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On April 20-21, 2026 in Shanghai IE RAS Director, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko took part in II Eurasian financial and economic forum.

On April 20, 2026, IE RAS Departments of European integration and Country studies held a regular «Transatlantic talks» seminar on «Europe – USA – Middle East».

On April 19, 2026 IE RAS Director, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko delivered a speech in Shanghai at the Association of regional and country studies of Shanghai University of international studies.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 16, 2026 «2026 municipal elections in France: the overview of political forces performance» (in Russian) by Sergey M. Fedorov, Candidate of Science (Politics), Senior Researcher, Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Boris P. Guseletov, Doctor of Science (Politics), Associate Professor, Chief Researcher, Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

On April 16, 2026, IE RAS was visited by ABV political party Chairman Rumen Petkov, Georgi Stamboliev and Opan municipality mayor Gencho Kolev.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 15, 2026 «“Big Deal” with the USA: the Belarusian version» (in Russian) by Nikolay M. Mezhevich, Doctor of Science (Economics), Professor, Head of the Center for Belarusian Studies, Department of Social and Political Studies, Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Vsevolod V. Shimov, Candidate of Science (Politics), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Belarusian State University.

On April 15, 2026, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko, IE RAS Director, took part in the All-Russian scientific conference «USA-250: history, politics, memory».

On April 14, 2026, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko, IE RAS Director, gave interview to OTP Russian TV channel on major international events, global situation, elections in Europe and European elites' sentiments. 

On April 13, 2026, RAS Corresponding member Аl.А. Gromyko, IE RAS Director, delivered a public lecture at the Economic faculty of Peoples’ Friendship University named after Patrice Lumumba.

On April 9, 2026, IE RAS held a regular «Mediterranean talks» seminar on «Europe and the new interventionist aid».

On April 7, 2026, IE RAS, with support of UN Information Center in Russia, held a meeting with Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary-General, a candidate for UN Secretary-General position.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 14, 2026 «Norway’s Arctic energy push amid Middle East turmoil: implications for Russia’s interests» (in Russian) by Sergey Grinyaev, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Chief Researcher at the Center for Arctic Research of the Department of Country Studies, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences.

On March 30, 2026, Sochi hosted the meeting of Mass Media Working group of Petersburg Dialogue Forum «The Third World War. Fantasy or Reality?».

Conversation between Dr. Alexey Gromyko, Director, Institute of Europe (Russian Academy of Sciences), president, Russian Association of European Studies, and Prof. Jiang Feng, Chairman of the Council of the Shanghai Academy of Global Government and Area Studies (SAGGAS) at Shanghai International Studies University, which he previously headed. Jiang also served as Minister-Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin.

On March 26, 2026, IE RAS associates took part in XI Saint-Petersburg international economic congress.

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 13, 2026 «EU-Mercosur Agreement: from regional inertia to global maneuvers» (in Russian) by Anna Shcherbakova, Candidate of Political Science, Senior Researcher, Department of European Integration Studies, Institute of Europe RAS.

On March 18, 2026, IE RAS held the international conference «Europe and Central Asia: economy, politics, security».

IE RAS presents Analytical papers of IE RAS No 9, 2026 «Chancellor Merz’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China: Tactical Stabilization of Germany’s China Vector» (in English) by Vladislav Belov, Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Board Member, Head of the Department for Countries Studies, Head of the Center for German Studies, Institute of Europe (RAS).