The European Leadership Network regularly hosts and participates in timely, policy-relevant events. These range from private seminars with policymakers to larger conferences to inform and shape policy.
In June, the Contact Group convened for a two-day in-person meeting in Istanbul to discuss the future of the Group and exchange views on the state of, and prospects for, Russia-West relations.
From the 26th-29th of June, the Younger Generation Leaders Network (YGLN) met in Vienna for their annual gathering. Over the course of the week, YGLN members met with various international organisations and diplomatic missions, fostered insightful discussions, and were able to network and collaborate with one another. Read the commentary for a full account of the annual gathering.
Members of the NEVER network convened on Thursday, the 24th of August, to discuss climate change, climate change governance, and the role of great power competition in aggravating this existential risk, with NEVER coordinator, Edan Simpson, chairing the meeting.
In June NEVER members gathered for a discussion of internal logistical matters in relation to running the network.
NEVER members gathered for a roundtable discussion of AI and its role in aggravating existential risks.
In May, the ELN’s New European Voices on Existential Risk (NEVER) network convened for the first time for a discussion of existential risk, how policymakers should react to it, and why diverse voices matter in the existential risk space.
Join the ELN for a side event at the 2023 NPT PrepCom in Vienna, Monday 31 July 2023, from 13:15-14:45
This month, the Contact Group convened to discuss how the war in Ukraine has changed views on Russia in the South Caucasus.
This month, the Contact Group convened to discuss perspectives from China and India on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.