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Dec 18, 2024
The Activity Report 2023-2024 of the IEE-ULB is out !
In 2024, we proudly celebrated 60 years of the IEE-ULB. We took the opportunity to reflect on the present and future of our way of teaching, thinking about and discussing Europe, a subject that is constantly changing. We are pleased to conclude this forward-looking review by publishing our 2023-2024 activity report, which reflects the diversity of the IEE-ULB's approaches and audiences.
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Call for Papers and Panels – European Union in International Affairs conference (#EUIA25)
The 9th edition of the EUIA conference taking place in Brussels in May 2025 offers a forum to debate the different considerations of the EU’s relations within a fragmenting world in the past five years. Academics, practitioners, early-career researchers and doctoral candidates have the possibility to submit papers until October 25th.
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EUIA23 focused on Europe’s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World
From May 3rd to 5th, the European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference became the place for academics and policymakers to debate the role of the EU in addressing global challenges.
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A year to bring new energy to the IEE
The authorities and members of the IEE look back on a year of collective work which has culminated with the obtention of European funding for several research projects, a deepening of our relations with our privileged partners and with our students and alumni.
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First winners of the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award announced
Alicia Hendricks and Raphaele Xenidis win the first edition of the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award and will see their articles published by the European Law Journal after the peer review process.
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MEPs Charles Goerens and Damian Boeselager discuss the future of the EU
On July 12th, 2022, the IEE Alumni Network organized a Debate with two MEPs involved in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to exchange ideas on the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe, and on how to strengthen the European democracy and its institutions.
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#IDEAS22 : A discussion on inequality, mobility and migration within the EU
Inequality, mobility and migration were at the centre of some of the panels hosted at the IDEAS conference. Here's a summary of the scientific discussions.
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EU Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Global Digital Inequality
As one of the opening panels of the #IDEAS22 conference on (Dis)Integration from an (in)equality perspective, a key merit of the discussions surrounding “EU Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Global Digital Inequality” was to highlight from the onset the diversity of implications, disciplines and questions raised by the conference’s central theme.
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Policy Measures for a Just Transition: Ideas for Designing a Structural Transformation to Reduce Inequalities
This policy panel, co-organised last May 12, 2022 with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in the context of the Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), looked at climate policies that help reduce inequalities across multiple levels of governance and integrate perspectives from policymakers, academics and civil society.
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The IDEAS-ELJ best paper award to be launched in the context of EUqualis
The IEE will launch, during the upcoming Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award, in collaboration with the prestigious European Law Journal.
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The strengths and limitations of the European way of life
The role of the European Union in promoting the European way of life was the focus of Commissioner Margaritis Schinas' talk in Professor François Foret's "European Union and European Societies" course on January 24, 2022.
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A year to (re)build the future
The academic year 2020-2021 was, once again, marked by the coronavirus pandemic. During lockdown, our desire for more Europe intensified. Take a look back at a year full of challenges and rewards.
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IEE Alumni organise a debate on the concept of EU’s Open Strategic Autonomy
The concept of EU's Open strategic autonomy was at the center of a seminar organized by the IEE Alumni network on November 12, 2021, with the support of the Institute and in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
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The IEE-ULB relaunches its biennial conference on Interdisciplinary European Advanced Studies (IDEAS)
The Institute for European Studies of the ULB relaunches its biennial conference under the new title: Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS). The online application system is now open until October 31, 2021.
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Shedding light on the increasing complexity of the EU-Africa relationship
IEE-ULB scientific collaborator Dr. Frank Mattheis presents the Jean Monnet Project ‘’ A reassessment of relations between the EU and African regionalisms (ARREAR) ‘’ in our QuestionTime series.
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Increasing EU competences in a health crisis situation : necessity or interference?
For the opening of the 'Apéros du droit' of the Centre de droit européen, a web conference on the difficulties encountered during the COVID-19 health crisis and the responses that the Union could provide was organised. The event was chaired by Dr. Louise Fromont (ULB) with the participation of honorary Pr. Marianne Dony (ULB), and Mr Olivier Louppe, lawyer at the Brussels Bar specializing in the field of health.
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Conference : EU Careers Challenges & Debates
Professor Nicolas Verschueren presented the IEE-ULB and its teaching offer at the ULB's Master's and PhDs Information Session on April 23, 2021.
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Transatlantic cooperation beyond CETA
A webconference was organised on March 29th, 2021 by the IEE-ULB, with the support of the the Embassy of Canada in Belgium and Luxembourg, to discuss transatlantic cooperation beyond CETA.
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The IEE invites you to the ULB's online info session on Masters & PhDs
On Friday, April 23, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Université libre de Bruxelles invites you to an info session on Master's & PhDs (SIMA). Discover EU studies at the ULB!
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A year to reinvent ourselves
The 2019-2020 academic year will long be marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. But we also want to underline the solidarity and resilience our community has shown.
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Summer School - The capacity of regional and international organisations to react to the Covid-19 pandemic
The Institute for European Studies and the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences organise a summer school to discuss how the European Union and other international bodies have addressed the transnational problems arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. Registration is free.
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Webconference | Évaluer le CETA : acquis, problèmes et contexte international
A recent webconference between Canadian and European academics was an opportunity to assess the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada.
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When it comes to making finance truly sustainable, the devil is in the details
Sustainable finance is an emerging policy issue. Therefore, the design of “technical instruments” like indicators and definitions that provide the background for policies matters greatly. However, believes about what sustainable finance is and should do as well as interests are reflected in these seemingly technical instruments. Thus, it is important to unpack these instruments, so that the debate can be brought to a political level.
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Join us for an online info session on Master's & PhDs
Join us on May 20th, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for an online session on Master's and Phds organised by the Université libre de Bruxelles and learn more about our programmes in EU studies!
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Workshop and Brainstorm: Communicating in a Crisis
This article is a result of the brainstorming session and workshop on crisis communication organised by the Institute for European Studies last April 27th. Participants included scholars, EU practitioners and ULB students and alumni.
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Information and safety measures at the ULB
Due to the spread of coronavirus, the University’s authorities have established a committee tasked with monitoring the situation closely and keeping you informed through this web page. Here you will find recommendations issued by Belgium’s Federal Public Services in charge of Health and Foreign Affairs, which ULB follows and suggests you follow.
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The Anonymous People of Migration
The project Anonimii Migratiei explores migration from a novel angle, by documenting the stories of the elderly and the remaining children in the targeted localities.
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Frost lays out ambitions for EU-UK future relationship
Invited by the Institute for European Studies and the UK Mission to the EU, the Université libre de Bruxelles welcomed, last February 17th, David Frost CMG, UK Prime Minister’s Europe Adviser and Chief Negotiator, for a lecture about the future relationship between his country and the EU.
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Focus on Japan: a Week of Events around a Strategic EU Partner
Join the Institute for European Studies of the ULB and its partners into a Japan Cycle week in the second week of March to discuss, debate and exchange on the EU-Japan relations in various areas.
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Benedek Jávor says the Hungarian case shows the EU's shortcomings
Amelie Tagu, student in European Studies, dialogues with Benedek Jávor, former Member of the European Parliament, on the Rule of Law in Hungary and what it tells us about the situation within the European Union.
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An academic year devoted to Europe of knowledge
The 2018-2019 academic year allowed the IEE-ULB to develop initiatives around its three missions: research, teaching and public debate. Here is a glimpse of this productive year during which we looked at European issues such as the rule of law, the European elections and Brexit.
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Policy recommendations to enhance European solidarity
Solidarity has been at the centre of research and teaching activities of the Institute for European Studies of the ULB for the past three years. As our a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence project, supported by the European Erasmus+ programme, comes to an end, we asked academics to issue policy recommendations on the different aspects of European solidarity at the heart of their work.
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Registrations are open for the “Mardis du droit” cycle on competition law
This conference cycle proposes seminars that scrutinise various aspects of European Commission policy in the field of competition law, led by high quality professionals from the European institutions and the most important law firms specialised in this area.
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Call for papers: The European Union in International Affairs
The ‘European Union in International Affairs’ (#EUIA20) conference invites paper abstracts and panel proposals for its 7th edition, focusing on the theme ‘Assessing the EU’s Capacity to Act’.
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Young Voters Took Over the Hemicycle
On May 9th, the Day of Europe, dozens of young people between the ages of 18 and 26 confronted candidates to the European elections.
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Conferences
May 13, 2019
The EU After the Brexit Referendum: Between Sadness and Unity
During the « Grand débat de l’ULB », three experts discussed the future of relationships between the EU and the UK, three years after the Brexit referendum.
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President of the Brussels parliament opens our debates on the EU elections
The Brussels Parliament, the ULB, and the VUB collaborate to create a space for open debate a few weeks before the upcoming EU elections.
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Brexit and the EU Area of Criminal Justice: reshuffling the cards?
On April 25th and 26th 2019, the European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN) held a conference about the future of the European penal area in the context of Brexit.
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Conferences
Apr 05, 2019
From Tampere 20 to Tampere 2.0
The conference will take place in Helsinki on 24/25 October 2019 and be jointly organised by the EMN-Finland, the European Policy Centre (EPC) and the Odysseus Academic Network.
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Brexit and a New Future for Justice
On April 25th and 26th, the European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN) will host a conference on “Brexit and the EU Area of Criminal Justice,” relating to the Université Libre of Bruxelles’ thematic year Europe of Knowledge.
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Discussing the future of Europe differently
Luis Bouza García, member of the OpenEUdebate Jean Monnet network, explains the important task of discussing the future of Europe in a new, different way.
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"The European Elections should be about values," says MEP Sargentini
For the formal opening of its academic year, the Institute for European Studies (ULB) had the privilege to welcome Judith Sargentini, Dutch Member of the European Parliament, who gave a lecture "Rule of Law in European Member States: a shared responsibility?"
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A comprehensive view on the state and the future of the EU
Making Europe more understandable for the ULB community and beyond is one of the main goals of the series of conferences on the state and the future of the European Union. Learn more about this project that started in 2017.
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EUIA18 conference will award a prize to the best paper
The ‘European Union in International Affairs’ (EUIA) Conference provides a major forum for academics and policy-makers to debate the role of the EU in the turbulent realm of international affairs. A selection of the EUIA18 best papers will be published in a themed section of the Journal of European Integration (JEI).
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From European to Transatlantic Solidarity
Watch the opening and closing sessions of the first biennial conference EUEA17, focusing on European and transatlantic solidarity.
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Solidarity at the center of a 2-day academic and policy debate
The two-day conference #EUEA17 represented an opportunity for an academic and policy oriented discussion on European solidarity.
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Controversial Approaches towards European Solidarity
On May 22-23, the Institut d’études européennes at the ULB hosts the first Biennial Conference “EU in European Affairs – EUEA.” The focus will be Euopean Solidarity.
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