Southeast Europe Research
@see-iamo.bsky.social
The SEE Research Group @iamo.bsky.social examines agricultural production, rural development, and environmental change in Southeast Europe. www.southeasteurope.iamo.de #Balkans #agriculture #development #research #rural #climatechange #landuse #migration
If you want a helpful round-up in English about Russia's hybrid warfare in Moldova, the NYT has a long feature on it. The article also makes a crucial point about MD's challenges (see screenshot): RU is playing a very long game and seeks to exhaust MD's resources ...
Don’t miss our new policy brief on empowering #RuralWomen in the #WesternBalkans, developed as part of the Agricultural Policy Dialogue Germany – South East Europe.🌿
Policy Brief Empowering Rural Women in the Western Balkans | Agricultural Policy Dialogue Germany-South East Europe
Empowering rural women means strengthening communities, economies, and the future of the Western Balkans. Our latest policy brief highlights key challenges, opportunities, and data-driven recommenda...
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#iamoAnnual 2026: Deutsche Version erschienen Jetzt lesen: Anpassung an den Klimawandel zur Verbesserung der Ernährungssicherheit +++ Erkenntnisse aus der ukrainischen Agrarwirtschaft +++ Ländliche Wurzeln und Wege – Lebensqualität, Migration und Immobilität: t1p.de/i0vuk
Last weekend, Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared that Ukraine would continue not to recognize Kosovo’s independence. That drew a sharp response from Pristina.
Zelenskyy’s Balkan fumble
The Ukrainian president found out the hard way that there is no such thing as an offhand remark about Kosovo.
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📣 Deadline extended to August 11❗ Are you active in the field of #EuropeanIntegration, #postEnlargementAnalyses or #EUEnlargements? Then join our #IAMOALUMNI workshop on in Skopje this September. #GermanyAlumni are welcome to contribute insights. More information under the link: t1p.de/050j0
DAAD Alumni Workshop on EU Enlargement in Skopje
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supports IAMO’s alumni activities as part of its program to promote so-called “Germany alumni.” The goal of the funded projects is to connect former researc...
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Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our team of excellent researchers. Focus on empirical #Economics w/ regional lens on Eastern / Southeastern Europe, Central Asia and/or South Caucasus. 📅 Deadline: August 31 ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies... #EconSky
Albanians don’t want their islands sold off to Trump and Kushner ft.trib.al/V7JQvGO | opinion
Albanians don’t want their islands sold off to Trump and Kushner
Ivanka and Jared won’t let snakes, landmines or the region’s tortured past get in the way of Balkan real estate deals
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#IAMO, together with its international partners, is organizing the summer school “Geospatial Information for Wildfire Monitoring and Risk Assessment” in Ohrid, North Macedonia, from September 6-12, 2026. Applications are accepted until July 31, 2026. More information can be found here: t1p.de/f4c57
Summer School on „Geospatial Information for Wildfire Monitoring and Risk Assessment“
In the frame of the BMLEH-funded project “Geospatial Information for Climate Change Adaptation in the Western Balkans” (GEO-ADAPT), IAMO organizes, together with Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of ...
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IAMO researcher @jpinkow-laepple.bsky.social organised a workshop entitled “Solution or Illusion? Critical Perspectives on the #Remittance - Development Nexus.” at the 23rd #IMISCOE Annual Conference, held from 29 June to 2 July 2026 in #Girona, Spain. t1p.de/o2see #migration #integration
Workshop on Remittances and Development at the IMISCOE Annual Conference
The 23rd IMISCOE Annual Conference, held from 29 June to 2 July 2026 in Girona, Spain, brought together scholars from Europe’s largest network in the field of migration and integration. As part of the...
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At the #ETF Research Forum for Evidence-based Policies on #Skills and #Migration (on 9-10 June in #Brussels) IAMO researchers @jpinkow-laepple.bsky.social and @judith-moellers.bsky.social presented their findings on how female #returnees are driving change in their countries of origin: t1p.de/zreu4
IAMO research findings presented at the European forum on skills and migration
At the European Training Foundation’s (ETF) Research Forum for Evidence-based Policies on Skills and Migration, held on 9 and 10 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, IAMO researchers Janine Pinkow-Läpple a...
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Dr. Janine Pinkow-Läpple presented her research on “Overcoming resistance, enabling change: Support structures for intangible remittance transmission by female returnees” in Brussels #migration #Kosovo #Romania
IAMO's Southeast Europe Group contributes research insights to European forum on skills and migration
IAMO researchers Dr. Janine Pinkow-Läpple and Dr. Judith Möllers presented new findings and policy recommendations on how female return migrants can contribute to economic and social change in their c...
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IAMO's Southeast Europe group will contribute to the Agricultural Policy Dialogue's upcoming work on generational renewal.
IAMO Forum session sets the stage for Agricultural Policy Dialogue South-East Europe (APD SEE)’s work on generational renewal
At a joint SWG and APD SEE session during IAMO Forum 2026, Dr. Judith Möllers presented findings on rural youth, farm succession and place attachment that will inform the Agricultural Policy Dialogue’...
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Die EU will wieder wachsen - aber kommt dabei irgendwie nicht vom Fleck. Auf dem Balkan warten 6 Staaten seit 23 Jahren. Lassen wir sie ein? Darum geht es in meiner neuen 8-teiligen Podcast Serie 🔗 sound.orf.at/collection/3...
Serbia President Vucic says to resign within weeks, one year before end of mandate reut.rs/4eOvPHA
Serbia President Vucic says to resign within weeks, one year before end of mandate
Serbia's president Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he will resign within weeks and announced early presidential and parliamentary elections.
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The detailed conference agenda of the #iamoForum26 “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural #Economics” can be accessed here: forum2026.iamo.de/program #AgEcon #ResearchConference
#iamoAnnual 2026: English version published Read now: Science scepticism is not akin to blasphemy; scepticism drives new knowledge +++ The challenges of European agricultural policy +++ Farmers’ risk and time preferences and sustainable irrigation decisions in Central Asia: t1p.de/isxu9
A new investigation announced by special anti-corruption prosecutors in Albania into the $1.4 billion luxury project Jared & Ivanka are trying to build on protected wetlands. My deep dive into this project that's bringing thousands of protesting Albanians to the streets. youtu.be/Y6XhwqOw3bA?...
Trump Family ROCKED as MASSIVE Protests ERUPT Against IVANKA
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Submit your contributions for the #InternationalAcademicWeek “Who Owns the Land? Property Relations, #LandUse, Belonging, and #SocialInequality in Rural #SoutheastEurope” from 5-9 October 2026 in #Tutzing, Germany. Deadline for applications: 30 April! t1p.de/z6hx8
64th International Academic Week
The International Academic Week entitled “Who Owns the Land? Property Relations, Land Use, Belonging, and Social Inequality in Rural Southeast Europe” will take place in Tutzing, Germany, from 5 to 9 ...
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In der neuen Folge "Der Magyar-Moment" von OSTERWEITERUNG blicken @sonjapriebus.bsky.social und Kai-Olaf Lang hinter die Kulissen des historischen Ereignisses in #Ungarn 🎧Zur Folge: https://dgo-online.org/publikationen/osterweiterung-der-dgo-podcast/
64th International Academic Week from 5.-9. October 2026: Who Owns the Land? Property Relations, Land Use, Belonging, and Social Inequality in Rural Southeast Europe
Apply now: Who Owns the Land? Property Relations, Land Use, Belonging, and Social Inequality in Rural Southeast Europe
The 64th International Academic Week of the Southeast Europe Association, hosted by IAMO's Dr. Judith Möllers and Prof. Dr. Daniel Müller, takes place in Tutzing from 5-9 October 2026.
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Join our international online workshop on Agricultural Sector Development and Policies in the Western Balkans in the context of EU Integration and Climate Change on 16 April 2026, hosted by Corvinus University, Budapest.
Agricultural Sector Development and Policies in the Western Balkans in the context of EU Integration and Climate Change
Join the international online workshop on Agricultural Sector Development and Policies in the Western Balkans in the context of EU Integration and Climate Change on 16 April 2026, hosted by Corvinus U...
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HUNGARY: Defeat looms for Orbán – early results
HUNGARY: Defeat looms for Orbán – early results
"Today was a celebration of democracy," said Péter Magyar
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Hungary, 31.0% list vote counted: Seat projection national parliament TISZA-EPP: 135 (+135) Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 57 (-78) MH-ESN: 7 (+1) +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/hungary
1/3. Very helpful summary in preparation for the epochal Hungarian elections tomorrow. See also essays by Anne Applebaum and Lászlo Gendler and commentary by Kim Scheppele mikegalsworthy.substack.com/p/why-an-orb...
Why an Orbán loss would be a huge win for the EU - and disastrous for Putin and MAGA
It's hard to understate how much vast geopolitics hinges on an election in a country with a population of only 9.6M
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National Parliament Election in Hungary tomorrow 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Our election dashboard features: • Polling averages • Live results (turnout & vote) • Capital & abroad vote • Demographic vote • Electoral history Explore it here: europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...
🇲🇩Moldova finally withdraws from the CIS – President signs documents Moldovan President Sandu signed decrees denunciating the Charter and founding treaties of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
So… people from the Western Balkans (apart from Serbia), Moldova, Belarus and Russia won’t be able to travel to the US anytime soon?
