ELIAMEP is a place for research and training on matters of European
and foreign policy. It is also a forum for open dialogue and deliberation
in a world that is changing at an ever faster pace.

Founded in 1988, ELIAMEP was inspired by what was at the time an ambitious and rather audacious initiative on the part of Thanos Veremis. In its early stages, ELIAMEP focused on strategic and security issues and concentrated on Greece’s wider geographical neighbourhood. Through the knowledge, experience and expertise it gathered, it gradually expanded its thematic priorities and activities. [More..]

ELIAMEP’s mission is to provide a forum for public debate on issues of European integration and international relations and to conduct scientific research that contributes to a better informed and documented knowledge of the European and international environment. In pursuing these objectives, ELIAMEP:

• Conducts research on topics pertaining to European integration, the future of Europe and international relations with special emphasis on transantlantic relations, security, migration, human rights, good governance and climate change issues. Its geographical area of interest includes the wider Southeast European, Black Sea, Mediterranean and Middle East regions;
• Contributes to the public and political dialogue on the aforementioned issues;
• Provides decision-makers, both in the public and private sectors in Greece, Europe and beyond, with authoritative and independent information, analysis and policy proposals;
• Trains professionals (civil servants, politicians, journalists and academics, among others) in a variety of areas such as European integration, conflict prevention, management and resolution skills, monitoring of democratic elections, civic participation, civil society building, as well as the role of the media in democratic, inclusive and tolerant societies;
• Raises public awareness on issues of European integration, foreign policy and international affairs;
• Briefs foreign journalists, diplomats, policy analysts and delegations from military academies visiting Greece;
• Participates actively in international partnerships and networks as well as to the debate on the future of Europe and of transatlantic relations.

Board of Directors ELIAMEP Staff Honorary Council Special Advisors Research Associates

Board of Directors

President

Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor of European Organization, University of Athens

Vice Presidents  

Theodore Couloumbis, Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of Athens  

Thanos Veremis, Professor of History, University of Athens

Secretary-General  

Alexis Papahelas, Managing Editor, Kathimerini, Athens

Treasurer  

Panagis Vourloumis, Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO – OTE S.A., Athens

Board Members

• Georgios Antonetsis, General (ret.), Former Chief of the Hellenic Air Force
• George David, Chairman, Coca Cola HBC, Athens
• Thanos Dokos , Director-General, ELIAMEP
• Panayiotis C. Ioakimidis, Professor of European Integration, University of Athens
• Achilleas Mitsos, Former Director-General, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission
• Eleni Papakostantinou, Legal Advisor, Athens
• Alexandros Philon, Ambassador(ret.); Director General, Centre for Planning and Analysis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
• Minos Zombanakis , President, GISE A.G., Athens

Honorary Council

Stathis Efstathiadis , Journalist, TO VIMA, Athens

Niki Goulandri , President, The Goulandris Natural History Museum, Athens  

Kostas Iordanidis , Journalist, Kathimerini, Athens

Ioannis Kartalis , Chief Editor, “TO VIMA – Sunday Edition”, Athens  

Panos Kazakos , Professor, University of Athens  

Evangelos Kofos , Historian / Expert on the Balkans, Athens  

Nikolaos Lazarides , Lieutenant General (ret.), Honorary Inspector General, Hellenic Army, Athens

Theodore Papalexopoulos , Senior Advisor to the Board, TITAN S.A., Athens

Stefanos Stathatos , Ambassador (ret.), Athens  

Byron Theodoropoulos , Ambassador (ret.), Athens, Former Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens

Constantine Zepos , Ambassador (ret.), Athens

ELIAMEP Staff

Director General  

Thanos Dokos

Deputy Director  

Elizabeth Phocas

Research Fellows  

Ekavi Athanassopoulou, Lecturer of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, U.S. Foreign Policy, Turkey, Israel, Organised Crime  

Dia Anagnostou, Lecturer of Politics, Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, Macedona University of Thessaloniki, Minorities, Theories of Nationalism, Southeastern and Eastern Europe  

Jens Bastian, Managing Editor of the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (Taylor & Francis, London), Economist, Balkan Economy

Filippa Chatzistavrou, Website Editor, European Governments and Administrative Integration in the EU, EU Institutional Law, Theories of European Integration

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, Turkish politics, Middle East Politics, EU politics, Energy politics, Nationalism, Democratisation  

Ruby Gropas, Lecturer, Law Faculty, Democritus University of Thrace, Human Rights, European Integration, EU Foreign Policy, Balkans, Migration

Nikos Koutsiaras, Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, European integration, Employment and Labour Market Policy, Social Policy, EMU and Macroeconomic Policy  

Thanos Maroukis, Migration, Social Theory, Labour Markets

George Pagoulatos, Associate Professor of Politics, Department of International & European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics & Business and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, European Public Policy, Political Economy  

Evangelia Psychogiopoulou , EU/EC Law, Cultural and Media policies, Human Rights, Institutional Aspects

Anna Triandafyllidou, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Admninistration, Democretus University of Thrace and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, Immigration, European Integration, Nationalism

 

“Stavros Costopoulos” Research Fellow  

Giorgos Glynos, European Integration and Greek-EU relations

 

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellow

Sappho Xenakis , Security Policy Transfer

 

Junior Research Fellows  

Dina Karydi, European Policy & the Third Sector, Democratisation & Participations, Models of Governance

Sofia Michalaki, Discourse Τheory and Αnalysis, European Integration, Employment and Social Policy

Katerina Patavou, External Relations Law of the EU, Human Rights, Terrorism, and Anti-Discrimination law

 

Library and Publications

Lia Deligianni (on maternity leave)

Eleni Kougiouli

Head of Administration

Nina Papaioannou

Activities Coordinator

Vicky Florou

Administrative Officer 

Charoula Chioti

Acting Development Coordinator and Europe Direct Coordinator

Alexandra Nikolakopoulou

Executive Assistant to the President of the B.D.

Matina Meintani

Financial Coordinator

Yannis Poulakis

Financial Assistant

Sofia Hantzopoulou

Special Advisors

Pavlos Apostolidis , Ambassador (ret.), Former Director of the National Intelligence Agency and Former Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens

Giorgos Kapopoulos , Journalist, ERT Channel, IMERISIA, Athens

Evangelos Kofos , Historian / Expert on the Balkans, Athens

Alkis Kourkoulas , Journalist, ERT Channel, TO VIMA, Athens

Constantinos Maniatopoulos, ex. Director General, Energy Division, European Commission

Mikhail L. Myrianthis , Director General for International Activities, HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A., Athens

Byron Theodoropoulos , Ambassador (ret.); Former Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens

Charalambos Vlachoutsicos, Investment Consultant in the Post-Communist Countries of the Balkan and the Black Sea Region, Visiting Professor, International MBA, Athens University of Economics and Business and at the Stockholm School of Economics Russia (SSER) in St. Petersburg

Research Associates

Janis Emmanouilidis, European Integration, Common Foreign and Security Policy

Effie Fokas, PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, [European Identity and Religion, Theories of Nationalism]

Antonis Kamaras, Analyst, Levant Partners, [Corporate Internationalisation, Εmerging Markets]

Andreas Kintis, PhD, University of Hull, UK, [European Affairs]

Christos Kollias, Associate Professor, University of Thessaly, [Defence Economics]

Stella Ladi, Lecturer, Department of Politics and History, Panteion University [Europeanization, Public Policy]

Panagiotis Liargovas, Associate Professor, University of Peloponese [International Economics]

Antigoni Lyberaki, Professor, Panteion University [Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Labour Market, Welfare State, Immigration]

Dimitris A. Sotiropoulos, Assistant Professor, University of Athens, [Public Administration, Welfare State, Democratisation, SE Europe]

Panagiotis Tsakonas, Associate Professor, University of the Aegean [International Relations and Security in the Mediterranean and SE Europe]

Dimitris Tsarouhas, Assistant Professor, Bilkent University, [Europeanisation, European Political Economy, Social Democracy, Welfare Politics and Labour Relations, Greek-Turkish Relations, EU-Turkey Relations]

Katia Vlachos – Dengler, PhD, RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, [Defence Policy, Defence Industry, Strategic Airlift]

Stephanos Xenarios, PhD,  [Environmental economics]

Alexandros Yannis, PhD, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva University, Switzerland [EU Foreign policy, Southeastern Europe and Black Sea]

Junior Research Associates

Dimitris Antoniou, PhD candidate, University of Oxford, UK, [Religion and Politics]

Myrto Stasinopoulou, MPhil candidate, University of Oxford, UK, [Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Economy]

Elli Siapkidou, PhD candidate, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, European Integration and Institutions, Democratic Deficit, European public opinion

Maria Ververidou, M.A. Bilkent University – Ankara / M.A. SOAS – London, [Turkish Politics]

ELIAMEP is involved in a wide range of activities and research programmes, which cover different aspects of European and foreign policy and other related fields. In our effort to raise more awareness on our work and for the sake of transparency  we have decided to publish annual reports, starting in 2006, including summaries of the main research tasks carried out, events, publications, networking activities, partnerships, fundraising and other actions implemented within the Foundation’s annual work programme.

Annual Report 2008

Annual Report 2007

Annual Report 2006

The Foundation’s main sources of funding have included research and training contracts with public and private sector entities and grants from international organisations and foundations. ELIAMEP wishes to express its gratitude to the Hellenic Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence for their continuous support. We are especially indebted to our benefactors the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation whose contribution was crucial for the acquisition of our premises as well as to the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation,TITAN Cement Company S.A., S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., the Lilian Voudouri Foundation, the Bank of Greece, ΟΤΕ S.A. and Efthymiadis Group of Companies in Thessaloniki, without whose support our move to the new premises would not have been possible. [More..]

In 2004 ELIAMEP launched its Institutional Partnership Programme, an initiative for private sector entities, diplomatic representations in Greece, business associations and other institutions. It aims at creating a wide network of institutional members as well as securing financial support for our work and providing a solid basis for our activities.

With an annual subscription we offer our institutional partners periodic briefings on our work as well as privileged access to the wide variety of events we organise. Our wish is to encourage a more inter-active relationship through an open network of institutional members.

ELIAMEP would like to thank its Institutional Partners for supporting our work in 2010:

ALAPIS,  CHRYSAFIDIS S.A.,  EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS S.A., ΕLGΕΚΑ, J&P AVAX S.A., NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE, SOUTHAFRICAN EMBASSY, TITAN CEMENT GROUP, YALCO S.A.

ELIAMEP plays an active and constructive role in large number of institutional networks such as:

• Euro-Mediterranean StudyCommission (EuroMeSCo)
• Initiative for Peacebuilding (IfP)
• Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
• European Information Network on International Relations and Area Studies (EINIRAS)
• European Policy Institute Network (EPIN)
• International Relations and Security Network – (ISN)
• Black Sea Research Network

Since 2000, ELIAMEP is the coordinator of both the European and American Marshall Memorial Fellowship Programs of the German Marshall Fund in Greece. The MMF programme aims at creating a network of young European and American leaders in an attempt to further strengthen the transatlantic relationship. Since 2001 ELIAMEP has been cooperating with the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, within the framework of the Onassis Foundation Programme of Scholarships for Foreigners. In the context of the cooperation agreement between the two Foundations, Onassis Fellows use the Onassis workplaces at the ELIAMEP premises and have access to ELIAMEP’s library.

ELIAMEP also serves as the channel for recruiting Greek students for the Master’s Programme at the College of Europe through the Greek Selection Committee and for the Master’s Programme in International Relations with a concentration on Greek-Turkish Relations at İstanbul Bilgi University. The Master of Arts Program in International Relations at Bilgi University aims at combining a solid foundation in the discipline of International Relations, with an area of concentration in Greek-Turkish relations. The two-year graduate is intended for future academics, diplomats, journalists and government officials, working or planning to work on different aspects of Turkish and Greek studies (see the call for applications).

ELIAMEP has become actively involved with the Policy Network in London and the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science in the project “An EU ‘fit for purpose’ in a global age.” Through a series of seminars in different European countries, including Greece, two high-profile conferences in London and Brussels, and the participation of leading European academics and politicians, this initiative will lead to a collective volume of policy papers on a wide range of EU policy choices post-2009.

With the cooperation of a team of NGOs and Foundations, including ELIAMEP, the common website ngo.gr was created in order to give, to any NGO that wishes, the possibility to search and locate other NGOs with same or similar aspirations, aiming at any type of cooperation, occasional or long-lasting.

ELIAMEP participates in two Networks of Excellence funded by the European Commission, EU-CONSENT – Wider Europe, Deeper Integration? and RECWOWE – Reconciling Work and Welfare.

ELIAMEP is looking for a Research Assistant to participate in an ELIAMEP research project on European and national identity construction programmes and approaches to modernity in Europe.

The position is part time and the successful candidate should be prepared to start by 1^st March 2010 for an initial period of six months, renewable.

Qualifications required
•    MA in a related field of study (studies in nationalism, European identity, EU studies, sociology and history). [More..]

The position is full time, starting on March 1st 2010 for an initial period of one year, renewable.

ELIAMEP is looking for a Researcher specializing in the Balkan region. The researcher will contribute to the planning and implementation of new research programmes in his/her sector, as well as to the strengthening of cooperation with other research foundations. The researcher should also have the ability to convert academic theoretical knowledge into concrete policy proposals. [More..]

ELIAMEP is looking for a Researcher to work on a project on Irregular Migration and Fundamental Rights, starting on 1 February 2010 and for 10 months, until 30 November 2010.

The position is part time and the salary is competitive and will depend upon the successful candidate’s qualifications.

Qualifications

Essential:

• PhD or equivalent research experience [More..]

ELIAMEP acts as a host institution for Marie Curie Fellowships which are awarded by the European Commission for research in the social sciences.

The call for Marie Curie Fellowships is published by the European Commission| (FP7 PEOPLE), normally in March with a deadline of mid August each year.

ELIAMEP organises a pre-selection with a deadline of 15 May. Candidates should ensure that they fulfill the conditions of eligibility and send an expression of interest to ELIAMEP at nina@eliamep.gr. It should consist of a short CV, a two-page research proposal and one letter of reference. [More..]

ELIAMEP is looking for a qualified Research Fellow in the fields of International Relations/Political Economy or European Integration, broadly defined, for a one-year, renewable appointment. The appointee will contribute to refining and implementing a research agenda and link up with areas of related research at ELIAMEP. [More..]

ELIAMEP is currently looking for a Research Fellow in the field of Arab Studies to start on October 1st, 2009 for an initial period of one year, renewable.

The appointee will contribute to refining and implementing a research agenda and link up with areas of related research at ELIAMEP. He/she is expected to develop a portfolio of work that will include initiating new research, forming partnerships with other institutions and producing policy relevant outputs. His/her responsibilities will include the writing of policy papers and briefing notes and participation in conferences and meetings. [More..]

Through this internship programme, ELIAMEP gives undergraduate and postgraduate Political Science students the opportunity to become acquainted with the real-life work conditions of a research institution and apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired.

In special cases and based on the Institution’s needs, several positions involving specific duties and particular projects are announced. These calls have separate deadlines. [More..]