The Observatory researcher, Eduard Soler i Lecha, has been appointed a member of the academic advisory board of the Institut für Europäische Politik based in Berlin and participated in the organisation’s annual conference titled “The European Union in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalries: Political Developments and Policy Responses” that took place on September 28 and 29. The conference addressed various topics, including the enlargement of the EU and its trade and defense policies.