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On April 19th, as part of the EUCON project, Dr. Albert Hayrapetyan from the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE) delivered a guest lecture at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. He was invited by Dr. Hannes Meissner, who introduced the guest lecturer before the lecture commenced. During his presentation, Hayrapetyan discussed economic integrations […]

THE JEAN MONNET CHAIR FOR EUROPEAN POLITICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU ORGANISED THE PANEL “CHANGING PERCEPTIONS IN EU-EEU RELATIONS: A DRIVER FOR CHANGING FOREIGN AND DEFENCE POLICY” WITH PAPER PRESENTATIONS FROM DIFFERENT EUCON PARTNERS. The EUCON panel aimed at analysing the external perception and the self-perception of European Union (EU) and Eurasian Economic Union

As contestation between the European Union and Russia reached a peak, Russo-Chinese relations gained crucial significance for current geopolitics. In a hybrid lecture organised by the EUCON project at the University of Passau and in cooperation with the University of Bonn, the Andrássy University Budapest, and the Union of European Federalists, Dr. Oxana Karnaukhova discussed

EU-EEU RELATIONS AND THE UKRAINE WAR – POLITICAL RISKS, CHANGING PERCEPTIONS, AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSES OF MNESCONFERENCE PRESENTATION OF HANNES MEISSNER (UAS BFI VIENNA) AT BASEES CONFERENCE External contestation between powers at the international level as well as internal contestation over the course of foreign policy regularly pose major political risks to multinational enterprises (MNEs). Concerning

Starting from March 8, the seminar “The EU and the Eurasian Economic Union: Competition, Conflict and International Business” is being held at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. The seminar focuses on the broad spectrum of the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its dynamics, i.e. on

Starting from March 8, the seminar “The EU and the Eurasian Economic Union: Competition, Conflict and International Business” is being held at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna. The seminar focuses on the broad spectrum of the relationship between the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its dynamics, i.e. on

EU-EEU Relations and the Ukraine War – Political Risks, Changing Perceptions, and Management Responses of MNEs External contestation between powers at the international level as well as internal contestation over the course of foreign policy regularly pose major political risks to multinational enterprises (MNEs). Concerning EU-EEU relations, the war in Ukraine, sanctions and countersanctions, and

On March 27, ASUE students, by the initiative of the lecturer of the Chair of International Economic Relations of ASUE, PhD Albert Hayrapetyan, visited the RA Ministry of Economy. Students attended the lecture on “Economic development prospects of the EEU”, which was conducted by Head of Trade and Integration Department, PhD in Economics Emma Movsisyan.

In the Deutsche Welle TV news program “Der Tag”, Hannes Meissner analyses Russian interests in the Republic of Moldova and the post-Soviet space. He argues that Russia is pursuing a hegemonic project in the post-Soviet space that also targets Moldova. Due to the precarious situation in which the country finds itself and due to multiple

To start the final year of common work on the EUCON project, team members of the University of Passau and the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna met on 20 January 2023 in Vienna. Additionally to general discussions on the project, they prepared the EUCON-panel “Changing Perceptions in EU-EEU Relations: A Driver for Changing Foreign