Curator
Diplomat
Irene Horejs
Retired EU Ambassador.
Mag.a Irene Horejs, MA worked for the European Union in international affairs for over two decades, including as EU Ambassador to Niger, Mali, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Peru. At the European Commission, she served as Head of Unit for Development Policy and as Director for Africa, Asia and Latin America within the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Department (DG ECHO). Her special expertise concerns security and development policy issues relating to Africa and Latin America.
JUNE
Monday
7 PM
08 Jun 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
EXTRACTION. The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
Irene Horejs in conversation with Thea Riofrancos, Simela Papatheophilou
Panel discussion
Registration
PAST EVENTS
Thursday
7:30 PM
12 Mar 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
How far will Trump go in Cuba?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Aracely Rodríguez Malagón, Christopher Sabatini, Michael Zeuske
Monday
7 PM
09 Mar 2026
International Politics, Europe and Security
WHAT NEXT FOR VENEZUELA UNDER THE “DONROE DOCTRINE”?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Mariano de Alba, Feliciano Reyna-Ganteaume, Roxanna Virgil
Tuesday
7 PM
9 December 2025
International Politics, Europe and Security
25 YEARS OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN TURBULENT TIMES
Irene Horejs in conversation with Geert Laporte, Miriam Mukalazi, Robert Zischg, Philomena Apiko, Georg Krenn, Jamie Just, Stephan Scholz
Wednesday
7 PM
29 October 2025
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FINANCE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
Irene Horejs in conversation with Hans Peter-Lankes, John Asafu-Adjaye
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
7 PM
9 October 2025
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
Does the “Zeitenwende” mean the end of international aid?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Irene Horejs, Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou, Stephan Klingebiel
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
7 PM
15 September 2025
Democracy, diversity and cohesion
HUMANITARIANS UNDER ATTACK
Irene Horejs in conversation with Claude Maon, Knut Dörmann, Günther Barnet, Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi
Panel discussion
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
11 June 2025
International Politics, Europe and Security
Humanitarian aid - hope in dark times?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Flavio Del Ponte, Maurizio Cardi
Panel discussion
The event
Tuesday
7 PM
03 June 2025
International Politics, Europe and Security
AFTER THE VIOLENT DIVORCE: WHAT APPROACH TO EU-SAHEL RELATIONS?
Irene Horejs in conversation with João Cravinho
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
7 PM
10 Apr 2025
International Politics, Europe and Security
Geopolitics at the Horn of Africa – What Implications for Europe?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Jan Pospisil, Pavla Danisova, Kholood Khair, Thomas Vieregge
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
6 PM
25 November 2024
International Politics, Europe and Security
AFRICAN-EUROPEAN RELATIONS AND THE ENLIGHTENING CASE OF THE SAHEL
Irene Horejs in conversation with Niagalé Bagayoko, Babacar Ndiaye, Dakar Alain Antil, Markus Reiterer et al.
Panel discussion
The event
Thursday
7 PM
24 October 2024
International Politics, Europe and Security
SUDAN'S DEVASTATING WAR ON PEOPLE – WHAT INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Suliman Baldo, Annette Weber, Amira Osman, Osama Kheir Mohamed, Irene Horejs
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
7 PM
14 October 2024
International Politics, Europe and Security
RWANDA 30 YEARS AFTER THE GENOCIDE – A CONTESTED PARTNER FOR EU INTERESTS IN AFRICA?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Federico Donelli, Marie Roger Biloa
Panel discussion
The event
Monday
7 PM
18 Mar 2024
International Politics, Europe and Security
The Horn of Africa on the brink of collapse?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Annette Weber
Panel discussion
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
21 June 2023
International Politics, Europe and Security
WHAT NEXT IN THE CENTRAL SAHEL – A DEEP DIVE INTO THE CRISIS
Irene Horejs in conversation with Boubacar Haidara, Irene Horejs, Bart Ouvry
Panel discussion
The event
Tuesday
7 PM
21 March 2023
International Politics, Europe and Security
AFRICA, EUROPE AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Irene Horejs in conversation with Philomena Apiko, Franz Schmidjell
Panel discussion
The event
Tuesday
7 PM
7 June 2022
International Politics, Europe and Security
HOW REALISTIC IS A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA?
Irene Horejs in conversation with Irene Horejs, Stephane Gompertz, Margit Maximilian, Thierry Vicoulon
Panel discussion
The event
Wednesday
7 PM
20 Apr 2022
International Politics, Europe and Security
A TURBULENT HORN OF AFRICA
Irene Horejs in conversation with Marie-Roger Biloa, Georg Hainzl, Roland Marchal
Panel discussion
The event