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Konrad Popławski
Konrad Popławski
, Ph.D.
Project coordinator
Connectivity and Regional Integration Programme

From 2020 to 2022, Konrad has been the head of the Central European Department, and previously a long-term analyst of the German economy. He is the author of many analyses and several longer studies on the economy of Central Europe and Germany. He has been a coordinator and author on international analytical teams preparing expert opinions for the diplomatic ministries of the Visegrad Group countries. He is a doctor of economics from the Warsaw School of Economics; his dissertation was entitled “Changes in Germany’s foreign trade after joining the euro zone” defended with honours in January 2019). He won first place in the competition entitled ‘Case studies in economics’ organised by the National Bank of Poland and the National School of Public Administration. He has also been a commentator and author of articles for major nationwide media.

Expertise

  • International trade, supply chains

  • Infrastructure and logistics in the region

  • The EU economy, with particular emphasis on Germany and Central Europe

  • Regional cooperation (the Visegrad Group, the Three Seas Initiative)

  • The Eurozone

 

Major publications

 

Natonal and international expertise

  • Coordinator of the international team of experts writing an expertise Impact of Covid-19 on Global Issues for Visegrad group countries diplomacy ministries (2020)
  • Member of the international team of experts writing an expertise Schengen and the V4 for the Visegrad Group's state diplomacy ministries (2016)
  • Head of the OSW experts preparing an expertise on Future of German-Chinese relations for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (2015)
  • Member of the international team of experts writing an expertise The V4 and Germany: Potentials, limits and opportunities of a strengthened cooperation for the diplomatic ministries of the Visegrad Group countries (2014)
  • Member of the international team of experts writing an expertise V4 and Switzerland for Visegrad Group country diplomacy ministries (2014)

 

Selected press articles