On July 5-7, 2016, IE RAS delegation: Director, RAS Professor Аl.А. Gromyko, deputy Director, Professor О.V. Butorina, Head of Department of European Security D.А. Danilov, Head of Center for British Studies Е.V. Ananieva, leading scientific associate S.М. Fedorov, – participated in the international scientific conference, organized by Voronezh State University within EU project «European identity and political challenges: old concept, new vision», and in the meeting of the Council of Association of European Studies of Russia, that took place in Voronezh with support of the regional government.