Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate, took part in a special conference in Brussels dedicated to the future of the European social economy and the role of social business in enhancing the EU’s competitiveness. The event was organized by CIR, together with UN Global Compact, THINKTANK centre and Yunus Chair in Poland, in cooperation with the European Parliament and its MEP Michal Boni, Lewiatan Confederation, as well as Microsoft, Totalizator Sportowy and KGHM (a global producer of copper and silver). The debate was held on 25th March under the umbrella of European Business Days.

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More about M.Yunus and social businesses in Asia you can read in the special photo story written by dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s president, and published by the "THINKTANK" Magazine:

Experts from the Centre for International Relations conducted a survey among Poles living in Great Britain in order to gain knowledge about their sense of belonging to their homeland. Conclusions were published in a report, which will help the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in developing activities for the Polish community in the last wave of emigration. The most interesting statements have been assembled in short video clips that make up the collective portrait of the Polish community in the UK.

Bartłomiej Nowak “Demystifying European Enlargement: Lessons for Ukraine and Brussels" – text published on 16th December 2013 in the “Expert commentary” on The German Marshall Fund of the United States. The EU should play a hardball: use its power of a 'gate-keeper', admit that it is still an open project and that the article 49 of TEU is valid. It would cost European leaders nothing, except a little courage. Ukraine would have no excuse.