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Policy analyst in the Centre for Eastern Studies, Head of the Eastern Partnership Department. He is also editor-in-chief of the EaPCommunity website, which is dedicated to the EU-eastern neighbours relations. He received his M.A. in the Centre for East European Studies at Warsaw University. He also studied Cultural Anthropology in the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at Warsaw University. He joined Centre for Eastern Studies in 2001. His current research subjects are: EU-Eastern European states relations, Eastern Partnership, European Neighborhood Policy and internal situation and foreign policies of Eastern European states. Author of many publications, f. e. Cross-border Co-operation at the new Eastern Border of the European Union, Similarities and Differences of Instruments and Policies of the Council of Europe and the European Union in the Field of Transfrontier Co-Operation, Belarus – the EU’s unknown neighbor, (as co-author).

Graduated in history from University of Brno (1981) and in political science/security policy in Germany (The University of Giessen, 1997, PhD in 1998). Teacher in several universities (Sodortern-Stockholm, Giessen-Germany, CEU-Budapest). Author of several books and numerous studies (security policy, international terrorism). Works as analyst of international relations in the Research Center of Slovak Foreign Policy Association in Bratislava, Slovakia. 

Current Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Poland. Mr. Sechter graduated in 1992 from Faculty of Economics, at the University of Agriculture, Prague. Founder of „Lidové noviny” newspaper. In the nineties he worked in the Department for Culture and Czechs Abroad (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), in 2000 was a head of unit cross-sectional agenda, department of Central Europe Countries, MFA. In the years 2000/2001 – 2007 he was a member of many institutions: Board of Czech-German Future Fund, Directors Board of Fund for victims of Holocaust etc. In 2007-2008 was on duty in Executive Secretary of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research.

After a bachelor degree in translation and interpreting obtained in Italy (IULM-Milan), Hélène set up her own small company in translation French-Italian languages. She specialized herself in the internationalization of the organizations and graduated in 2010 with a Master degree in International project management in the French Alps (University Savoie Mont Blanc). She spent several months as a volunteer in Brazil and Peru to improve her linguistic skills. Settled in Marseille in 2011, her professional career as EU project manager started in 2011, working as a project coordinator for Youth Exchanges and Training courses within the framework of the Youth In Action Programme. In 2013 she worked for 3 years as a programme administrator at the University of Aix Marseille within the International Relations Department. Since 2016, she is in charge of the European & Sport project development offices in Eurocircle. She coordinates transnational and local projects (as applicant or partner organization), within different EU programmes such as Erasmus+, Sport, Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens and Asylum Migration and Integration Funds.