Empowering the Geopolitical EU in the Eastern Neighborhood and the Western Balkans
📅Date: 19 February 2026 ⏰Time: 12:00 CET 🔗Register here.
The Eastern Partnership region has become a central front line in the contest between democratic integration and forceful authoritarian influence. The radically transformed geopolitical environment raises the question of whether the Eastern Partnership region can adapt to the realities of war and intensified geopolitical competition.
The GEO-POWER-EU project, with the support of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, invite you to join the discussion around GEO-POWER-EU’s latest publication “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership”, which examines whether and how the Eastern Partnership (EaP) can adapt to the radically transformed geopolitical environment following Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
The discussion will focus on three key questions:
- Can the Eastern Partnership adapt to today’s geopolitical and security realities?
- What do different partner countries expect from the EaP at this stage?
- How should the EU reshape its approach to remain an effective geopolitical actor in its Eastern neighborhood?
The webinar will take place on Zoom on 19 February 2026 at 12:00 CET. To register, please fill out this form by 17 February: [link]
Agenda
12:00 Welcoming remarks and Introduction
- Alexandra Sabou, Advocacy and EaP Index Manager, Secretariat of the EaP-csf
- Asuman Kübra Baș, Head of Projects and Research, European Neighbourhood Council
- Kakha Gogolashvili, Director of EU Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
12:10 Panel Discussion
Professor, Olga Brusylovska, Chair, Department of International Relations, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University
Associate Professor, Iryna Maksymenko, Department of International Relations, Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University
Moderator: Kakha Gogolashvili (Director of EU Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies)
12:40 Q&A & Open Discussion
13:00 Closing Remarks
For any questions you may have about the event, please contact advocacy@eap-csf.eu.
*** The GEO-POWER-EU project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 10113292. ***
