GEO-POWER-EU
@geopower-eu.bsky.social
GEO-POWER-EU🇪🇺 focuses on strengthening the security dimension of the EU’s policies in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans.
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More information: www.geo-power.eu/
📣 New #GEOPOWEREU blog post by Ludvig Broomé & Dr. Björn Fägersten from UI Sweden draws on the #GEOPOWEREU defence report, highlighting the growing gap between citizens’ expectations and government action in EU defence cooperation.🔗 shorturl.at/RYwCX
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📣 New #GEOPOWEREU blog post by Ludvig Broomé & Dr. Björn Fägersten from UI Sweden draws on the #GEOPOWEREU defence report, highlighting the growing gap between citizens’ expectations and government action in EU defence cooperation.🔗 shorturl.at/RYwCX
📣On 7 Oct, Prof. @filipejdus.bsky.social Belgrade University hosted an online event on the 🇷🇸 findings of the #GEOPOWEREU public opinion survey, focusing on major global actors, disinformation, media dynamics & generational differences in security perceptions
🎥 Watch here: shorturl.at/WmBYw
🎥 Watch here: shorturl.at/WmBYw
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
📣On 7 Oct, Prof. @filipejdus.bsky.social Belgrade University hosted an online event on the 🇷🇸 findings of the #GEOPOWEREU public opinion survey, focusing on major global actors, disinformation, media dynamics & generational differences in security perceptions
🎥 Watch here: shorturl.at/WmBYw
🎥 Watch here: shorturl.at/WmBYw
📣This week’s GEOPOWEREU spotlight is on🇲🇪
Our 🆕infographic breaks down how Montenegrin citizens view media, security & foreign policy
🔹Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) are the primary sources of political information
🔹The🇪🇺emerges as the preferred security partner
Our 🆕infographic breaks down how Montenegrin citizens view media, security & foreign policy
🔹Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) are the primary sources of political information
🔹The🇪🇺emerges as the preferred security partner
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
📣This week’s GEOPOWEREU spotlight is on🇲🇪
Our 🆕infographic breaks down how Montenegrin citizens view media, security & foreign policy
🔹Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) are the primary sources of political information
🔹The🇪🇺emerges as the preferred security partner
Our 🆕infographic breaks down how Montenegrin citizens view media, security & foreign policy
🔹Online news portals (51%) & social media (45%) are the primary sources of political information
🔹The🇪🇺emerges as the preferred security partner
📢Our special #GEOPOWERTalks episode on the 2025 #EnlargementPackage🇪🇺 is out!
🎙️ Asuman Kubra Bas talks with Dr Tena Prelec, Prof Filip Ejdus & Kakha Gogolashvili about Montenegro's🇲🇪 progress, Serbia's🇷🇸 mixed outlook & Georgia's🇬🇪 stalled #EU🇪🇺 path from the latest country reports 🔗 bit.ly/4rcRaQv
🎙️ Asuman Kubra Bas talks with Dr Tena Prelec, Prof Filip Ejdus & Kakha Gogolashvili about Montenegro's🇲🇪 progress, Serbia's🇷🇸 mixed outlook & Georgia's🇬🇪 stalled #EU🇪🇺 path from the latest country reports 🔗 bit.ly/4rcRaQv
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢Our special #GEOPOWERTalks episode on the 2025 #EnlargementPackage🇪🇺 is out!
🎙️ Asuman Kubra Bas talks with Dr Tena Prelec, Prof Filip Ejdus & Kakha Gogolashvili about Montenegro's🇲🇪 progress, Serbia's🇷🇸 mixed outlook & Georgia's🇬🇪 stalled #EU🇪🇺 path from the latest country reports 🔗 bit.ly/4rcRaQv
🎙️ Asuman Kubra Bas talks with Dr Tena Prelec, Prof Filip Ejdus & Kakha Gogolashvili about Montenegro's🇲🇪 progress, Serbia's🇷🇸 mixed outlook & Georgia's🇬🇪 stalled #EU🇪🇺 path from the latest country reports 🔗 bit.ly/4rcRaQv
📣In case you have missed our last #GEOPOWERTalks episode on #EU🇪🇺#defense and #security, you can listen the discussion here 🎧 shorturl.at/Ufg9W & read our report “EU defence cooperation under geopolitical stress: roles, hurdles & opportunities” bit.ly/4mjb48I for more insights!
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📣In case you have missed our last #GEOPOWERTalks episode on #EU🇪🇺#defense and #security, you can listen the discussion here 🎧 shorturl.at/Ufg9W & read our report “EU defence cooperation under geopolitical stress: roles, hurdles & opportunities” bit.ly/4mjb48I for more insights!
📣Our new survey has some very interesting insights into public opinion in Kosovo in 2025 🇽🇰.
From media habits to views on the #EU🇪🇺, #NATO, and the war in #Ukraine🇺🇦 here’s what people in Kosovo are thinking 🧵
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From media habits to views on the #EU🇪🇺, #NATO, and the war in #Ukraine🇺🇦 here’s what people in Kosovo are thinking 🧵
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📣Our new survey has some very interesting insights into public opinion in Kosovo in 2025 🇽🇰.
From media habits to views on the #EU🇪🇺, #NATO, and the war in #Ukraine🇺🇦 here’s what people in Kosovo are thinking 🧵
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From media habits to views on the #EU🇪🇺, #NATO, and the war in #Ukraine🇺🇦 here’s what people in Kosovo are thinking 🧵
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Reposted by GEO-POWER-EU
📢 On 7 October 2025, the @geopower-eu.bsky.social project presented Serbia’s findings from its regional Public Opinion Survey, conducted across nine countries of the Western Balkans and the Associated Trio.
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
📢 On 7 October 2025, the @geopower-eu.bsky.social project presented Serbia’s findings from its regional Public Opinion Survey, conducted across nine countries of the Western Balkans and the Associated Trio.
1/ What do Bosnia & Herzegovina🇧🇦citizens think about their media, politics, migration, and security in 2025? Let’s dive in the findings of our recently published survey 👉 bit.ly/4nslHa9. ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
1/ What do Bosnia & Herzegovina🇧🇦citizens think about their media, politics, migration, and security in 2025? Let’s dive in the findings of our recently published survey 👉 bit.ly/4nslHa9. ⬇️
🎙️New #GEOPOWERTalks episode!
How can 🇪🇺 stay secure amid geopolitical shocks, from 🇷🇺’s war in 🇺🇦 to uncertain 🇺🇸 engagement?
@samueljsdv.bsky.social w/ Dr Björn Fägertsen & Denis Verret on 🇪🇺 defence cooperation, NATO & strategic autonomy.
🎧Listen: shorturl.at/Ufg9W
🔗 Explore the Report: bit.ly/4mjb48I
How can 🇪🇺 stay secure amid geopolitical shocks, from 🇷🇺’s war in 🇺🇦 to uncertain 🇺🇸 engagement?
@samueljsdv.bsky.social w/ Dr Björn Fägertsen & Denis Verret on 🇪🇺 defence cooperation, NATO & strategic autonomy.
🎧Listen: shorturl.at/Ufg9W
🔗 Explore the Report: bit.ly/4mjb48I
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🎙️New #GEOPOWERTalks episode!
How can 🇪🇺 stay secure amid geopolitical shocks, from 🇷🇺’s war in 🇺🇦 to uncertain 🇺🇸 engagement?
@samueljsdv.bsky.social w/ Dr Björn Fägertsen & Denis Verret on 🇪🇺 defence cooperation, NATO & strategic autonomy.
🎧Listen: shorturl.at/Ufg9W
🔗 Explore the Report: bit.ly/4mjb48I
How can 🇪🇺 stay secure amid geopolitical shocks, from 🇷🇺’s war in 🇺🇦 to uncertain 🇺🇸 engagement?
@samueljsdv.bsky.social w/ Dr Björn Fägertsen & Denis Verret on 🇪🇺 defence cooperation, NATO & strategic autonomy.
🎧Listen: shorturl.at/Ufg9W
🔗 Explore the Report: bit.ly/4mjb48I
1/ 🇦🇱 What does public opinion in Albania look like in 2025?
Let’s look at some interesting findings from our recently published survey — covering media habits, EU aspirations, migration trends, and perceptions of regional security. 🧵⬇️
Let’s look at some interesting findings from our recently published survey — covering media habits, EU aspirations, migration trends, and perceptions of regional security. 🧵⬇️
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
1/ 🇦🇱 What does public opinion in Albania look like in 2025?
Let’s look at some interesting findings from our recently published survey — covering media habits, EU aspirations, migration trends, and perceptions of regional security. 🧵⬇️
Let’s look at some interesting findings from our recently published survey — covering media habits, EU aspirations, migration trends, and perceptions of regional security. 🧵⬇️
#GEOPOWEREU researcher Asst Prof @tenaprelec.bsky.social (University of Rijeka) presented Public Opinion Survey findings at the “Geopolitics from Below” event in Podgorica 🇲🇪, exploring citizen views on geopolitics in the WB and EaP.
Survey: bit.ly/4nslHa9
Event: shorturl.at/3KNhl
Survey: bit.ly/4nslHa9
Event: shorturl.at/3KNhl
October 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#GEOPOWEREU researcher Asst Prof @tenaprelec.bsky.social (University of Rijeka) presented Public Opinion Survey findings at the “Geopolitics from Below” event in Podgorica 🇲🇪, exploring citizen views on geopolitics in the WB and EaP.
Survey: bit.ly/4nslHa9
Event: shorturl.at/3KNhl
Survey: bit.ly/4nslHa9
Event: shorturl.at/3KNhl
📢 Tomorrow Assistant Prof. @tenaprelec.bsky.social @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social will present findings on how public attitudes toward democracy & governance in 🇷🇸 have evolved since the 2024 protests from the #GEOPOWEREU project at an event hosted by our consortium partner UI Sweden.🔗 shorturl.at/EzjMF
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📢 Tomorrow Assistant Prof. @tenaprelec.bsky.social @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social will present findings on how public attitudes toward democracy & governance in 🇷🇸 have evolved since the 2024 protests from the #GEOPOWEREU project at an event hosted by our consortium partner UI Sweden.🔗 shorturl.at/EzjMF
Reposted by GEO-POWER-EU
Article by by me @dpcglobal.bsky.social for @geopower-eu.bsky.social on polling results, demonstrating citizens of #Bosnia were the most dissatisfied of the 9 countries (WB6 + 3 eastern candidates) polled.
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/17/b...
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/17/b...
Bosnians ‘Most Dissatisfied in the Balkans’ with Their Politics – Is Brussels Listening?
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Dayton peace agreement that ended the 1992-95 war, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the most dissatisfied in the Western Balkans with the way they are being ...
balkaninsight.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Article by by me @dpcglobal.bsky.social for @geopower-eu.bsky.social on polling results, demonstrating citizens of #Bosnia were the most dissatisfied of the 9 countries (WB6 + 3 eastern candidates) polled.
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/17/b...
balkaninsight.com/2025/10/17/b...
📢 Join our sister project #REUNIR event, hosted by #CEPS, for a talk on EU enlargement policy with ambassadors from candidate countries.
🗓️ 23 Oct 2025, 13:00–14:30 CET | 📍 Brussels
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/d6HSG5y4
🗓️ 23 Oct 2025, 13:00–14:30 CET | 📍 Brussels
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/d6HSG5y4
October 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 Join our sister project #REUNIR event, hosted by #CEPS, for a talk on EU enlargement policy with ambassadors from candidate countries.
🗓️ 23 Oct 2025, 13:00–14:30 CET | 📍 Brussels
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/d6HSG5y4
🗓️ 23 Oct 2025, 13:00–14:30 CET | 📍 Brussels
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/d6HSG5y4
📢 New article alert!
GEO-POWER EU researcher Assoc. Prof. Filip Ejdus (Belgrade University) & Dr. Marina Vulović examine 🇷🇸’s attachment to Kosovo through Lacanian psychoanalysis in: “Catharsis, rearticulation of desire and ontological insecurity”
🔗 shorturl.at/Hwmoh
GEO-POWER EU researcher Assoc. Prof. Filip Ejdus (Belgrade University) & Dr. Marina Vulović examine 🇷🇸’s attachment to Kosovo through Lacanian psychoanalysis in: “Catharsis, rearticulation of desire and ontological insecurity”
🔗 shorturl.at/Hwmoh
October 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📢 New article alert!
GEO-POWER EU researcher Assoc. Prof. Filip Ejdus (Belgrade University) & Dr. Marina Vulović examine 🇷🇸’s attachment to Kosovo through Lacanian psychoanalysis in: “Catharsis, rearticulation of desire and ontological insecurity”
🔗 shorturl.at/Hwmoh
GEO-POWER EU researcher Assoc. Prof. Filip Ejdus (Belgrade University) & Dr. Marina Vulović examine 🇷🇸’s attachment to Kosovo through Lacanian psychoanalysis in: “Catharsis, rearticulation of desire and ontological insecurity”
🔗 shorturl.at/Hwmoh
📢 New #GEOPOWEREU research report!
Our latest deliverable “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)” explores how the #EaP can evolve to strengthen the #EU’s🇪🇺 role as a geopolitical actor. 🔗 shorturl.at/mk5F9
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Our latest deliverable “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)” explores how the #EaP can evolve to strengthen the #EU’s🇪🇺 role as a geopolitical actor. 🔗 shorturl.at/mk5F9
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October 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
📢 New #GEOPOWEREU research report!
Our latest deliverable “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)” explores how the #EaP can evolve to strengthen the #EU’s🇪🇺 role as a geopolitical actor. 🔗 shorturl.at/mk5F9
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Our latest deliverable “The Relevance of the Eastern Partnership (EaP)” explores how the #EaP can evolve to strengthen the #EU’s🇪🇺 role as a geopolitical actor. 🔗 shorturl.at/mk5F9
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📣 Happening tomorrow!
Join us on 7 Oct at 15:00 CET on Zoom to discuss Serbian 🇷🇸 public opinion on the EU 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & more. 👉 shorturl.at/U0bWZ
Join us on 7 Oct at 15:00 CET on Zoom to discuss Serbian 🇷🇸 public opinion on the EU 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & more. 👉 shorturl.at/U0bWZ
📣How do Serbians view the 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & global actors?
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
October 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
📣 Happening tomorrow!
Join us on 7 Oct at 15:00 CET on Zoom to discuss Serbian 🇷🇸 public opinion on the EU 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & more. 👉 shorturl.at/U0bWZ
Join us on 7 Oct at 15:00 CET on Zoom to discuss Serbian 🇷🇸 public opinion on the EU 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & more. 👉 shorturl.at/U0bWZ
📢 In an interview with Vijesti, Dr. Tena Prelec shares insights from #GEOPOWEREU on corrosive capital, EU integration, and public trust.
Read here 👉 shorturl.at/skvNj
Read here 👉 shorturl.at/skvNj
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📢 In an interview with Vijesti, Dr. Tena Prelec shares insights from #GEOPOWEREU on corrosive capital, EU integration, and public trust.
Read here 👉 shorturl.at/skvNj
Read here 👉 shorturl.at/skvNj
📣How do Serbians view the 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & global actors?
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
October 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
📣How do Serbians view the 🇪🇺, #migration, #security & global actors?
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
Join us on 7 Oct for the online presentation of 🇷🇸 findings from the 2025 #GEOPOWEREU Public Opinion Survey📊
🗓️Tuesday, 7 Oct | 15:00 CET
📍Online (Zoom)
🔗Info & Participation: shorturl.at/U0bWZ
📢 New GEOPOWEREU study: “Discerning the perceptual gap between EU policies & countries’ expectations”
Based on 109 elite interviews across 🇪🇺🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 it explores how enlargement is perceived, whether its credibility is at risk & how it could be restored 🔗
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Based on 109 elite interviews across 🇪🇺🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 it explores how enlargement is perceived, whether its credibility is at risk & how it could be restored 🔗
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September 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
📢 New GEOPOWEREU study: “Discerning the perceptual gap between EU policies & countries’ expectations”
Based on 109 elite interviews across 🇪🇺🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 it explores how enlargement is perceived, whether its credibility is at risk & how it could be restored 🔗
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Based on 109 elite interviews across 🇪🇺🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 it explores how enlargement is perceived, whether its credibility is at risk & how it could be restored 🔗
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Don’t miss #GEOPOWEREU partner @dpcglobal.bsky.social’s new piece “Sharpie #Geopolitics in a Time of Complexity”—on how #Trump 2.0’s transactional “deal-making” lens flattens complex conflicts into real-estate logic & “land swaps”
🔗 bit.ly/3KrCj3B
🔗 bit.ly/3KrCj3B
September 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Don’t miss #GEOPOWEREU partner @dpcglobal.bsky.social’s new piece “Sharpie #Geopolitics in a Time of Complexity”—on how #Trump 2.0’s transactional “deal-making” lens flattens complex conflicts into real-estate logic & “land swaps”
🔗 bit.ly/3KrCj3B
🔗 bit.ly/3KrCj3B
How does illicit finance fuel Russia's 🇷🇺 power projection?
Dr. @tenaprelec.bsky.social’s (@cas-see-uniri.bsky.social) new co-authored article unpacks how illicit financial flows shape Moscow’s foreign policy.
Read it here: bit.ly/46Db3GT
Dr. @tenaprelec.bsky.social’s (@cas-see-uniri.bsky.social) new co-authored article unpacks how illicit financial flows shape Moscow’s foreign policy.
Read it here: bit.ly/46Db3GT
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How does illicit finance fuel Russia's 🇷🇺 power projection?
Dr. @tenaprelec.bsky.social’s (@cas-see-uniri.bsky.social) new co-authored article unpacks how illicit financial flows shape Moscow’s foreign policy.
Read it here: bit.ly/46Db3GT
Dr. @tenaprelec.bsky.social’s (@cas-see-uniri.bsky.social) new co-authored article unpacks how illicit financial flows shape Moscow’s foreign policy.
Read it here: bit.ly/46Db3GT
How can Europe strengthen its defence cooperation amid rising geopolitical challenges?
📣Our new report explores the EU’s evolving roles as well as the hurdles and opportunities for credible security and defence action.
📣Our new report explores the EU’s evolving roles as well as the hurdles and opportunities for credible security and defence action.
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
How can Europe strengthen its defence cooperation amid rising geopolitical challenges?
📣Our new report explores the EU’s evolving roles as well as the hurdles and opportunities for credible security and defence action.
📣Our new report explores the EU’s evolving roles as well as the hurdles and opportunities for credible security and defence action.
📢 Did you have time to read our newly released #GEOPOWEREU survey report?
We asked 9,011 citizens across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 about trust in global powers, EU & NATO, migration, media & politics.
Here are some key takeaways ⤵️
We asked 9,011 citizens across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 about trust in global powers, EU & NATO, migration, media & politics.
Here are some key takeaways ⤵️
September 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📢 Did you have time to read our newly released #GEOPOWEREU survey report?
We asked 9,011 citizens across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 about trust in global powers, EU & NATO, migration, media & politics.
Here are some key takeaways ⤵️
We asked 9,011 citizens across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪 about trust in global powers, EU & NATO, migration, media & politics.
Here are some key takeaways ⤵️
📢 How do citizens in the Western Balkans & Associated Trio see global actors, their partners, and their own future?The #GEOPOWEREU project shares fresh results from a Public Opinion Survey across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪
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September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 How do citizens in the Western Balkans & Associated Trio see global actors, their partners, and their own future?The #GEOPOWEREU project shares fresh results from a Public Opinion Survey across 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪
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