European Neighbourhood Council (ENC)
@enc-europe.bsky.social
Foreign Policy Research and Projects | Covering E. Europe, Balkans, Turkey, Caucasus, Central Asia & MENA | Academic Council | 🇪🇺-funded | [email protected] | http://www.encouncil.org/
Our Managing Director @samueljsdv.bsky.social shared ENC findings on #FIMI, digital connectivity & EU-Türkiye🇪🇺🇹🇷relations at the TÜBA-EMAN Conference, organized by Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA).
Read more about the event here🔗 bit.ly/4afoujw
Read more about the event here🔗 bit.ly/4afoujw
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our Managing Director @samueljsdv.bsky.social shared ENC findings on #FIMI, digital connectivity & EU-Türkiye🇪🇺🇹🇷relations at the TÜBA-EMAN Conference, organized by Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA).
Read more about the event here🔗 bit.ly/4afoujw
Read more about the event here🔗 bit.ly/4afoujw
📣 Projeler ve Araştırma Birimi Müdürümüz @asumankubra.bsky.social'nın Daktilo1984 için yazdığı yabancı bilgi manipülasyonu operasyonlarına karşı AB'nin cevabı konulu yazısını linkten okuyabilirsiniz🔗shorturl.at/BMRxx
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
📣 Projeler ve Araştırma Birimi Müdürümüz @asumankubra.bsky.social'nın Daktilo1984 için yazdığı yabancı bilgi manipülasyonu operasyonlarına karşı AB'nin cevabı konulu yazısını linkten okuyabilirsiniz🔗shorturl.at/BMRxx
📢New ENC analysis by our Head of Projects & Research @asumankubra.bsky.social on FIMI & why it matters for 🇪🇺 & 🇹🇷
The paper explores how FIMI unfolds across Europe, the tactics used & how cooperation including through the new #EuropeanDemocracyShield can build resilience🔗 shorturl.at/A3Szs
The paper explores how FIMI unfolds across Europe, the tactics used & how cooperation including through the new #EuropeanDemocracyShield can build resilience🔗 shorturl.at/A3Szs
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
📢New ENC analysis by our Head of Projects & Research @asumankubra.bsky.social on FIMI & why it matters for 🇪🇺 & 🇹🇷
The paper explores how FIMI unfolds across Europe, the tactics used & how cooperation including through the new #EuropeanDemocracyShield can build resilience🔗 shorturl.at/A3Szs
The paper explores how FIMI unfolds across Europe, the tactics used & how cooperation including through the new #EuropeanDemocracyShield can build resilience🔗 shorturl.at/A3Szs
#ENCInsights: Our Head of Research and Projects @asumankubra.bsky.social analyses the #EUEnlargement 🇪🇺 package, highlighting Montenegro’s 🇲🇪 steady progress, Serbia’s 🇷🇸 mixed record, and Georgia’s 🇬🇪 democratic backsliding, with key takeaways on political will and public support. 👇1/9
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#ENCInsights: Our Head of Research and Projects @asumankubra.bsky.social analyses the #EUEnlargement 🇪🇺 package, highlighting Montenegro’s 🇲🇪 steady progress, Serbia’s 🇷🇸 mixed record, and Georgia’s 🇬🇪 democratic backsliding, with key takeaways on political will and public support. 👇1/9
#ENCInsights: Our Director @samueljsdv.bsky.social highlights how shifting global power dynamics are creating a strategic opening for #CentralAsia 🇺🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇲🇹🇯 to align with the US 🇺🇸, EU 🇪🇺 & Türkiye 🇹🇷 in critical raw materials, energy, and connectivity investments 👇 1/6
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#ENCInsights: Our Director @samueljsdv.bsky.social highlights how shifting global power dynamics are creating a strategic opening for #CentralAsia 🇺🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇲🇹🇯 to align with the US 🇺🇸, EU 🇪🇺 & Türkiye 🇹🇷 in critical raw materials, energy, and connectivity investments 👇 1/6
📢Our Managing Director, @samueljsdv.bsky.social , joined the STG EUI event to discuss critical infrastructure in the #BlackSea, focusing on how new #trade and energy routes are reshaping the neighbouring regions.
🎥 Watch the recording: shorturl.at/0MJxc
📄 More about the event: shorturl.at/QVGqJ
🎥 Watch the recording: shorturl.at/0MJxc
📄 More about the event: shorturl.at/QVGqJ
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📢Our Managing Director, @samueljsdv.bsky.social , joined the STG EUI event to discuss critical infrastructure in the #BlackSea, focusing on how new #trade and energy routes are reshaping the neighbouring regions.
🎥 Watch the recording: shorturl.at/0MJxc
📄 More about the event: shorturl.at/QVGqJ
🎥 Watch the recording: shorturl.at/0MJxc
📄 More about the event: shorturl.at/QVGqJ
#ENCInsights: Don’t miss the analysis by our Academic Council Member, Dionis Cenusa, on the parallel sanctions of the EU 🇪🇺 and the US 🇺🇸targeting Russian 🇷🇺 Oil Sector👇1/8
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#ENCInsights: Don’t miss the analysis by our Academic Council Member, Dionis Cenusa, on the parallel sanctions of the EU 🇪🇺 and the US 🇺🇸targeting Russian 🇷🇺 Oil Sector👇1/8
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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...
#ENCInsights: Don’t miss the analysis by our Academic Council Member, Denis Cenusa, on Ukraine’s 🇺🇦 #Critical_Infrastructure and how it has been affected since the Russian 🇷🇺 invasion 👇 1/6
October 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#ENCInsights: Don’t miss the analysis by our Academic Council Member, Denis Cenusa, on Ukraine’s 🇺🇦 #Critical_Infrastructure and how it has been affected since the Russian 🇷🇺 invasion 👇 1/6
📣 Check out the interview with our Director @samueljsdv.bsky.social and Head of Projects & Research @asumankubra.bsky.social in @daktilo1984.bsky.social on the impact of Foreign Agent Laws and FIMI on democracy and civil society in Europe & beyond.
Read in TR 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VNNAxz & ENG 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VK7ERw
Read in TR 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VNNAxz & ENG 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VK7ERw
Röportaj: Yabancı Ajan Yasası, Avrupa Birliği ve Sivil Toplum - Daktilo 1984
Avrupa ülkelerinde Yabancı Ajan Yasaları, özellikle demokrasi, insan hakları ve özgürlükler için mücadele eden sivil toplum kuruluşlarına baskı uygulamak için kullanılıyor. Rusya’nın öncelik ettiği bu yasa, diğer otoriter eğilimli rejimlere de örnek oldu ve yaygınlaşma başladı.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📣 Check out the interview with our Director @samueljsdv.bsky.social and Head of Projects & Research @asumankubra.bsky.social in @daktilo1984.bsky.social on the impact of Foreign Agent Laws and FIMI on democracy and civil society in Europe & beyond.
Read in TR 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VNNAxz & ENG 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VK7ERw
Read in TR 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VNNAxz & ENG 👉🏼 bit.ly/3VK7ERw
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📣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
Our Managing Director, Samuel Doveri Vesterbye @samueljsdv.bsky.social, shares an analysis on Germany’s 🇩🇪 shift in defence contracts from US 🇺🇸 suppliers to Euro-Turkish 🇪🇺🇹🇷 companies, part of new multi-billion programmes.
👇 Read his full analysis below:
👇 Read his full analysis below:
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our Managing Director, Samuel Doveri Vesterbye @samueljsdv.bsky.social, shares an analysis on Germany’s 🇩🇪 shift in defence contracts from US 🇺🇸 suppliers to Euro-Turkish 🇪🇺🇹🇷 companies, part of new multi-billion programmes.
👇 Read his full analysis below:
👇 Read his full analysis below:
📣 ENC is back from the holidays and so are our in-depth analyses!
In our latest piece, veteran journalist Bruce Pannier explores Karakalpakstan’s history, ecology, the July 2022 events & the region’s future within 🇺🇿
🔗 shorturl.at/m8brh
In our latest piece, veteran journalist Bruce Pannier explores Karakalpakstan’s history, ecology, the July 2022 events & the region’s future within 🇺🇿
🔗 shorturl.at/m8brh
September 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
📣 ENC is back from the holidays and so are our in-depth analyses!
In our latest piece, veteran journalist Bruce Pannier explores Karakalpakstan’s history, ecology, the July 2022 events & the region’s future within 🇺🇿
🔗 shorturl.at/m8brh
In our latest piece, veteran journalist Bruce Pannier explores Karakalpakstan’s history, ecology, the July 2022 events & the region’s future within 🇺🇿
🔗 shorturl.at/m8brh
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📢 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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📢 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 ⤵️
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📢 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 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪
A short🧵⤵️
A short🧵⤵️
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 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪
A short🧵⤵️
A short🧵⤵️
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🇩🇰 On 1 July, Denmark @eu2025dk.bsky.social took over the presidency of the Council of the EU.
Curious about their priorities and programme? Take a look at their website 👉 eu2025.dk
Curious about their priorities and programme? Take a look at their website 👉 eu2025.dk
July 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🇩🇰 On 1 July, Denmark @eu2025dk.bsky.social took over the presidency of the Council of the EU.
Curious about their priorities and programme? Take a look at their website 👉 eu2025.dk
Curious about their priorities and programme? Take a look at their website 👉 eu2025.dk
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The EU–Moldova summit triggered a pro-Kremlin #disinformation campaign. 'Loss of sovereignty', 'EU dictatorship', and the 'evil hand of Brussels' – all lies aimed at manipulating Moldovan voters.
#DontBeDeceived, learn more about Kremlin’s pre-election playbook.
👉 euvsd.info/jm5lhSdJ
#DontBeDeceived, learn more about Kremlin’s pre-election playbook.
👉 euvsd.info/jm5lhSdJ
August 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The EU–Moldova summit triggered a pro-Kremlin #disinformation campaign. 'Loss of sovereignty', 'EU dictatorship', and the 'evil hand of Brussels' – all lies aimed at manipulating Moldovan voters.
#DontBeDeceived, learn more about Kremlin’s pre-election playbook.
👉 euvsd.info/jm5lhSdJ
#DontBeDeceived, learn more about Kremlin’s pre-election playbook.
👉 euvsd.info/jm5lhSdJ
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📣 The #GEOPOWEREU Interdependence Database (geo-power.eu/research-out...) reveals some insightful trends about Serbia 🇷🇸.
Let’s take a quick look together🧵 1/4
Let’s take a quick look together🧵 1/4
August 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 The #GEOPOWEREU Interdependence Database (geo-power.eu/research-out...) reveals some insightful trends about Serbia 🇷🇸.
Let’s take a quick look together🧵 1/4
Let’s take a quick look together🧵 1/4
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Why does data matter for 🇧🇦’s EU path?
In his new #GEOPOWEREU blog, Omar Memišević explores 🇧🇦’s data collection challenges and how our Interdependence Database offers a foundation for better analysis and decision-making.
Read: shorturl.at/Thuc2
Database: shorturl.at/jaN2H
In his new #GEOPOWEREU blog, Omar Memišević explores 🇧🇦’s data collection challenges and how our Interdependence Database offers a foundation for better analysis and decision-making.
Read: shorturl.at/Thuc2
Database: shorturl.at/jaN2H
August 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Why does data matter for 🇧🇦’s EU path?
In his new #GEOPOWEREU blog, Omar Memišević explores 🇧🇦’s data collection challenges and how our Interdependence Database offers a foundation for better analysis and decision-making.
Read: shorturl.at/Thuc2
Database: shorturl.at/jaN2H
In his new #GEOPOWEREU blog, Omar Memišević explores 🇧🇦’s data collection challenges and how our Interdependence Database offers a foundation for better analysis and decision-making.
Read: shorturl.at/Thuc2
Database: shorturl.at/jaN2H
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In this week’s #GEOPOWEREU Database Insights, 🇧🇦 takes centre stage:
🔹🇧🇦 has maintained relatively passive diplomatic outreach since 2012
🔹🇪🇺 dominates trade & military presence
🔹🇨🇳’s investment: sporadic but growing
🔹Tensions driving increased 🇪🇺 troop levels
Moreℹ️👇🏼
🔹🇧🇦 has maintained relatively passive diplomatic outreach since 2012
🔹🇪🇺 dominates trade & military presence
🔹🇨🇳’s investment: sporadic but growing
🔹Tensions driving increased 🇪🇺 troop levels
Moreℹ️👇🏼
July 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
In this week’s #GEOPOWEREU Database Insights, 🇧🇦 takes centre stage:
🔹🇧🇦 has maintained relatively passive diplomatic outreach since 2012
🔹🇪🇺 dominates trade & military presence
🔹🇨🇳’s investment: sporadic but growing
🔹Tensions driving increased 🇪🇺 troop levels
Moreℹ️👇🏼
🔹🇧🇦 has maintained relatively passive diplomatic outreach since 2012
🔹🇪🇺 dominates trade & military presence
🔹🇨🇳’s investment: sporadic but growing
🔹Tensions driving increased 🇪🇺 troop levels
Moreℹ️👇🏼
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In this week’s #GEOPOWEREU Database Insights, North Macedonia is under the spotlight 🇲🇰
🔹100% aligned w/ 🇪🇺 foreign policy since 2023
🔹EU = top development donor
🔹More active in US- than EU-led defence ops
🔹🇪🇺,🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 lead in scholarships
Find more🔗 shorturl.at/jaN2H
🔹100% aligned w/ 🇪🇺 foreign policy since 2023
🔹EU = top development donor
🔹More active in US- than EU-led defence ops
🔹🇪🇺,🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 lead in scholarships
Find more🔗 shorturl.at/jaN2H
July 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In this week’s #GEOPOWEREU Database Insights, North Macedonia is under the spotlight 🇲🇰
🔹100% aligned w/ 🇪🇺 foreign policy since 2023
🔹EU = top development donor
🔹More active in US- than EU-led defence ops
🔹🇪🇺,🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 lead in scholarships
Find more🔗 shorturl.at/jaN2H
🔹100% aligned w/ 🇪🇺 foreign policy since 2023
🔹EU = top development donor
🔹More active in US- than EU-led defence ops
🔹🇪🇺,🇺🇸 & 🇨🇳 lead in scholarships
Find more🔗 shorturl.at/jaN2H
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🔍 Have you explored the GEO-POWER-EU Interdependence Database yet?
It’s a powerful tool that maps how 9 countries in the Western Balkans & Eastern Partnership regions interact with 5 global actors—🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇹🇷—from 2007 to 2024.
🧵Here’s what you can do with it: 👇
It’s a powerful tool that maps how 9 countries in the Western Balkans & Eastern Partnership regions interact with 5 global actors—🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇹🇷—from 2007 to 2024.
🧵Here’s what you can do with it: 👇
July 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🔍 Have you explored the GEO-POWER-EU Interdependence Database yet?
It’s a powerful tool that maps how 9 countries in the Western Balkans & Eastern Partnership regions interact with 5 global actors—🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇹🇷—from 2007 to 2024.
🧵Here’s what you can do with it: 👇
It’s a powerful tool that maps how 9 countries in the Western Balkans & Eastern Partnership regions interact with 5 global actors—🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇹🇷—from 2007 to 2024.
🧵Here’s what you can do with it: 👇
📣For those who didn't have time to read our ENC Analysis on “France, Its Nuclear Deterrence, and Europe: How to Help It Take the Leap” by Dr. Florian Galleri @floriangalleri.bsky.social (ENC ACM & doctor at the University of Nantes)
you can🎧 shorturl.at/FtlKG our In-Depth #podcast🎙️
you can🎧 shorturl.at/FtlKG our In-Depth #podcast🎙️
July 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📣For those who didn't have time to read our ENC Analysis on “France, Its Nuclear Deterrence, and Europe: How to Help It Take the Leap” by Dr. Florian Galleri @floriangalleri.bsky.social (ENC ACM & doctor at the University of Nantes)
you can🎧 shorturl.at/FtlKG our In-Depth #podcast🎙️
you can🎧 shorturl.at/FtlKG our In-Depth #podcast🎙️
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📣ENC and BHRTR have successfully concluded Phase II of their Business & Human Rights project, supported by the German🇩🇪 Federal Foreign Office and the Consulate General in Istanbul. Let's take a look at what we accomplished together 👇🏼 1/4
📣ENC and BHRTR have successfully concluded Phase II of their Business & Human Rights project, supported by the German🇩🇪 Federal Foreign Office and the Consulate General in Istanbul. Let's take a look at what we accomplished together 👇🏼 1/4
July 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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📣ENC and BHRTR have successfully concluded Phase II of their Business & Human Rights project, supported by the German🇩🇪 Federal Foreign Office and the Consulate General in Istanbul. Let's take a look at what we accomplished together 👇🏼 1/4
📣ENC and BHRTR have successfully concluded Phase II of their Business & Human Rights project, supported by the German🇩🇪 Federal Foreign Office and the Consulate General in Istanbul. Let's take a look at what we accomplished together 👇🏼 1/4