Thanks to the support of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ECFR hosted a discussion on transatlantic relations in Sofia. Nick Witney and Jeremy Shapiro's "A Power Audit of EU-US Relations" (published last year) formed the basis for the discussions.

Staff at ECFR's London office are spending their first day in their new Westminster offices. If you need to contact anyone at ECFR London, please call +44 7787431 820.

ECFR publishes collection of views from key Russian intellectuals in Spanish.

Daniel Korski and Richard Gowan, ECFR Senior Policy Fellows and authors of the ECFR report ?Can the EU rebuild failing states? A review of Europe?s civilian capacities?, travelled to Brussels to chair discussions on EU?s ability to support capacity building in crisis situations.

Andrew Wilson has formed an advisory group to launch a substantive intra-EU dialogue on Russia and the Eastern Neighbourhood. The group met for the first time in Brussels last week.

The Head of ECFR's Sofia office has been appointed spokesperson for the Bulgarian MFA.

A panel discussion on EU-US relations announces the establishment of ECFR's representation in the Italian capital.

On 21 January ECFR's Berlin office held a reception to officially mark the opening of their new offices. Opening remarks were giving by ECFR co-chair Joschka Fischer and German Minister of State Dr. Werner Hoyer.

With support from Council Members Albert Rohan and Ivan Krastev, ECFR hosted a brainstorming about the Western Balkans in Vienna. A policy brief will follow...

ECFR Council Member Nickolay Mladenov was today nominated for the role of Bulgaria's Foreign Minister. Together with new commissioner designate Kristalina Georgieva, Mladenov presents Bulgaria's new foreign policy team.