FREE NETWORK
@freenetwork.bsky.social
The FREE Network is a joint policy research initiative by leading economic think tanks in Eastern Europe - SITE, BEROC, BICEPS, CenEA, ISET, and KSE Institute.
💶 Can indirect surveys truly reveal how much tax evasion occurs in Europe? 🔎 Andris Saulītis from Collegio Carlo Alberto and BICEPS finds that both direct and indirect questions can miss hidden income. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/10/t... #FREEnetwork #BICEPS #TaxEvasion
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
💶 Can indirect surveys truly reveal how much tax evasion occurs in Europe? 🔎 Andris Saulītis from Collegio Carlo Alberto and BICEPS finds that both direct and indirect questions can miss hidden income. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/10/t... #FREEnetwork #BICEPS #TaxEvasion
🤖 Which jobs will GenAI reshape first, and who is most exposed?🔎 Ana Burduli, Zauri Marakvelidze, and Giorgi Papava from ISET PI investigate the potential impact of GenAI on the Georgian labor market. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FreeNetwork #ISETPI #GenAI #LaborEconomics
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🤖 Which jobs will GenAI reshape first, and who is most exposed?🔎 Ana Burduli, Zauri Marakvelidze, and Giorgi Papava from ISET PI investigate the potential impact of GenAI on the Georgian labor market. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FreeNetwork #ISETPI #GenAI #LaborEconomics
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Just a few seats left! Join SITE & the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE for “Innovation under Fire” - exploring how Ukraine’s citizens, academics & industry drive innovation under crisis.
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just a few seats left! Join SITE & the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE for “Innovation under Fire” - exploring how Ukraine’s citizens, academics & industry drive innovation under crisis.
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 | 15:00 - 17:00 CET
🎟️ Register now 👉 tr.ee/AvyPbr
📈📉 Is the ruble’s overvaluation cooling inflation or creating new risks? BEROC’s Q3 Belarus Economy Monitor explores how currency and controls shape price trends. 🔗 Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #BEROC #FREEnetwork #Belarus
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📈📉 Is the ruble’s overvaluation cooling inflation or creating new risks? BEROC’s Q3 Belarus Economy Monitor explores how currency and controls shape price trends. 🔗 Read more: freepolicybriefs.org/2025/11/04/b... #BEROC #FREEnetwork #Belarus
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Join SITE for a full-day conference exploring the next phase of EU integration for Ukraine and Moldova — and how Sweden and the EU can support their progress.
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join SITE for a full-day conference exploring the next phase of EU integration for Ukraine and Moldova — and how Sweden and the EU can support their progress.
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
🌍 Despite war, reform continues. What lessons can be drawn? Learn more and register here: tr.ee/MUnWoF #SITEDevDay
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How well is Sweden integrating displaced Ukrainians? A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova and @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of SSE_Riga has been highlighted by the @ec.europa.eu DG for Migration and Home Affairs. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/31/d...
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🇸🇪 🇺🇦 How well is Sweden integrating displaced Ukrainians? A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova and @lilleberlin.bsky.social of @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Kata Fredheim of SSE_Riga has been highlighted by the @ec.europa.eu DG for Migration and Home Affairs. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/31/d...
🔎 How do income and local conditions shape happiness in old age? Ellam Kulati, Michał Myck, and Monika Oczkowska of the CenEA Research Institute uncover how better local services amplify income’s impact on well-being among seniors. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/13/i... #FREEnetwork #Poland
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🔎 How do income and local conditions shape happiness in old age? Ellam Kulati, Michał Myck, and Monika Oczkowska of the CenEA Research Institute uncover how better local services amplify income’s impact on well-being among seniors. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/13/i... #FREEnetwork #Poland
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What can Sweden & Europe learn from Ukraine’s wartime innovation? Join SITE at the Stockholm School of Economics on Nov 6 (15:00–17:00 CET) for “Innovation under fire” on how citizens, academia & industry fuel resilience in crisis.
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
What can Sweden & Europe learn from Ukraine’s wartime innovation? Join SITE at the Stockholm School of Economics on Nov 6 (15:00–17:00 CET) for “Innovation under fire” on how citizens, academia & industry fuel resilience in crisis.
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
👉 Learn more and register here for this special event: tr.ee/xRPDkf
🌾 Can targeted rural investment change a country’s path to EU membership? Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA explore how Poland’s EU pre-accession funds shaped its infrastructure development. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #FREEnetwork #Poland #EU
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🌾 Can targeted rural investment change a country’s path to EU membership? Michał Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA explore how Poland’s EU pre-accession funds shaped its infrastructure development. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e... #FREEnetwork #Poland #EU
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Europe’s defence budgets are soaring - but are they aiming too high? SITE’s Jesper Roine shows that EU countries already get ~40% more military capability per dollar than the US, raising questions about NATO’s new spending goals.
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
October 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Europe’s defence budgets are soaring - but are they aiming too high? SITE’s Jesper Roine shows that EU countries already get ~40% more military capability per dollar than the US, raising questions about NATO’s new spending goals.
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
💡Learn more (in Swe): tr.ee/di4B7c
💻 Are women and urban workers more exposed to GenAI? 🇬🇪 Researchers from the ISET-PI explore how generative AI could reshape the Georgian labor market. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FREENetwork #ISETPI #LaborEconomics
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
💻 Are women and urban workers more exposed to GenAI? 🇬🇪 Researchers from the ISET-PI explore how generative AI could reshape the Georgian labor market. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/27/g... #FREENetwork #ISETPI #LaborEconomics
🇺🇦 The Danish government is supporting the KSE Institute in establishing the Center for Geoeconomics and Resilience and the Sanctions Hub of Excellence. 📈 The Center will start by expanding KSE’s ongoing work on sanctions through the launch of the Sanctions Hub kse.ua/about-the-sc...
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇺🇦 The Danish government is supporting the KSE Institute in establishing the Center for Geoeconomics and Resilience and the Sanctions Hub of Excellence. 📈 The Center will start by expanding KSE’s ongoing work on sanctions through the launch of the Sanctions Hub kse.ua/about-the-sc...
🇺🇦 How are Ukrainian CSOs shaping advocacy across the Nordic-Baltic region? 📌 Anna Anisimova @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Alina Zubkovych of the Nordic Ukraine Forum map key actors, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/29/m... #FreeNetwork #PolicyBrief
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🇺🇦 How are Ukrainian CSOs shaping advocacy across the Nordic-Baltic region? 📌 Anna Anisimova @sitestockholm.bsky.social and Alina Zubkovych of the Nordic Ukraine Forum map key actors, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/29/m... #FreeNetwork #PolicyBrief
🛢️ Russia has lost $159B in oil export income since the full-scale invasion. Yet oil revenues could rebound if sanctions remain weak. Explore the latest Russian Oil Tracker report by the KSE Institute: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #KSEinstitute #RussianOilTracker
October 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🛢️ Russia has lost $159B in oil export income since the full-scale invasion. Yet oil revenues could rebound if sanctions remain weak. Explore the latest Russian Oil Tracker report by the KSE Institute: kse.ua/about-the-sc... #FREEnetwork #KSEinstitute #RussianOilTracker
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💐 Thank you to everyone who joined us on Oct 14, 2025, at the Stockholm School of Economics for the Sweden–Ukraine business conference, “Strategic partnership for recovery and growth.” Co-hosted by SUCC, SITE, and JSC Oschadbank. See more photos and presentation slides: tr.ee/A7FyeQ
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
💐 Thank you to everyone who joined us on Oct 14, 2025, at the Stockholm School of Economics for the Sweden–Ukraine business conference, “Strategic partnership for recovery and growth.” Co-hosted by SUCC, SITE, and JSC Oschadbank. See more photos and presentation slides: tr.ee/A7FyeQ
📌 Can political competition, not quotas, boost women’s political representation? In Turkey, a Kurdish party’s gender equality stance pushed the ruling AKP to nominate more women, show Pamela Campa @sitestockholm.bsky.social & Perihan Saygin @uab.cat. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/20/w... #FREEnetwork
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
📌 Can political competition, not quotas, boost women’s political representation? In Turkey, a Kurdish party’s gender equality stance pushed the ruling AKP to nominate more women, show Pamela Campa @sitestockholm.bsky.social & Perihan Saygin @uab.cat. freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/20/w... #FREEnetwork
🇺🇦 What policies will guide Ukraine’s recovery and European integration? Join researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction and reform. 🔗 Register: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #Ukraine #Recovery #FREEnetwork
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🇺🇦 What policies will guide Ukraine’s recovery and European integration? Join researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction and reform. 🔗 Register: www.hhs.se/en/about-us/... #Ukraine #Recovery #FREEnetwork
🇺🇦 What regional divides shaped Ukrainians’ belief in democracy before 2022? Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social unravel divides in values, trust, and EU attachment in their recent brief.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
🇺🇦 What regional divides shaped Ukrainians’ belief in democracy before 2022? Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer of @sitestockholm.bsky.social unravel divides in values, trust, and EU attachment in their recent brief.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l... #FREEnetwork #Ukraine
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Humanitarian demining is step one for Ukraine’s recovery - unlocking safety, jobs & investment. Join us on Oct 15, 2025, 09:30–12:00 CEST at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) to discuss the economics, best practices & GAPD’s approach.
💡Learn more and register here: tr.ee/a6f8d9
💡Learn more and register here: tr.ee/a6f8d9
October 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Humanitarian demining is step one for Ukraine’s recovery - unlocking safety, jobs & investment. Join us on Oct 15, 2025, 09:30–12:00 CEST at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) to discuss the economics, best practices & GAPD’s approach.
💡Learn more and register here: tr.ee/a6f8d9
💡Learn more and register here: tr.ee/a6f8d9
🇵🇱 🇪🇺 What lessons does Poland’s experience with EU pre-accession funding hold for today’s candidates, including Moldova and Ukraine? Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA discuss how EU aid can drive transformation and affect public support for integration. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e...
October 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🇵🇱 🇪🇺 What lessons does Poland’s experience with EU pre-accession funding hold for today’s candidates, including Moldova and Ukraine? Michal Myck and Monika Oczkowska of CenEA discuss how EU aid can drive transformation and affect public support for integration. 🔗 freepolicybriefs.org/2025/10/06/e...
🇺🇦 How did Ukraine become the world’s 4th largest walnut producer while 95% of nuts come from private households? The KSE Institute’s Agrocenter unpacks this paradox. Read more: shorturl.at/HWrVD #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #KSEInstitute
September 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🇺🇦 How did Ukraine become the world’s 4th largest walnut producer while 95% of nuts come from private households? The KSE Institute’s Agrocenter unpacks this paradox. Read more: shorturl.at/HWrVD #FREEnetwork #Ukraine #KSEInstitute
🇪🇺 🇺🇦 What role should the EU play in financing Ukraine? At a seminar hosted by the @ec.europa.eu in Sweden, Torbjörn Becker @sitestockholm.bsky.social argued that the fairest and most sustainable way to fund Ukraine’s recovery is by leveraging frozen Russian assets. 🔗 Watch the seminar (in Swedish).
📢 SITE Director Torbjörn Becker at EU Commission seminar: "The only fair way to fund Ukraine is by using frozen Russian assets." He lays out a legally sound path toward war reparations, and pushes back against critics of the plan. Watch the seminar (in Swedish): www.youtube.com/live/TdE7xiO...
Seminarium: EU:s ekonomiska roll i Ukraina
YouTube video by EU-kommissionen i Sverige
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September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🇪🇺 🇺🇦 What role should the EU play in financing Ukraine? At a seminar hosted by the @ec.europa.eu in Sweden, Torbjörn Becker @sitestockholm.bsky.social argued that the fairest and most sustainable way to fund Ukraine’s recovery is by leveraging frozen Russian assets. 🔗 Watch the seminar (in Swedish).
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📢 SITE Director Torbjörn Becker at EU Commission seminar: "The only fair way to fund Ukraine is by using frozen Russian assets." He lays out a legally sound path toward war reparations, and pushes back against critics of the plan. Watch the seminar (in Swedish): www.youtube.com/live/TdE7xiO...
Seminarium: EU:s ekonomiska roll i Ukraina
YouTube video by EU-kommissionen i Sverige
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 SITE Director Torbjörn Becker at EU Commission seminar: "The only fair way to fund Ukraine is by using frozen Russian assets." He lays out a legally sound path toward war reparations, and pushes back against critics of the plan. Watch the seminar (in Swedish): www.youtube.com/live/TdE7xiO...
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The FREE Network retreat just wrapped up in Vilnius, Lithuania! A great opportunity for faculty and staff to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas across institutions.
Follow @freenetwork.bsky.social to learn more about the joint initiative in the region. freepolicybriefs.org
Follow @freenetwork.bsky.social to learn more about the joint initiative in the region. freepolicybriefs.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The FREE Network retreat just wrapped up in Vilnius, Lithuania! A great opportunity for faculty and staff to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas across institutions.
Follow @freenetwork.bsky.social to learn more about the joint initiative in the region. freepolicybriefs.org
Follow @freenetwork.bsky.social to learn more about the joint initiative in the region. freepolicybriefs.org
🇺🇦 Do liberal values split along Ukraine’s East-West divide?
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🇺🇦 Do liberal values split along Ukraine’s East-West divide?
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy
A new brief by Anders Olofsgård and Cecilia Smitt Meyer from @sitestockholm.bsky.social (SITE) reveals regional differences in attitudes toward democracy and the EU.
freepolicybriefs.org/2025/09/22/l...
#FREEnetwork #Ukraine #democracy