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Online conference in the organization Atlantic Councilit is held 24. June 2020. The theme of the panel was the transatlantic fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of the transatlantic alliance, and the geopolitical challenges posed by Russia and China. The conference was accompanied by Dragana Trifkovic, director of the Center for geostrategic studies, as well as Svetlana Maksovic, secretary general of the Center for geostrategic studies. Below we share the report from the conference, as well as comments and questions from the Center.

ModeratorAnna Wislander, Director, Northern Europe Office, Atlantic Council

Introductory wordFrederick Kempe, president and CEO Atlantic Council

A video conference "Syria-cradle of Christianity"was held on the platform of the Interparliamentary Commission for Human Rights.

The conference was chaired by Mr. Valdemar Herdt, a member of the German Bundestag from the Alternative for Germany, who also initiated the holding of this conference.

Over thirty MPs, high-ranking politicians and experts from six countries participated in the conference.

Interview of Dragana Trifkovic with German MP Ulrich Eme

- Mr. Eme, you are a member of the Bundestag of the opposition party Alternative for Germany. It is a party that in recent years has received increasing support from the electorate in Germany, which is dissatisfied with the policies of the ruling structures. What problems do German society face and what is it that makes them choose to give their trust to the opposition? What is it that you, as an opposition politician, hold the most against the authorities?

For years we have observed in Germany the abuse of rights by every government. These violations began with the rescue of Greece in 2010. years. The Lisbon treaty stipulates that the international community is not responsible for member states ' debts. Due to emergency loans to Greece, the Lisbon Treaty was terminated with the help of the German government. But that wasn't enough. Decision of 2015. in order to open the borders for refugees, Chancellor Angela Merkel violated the applicable regulations contained in the Schengen Agreement. With this decision, nearly 2 million migrants have flocked to Germany in search of the benefits of our social system. These were mostly not refugees, which the media tried to hide from the German population. This influx has been linked to a significant increase in crime. The mood of the population since 2015. the years changed and from acceptance to rejection of immigration. AfD is the only party that constantly points to the existence of problems and negative developments in German society since its founding in 2013. years. As of September 2017 I was part of the AfD group in the German Bundestag. Here, as an opposition, we can force the ruling parties to take our positions. We are aware that in the short term we will not get a majority for our own legislative changes, but that is why we can always and constantly point out what is wrong.

Interview of Manuel Ochenreiter, director of the German magazine ZUERST with Dragana Trifkovic, director of the Center for geostrategic studies, on the occasion of the 20th of July. anniversary of the bombing of Serbia

We consider Kosovo part of our country and will never come to terms with the forcible seizure of part of our territory. Especially because for Serbs Kosovo is not a territory, but a holy land, Dragana Trifkovic told the German magazine Zuerst

The only problem is to close the borders of Germany, or if it is impossible, the borders of Europe, says Alexander Gauland, vice president of the Alternative for Germany, in a conversation with our Dragana Trifkovic