Blue Europe is a think tank as well as an editorial effort focused bridgent Central and Western Europe. Our goal is to foster contacts between the West and the East, notably on the economic and technological fronts.
Blue Europe, a think tank focused on fostering connections between Western, Central and Eastern Europe, is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 "Denis de Rougemont" contest. This year's competition honours Denis de Rougemont (1906-1985) , a Swiss writer, cultural theorist, and thinker who was a pivotal advocate for European unity and…
The recent interview with Blue Europe member Sonja Stojadinovic on Cross-border Talks explores the implications of North Macedonia's recent elections: the centre-right VMRO-DPMNE party's victory reflects public dissatisfaction with the ruling left-wing SDSM. Key issues discussed include: Corruption: SDSM failed to dismantle the entrenched corruption from previous regimes, comprising also…
We are thrilled to announce that Mr. Brian Fabregue, President of Blue Europe, will be taking the stage on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at the "2024 Conference on Recent Developments in Commercial and Financial Law: Insights from Law and Data" hosted by the Center for Legal Data Science (CLDS) and…
This contribution is part of the book "The Dragon at the Gates of Europe: Chinese presence in the Balkans and Central-Eastern Europe" (more info here) and has been selected for open access publication on Blue Europe website for a wider reach. Citation: Bogoni, Andrea, Foreword, in: Andrea Bogoni and Brian…
Dear Blue Europe Community, We are thrilled to announce the publication of our latest book, "The Dragon at the Gates of Europe: Chinese Presence in the Balkans and Central-Eastern Europe." As co-editor of this exciting and timely 584-pages-long work, I am delighted to share with you the details of this…
Dear readers and friends of Blue Europe, As we approach the end of another year, it is with great pride and gratitude that we reflect on the remarkable journey our think tank has undertaken in 2023. Exactly as last year, we have worked toward participating in the public discourse and…
Dear readers and dear contestants, the organising committee has decided to postpone all deadlines regarding Blue Europe 2022 "Robert Schuman" Writing Contest previously announced here in order to give more time both to new applicants to come forward with original abstracts and to reviewers to make better suggestions to participants.…
Edit: The deadlines of this contest have been postponed by the organising committee, please find all important dates here. Welcome to our new 2022 writing contest! Blue Europe is both a think tank and an editorial project about the links between Central and Eastern Europe. Its vision is to develop…
Blue Europe met yesterday to determine what would be the thematics we would work during the coming year. We are happy to reveal the list. Main thematics: Smart Cities. What are the goals of Smart Cities in Central and Eastern Europe? How those cities fare in the general world competition?…
Pawel, member of our board, and Blue Europe have been featured in the first page of an Estonian national newspaper for their activities. We are very happy that our work is aknowledged as important for the communities around us and for the promotion of Central Europe. Thank you again!
We were at this year 2020 Virtual Global Think Tank Summit, hosted by the Brookings Institution and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP). The program this is interesting in some parts, and contributors were very good at stressing out some next decade problematics for Think Tanks. However, some…