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A note from the conference: ‘Three Seas Initiative as a drive motor of the European Union growth’

August 4, 2021
A note from the conference ‘Three Seas Initiative as a drive motor of the European Union growthDownload

The note outline:

– The cooperation between the countries of the Three Seas Initiative is not only based on the area of infrastructure, transport, and energy but also on, among others, transboundary cooperation.

– The Three Seas Initiative has great potential regarding the development of Central and Central and Eastern region of Europe.

– The organization faces several challenges related to funding and the lack of proper institutions.

– The scientific conference ‘Three Seas Initiative as a drive motor of the European Union growth’ was organized by the Institute of the New Europe, within the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a program arranged by the European Union, on July 29th this year, on the virtual platform Google Meet. Five speakers made their speeches:

1. Dr. Łukasz Lewkowicz – Senior Analyst in the Visegrad Group of the Institute of Central Europe in Lublin. Doctor of Humanities in the field of political sciences. Assistant professor in the Institute of Political Sciences and Administration of UMCS in Lublin.

2. Marlena Gołębiowska – Analyst in the Baltic Team of the Institute of Central Europe. Economist and political scientist. Ph.D. student of social sciences in the field of economic sciences at the Faculty of Economics on the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. Author of articles devoted to the economies of Central and Eastern Europe.

3. Michał Dworski – Historian, Lawyer. Coordinator of the Regional Center for International Debate in Lublin, Plenipotentiary of the Lublin Voivode for International Dialogue, and Ph.D. student at the Institute of History of the John Paul’s II Catholic University of Lublin.

4. Dr. Aleksander Olech – Director of the European Security Programme at the Institute of New Europe. Doctor of security studies. Specialist in the field of security and international relations.

5. Jakub Drożdż – Member of the Executive Board of the Institute of Economic Diplomacy. Currently, an employee of the Ministry of Digital Affairs. Earlier worked in, among others, the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology. He also sits on the leading bodies of non-governmental organizations, such as the Incubator of the Social Contract association.

The panelists thoroughly analyzed challenges and opportunities facing the Three Seas Initiative, delving into economic, political, and social aspects and the aspects connected with the security of the region.

Dr. Łukasz Lewkowicz presented a new dimension of the Tri-Sea cooperation, which is, among others, expanding the objectivity and subjectivity of the initiative (realized by organizing the first parliamentary forum of the Three Seas Initiative states in June this year, in Tallinn). In order to strengthen the relations within the organization, the so-called Lublin Declaration was signed during the conference in Lublin, in June this year. The declaration is aimed at establishing economic cooperation between sixteen local governments of Three Seas Initiative states. Signing the declaration shows the transfer of cooperation from a central governmental level to a local level. What is more, within the leaders of the Three Seas Initiative states, a tendency to go beyond the initially accepted areas (infrastructure, energetics), and to lead the conversations on the topics of tourism, and cultural or scientific (or expert) cooperation, can be observed. What is also important, the above-mentioned area is being expanded by developing transboundary cooperation. The transboundary cooperation within the framework of the Three Seas Initiative is to concentrate on the borderland regions, to support the development of these territories, and learn more about the culture of Tri-sea countries.

Mrs. Marlena Gołębiowska asked about the place of the Three Seas Initiative in the European Union, at the same time, reminding the words of the German president about the necessity of embedding the idea of the Three Sea Initiative into the Union policies, to fully use their potential. Mrs. Gołębiowska also provided the data from the International Monetary Fund, which after the regression from 2020, has predicted economic growth of the Three Seas Initiative countries oscillating around 4-5% in 2021. This region is particularly significant for Germany – the main trading partner. It is worth noting that twelve of the Three Seas Initiative countries generate 19% of the Union GDP. During this speech, a subversive question was asked by the panelist, i.e what specific opportunities do the European Union offer to the Three Seas Initiative states? The main difficulties were also pointed out, which are faced by the countries belonging to the Initiative, i.e. financial issue of the investment, or the perception of the states belonging to the initiative as competitors, not as partners. It is worth noting, that the Three Seas as the initiative has the vision of becoming a real economic project (hence, appointing the Three Seas Initiative Fund, to which belong 9 out of 12 states of the organization). The Three Seas Initiative can also pride itself on three successful investments in the scope of infrastructure, transport, and energetics.

Then, Mr. Jakub Drożdż outlined some challenges facing the Three Seas Initiative, which in case of the lack of a proper reaction, can bury the initiative, as it happened with the idea of the Intermarium in the 20th century. The first challenge remains the structural dimension, while the second one is the institutional dimension, and the third one would be the personnel dimension (the need of educating proper experts). The structural dimension is understood by the panelist as using present structures of the European Union and NATO to realize the aims of the Three Seas Initiative. In the opinion of Mr. Drożdż, the Three Seas Initiative also lacks proper institutions, among others, the ones responsible for trade and attracting investments, or coordinating conducted actions.

During his speech, Dr. Aleksander Olech focused on the security dimension of the concept of the Three Seas Initiative, and he pointed out a crucial matter, which is drawing attention to the possibility of replacing the European Union with the Three Seas Initiative in the relations with Ukraine or developing common, partner relations of countries belonging to the Initiative in the context of border protection and the control of the movements of people. At the same time, this is one of the possibilities, that the Three Seas Initiative has an opportunity to offer to European Union. Dr. Olech also paid attention to the risk connected with the lack of increased activities and cooperation in the discussed region, if the European Union together with the Initiative that is part of it, will not turn to Central Europe, then China will surely seize such opportunity.

Whereas Michał Dworski, the final panelist, added to the list of challenges facing the Three Seas Initiative a few more, including one crucial, which is the Polish centricity of the Initiative. It is mainly Poland, where the possibilities and threats in comparison to other state members are discussed. Moreover, there is a significant communicative problem within the organization, as the interests common for all the partners have not been clarified. Mr. Dworski also highlighted how much there is to be done in the scientific area, mainly in the scope of social studies and humanities. What is interesting, as the speaker pointed out, the topic of the Three Seas Initiative in the Polish communities and media does not enjoy popularity.

Recommendations

1. Increasing the involvement of the Three Seas Initiative countries;

2. An attempt to encourage Asian countries to invest in the region;

3. Creating a structure attracting foreign investments and promoting the Three Seas Initiative, or creating an organization supplementing the present fund, which would be aimed at strengthening trade cooperation and acquiring economic partners;

4. A formation of a term presidency of particular states within the Three Seas Initiative;

5.Appointing a common institution controlling the spending of finances from the European Union;

6.A necessity of changing the political image of the Initiative and focusing on the economic aspects;

7.Advertising successful projects to mobilize other members of the Initiative;

8.Initiating a bigger project attracting active members of the organization by Poland;

9.Increased attention of the European Union to the Three Seas Initiative. A broader campaign informing about the Tri-Sea projects is necessary, also through the EU and its organs.

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Monika Poprawa Monika Poprawa. I graduated international relations at University of Warsaw and currently I’m on the second year of my master’s studies with the specialization: Security and Strategy Studies. I’m interested in space technologies (the case of militarization and commercialization in the outer space), cyberterrorism, terrorism, contemporary armed conflicts and energy security.

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Monika Poprawa Monika Poprawa. I graduated international relations at University of Warsaw and currently I’m on the second year of my master’s studies with the specialization: Security and Strategy Studies. I’m interested in space technologies (the case of militarization and commercialization in the outer space), cyberterrorism, terrorism, contemporary armed conflicts and energy security.
Program Europa tworzą:

Marcin Chruściel

Dyrektor programu. Absolwent studiów doktoranckich z zakresu nauk o polityce na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim, magister stosunków międzynarodowych i europeistyki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Prezes Zarządu Instytutu Nowej Europy.

dr Artur Bartoszewicz

Przewodniczący Rady Programowej Instytutu Nowej Europy. Doktor nauk ekonomicznych Szkoły Głównej Handlowej. Ekspert w dziedzinie polityki publicznej, w tym m. in. strategii państwa i gospodarki.

Michał Banasiak

Specjalizuje się w relacjach sportu i polityki. Autor analiz, komentarzy i wywiadów z zakresu dyplomacji sportowej i polityki międzynarodowej. Były dziennikarz Polsat News i wysłannik redakcji zagranicznej Telewizji Polskiej.

Maciej Pawłowski

Ekspert ds. migracji, gospodarki i polityki państw basenu Morza Śródziemnego. W latach 2018-2020 Analityk PISM ds. Południowej Europy. Autor publikacji w polskiej i zagranicznej prasie na temat Hiszpanii, Włoch, Grecji, Egiptu i państw Magrebu. Od września 2020 r. mieszka w północnej Afryce (Egipt, Algieria).

Jędrzej Błaszczak

Absolwent studiów prawniczych Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Jego zainteresowania badawcze koncentrują się na Inicjatywie Trójmorza i polityce w Bułgarii. Doświadczenie zdobywał w European Foundation of Human Rights w Wilnie, Center for the Study of Democracy w Sofii i polskich placówkach dyplomatycznych w Teheranie i Tbilisi.

Program Bezpieczeństwo tworzą:

dr Aleksander Olech

Dyrektor programu. Wykładowca na Baltic Defence College, absolwent Europejskiej Akademii Dyplomacji oraz Akademii Sztuki Wojennej. Jego główne zainteresowania badawcze to terroryzm, bezpieczeństwo w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej oraz rola NATO i UE w środowisku zagrożeń hybrydowych.

dr Agnieszka Rogozińska

Członek Rady Programowej Instytutu Nowej Europy. Doktor nauk społecznych w dyscyplinie nauki o polityce. Zainteresowania badawcze koncentruje na problematyce bezpieczeństwa euroatlantyckiego, instytucjonalnym wymiarze bezpieczeństwa i współczesnych zagrożeniach.

Aleksy Borówka

Doktorant na Wydziale Nauk Społecznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Przewodniczący Krajowej Reprezentacji Doktorantów w kadencji 2020. Autor kilkunastu prac naukowych, poświęconych naukom o bezpieczeństwie, naukom o polityce i administracji oraz stosunkom międzynarodowym. Laureat I, II oraz III Międzynarodowej Olimpiady Geopolitycznej.

Karolina Siekierka

Absolwentka Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego na kierunku stosunki międzynarodowe, specjalizacji Bezpieczeństwo i Studia Strategiczne. Jej zainteresowania badawcze obejmują politykę zagraniczną i wewnętrzną Francji, prawa człowieka oraz konflikty zbrojne.

Stanisław Waszczykowski

Podoficer rezerwy, student studiów magisterskich na kierunku Bezpieczeństwo Międzynarodowe i Dyplomacja na Akademii Sztuki Wojennej, były praktykant w BBN. Jego zainteresowania badawcze obejmują m.in. operacje pokojowe ONZ oraz bezpieczeństwo Ukrainy.

Leon Pińczak

Student studiów drugiego stopnia na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim na kierunku stosunki międzynarodowe. Dziennikarz polskojęzycznej redakcji Biełsatu. Zawodowo zajmuje się obszarem postsowieckim, rosyjską polityką wewnętrzną i doktrynami FR. Biegle włada językiem rosyjskim.

Program Indo-Pacyfik tworzą:

Łukasz Kobierski

Dyrektor programu. Współzałożyciel INE oraz prezes zarządu w latach 2019-2021. Stypendysta szkoleń z zakresu bezpieczeństwa na Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security w Waszyngtonie, ekspert od stosunków międzynarodowych. Absolwent Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. Wiceprezes Zarządu INE.

dr Joanna Siekiera

Prawnik międzynarodowy, doktor nauk społecznych, adiunkt na Wydziale Prawa Uniwersytetu w Bergen w Norwegii. Była stypendystką rządu Nowej Zelandii na Uniwersytecie Victorii w Wellington, niemieckiego Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, a także francuskiego Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques.

Paweł Paszak

Absolwent stosunków międzynarodowych (spec. Wschodnioazjatycka) na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim oraz stypendysta University of Kent (W. Brytania) i Hainan University (ChRL). Doktorant UW i Akademii Sztuki Wojennej. Jego zainteresowania badawcze obejmują politykę zagraniczną ChRL oraz strategiczną rywalizację Chiny-USA.

Jakub Graca

Magister stosunków międzynarodowych na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim; studiował także filologię orientalną (specjalność: arabistyka). Analityk Centrum Inicjatyw Międzynarodowych (Warszawa) oraz Instytutu Nowej Europy. Zainteresowania badawcze: Stany Zjednoczone (z naciskiem na politykę zagraniczną), relacje transatlantyckie.

Patryk Szczotka

Absolwent filologii dalekowschodniej ze specjalnością chińską na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim oraz student kierunku double degree China and International Relations na Aalborg University oraz University of International Relations (国际关系学院) w Pekinie. Jego zainteresowania naukowe to relacje polityczne i gospodarcze UE-ChRL oraz dyplomacja.

The programme's team:

Marcin Chruściel

Programme director. Graduate of PhD studies in Political Science at the University of Wroclaw and Master studies in International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. President of the Management Board at the Institute of New Europe.

PhD Artur Bartoszewicz

Chairman of the Institute's Programme Board. Doctor of Economic Sciences at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Expert in the field of public policy, including state and economic strategies. Expert at the National Centre for Research and Development and the Digital Poland Projects Centre.

Michał Banasiak

He specializes in relationship of sports and politics. Author of analysis, comments and interviews in the field of sports diplomacy and international politics. Former Polsat News and Polish Television’s foreign desk journalist.

Maciej Pawłowski

Expert on migration, economics and politics of Mediterranean countries. In the period of 2018-2020 PISM Analyst on Southern Europe. Author of various articles in Polish and foreign press about Spain, Italy, Greece, Egypt and Maghreb countries. Since September 2020 lives in North Africa (Egypt, Algeria).

Jędrzej Błaszczak

Graduate of Law at the University of Silesia. His research interests focus on the Three Seas Initiative and politics in Bulgaria. He acquired experience at the European Foundation of Human Rights in Vilnius, the Center for the Study of Democracy in Sofia, and in Polish embassies in Tehran and Tbilisi.

PhD Aleksander Olech

Programme director. Visiting lecturer at the Baltic Defence College, graduate of the European Academy of Diplomacy and War Studies University. His main research interests include terrorism, international cooperation for security in Eastern Europe and the role of NATO and the EU with regard to hybrid threats.

PhD Agnieszka Rogozińska

Member of the Institute's Programme Board. Doctor of Social Sciences in the discipline of Political Science. Editorial secretary of the academic journals "Politics & Security" and "Independence: journal devoted to Poland's recent history". Her research interests focus on security issues.

Aleksy Borówka

PhD candidate at the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Wroclaw, the President of the Polish National Associations of PhD Candidates in 2020. The author of dozen of scientific papers, concerning security studies, political science, administration, international relations. Laureate of the I, II and III International Geopolitical Olympiad.

Karolina Siekierka

Graduate of International Relations specializing in Security and Strategic Studies at University of Warsaw. Erasmus student at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1) and the Institut d’Etudes Politique de Paris (Sciences Po Paris). Her research areas include human rights, climate change and armed conflicts.

Stanisław Waszczykowski

Reserve non-commissioned officer. Master's degree student in International Security and Diplomacy at the War Studies University in Warsaw, former trainee at the National Security Bureau. His research interests include issues related to UN peacekeeping operations and the security of Ukraine.

Leon Pińczak

A second-degree student at the University of Warsaw, majoring in international relations. A journalist of the Polish language edition of Belsat. Interested in the post-Soviet area, with a particular focus on Russian internal politics and Russian doctrines - foreign, defense and information-cybernetic.

Łukasz Kobierski

Programme director. Deputy President of the Management Board. Scholarship holder at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington and an expert in the field of international relations. Graduate of the University of Warsaw and the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

PhD Joanna Siekiera

International lawyer, Doctor of social sciences, postdoctor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Norway. She was a scholarship holder of the New Zealand government at the Victoria University of Wellington, Institute of Cultural Diplomacy in Germany, Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques in France.

Paweł Paszak

Graduate of International Relations (specialisation in East Asian Studies) from the University of Warsaw and scholarship holder at the University of Kent (UK) and Hainan University (China). PhD candidate at the University of Warsaw and the War Studies University. His research areas include the foreign policy of China and the strategic rivalry between China and the US in the Indo-Pacific.

Jakub Graca

Master of International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He also studied Arabic therein. An analyst at the Center for International Initiatives (Warsaw) and the Institute of New Europe. Research interests: United States (mainly foreign policy), transatlantic relations.

Patryk Szczotka

A graduate of Far Eastern Philology with a specialization in China Studies at the University of Wroclaw and a student of a double degree “China and International Relations” at Aalborg University and University of International Relations (国际关系学院) in Beijing. His research interests include EU-China political and economic relations, as well as diplomacy.

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