, we did not forget about the regions of Ukraine. We Power of Ukraine” in five post-Soviet states. Together with Georgian have managed for the second time to analyze and compare the level partners we have prepared and appropriately advocated common of the European integration of Ukrainian regions within the framework Ukrainian-Georgian recommendations in the framework of the NATO of our other innovative and large-scale research “The European map of Reflection Process, which should result into the updated Alliance’s Ukraine”. 2030 Strategic Concept. This is not a complete list of our achievements in the extremely turbulent I am sure that we have built evidentiary muscles of Ukraine’s year of 2020. In the annual report, you can find out more about our other foreign policy and public diplomacy by conducting the large- important initiatives and research. We entered 2021 with an equally scale sociological researches – the one dealing with the priorities decisive task not only to bring Ukraine closer to the EU and NATO but also and challenges of Ukraine’s foreign policy (conducted among to do everything possible so that Ukraine could become a real center of Ukrainians), the other exploring Ukraine’s perception in the EU New Europe. (namely in Germany, France, Ital and Poland).

4 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 5 ABOUT US OUR MISSION

The mission of the New Europe Center is to The New Europe Center was founded in 2017 conduct analytical research and project as an independent think tank. Despite the new activities with a view to promoting European brand, it is based on the experience of a team standards and practices in Ukraine as well that has been working together since 2009 as maintaining the support of public opinion (previously within the Institute of World Politics). leaders, EU and NATO officials for Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic prospects. The vision of the New Europe Center is as close as possible to the vision of the future of In our terms, “New Europe” is a Europe without the Ukrainian state as seen by the majority fault lines; a Europe of which Ukraine must of its citizens: Ukraine must be integrated into become an integral part. New Europe is a the European Union and NATO. Integration combination of efforts and initiatives that would implies not so much formalized membership serve for the prosperity of Ukraine, the region as adopting best standards and practices and the whole continent. for Ukraine’s effective belonging to the Euro- Atlantic value space. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF During 2010–2019, the team of the New Europe Center managed THE NEW EUROPE CENTER to gain the recognition and trust not only of the Ukrainian expert community and decision-makers but also of the international Enhancing the effectiveness of diplomatic and expert community. Over 11 years, the center’s Ukraine’s foreign and security specialists have drawn up a total of more than 150 analytical policy through analytical materials. materials and recommendations 1 in line with the “New Europe.”

Effectively and regularly communicating the advantages of Ukraine’s European and Euro- 2 Atlantic choice.

Increasing the level of interest of European countries and the United States in supporting 3 Ukraine.

6 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 7 Iuliia Kononenko Ph.D.Iuliia Visiting Kononenko Assistant Professor, RadfordPh.D. University Visiting Assistant Professor, WHO IS WHO Radford University IN THE NEW EUROPE CENTER

Olena Betliy Head, Ph.D. in History, Associate Alyona Getmanchuk SUPERVISORY ProfessorOlena at Betliy the National University Sergiy Solodkyy Director BOARD "KyivHead, Mohyla Ph.D. Academy" in History, (Ukraine) Associate First Deputy Director Alyona Getmanchuk SUPERVISORY Professor at the National University Sergiy Solodkyy Director BOARD "Kyiv Mohyla Academy" (Ukraine) First Deputy Director Mykola Siruk foreign policy journalist Leonid Litra Mykola Siruk Senior Research foreign policy journalist Leonid LitraFellow Senior Research Fellow Daisuke Kitade Research Fellow, Mitsui & Co. Yevhen Marchuk GlobalDaisuke Strategic Kitade Studies former Minister of Defense, Secretary of Tetiana Levoniuk InstituteResearch (Japan) Fellow, Mitsui & Co. the YevhenNational MarchukSecurity and Defense Research Fellow Global Strategic Studies Council,former Prime Minister Minister of Defense, (Ukraine) Secretary of Tetiana Levoniuk Institute (Japan) the National Security and Defense Research Fellow Council, Prime Minister (Ukraine) Roman Shpek Ukrainian statesman and formerRoman Ukraine’s Shpek AmbassadorUkrainian to statesmanthe and Europeanformer Union Ukraine’s (Ukraine) КОМАНДА Ambassador to the Marianna European Union (Ukraine) Fakhurdinova КОМАНДА STRATEGIC MariannaResearch Fellow ADVISORY Carl Bildt and Communications GROUP former Sweden’s FakhurdinovaManager STRATEGIC Foreign Minister and Research Fellow ADVISORY PrimeCarl Minister Bildt and Communications GROUP (Sweden)former Sweden’s Manager Gerald Knaus Foreign Minister and founding Chairman Prime Minister and lead analyst of (Sweden) Lesia Pitsenko theGerald European Knaus Adrian Karatnycky Finance Director Anna Medvedeva Senior Fellow at the Stabilityfounding Initiative Chairman Atlantic Council (USA) Associated Fellow (Austria)and lead analyst of James Sherr Lesia Pitsenko the European Adrian Karatnycky Finance Director Kateryna Zarembo Anna Medvedeva Senior Research Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Senior Fellow at the Associated Fellow Stability Initiative Policy Institute Atlantic Council (USA) Associated Fellow (Austria) James Sherr Kateryna Zarembo Senior Research Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Associated Fellow Policy Institute

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CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL STRATEGIZING AND COOPERATION WITH THE AUTHORITIES

Analysts of the New Europe Center took an active part in working groups that developed strategic documents for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. In particular, the organization’s specialists were involved in the preparation of the Foreign Policy Strategy, the Public Diplomacy The New Europe Center deepened cooperation Strategy and the Asian Strategy. with leading think tanks in the European Union Our experts also took an active part and the United States. Despite the pandemic, in deliberations and expert meetings our center presented a number of joint analytical with the Deputy Prime Ministers documents with colleagues from Germany and for European and Euro-Atlantic France. Five events were organized with the MAKING Integration of Ukraine. Institute for European Politics (Germany). HEADLINES

Last year, articles about the NEW EUROPE IN New Europe Center’s research appeared on the front covers of THE EXTERNAL leading Ukrainian print media INDEPENDENT three times! In December, TESTING the Novoye Vremya and Day newspapers published extended Success is when your research articles about two large-scale is quoted even in the EIT, the opinion polls carried out by examination for admission to the New Europe Center titled Ukrainian universities! Last year, What Is Ukraine’s Perception in one of the tasks in the EIT on the the EU? and Diplomacy 2021: and Literature Expectations of Ukrainian mentioned a study carried out by Society, and in May, our the New Europe Center: “The Youth European map of Ukraine of Ukraine 2017 poll shows that graced the cover of the Day more than 60 percent of Ukrainian newspaper. Besides, comments youth are proud to be citizens of of the New Europe Center’s Ukraine. At the same time, one This all-Ukrainian poll was conducted by the New Europe Center and analysts are regularly mentioned in five respondents is considering the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ukraine in 2017. Based on its results, in the world’s leading media. moving abroad.” analysts of our center wrote a comprehensive study titled Ukrainian "Generation Z": Attitudes and Values.

10 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 11 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

THEY RECOMMEND US

The New Europe Center receives favorable reviews from Ukrainian and foreign high-ranking officials and experts, who recommend our studies and events in the media as well as their social networks.

Yehor Bozhok, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Embassy of Oleksiy Reznikov takes part in the discussion from the New Ukraine in the Europe Center «Transnistrian model for Donbas: the best USA about the of the worst? » article of Alyona Getmanchuk «A dream and NATO»

The interview of Oleksiy Reznikov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany Territories of Ukraine for «Dzerkalo Tyzhnia»

Andrii Bukvych, General Director of the Directorate for Foreign Policy; Mykola Siruk, the Head of international section daily «The Day»; Oleksandr Sushko, Executive Director at the International Renaissance The interview of Iuliia Mendel, the Spokesperson to Foundation (IRF); Kateryna Smagliy, Head the President of Ukraine for «Radio Svoboda» of the International Cooperation Division at Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine; Daria First Deputy Minister Emine Dzheppar, Gaidai, Advisor to the Deputy PM for for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

Government Office for Coordination on Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for Etienne de Poncins, Katarina Mathernova, Deputy Director General European and Euro-Atlantic Integration European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ambassador of France to at DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Ukraine Ukraine Negotiations (DG NEAR), European Commission 12 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 13 NEW EUROPE CENTER IN 2020 IN NUMBERS

We organized 34 events with the participation of governmental and parliamentary representatives, foreign officials, experts and diplomats

The center prepared 30 studies and analytical materials

More than

500 mentions of events and analysis of the New Europe Center in the media

Analysts of the center delivered speeches at 31 public events of our partners in Ukraine and abroad

14 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 15 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ANALYTICS, EVENTS AND INITIATIVES As a fundamental foreign policy area, European integration has always been a priority in the STRENGTHENING UKRAINE’S FOREIGN analytical work of the New Europe Center. Leo AND SECURITY POLICY Litra, Senior Research Fellow, prepared a number of papers on the topic of the Eastern Partnership and CONFLICT RESOLUTION cooperation between Ukraine and the European 3 Union. In particular, the analyst co-authored a report Post-2020 Eastern Partnership Policy Brief

https://www.facebook.com/NECUkraine/ http://neweurope.org.ua/ [email protected] https://twitter.com/NEC_Ukraine Deliverables for the three EU

, 2020

Given that unemployment is EUROPEAN DONBAS: the biggest concern for the Associated countries – Georgia, vast majority of residents how to talk about European integration in Donetsk and Luhansk regions GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ORDER in Donetsk and Luhansk SCENARIOS FOR regions, creating new jobs LOOKING IN THE MIRROR: with EU assistance (and declaring this assistance) WHAT TRANSNISTRIA TELLS US SETTLEMENT OF THE would be the best promotion 1 Given that unemployment is the New non-governmental organizations When communicating European of European integration. ABOUT DONBAS? biggest concern for the vast majority of and movements that are engaged in integration, it is worth emphasizing the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine residentsCONFLICT in Donetsk and Luhansk civic AROUND education and promotion of good reforms and changes it means rather EUROPEAN regions, creating new jobs with EU governance in the East could be the than formal membership. assistance (and declaring this assistance) best promoters of European integration Leonid Litra would be the best promotionDONBAS of in the Donbas – also because people in DONBAS: New non-governmental European integration. Donbas have a higher trust in political organizations and movements information if they receive it from local that are engaged in civic The 2019 regime change in Moldova was widely unique. It is maybe residents. how to talk about European integration education and promotion of a result of joint teamwork of 37 good governance in the East for the first time when EU, Russia and the U.S. have endorsed the in Donetsk and Luhansk regions could be the best promoters same plan for Moldova, although for different reasons. In Chisinau, of European integration in the experts say that before, nobody was able to unify the position of the Donbas – also because people three actors in Moldova — but oligarc h Vlad Plahotniuc managed. in Donbas have a higher trust in political information if they However, the technical partnership between President Igor Dodon receive it from local residents. and Prime Minister did not last. After few months of Kateryna Zarembo researchers from think tanks in the EU, governance, the Sandu government was dismissed amid opposition October 2020 from Igor Dodon to reform the law-enforcement agencies and judiciary and a new government was installed. The next important When communicating milestone for Moldova is the presidential elections scheduled for This publication is a part of the European integration, Think Tank Development Initiative the fall of 2020 and possible early parliamentary elections. The it is worth emphasizing the 1 for Ukraine, implemented by role of the new government is seen as an actor meant to create reforms and changes it the International Renaissance Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, and the necessary conditions for Dodon’s reelection and ensure that his means rather than formal Foundation in partnership with the membership. Open Society Initiative for Europe image is promoted at all levels. The president is not only looking to (OSIFE) with the financial support get reelected for the second term, but also to get a majority in the of the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine. next parliament, which is improbable but possible. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not co-authored a study dubbed Reviving necessarily reflect those of the Kyiv, 2020 Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine, the International Renaissance Foundation and the Open Society 1 This document is a summary of a policy paper which was prepared by the New Europe Center Initiative for Europe (OSIFE). for the Ukrainian authorities. The author carried out 14 interviews with experts from Chisinau, Kyiv, Tiraspol, Washington, Brussels, Bucharest, Paris, Munich and Berlin. the Eastern Partnership as a follow- up to four workshops in Chişinău, Kyiv, Analysts of the New Europe Center focused much of their efforts on elaborating documents that would be Tbilisi and Brussels in 2019. useful for representatives of relevant authorities in countering Russia’s aggressive policy. In particular, an U.S. ELECTION extensive prognostic study entitled Scenarios for the Conflict Settlement in Donbas was prepared. Analysts continued to monitor the situation around the Transnistrian settlement (as shown by a policy brief Transnistrian Scenario for Donbas by Senior Research Fellow Leo Litra). Associate Analyst Kateryna Zarembo prepared a study entitled European Donbas: How to Talk about European Integration in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions. EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION 4

The New Europe Center attached particular attention to the election in the United States. Director Alyona Hetmanchuk prepared a series of analytical documents on Ukrainian-American 2 cooperation. Specifically, she was the author of in-depth analytical portraits Ukrainian Profile of Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Thanks to the New Europe Center, Ukrainian diplomacy now has at its disposal detailed recommendations The year of 2020 can to some extent be called the year on Ukraine’s cooperation with the Biden of NATO in the work of the New Europe Center’s analysts. administration. In turn, American partners As an example, Alyona Getmanchuk prepared a policy received the Transatlantic Ambition policy brief called Ukraine-NATO. What’s Next after Enhanced memo with Ukraine’s expectations from Biden’s Partnership? Researchers have also analyzed draft presidency.. laws related to Euro-Atlantic integration. These activities reached their crescendo in the preparation of a unique Ukrainian-Georgian analytical document with relevant recommendations within the NATO Reflection Process. The ideas of the New Europe Center were taken into account in the elaboration of the final recommendations drafted by experts invited by the NATO Secretary-General. Eugene Enin, Deputy Foreign Minister at MFA of Ukraine

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The New Europe Center has traditionally followed developments in Ukrainian- German relations. A unique analysis of the expectations of the Ukrainian The New Europe Center’s analysts have also responded to the last and German authorities regarding cooperation prospects was prepared year’s key challenge, the pandemic, by drawing up policy briefs on jointly with the Berlin-based Institute for European Politics. A separate policy coronavirus diplomacy and health care in the EU. brief was dedicated to the suspension of the construction of the Russian- led Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. In 2020, there took place five working Ukrainian-German breakfasts, where Ukrainian experts had an opportunity DIPLOMACY-2021 to communicate informally with German speakers specializing in the field. Together with the sociological ASIAN STRATEGY company Info Sapiens, the New Europe Center analyzed Analysts of the New Europe Center formed part of the working group of the Ministry of 9 public sentiment in Ukraine Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the preparation of the Asian strategy. Wishing the scope of regarding foreign policy. The this activity, the center’s analytical team prepared recommendations on the potential risks study resulted in determining 6 of cooperation with China for Ukraine’s relations with the EU, the U.S. and NATO as well as the public assessment of the relevant analysis and recommendations on the development of bilateral relations between current foreign policy priorities Ukraine and Japan. and identifying the major diplomatic tasks in 2021. Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, took part in the presentation of the study, at which he expressed his high Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine appreciation of the analytical document of the New Europe Center.

BILATERAL RELATIONS AND BEYOND

Analysts of the New Europe Center also did not ignore other issues related to Ukraine’s foreign policy and therefore of interest to Ukrainian 7 diplomats. The cooperation between Ukraine and Poland remained an important area of the New Europe Center’s analytical work. Our researchers also prepared analytical Sergiy Solodkyy, First Deputy Director Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Co-founder CFC Consulting; Hanna Hopko, the documents on Ukraine’s relations with Belarus, of the «New Europe Center»; Chairwoman of the National Interests Advocacy Network «ANTS»; Leonid Litra, Georgia, Slovakia, etc. Petro Beshta, Director General of Senior Research Fellow; Alyona Getmanchuk, Director of the «New Europe Political directorate at MFA Ukraine Center»

18 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 19 COMMUNICATING ● In conditions of UKRAINE’S EUROPEAN the coronavirus pandemic, the New CHOICE AT THE REGIONAL Europe Center drew LEVEL up a separate case study, The Euromap of Ukraine: Health THE EUROPEAN MAP Care, which analyzes OF UKRAINE-2 23 health indicators. 1 This study became ● Analysts of the New Europe Center continued part of the second to advocate the first edition of the study edition of The The European Map of Ukraine. Rating of Euromap of Ukraine. European Integration of Regions, prepared in cooperation with the Governmental Office for Coordination on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. In order to raise awareness of Ukrainians about the benefits of European integration, our analysts held a public discussion in Zaporizhzhia and prepared two discussion notes on the ● The New Europe Center published the second European integration of Dnipropetrovsk and edition of The Euromap of Ukraine, a one- Zaporizhzhia regions. of-a-kind rating of European integration of Ukraine’s regions based on a thorough analysis of 50 indicators from nine areas. The study was presented in Kyiv and made available online in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

Alexander Markus, Chair- man of the Ger- man-Ukrainian Chamber of In- Artur Boyko, Head of the De- dustry and Com- partment for External Rela- merce tions and Foreign Economic Activity of the Regional State Administration Askad Ashurbekov, political expert, sociologist

20 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 21 COOPERATION WITH REGIONS COMMUNICATING UKRAINE COMMUNICATION IN THE EU AND THE U.S. At the request of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON RELEVANT TOPICS analysts Tetiana Levoniuk and AND THEIR COMMUNICATION OVERSEAS 2 Marianna Fakhurdinova conducted online lessons for schoolchildren in the region devoted to the European 1 Union and NATO. It is worth noting that the cooperation with the representatives of the administration is constant, as evidenced by four events held over the year through our combined effort.

The New Europe Center’s analysts Etienne de Poncins, Ambassador of France to Ukraine are closely involved in the opening of regional offices for European integration: Sergiy Solodkyy and Tetiana Levoniuk took part in the meeting opening the first Regional Office of European Integration in Kherson and Dnipro, organized by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine in cooperation with relevant regional state organization. ● With a view to gaining an insight into the European sentiment towards Ukraine, the New Europe Center conducted a public opinion poll in France, Germany, Italy and Poland called What Is Ukraine’s Perception in the EU? The presentation of the study in November this year was attended by Emine Dzaparova, First Deputy Minister DECENTRALIZATION AND for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Etienne de Poncins, Ambassador of France to Ukraine, EUROPEAN INTEGRATION heads of Ukrainian embassies in Germany, Poland and Italy and foreign journalists. Emine Dzheppar, First The study sparked a wide public attention in Ukraine and was also covered by Deputy Minister for Foreign Decentralization is considered one foreign journalists and the media as well as Ukrainian embassies in Europe. Affairs of Ukraine 3 of the most successful reforms in Ukraine, but the question remains whether there is there a link between European integration and decentralization. This is exactly the issue the New Europe Center’s analysts addressed in a study prepared in partnership with the Center for East European and International Studies (ZOiS, Germany). The latter is premised on analytical notes prepared by regional analysts from different parts of Ukraine, including , Odesa, Lviv, Poltava, Sumy and Donetsk regions. Andrij Melnyk, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Fabrice Deprez, correspondent for French daily “La Croix” Germany

22 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 23 2 COOPERATING WITH FOREIGN THINK TANKS ● In 2020, the materials of our experts were in especially high demand in foreign think tanks. At the request of the IEP (Germany), the DGAP (Germany), the Ifri (France), the ISPI (Italy) and Polis180 (Germany), the New Europe Center’s analysts, as invited experts, conducted research and wrote articles that were published on the websites of these centers of excellence. ● In 2020, our experts authored joint studies with analysts from the ZOiS (Germany), the EU ISS (France), the IEP (Germany) and the GISS (Georgia). The New Europe Center organized a number of joint events Andrii Bukvych, Director-General of the Foreign with such well-known foreign partners as Chatham House, Atlantic Policy Directorate of the Office of the President Council (USA), the GMF (USA), the IEP (Germany), the IFRI (France) of Ukraine and the ZOiS (Germany). ● In 2020, the think tanks LibMod (Berlin) and EuroCreative (Paris) published several materials from the book New Europe on their websites. The collection of essays by intellectuals was initiated by the New Europe Center and published by the Old Lion Publishing House in 2018. ● The New Europe Center cooperates on a permanent basis with leading foreign analysts within the framework of the regular column of our center New Europe Wonders, which presents the opinions of experts on topical issues of Ukraine’s foreign policy. In 2020, 38 leading foreign experts were involved in 6 such surveys. The joint event organized by the «New Eu- rope Center» and The German Marshall Fund (GMF, the USA)

FOREIGN MEDIA 3The New Europe Center’s analysts are also active in giving comments ● The New Europe Center analyzed whether Zelenskyy’s presidency on current events in the world and had become an element of Ukraine’s soft power in five post-Soviet Ukraine to foreign media, thus countries in a large-scale innovative study entitled Ukraine’s contributing to the dissemination of Regional “Soft Power”. Changes during the Presidency of truthful information about Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Case Studies of Belarus, Georgia, abroad. This year, the materials of Vadym Halaichuk, First Deputy Moldova, Kazakhstan and Russia. The presentation of the study our analysts were published by The Chairman of the was attended by Yevhen Yenin, Deputy Minister for Foreign New York Times, Atlantic Council, the Committee on the EU Integration of Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Bukvych, Director-General of the Foreign BBC, Deutsche Welle, Foreign Policy, Ukraine Policy Directorate of the Office of the President of Ukraine, and POLITICO Europe, Radio Free Europe/ Vadym Halaichuk, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Radio Liberty, BuzzFeedNews, Radio Rada Committee on the EU Integration of Ukraine. The study was Europa Liberă Moldova, Le Courrier translated into English and Russian and circulated among experts D’Europe Centrale, Le Courrier des from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Russia. Balkans, etc.

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The New Europe Center has become a platform for a trust-based dialogue between the authorities and foreign policy analysts. The center organized regular events in an “off-the-record” format, attended by Ukrainian and foreign ministers, advisers to heads of state and representatives of Dmytro Kuleba parliaments. NEW EUROPE CLUBS Germany Breakfast Debates are organized in partnership with the Institute of the Last year, our center organized European Politics (Berlin) three New Europe Clubs with under the patronage of distinguished guests: Dmytro Kuleba, the German Ambassa- 1Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, dor Anka Feldhusen Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration GERMAN BREAKFASTS IN UKRAINE of Ukraine, and Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. 2As part of the German Ukrainian Researchers Network (GURN) project, the New Europe Center organized five German breakfasts — unique closed meetings for discussing the views of German experts and decision-makers on events in Ukraine and Germany and forging a professional dialogue between experts These events became a unique from both countries. opportunity for representatives of the government, the parliament and a number of key embassies as well as for Ukrainian foreign and security policy experts and journalists to compare notes and discuss Ukraine’s most pressing foreign policy issues in an informal atmosphere. Alyona Getmanchuk, Halyna Yanchenko, Sergiy Solodkyy Alexander Markus Olga Stefanishyna Ihor Zhovkva The events were attended by, in particular, Matthias Lüttenberg, Head of the Department for Eastern and South-Eastern Europe at the German Federal Chancellor’s Office, Oleksii Reznikov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Omid Nouripour, Chairman of the German- Ukrainian Parliamentary Friendship Group, Halyna Yanchenko, Co- Chair of the Group for Interparliamentary Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Alexander Marcus, Chairman of the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Robert Kirchner, Deputy Head of the German Advisory Group at Berlin Economics).

Embassy of France in Ukraine

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#NEWEUROPE_TEACHES #NEWEUROPE_LEARNS Analysts of the New Europe Center conduct trainings on writing 3 analytical materials within the framework of a program devised Not only does the New Europe Center share its experience, but by the International Renaissance Foundation. For example, the representatives of our center also constantly improve their 1Associate Analyst of the Center Kateryna Zarembo conducted an skills in various fields. Specifically, Tetiana Levoniuk participated in online seminar How to Write Analytical Materials and, together the international winter school How to Avoid Becoming a Pseudo with Maxim Yakovliev, an online seminar Analytics for Beginners. Researcher? The Craft of Political Analysis, which took place in Poland on January 27–31. In turn, Marianna Fakhurdinova took part in a training called Fundamentals of Effective Communication: How Think Tanks Become Visible, organized by STABLE the International Renaissance Foundation. COOPERATION WITH UKRAINIAN 4 PARTNERS Analysts of the New Europe Center took part in and were co- ● The New Europe Center organizes and participates students Meet the European Union! and NATO- organizers of events in events for students of higher educational Ukraine: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words. of other Ukrainian establishments. In particular, Alyona Hetmanchuk organizations. Among delivered a lecture Proactive International Analytics: ● Analysts of the New Europe Center also share the partners of the Defending the National Interests of Ukraine upon their expertise in communications and the New Europe Center, the invitation of Hennadii Udovenko Diplomatic institutional development of think tanks. In 2020, there are National Academy of Ukraine. Tetiana Levoniuk and Marianna Marianna Fakhurdinova gave a lecture How to Interests Advocacy Fakhurdinova communicated with students of Kyiv Find Your Target Audience and Communication Network ANTS, the Mohyla Academy as part of a discussion Analytical Channels at a Communication in Advocacy Foreign Policy Council Centers: Everything You Wanted to Know. School of the Center for Democracy and Rule "Ukrainian Prism," the of Law and Kateryna Zarembo conducted a Ukrainian Institute, the ● At the invitation of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State workshop Monitoring and Evaluation for Think Razumkov Center, Ilko Administration, analysts of the New Europe Center Tanks: Impact Assessment. Kucheriv Democratic conducted two online lessons for high-school Initiatives Foundation, Anticorruption Action Center and others. INTERNSHIP AT THE NEW EUROPE CENTER

The New Europe Center actively involves to its activities the younger generation of analysts from both Ukraine and abroad. Despite the 2 coronavirus pandemic, Artem Khalimovskyi (Kyiv Mohyla Academy), Anastasia Mitasova (Kyiv Mohyla Academy) and Maryna Burska (Kyiv Mohyla Academy) attended internships at the center thanks to online formats.

28 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 29 GAINING MOMENTUM 1.1 The number of people who follow the pages of the million people COMMUNICATIVE CAPACITIES New Europe Center on social networks is constantly in a year 2 growing. In 2020, the number of likes on the center’s on social networks Facebook page increased by 50 percent. The New USING VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CHANNELS Europe Center’s posts on social networks and on the website reached about 1.1 million people in a year.

We prepare monthly newsletters describing the events, research and publications of our center’s experts The media mentioned New Europe uses the following published on social networks and sent to our partners. the center's products 1 more than communication channels: Facebook, more than Twitter, Youtube, website. . 50 150 1 2 500 The New Europe Center also communicates ТAmong the traditional Ukrainian partners of our materials for the interviews and million people times over the past year. in various Ukrainian and foreign media. Last center, there are Yevropeiska Pravda, Ukrainska media (articles, comments for Ukrainian The total coverage of the and foreign media population with the mass media year, the materials and comments of our Pravda, TSN, BBC Ukraine, Den, Siohodni, Radio op-eds) experts appeared in the following renowned foreign Liberty, Mirror of the Week, Hromadske Radio, News of During 2020, our analysts prepared more than 50 materials for the publications: The New York Times, Atlantic Council, the Donbass, LIGA.NET, Business Ukraine, NV, .UA media (articles, op-eds). Representatives of the center also gave BBC, Deutsche Welle, Foreign Policy, POLITICO Europe, almost 150 interviews and comments for Ukrainian and foreign Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, BuzzFeedNews, Radio media outlets. Over the past year, the media mentioned the center's Europa Liberă Moldova, Le Courrier D’Europe Centrale, products more than 500 times over the past year. The total coverage Le Courrier des Balkans, etc. of the population with the center’s publications in the mass media stands at about 1.2 million people.

Investments under microscope. By making other countries economically dependent, China can advance its own political interests abroad. European-style investment screening should be one of New Europe Center VISUALIZING RESEARCH the options to respond to the relevant risks. http://neweurope.org.ua/

Euro-Atlantic partners are a priority. Trade without dependence. Absence of trade Proper prioritizing and communication are dependence on China protects Ukraine in the FINDINGS important: development of relations with future from China’s use of Ukrainian products Asian states should not impede Ukraine’s in the Chinese market as a leverage against imtegration to the EU and NATO. СHINA Ukraine in other issues. AND UKRAINE How to mitigate the risks of cooperation with China Cyber/information security. Arms sales. So far, the EU and Ukraine should review EU’s for Ukraine's relations with the EU, the US and NATO? the US have not publicly criticized experience in the field of Ukraine’s arms sales to China. information security and, It is possible that the issue of In order to better disseminate if possible, join relevant Ukraine’s arms sales to China may initiatives. arise on the EU and US agenda.

its analytics among various Traps of infrastructure projects. Emphasis on rules-based approach. In its Ukraine is interested in transport communication with China, Ukraine could corridors to Asia bypassing Russia emphasize a rules-based international order. (for instance China’s One Belt One Such an approach would be completely in Road initiative). However, one should OVERALL CONCLUSIONS line with the interests of Ukraine, which sees be cautious about Chinese loans for a potential in mutually beneficial cooperation audiences, the New Europe infrastructure projects of dubious with China and also hopes for support within 3 value and benefit. international organizations.

Center prepares infographics, Intellectual Property. Ukraine needs to resolve Preliminary consultations on sensitive projects. Ukraine intellectual property issues with China and define the should evaluate any infrastructure, technology or, a fortiori, terms of cooperation between Ukrainian and Chinese security project in cooperation with China in terms of its companies and researchers. impact on relations with the US or the EU.

where it presents the basic ideas http://neweurope.org.ua/analytics/kytaj/ of in-depth research in a simplified form. Research findings are visualized for greater clarity and intelligibility of materials. SHARING

MAIN ASSOCIATIONS KNOWLEDGE What is Ukraine’s perception in the EU? WITH UKRAINE Cases of Germany, France, Italy, Poland The New Europe Center not only develops its АSSOCIATIONS TOP 3 GERMANY TOP 3 FRANCE TOP 3 ITALY TOP 3 POLAND 4 00 IN GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY AND POLAND х In five years, the associations of Ukraine with war own communicative capacities but also gladly dropped by 4 times from 49% to 12% and with Russia twofold: from 18% in 2015 to 9% in 2020.

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.0 .0 х2 .0 .0 00 .0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 200 .0 00 00 00 00 organizations. At the invitation of the Center 200 War / conflict Russia War / Trade / I have Poverty / with Russia (unspecified) conflict economic Ukrainian unemploy war / poverty / immigration / Russia unemployment with relations friends/fam ment conflict with Russia seasonal workers Russia ily relations for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM), in Crimea Russia Eastern Immigrati / I am Immigration / War / (invasion, (unspecified) Europe on / Ukrainian seasonal conflict occupation, seasonal workers with Russia annexation) workers September this year, Marianna Fakhurdinova,

The opinion poll was conducted in France, Germany, Italy and Poland by the sociological agency Kantar Pro les Division at the request of New Europe Center. Respondents represent their countries proportionally based on gender, age and regions. Communications Manager of the New Europe Center, conducted a training titled How to Find Your Target Audience and Communication Channels at a three- day Communication in Advocacy School.

30 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 31 PARTNERS SURVEY

THE MISSION OF THE NEW The partners of the New Europe Center highly appreciate the IN 2021, THE NEW EUROPE CENTER SHOULD EUROPE CENTER independence, reputation and quality of our experts’ research. This FOCUS ITS ACTIVITIES ON: IS RELEVANT: is evidenced by the results of a survey of the center among officials, Ukrainian and foreign experts, diplomats, donors, journalists and public According to our Developing recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of Ukraine’s 73% figures. A total of 105 people took part in the survey. partners, in 2021, the foreign and security policy New Europe Center Conducting an awareness-raising All respondents, without exception, consider the mission and priorities of should focus on developing campaign on the situation in Ukraine 60% the center to be relevant in the context of the challenges facing modern recommendations to abroad Так Ukraine. 99 percent of respondents stated they had either a high or very strengthen the effectiveness of Promoting Ukraine’s European choice in Ukraine’s regions 51% I don’t know high level of trust in our team. Ukraine's foreign and security policy (73%). In addition, Domestic political processes in 42% According to our partners, in 2021, the New Europe Center should focus New Europe should continue neighboring countries and key partners on developing recommendations to strengthen the effectiveness of working on an explanatory Ukraine’s foreign and security policy (73 percent). In addition, New campaign abroad on the Conflict resolution in eastern Ukraine 31% 100% Europe should continue working on an explanatory campaign abroad situation in Ukraine. (60%). on the situation in Ukraine (60 percent). Your own option 6%

Respondents MOST OFTEN, RESPONDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE unanimously — EVENTS AND RESEARCH OF THE NEW EUROPE 100% — mentioned CENTER FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: the relevance of the PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE NEW Facebook 62% NEC mission and its EUROPE CENTER’S ACTIVITIES strategic priorities. New Europe’s public events 27% (ON A FIVE-POINT SCALE):

Email newsletter 21%

Monthly digests 21%

Website 16% Quality of analytical materials THE NEW EUROPE (importance of selected topics, 1% 0% 1% 39% 59% CENTER’S STRATEGIC Twitter 16% quality of recommendations) PRIORITIES MEET THE Publications in the media 16% CHALLENGES FACING Quality of public events 0% 1% 8% 24% 67% UKRAINE TODAY: Communication quality 0% 0% 1% 37% 62% LEVEL OF TRUST IN OUR TEAM: 100% Very high 51% Impact on stakeholders 0% 4% 22% 46% 28%

High 47%

Average 1%

Low 0% The survey demonstrated the Very low 0% high level of trust to the NEC team: 99% of respondents said I don’t know 0% they trusted us, among whom 0% 0% 51% noted the “very high” level of trust. Yes No I don't know

32 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 33 ПРОЕКТИ ЦНЄ 2020 Фінансовий звіт ЦНЄ 2020

PROJECTS FINANCIALStrategEast STATEMENTCarnegie Europe Foundation 141 373 UAH 57 667 UAH Asia strategy in action. The role of ПРОЕКТИUkraine-Japan cooperation ЦНЄ 202001.06.21 Фінансовий1,71 0,81 звіт ЦНЄ 2020

Embassy of Japan in Uraine Institute for European BREAKDOWNPolitics OF FUNDS ACQUIRED IN 2020 (Berlin, Germany) USD 31.03.21 31.03.21 4,85 44 987 0,37 Embassy of Canada in Uraine 13.01.2021 360 268 UAH StrategEast Carnegie Europe Foundation29 947,96 UAH Public discussion 2021 NATO-Ukraine-NATO: EOP and Westernization Report of the 141 373 UAH 57 667 UAH beyond Post-Soviet Space Asia strategy in action. The role of 09.12.20 Ukraine-Japan cooperation 01.06.21 31.12.2020 1,71 0,81 Embassy 24.11.2020 of Canada in Uraine StrategEast German Marshall Fund of the Enhance Non-Governmental Embassy of Japan in Uraine 31.12.20 United StatesInstitute for European Politics 31.12.20 USD Actors and Grassroots 1 100 USD 5 000 (Berlin, Germany) 44 987 USD 31.03.21 31.03.21 15.10.2020 UAH 4,85 Engagement (ENGAGE) activity Strengthening Ukraine-NATO 01.10.20 707 205,27 0,37 Embassy of Canada in Uraine and Georgia-NATO distinctive 13.01.2021 360 268 UAH 2 645 810,92 UAH partnership 29 947,96 UAH Public discussion Joint organization of an online event 2021 Westernization Report of the GermanNATO-Ukraine-NATO: Marshall Fund of the EOP and EU-LISTCO Regional Forum East and 8,56 beyond private roundtablePost-Soviet Space United States 09.12.20 22-23.09.2020 31.12.2020 21.09.20 Carnegie Europe 33,28 24Embassy 999 USD 24.11.2020 Foundation of Canada in Uraine StrategEast German Marshall Fund of the

01.09.20 Enhance Non-Governmental 31.12.20 400 EURO United States 31.12.20 9,26 1 100 USD 5 000 USD Actors and Grassroots 15.10.2020 UAH Engagement (ENGAGE) activity EuropeanizationStrengthening beyond Ukraine-NATO Process 01.10.20 Joint organization of an event 707 205,27 Newand Europe Georgia-NATO Center (Ukraine) distinctive EU-LISTCO Regional Forum East 2 645 810,92 UAH partnership Joint organizationCarnegie of Europe an online event Open Society Foundation Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI) 17.03.2020 Foundation German Marshall Fund of the EU-LISTCO Regional Forum East and UAH 8,56 private roundtable 756 392 27United 014 States USD 1500 EURO 22-23.09.2020 15,42 21.09.20 Carnegie Europe USD German Ukrainian Researchers 33,28 Organizational24 999 development proect, Network (GURN)Foundation aimed at strengthening New Europe 01.09.20 EURO Center’s stability and influence Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin,400 9,26 Germany), MFA of Germany 01.01.20 Embassy of Japan in Uraine 25,74 International Renaissance Europeanization beyond Process Joint11 organization800 EURO of an event Foundation in partnership with InternationalNew Europe Renaissance Center (Ukraine) Foundation, EU-LISTCO Regional Forum East 1 272 012,05 UAH the Open Society Initiative for OSIFE, Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine Cooperation between Think TanksCarnegie and Europe Open Society Foundation Europe (OSIFE) with financial Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI)2020 17.03.2020 USD Government for Smart Decision MakingFoundation assistance from the Embassy of 67 000 756 392 UAH Sweden in Ukraine 27 014 USD 1500 EURO International Renaissance 15,42 21.11.18 Foundation 1 926 225,76 UAH German Ukrainian Researchers Organizational development proect, 8 100Network USD (GURN) aimed at strengthening New Europe Center’s stability and influence Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin, 2019 Germany), MFA of Germany 01.01.20 Embassy of Japan in Uraine 25,74 International Renaissance 11 800 EURO Foundation in partnership with International Renaissance Foundation, 1 272 012,05 UAH the Open Society Initiative for OSIFE, Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine Cooperation between Think Tanks and Europe (OSIFE) with financial

01.09.18 2020 USD Government for Smart Decision Making assistance from the Embassy of Core67 support 000 to CSO Sweden in Ukraine New Europe Center International Renaissance

21.11.18 Foundation 1 926 225,76 UAH Pact Inc / USAID (ENGAGE) 22.01.18 8 100 USD 97 093 USD 2019 In total, during 2020,

20.10.17 2018 the New Europe Center has acquired

01.09.18 7 896 901,96 UAH Core support to CSO New Europe Center

Pact Inc / USAID (ENGAGE)

2017 22.01.18 97 093 USD 34 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 35

20.10.17 2018

2017 PLANS FOR 2021

Preparation and presentation of the Strategy of the New Europe Center for 2021—2023.

Organization of the Ukraine-Japan Forum, preparation of a number of analytical materials.

Assessment of the implementation of NATO standards in Ukraine.

Deepened cooperation with German and French think tanks. Organization of joint events, preparation of analytical documents.

Preparation of a study devoted to future cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union.

Presentation of a study on Ukraine’s lessons from countering Russia’s hybrid warfare.

Organization of events in regional centers on European integration.

36 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 37 OUR DONORS IN 2020 OUR PARTNERS

FOREIGN PARTNERS •• EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy (Prague) •• Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Ukraine (FES-Ukraine) •• Atlantic Council (Washington) •• Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies (GISS) •• Carnegie Europe (Brussels) (Tbilisi) •• Chatham House (London) •• German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) •• CIDOB (Barcelona) (Berlin) •• Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) •• Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) •• Embassy of Canada in Ukraine (Paris) •• Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine •• Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin) and the Ger- •• EUISS European Union Institute for Security Studies man Federal Foreign Office (Paris) •• NATO Information and Documentation Center in •• EU Neighbourhood East Forum Ukraine (NIDC) •• EuroCreative (Paris) •• German Marshall Fund of the United States •• European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) •• Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (London) (ZOiS) (Berlin) •• European Institute for Politics and Reforms (IPRE) •• Zentrum Liberale Moderne (Berlin) (Chişinău)

UKRAINIAN PARTNERS

•• Business Ukraine •• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European •• Info Sapiens and Euro-Atlantic Integration •• Think twice UA •• Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” •• Student Association of Political Scientists of Kyiv •• Reanimation Package of Reforms Mohyla Academy •• TSN •• All-Ukrainian NGO “Association for Community •• Ukrainian Leadership Academy Self-Organization Assistance” •• Ukrainian Institute •• Day newspaper •• Ukrainian Crisis Media Center •• Civic Synergy •• Office for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic •• Mirror of the Week Activities of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Admin- •• Yevropeiska Pravda istration •• Internews-Ukraine •• Ilko Kucheriv Democration Initiatives Foundation •• Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies •• Center for Democracy and Rule of Law •• Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs •• Anticorruption Action Center •• National Interest Advocacy Network “ANTS” •• Razumkov Center •• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

38 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 39 ANNEX 1. CALENDAR OF THE NEW EUROPE CENTER. ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER IN 2020 18 December 17 December 16 December 11 December 1 December Leo Litra takes part in the An online lesson by A presentation of the The 5th German break- Tetiana Levoniuk takes part in an online meeting of 12th online conference Marianna Fakhurdinova for findings of an opinion poll fast Anniversary of the the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European #EUDebatesCafe Direct 9th—11th graders Ukraine- titled Diplomacy-2021: Normandy Summit in and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine in Dnipro on Priorities of Moldova’s Foreign NATO: Complicated Stuff in Government’s Priorities, Paris. What’s Next. A the occasion of the opening of the second Regional Policy, IPRE (Moldova) Simple Words Expectations of Society, View from Germany Office for European Integration in Ukraine organized in partnership with the MFA of Ukraine

4 November 10 November 12 November 17 November 18 November 24 November 25 November 27 November 27 November

A strategic discussion The New Europe Center becomes a partner of A regional public Leo Litra delivers a speech at a panel A presentation A joint event of the New An online event of the New Europe Center and The New Europe Center co-organizes Sergiy Solodkyy makes a titled What Should Be the International Forum of Cultural Diplomacy discussion entitled discussion titled European Integration of an opinion Europe Center and the the German Marshall Fund of the United States an online discussion titled New Local presentation at an online Ukraine’s strategy towards organized by the Ukrainian Institute and the The Euromap of within the framework of Ukraine poll titled What NATO Representation to titled Ukraine, Georgia and the Future of the North Self-Governance: Ambitious Agenda for event of the Ifri (France) the United States after MFA of Ukraine. Alyona Hetmanchuk spoke at Ukraine-2. How Is ReformConference 2020/2021 Is Ukraine’s Ukraine entitled NATO- Atlantic Alliance. Alyona Hetmanchuk (Ukraine) and Cooperation with the EU, with Leo Litra titled A Year of Turbulent for the Presidential Election? a panel discussion titled Perception of Ukraine Kherson Ranked? organized by the Reanimation Perception in the Ukraine: EOP and beyond Irakli Porchkhidze (Georgia) presented a relevant as one of the speakers Russia: Challenges 2020 Abroad: Analytics Package of Reforms EU? analytical material

3 November 30 October 29 October 22 October 21 October 20 October 16 October 15 October 13 October 13 October Hanna Medvedeva takes part in The NEC Club with Ihor The 4th German breakfast A presentation of a study Sergiy Solodkyy takes part in a A presentation of a joint document A regional public Sergiy Solodkyy and Tetiana The NEC Club with the Alyona Getmanchuk gives an address a closed Ukrainian-Belarusian Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the titled Ukrainian-German titled European Donbas: strategic session of the MFA on of the New Europe Center and discussion titled Levoniuk participate in a Deputy Prime Minister for at an event dubbed The Green Year of Expert Forum organized by Office of the President of Cooperation: A View from the How to Talk about Ukraine’s medium-term foreign the DGAP (Germany) entitled The European Map meeting on the opening of the European and Euro-Atlantic Ukraine’s Foreign Policy: What Was It the Foreign Policy Council Ukraine Bundestag European Integration in policy goals Mismatched Expectations Are of Ukraine. How Is first Regional Office for European Integration and heads of Like?, organized by the Foreign Policy “Ukrainian Prism” Donetsk and Luhansk Straining EU-Ukraine Relations Zaporizhzhia Ranked? Integration in Kherson key embassies Council “Ukrainian Prism” (Ukraine) Regions

28 August 22 September 22 September 23 September 23 September 25 September 29 September 8 October 9 October 9 October

A training by Kateryna Zarembo The 3rd German Kateryna Zarembo speaks Leo Litra addresses a Marianna Fakhurdinova con- A presentation of a study Leo Litra takes part in A presentation of a study A lecture by Alyona An online lecture by Marianna for think tank representatives breakfast called at a joint online event of joint closed-door meeting ducts a training entitled How to titled The European Map an online briefing for called “Wolf-Warrior” and Getmanchuk for students Fakhurdinova and Tetiana called Monitoring and German Investments the New Europe Center and online meeting of the Find Your Target Audience and of Ukraine-2. Rating of Ukrainian journalists on Ukraine. Risks of Cooperation of displaced universities Levoniuk for students of Kyiv Evaluation for Think Tanks: in Ukraine: Preserving Carnegie Europe entitled New Europe Center and Communication Channels at a European Integration of the eve of the EU-Ukraine with China for Relations with called Proactive International Mohyla Academy titled Think Impact Assessment the Old, Attracting the Human Security in Europe’s Carnegie Europe titled Is three-day Communication in Regions Summit the EU, the USA and NATO Analytics: Defending Tanks: Everything You Wanted New Eastern Neighbourhood Donbas Lost? Advocacy School National Interests of Ukraine to Know

25 August 21 August 29 July 23 July 17 July 10 July 8 July 24 June

Sergiy Solodkyy takes part in Sergiy Solodkyy speaks at a presentation of A retreat of the Sergiy Solodkyy takes part in an online The NEC Club with A joint event of the New Europe A presentation of a study called Ukraine’s A joint event of the New Europe Center and an ANTS-led discussion titled the findings of a sociological survey of the New Europe Cen- discussion called Berlin Policy Hub Dmytro Kuleba on a Center and other famous Regional “soft power”. Changes during the the IFRI (Paris) entitled Ukraine: What Is the European Integration of Ukraine: Democratic Initiatives Foundation dubbed ter with elements with Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth, Special visit to the MFA of European think tanks entitled Presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Case Assessment of the First Year of Volodymyr Breakthrough or Failure? Ukraine is 29. Where at and Where to? of a strategic Representative for the Eastern Partnership Ukraine Eastern Partnership in the Next Studies of Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Zelenskyy’s Presidency? Leo Litra presents a session at the German Federal Foreign Office Decade Russia relevant study

15 May 19 May 20 May 20 May 28 May 1 June 10 June 17 June 17 June An online lesson by Tetiana Marianna Fakhurdinova participates in Alyona Hetmanchuk takes part in The New Europe Center co-organiz- An online event Kateryna Zarembo The 2nd German breakfast Priorities and Alyona Getmanchuk and Sergiy Solodkyy Kateryna Zarembo is invited as a Levoniuk and Marianna an online conference titled Adapting to an online discussion called One es an online event entitled Inter- called The Euro- conducts an online Expectations of Ukraine and Germany: are invited as visiting speakers to the visiting speaker to an online event Fakhurdinova for 9th–11th Changes: Ukrainian and International Year of Zelenskyy’s Presidency: pretations of the Russian-Ukrainian map of Ukraine: seminar titled Analyt- How to Make Bilateral Relations More 18th Ukrainian breakfast in Berlin titled #COVID-19: What do Eastern graders called Meet the Experience, organized by Pact Ukraine Is Ukraine’s Foreign Policy in Conflict: Presentation. Kateryna Health Care. ics for Beginners Stable. Alyona Hetmanchuk and Serhii German-Ukrainian Relations: New Partnership Countries Make out of EU European Union! and devoted to challenges facing Lockdown?, organized by Chatham Zarembo presented research mate- Presentation Solodkyi present a relevant study Tendencies in Cooperation? Support?, organized by TEPSA NGOs during the quarantine House (UK) rials on Italy and Germany

15 May 14 May 13 May 30 April 28 April 23 April 16 March 12 March 21 February The New Europe Center co-organiz- Hanna Medvedeva takes part in Alyona Getmanchuk is invited as Sergiy Solodkyy takes part Kateryna Zarembo Leo Litra represents the New Europe Center at a Kateryna The 1st German breakfast Marianna Fakhurdinova represents the New Europe es an online event called Ukraine in an online discussion of findings a visiting speaker to an online in an online discussion conducts an closed-door expert online meeting with the Deputy Zarembo opens Ukrainian-German Center during a discussion with the Deputy Prime the Eastern Partnership: Ambitious regarding the post-2020 Eastern discussion of the Atlantic Council called European Integration online seminar Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic the year of 2020 relations: Is There Room Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Post-2020 Agenda, moderated by Partnership policy, organized by (U.S.) entitled Walking a Tight Rope, of Ukraine: Russian Factor, titled How to Integration, devoted to risks and opportunities at NATO Radio for Improvement? on the concept of state policy for Ukraine’s achieving Alyona Getmanchuk the Institute for European Politics One Year of Zelenskyy’s Foreign organized by the Razumkov Write Analytical spawned by the pandemic for Ukraine-EU cooperation Marathon the criteria necessary for NATO admission (Germany) Policy Center Materials

23 January 28 January 27-31 January 31 January 4 February 5-6 February 11 February 19 February 19 February A public discussion called Joint brainstorm of the New Europe Tetiana Levoniuk participates in The New Europe Center entered Hanna Marianna Fakhurdinova A regional public discussion A public discussion of the New Sergiy Solodkyy presents in Transnistrian Scenario For Donbas: Center’s analysts and experts in an international winter school the list of top new think tanks Medvedeva takes participates in a training called The European Europe Center and the EUISS Berlin a joint analytical paper Is It the Lesser Evil among the international relations for the center’s in Prague entitled How to Avoid of 2019 in accordance with the part in the first titled Fundamentals of Map of Ukraine. Where in (France) dubbed The Eastern of the New Europe Center Worst Options?; presentation of an new research project devoted to the Becoming a Pseudo Researcher? Global Go to Think Tank Index Czech-Ukrainian Effective Communication: the Rating of European Partnership and Ukraine: Looking and the ZOiS (Germany) on analytical brief Looking in the Mirror conflict settlement in Donbas The Craft of Political Analysis Report forum in Prague How Think Tanks Become Integration of Regions is Back, Thinking Ahead, where a joint decentralization Visible Zaporizhzhia? research project was presented 42 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 New Europe Center  Annual Report / 2020 43 NEW EUROPE CENTER

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