A special podcast featuring experts from Poland and Germany debating views on Eastern Europe. The podcast is published in both Polish and English to share the views among a wide audience. <br /><br />To listen to the Polish version, visit: <a href="https://nowa-europa-wschodnia.simplecast.com/episodes" rel="noopener">https://nowa-europa-wschodnia.simplecast.com/episodes</a><br /><br />Funding for this podcast series comes from a grant from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's Warsaw Office. The views expressed in these podcasts do not necessarily reflect the views of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
Polish-German perspectives on Eastern Europe
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A special podcast featuring experts from Poland and Germany debating views on Eastern Europe. The podcast is published in both Polish and English to share the views among a wide audience. <br /><br />To listen to the Polish version, visit: <a href="https://nowa-europa-wschodnia.simplecast.com/episodes" rel="noopener">https://nowa-europa-wschodnia.simplecast.com/episodes</a><br /><br />Funding for this podcast series comes from a grant from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's Warsaw Office. The views expressed in these podcasts do not necessarily reflect the views of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
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March 1, 2021
Episode 5: Germany and the Baltic states. Pragmatism above differences
EPISODE SUMMARY<br />Germany and the Baltic states are linked by history and current interests. There are also major differences between them - for example, attitudes towards Russia. However, differences on such issues as the Nord Stream gas pipelines or Moscow's aggressive policy has not prevented fruitful cooperation.<br /><br />EPISODE NOTES<br />The relationship between Germany and the Baltic states is characterized by an extensive network of economic and political interests. This wasn’t always the case. After the fall of communism, Berlin was apprehensive with the Baltic drive for independence. It saw in it a potential obstacle for the reunification of Germany. However, this has changed over time.<br />Currently, despite a great disproportion, the Germans and the Baltics need each other. Russia's aggressive policy towards Ukraine, the events in Belarus and Brexit have highlighted the importance of this cooperation. Moreover, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia belong to the European Union; they are in the euro zone; and are members if NATO, which, despite their small size, makes them desirable international partners.<br />Yet, these relations are far from ideal. They are burdened by economic ties between Berlin and Moscow, especially the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. While the Baltics enjoy a good reputation in Germany, they are criticised for their firm anti-Russian policy. However, here too, the year 2014 and Russia's aggression in Ukraine changed a lot. Since then, Berlin has clearly increased its military involvement in the Baltic Sea basin, although it still has a lot to do. <br /><br />SHOW CONTRIBUTORS<br />Gustav Gressel<br />Kinga Raś<br />Michał Żakowski<br />Bartosz Panek<br />Adam Reichardt
February 22, 2021
Episode 4: The Green Deal and the Baltic Sea
EPISODE SUMMARY<br />Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have in many areas broken with the difficult heritage of the Soviet Union. One key element in their fight for independence has been energy independence. Now, with increasing global awareness, the time has come for an ecological transformation.<br /><br />EPISODE NOTES<br />In the coming years, the European Union’s "Green Deal" will have a strong impact on the economies and societies of the regions once belonging to the Soviet Union. At the same time, Germany is the greatest advocate of increasing the ambitions of Europe’s climate policy. The leaders of these changes, including the Nordic countries, are tightening the standards and targets for reducing carbon dioxide in the environment. This is also a serious challenge for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.<br />Katarzyna Dośpiał-Borysiak from the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Łódź tells how the countries that once belonged to the Soviet Union deal with this difficult heritage. Does Ukraine, a country full of political, economic and social problems, striving to join the European Union, even think about entering the orbit of climate tasks? And yet it is precisely this that may decide whether or not to be in the EU in the future.<br /><br />SHOW CONTRIBUTORS<br />Katarzyna Dośpiał – Borysiak<br />Michał Żakowski<br />Adam Reichardt
February 18, 2021
Episode 3: Berlin can achieve a lot, but not everything. Germany’s policy towards Belarus and Ukraine
EPISODE SUMMARY<br />Germany plays a key role in the West's policy towards Ukraine and Belarus. Despite its influence, Berlin is only one player. And Russia is at the heart of the network of connections in this region, including economic ones.<br /><br />EPISODE NOTES<br />The events in Belarus were met with a relatively large response in Germany. Nevertheless, the successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed the protests further down the agenda of European politics. This is proven by the ambiguously assessed sanctions against the Lukashenka regime. The situation is complicated by extensive economic ties. Here, the Belarusian opposition often overestimates the influence of Germany on the course of events, especially on Russia.<br />The European Union, including Germany, is concerned about the destabilization of Belarus and a repeat of Ukraine. Berlin follows the events in Kyiv and supports President Zelensky's reform efforts. Germany is interested in a peaceful end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but has no illusions that Kyiv and Moscow are fundamentally different about the future of Donbas.<br /><br />SHOW CONTRIBUTORS<br />Paweł Usow<br />Jarosław Kociszewski<br />Michał Żakowski<br />Susan Stewart<br />Nilsa Schmidt<br />Adam Reichardt <br />John Beauchamp<br /><br />Listen to this podcast in Polish here: <a href="https://nowa-europa-wschodnia.simplecast.com/episodes/niemcy-ukraina-bialorus" rel="noopener">https://nowa-europa-wschodnia.simplecast.com/episodes/niemcy-ukraina-bialorus</a>
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