Document:Integrity Initiative Serbian Cluster
| budget and activities of an Integrity Initiative influence network in Serbia |
budget by Integrity Initiative dated 26 December 2018Subjects: Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Serbia
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The Serbian Cluster of Integrity Initiative - Activities and Budget
Contents
Activity Number 1
Activity type
Research and assessment
Description
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://goo.gl/ETZD7M). Other part of the activities will be focused on following and reporting about situation in Macedonia – referendum, EU accession and NATO.
Deliverable
3 research papers in one year + brief reports on Macedonia
Overall Cost
5.000 €
Activity Number 2
Activity type
Research and assessment
Description
As part of monitoring and debunking Russian malign influence activities, CEAS will conduct analysis of working and 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.).
Deliverable
Quarterly reports
Overall Cost
5.350 €
Activity Number 3
Activity type
Research and assessment
Description
Monitoring of the content from Sputnik and other Russian media and connecting the way how their content is spread throughout Serbian media.
Deliverable
Tracking and reporting (brief articles)
Overall Cost
4.000 €
Activity Number 4
Activity type
Research and assessment
Description
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.
Deliverable
One opinion poll with the results prepared for the presentation
Overall Cost
6.000 €
Activity Number 5
Activity type
Research and assessment
Description
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.
Deliverable
One presentation event
Overall Cost
6.000 €
Activity Number 6
Activity type
Expanding the network
Description
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.
Deliverable
One cluster meeting
Overall Cost
5.000 €
Activity Number 7
Activity type
Expanding the network and networking
Description
Participation of CEAS team members in meetings of the clusters in Spain and Germany.
Deliverable
Travel (two trips)
Overall Cost
2.000 €
Activity Number 8
Activity type
Research and assessment
Description
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 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.
Deliverable
Two day conference
Overall Cost
20.300 €
Total
Total: 53.650 €
