commonspace.eu is an independent information and analysis website, providing original content on a range of topics affecting Europe and its neighbourhood. Alongside publishing daily articles, it is home to the Concise newsletter series and Unpacked podcasts, helping its audience to determine not only what’s occurring, but why it is relevant; and maintains a number of social media channels to encourage discussion over the issues it covers.
commonspace.eu is owned and managed by LINKS Europe Stichting, sharing its ethos for a secure and prosperous Europe in friendship and solidarity with its neighbourhood; and a democratic, citizen-oriented European Union as an international force for good.
commonspace.eu is based in The Hague, the Netherlands, where its core team of analysts work with partners and contributors from across Europe and beyond to help understand and explain complex geopolitical issues. Its readership includes decision makers and opinion shapers, seeking to put global news and events in a wider context.
commonspace.eu provides a platform for diverse views and opinions. All contributions must adhere to a set of guidelines contained in the site’s code of conduct, which aims to ensure respect for free speech and tolerance; excludes any material which inflames racial, religious or political hatred; and ensures respect, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and cultural identity.
commonspace.eu is a space for many views and opinions but takes a principled position on issues where necessary.
commonspace.eu was established in 2011, to contribute to the public debate in and about the Caucasus and the region's relations with Europe, focusing primarily on the need for peace in the region, on the value of regional cooperation, and on strengthening relations between the countries of the region and Europe.
On 1 May 2019 LINKS Europe took over the ownership and management of commonspace.eu, after which the focus of the website expanded beyond the Caucasus to Europe and its neighbourhood east and south.
commonspace.eu and LINKS Europe are funded through project work, subscriptions, memberships. donations and sponsorships. Where funding is directly related to a particular content, this is clearly attributed. Our editorial line and operational modalities are independent from our funding and funders. In case of any directly sponsored content, this will be stated clearly and transparently.
The editorial team of commonspace.eu welcomes contributions in the form of news items, press releases, commentaries and op-eds. Please send your contributions to newsroom@commonspace.eu
Opinions and reports on this website come from diverse sources. We aim to ensure that every item has a clearly identifiable source to enable readers to form a better judgement of its content. Opinions are sometimes controversial and often do not necessarily reflect the views of LINKS Europe Stichting or its funders and partners.
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commonspace.eu is an activity of LINKS Europe, a foundation registered and based in The Hague, the Netherlands, and which forms a part of the LINKS network, established in London in July 1997.
Our core mission is to support the peaceful resolution of conflicts and to contribute towards a secure and prosperous Europe that is in friendship and in solidarity with its neighbourhood, by, inter alia:
- Contributing towards the understanding of conflicts, and their peaceful resolution;
- Research and Analysis to help inform decision making and future action;
- Campaigning to raise awareness on issues of importance;
- Dissemination to help engage with decision makers, opinion shapers and grassroots communities.
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