Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies CEAS 

progress, determination , influence 



Integrity Initiative - Serbian Cluster 
Activities and budget 


No. 

Activity 

type 

Description 

Deliverable 

Overall cost 

1 . 

Research and 

assessment 

Monitoring of the Russian malign 
influence in Serbia, as well as in 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Macedonia, Montenegro and 
Croatia. Throughout the duration 
of the project in the first year 
CEAS will monitor Russian 
influence and stronger presence in 
the media in mentioned countries. 

In October 7, 2018 there will be 
elections in Bosnia and after that 
on January 9, 2019 Republika 
Srpska national day. CEAS expects 
that around these dates there will 
be increased Russian influence in 
Bosnia and in region especially in 
regard with the 100 years jubilee 
from the end of World War I, 20 
years since the NATO bombing of 
Serbia, narrative about the depleted 
uranium and in Croatia about 
Russian takeover of Agrokor 
company (A settlement was 
reached according to which 
Sberbank and VTB are the owners 
of the largest Croatian company. 

Sberbank will own some 30 
percent or a bit more, while with 
another Russian bank, VTB 
(VTBR.MM), the percentage 
controlled by banks from Russia 
will amount to close to 45 percent. 
https://200.2l/ETZD7M). Other 
part of the activities will be 
focused on following and reporting 
about situation in Macedonia - 
referendum, EU accession and 
NATO. 

3 research papers 
in one year + brief 
reports on 
Macedonia 

5.000 6 

2. 

Research and 

assessment 

As part of monitoring and 
debunking Russian malign 
influence activities, CEAS will 
conduct analysis of working and 

Quarterly reports 

5.350 € 













Expanding the 
network 


Expanding the 
network and 
networking 


Research and 
assessment 


professional biographies of the 
interlocutors from Sputnik and 
media which disseminate their 
opinions. Additionally CEAS will 
conduct a research whether those 
actors have NGO’s or think tanks 
and monitor their activities (round 
tables, media articles, TV 
appearances, etc.). 


Monitoring of the content from 
Sputnik and other Russian media 
and connecting the way how their 
content is spread throughout 
Serbian media. 


One national opinion poll with the 
random sample of 1.500 
respondents. Questions will be 
composed based on the political 
situation, trends and geo-political 
situation in that moment. 


Presentation event where we would 
present the results of the opinion 
poll. This presentation event will 
gather partners from the region, 
Serbian CSO’s, political party 
representatives, government 
representatives, academic and 
diplomatic corps in Serbia, at the 
one day event. 


One cluster meetings, per year - 
CEAS would be in charge of 
hosting and organizing one event 
in Belgrade. The event will have 
format of a round table panels in 
which cluster members would 
present their activities, as well as 
briefing on the each respective 
cluster members country. This 
event would provide a unique 
place for discussion and 
coordination of future activities 
_among cluster members._ 


Participation of CEAS team 
members in meetings of the 
clusters in Spain and Germany. 


Regional workshop/conference 
event. CEAS will organize two- 
day conference and workshop 
which will gather researchers, 
media, experts and think tankers 
from the WB Region plus 
colleagues from Greece cluster. 
First day will be organized as one 
high level international conference 



Tracking and 
reporting (brief 
articles) 


One opinion poll 
with the results 
prepared for the 
presentation 




One presentation 
event 



One cluster 
meeting 



Travel (two trips) 


2.000 € 


Two day 
conference 

































directed at debunking of false 
narrative on depleted uranium. 
Other part of the conference will 
be organized as closed workshop 
sessions where the participants 
from the Region and members of 
the clusters could exchange ideas 
and think of the ways to deter 
Russian malign influence. 


Total: 53.650 €