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A new ZOiS Report looks at attitudes of young people in Poland towards refugees as an expression of their sense of Polish identity. Most survey respondents approve of strong political support for Ukraine and welcome Ukrainian refugees.

With a nationwide research network funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), six research institutes will join forces over the next four years to advance research on conflict in Eastern Europe. The project will now also take account of the changed research questions and research conditions that result from Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Trade liberalisation has helped the Eastern Partnership countries Moldova and Georgia to export more to the EU. While in some export sectors it has benefitted a broad range of economic actors, including small and medium-sized local enterprises, in others, only large, mainly foreign firms and oligarchic networks have reaped rewards, a new ZOiS report reveals.