EU policy pertaining to Russia: status, trends, prospects
On September 29, 2022, at 10:00 CET, the Razumkov Centre arranged an online expert discussion on the topic of “EU policy pertaining to Russia: status, trends, prospects.” During the discussion, there was a presentation of the TEPSA book “Russia and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, examining the attitudes of various European countries towards Russia. […]
Next Steps in the EU Response to Russian Aggression: Building Unity from Diversity
In building a common response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the European Union (EU) has had to overcome historically different attitudes towards Russia as well as different degrees of dependence. While the war has been raging since February 2022, this panel discussion examined possible next steps in EU policy, addressing defence, energy and sanctions issues. It drew […]
TEPSA Academy 2022: “EU Security and Defence Policies”
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) is organising the 5-day TEPSA Academy. Co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, the Academy includes a 4-day Seminar, followed by a 1-day Skills Lab. It takes place in Brussels and offers 20 students and young graduates an opportunity to gain first-hand insights from researchers, EU practitioners, policy-makers and […]
EU-Russia Relations and the War in Ukraine: from a Portuguese Perspective
The aggressive invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops in February 2022 marks a new low in the already-tense relationship between the EU and Russia. The horrendous attack not only brought widespread global condemnation, particularly from the EU27, but also a wide range of new sanctions against Putin’s regime. As a NATO ally and European Union […]
Youth Perspectives on the Future of Europe
In a Europe dominated by quick-fire crisis response, it is increasingly important that the voices of European citizens be heard. The EU’s channel for citizens to make suggestions for the future of Europe, the Conference on the Future of Europe, has recently concluded. We want to continue amplifying young citizens’ voices! The Trans European Policy […]
DiCE Townhall Meeting: “From differentiation to unity? Implications of the war in Ukraine for EU migration and asylum policy”
After the Russian attack in Ukraine on 24 February 2022, more than 5 million people have left Ukraine and at least the same number is displaced within the country. The European Union was quick to react: it activated for the first time the Temporary Protection Directive, providing immediate protection for those fleeing Ukraine. At the […]
DiCE Panel at the Czech Pre-Presidency Conference: “The Future of European Integration: After the Crises and the CoFoE”
Europe and the world continues to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, with all its healthcare and financial implications. Russia has invaded Ukraine prompting a concerted European and international response. Climate change continues to pose an existential crisis to the planet. Throughout this series of crises, the Conference on the Future of Europe has run, asking […]
EU-Russia Relations: What is Slovakia’s Position?
“Slovakia stands for obligations to the EU and supports the Ukrainian people and sovereignty of the country in the fight against Russia […] and especially today, there is no time for naïve memories for historical legacy, but rather for strong support we can express to Ukraine, Slovakia stands behind its obligations coming from international law.” […]
The West, Baltics and Russia since the Aggression against Ukraine
Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, European states have been engaged in a struggle to provide adequate assistance to the people and armed forces of Ukraine. Recently, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs has encouraged Western allies to train Ukrainian forces on advanced Western weapons. As a Baltic state bordering Russia, Latvia’s […]
TEPSA Retreat to the Jean Monnet House
In cooperation with the Jean Monnet House, a project of the European Parliament, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) organised a two-day retreat in the context of TEPSA’s EU-Bridge Operating Grant. On the first day, Thursday 30 March 2023, a panel discussion on the topic of building and maintaining a competitive and green economy […]
The Implications of the French Presidential Election in the EU
Emmanuel Macron has won the French Presidential Election, making him the first French President to serve two terms since Jacques Chirac. Despite having beaten Marine Le Pen in the second round, the latter’s support has increased by nearly 10% and low turnout continues to plague the French electoral system. The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) […]
Summer School: “Differentiated Integration in the EU”
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) organised a 5-day summer school funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Union, that takes place at the heart of EU politics: Brussels. The summer school took place in person and offered 20 Master students and graduates an opportunity to gain first-hand insights from leading academics, EU officials […]
DiCE Regional Assemblies: what do regional and local governments think of differentiated integration?
DiCE Regional Assemblies are small expert workshops gathering representatives from the regional and local governments of 7 EU member states, which aim to discuss the different policy scenarios and recommendations that have been developed by the DiCE project cluster and to reflect on their potential implications for policy-making at the sub-national level of governance. Participants […]
TEPSA Student Contest 2022 | Deadline April 29
With the support of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) organised a student contest on the theme of ‘the EU in a post pandemic world’, open to high-school, undergraduate, and graduate students from the TEPSA network and beyond. The pandemic has taken a huge toll in the […]
EP4U High School Talks
In the framework of the EP4U project TEPSA is organising, in cooperation with the local TEPSA member institutes, four High School Talks in selected EU countries. Students will get acquainted with the work of the EU and the EP and act as knowledge-multipliers within their families and friends’ circle. In particular, the High School Talks will stimulate […]
European Solidarity in Action: the Future of the European Union
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), and the European Parliament hosted the webinar: European solidarity in action: the future of the European Union on Tuesday 21 December 2021, 13:30-15:00 CET. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the European Union, its member states and neighbouring countries is the latest stress […]
InDivEU Panel at PPC Paris: “The Future of European Integration”
TEPSA organised a panel on 9 December 2021 in the framework of the InDivEU project at the TEPSA French Pre-Presidency Conference, co-organised with the Centre of European Studies at Sciences Po Paris. The panel was moderated by Prof. Olivier Costa (Sciences Po Paris). Speakers included:
InDivEU dialogues with national policy makers: Finland
On 13 December 2021, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) organised an online discussion with Finnish policy makers in the framework of the InDivEU project on “Are coalitions of the willing the future of the EU?” The meeting discussed the main findings and recommendations of the project “InDivEU: […]
InDivEU Final Conference: “A Differentiated Future for the European Union?”
Under the lead of Prof. Brigid Laffan (EUI) and Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zürich), the conference brought together leading European academics and EU practitioners to discuss differentiated integration as one of the possible scenarios for the Future of Europe. We discussed the causes and consequences of differentiated integration, its application in concrete policy areas such as […]
European Solidarity: (Mis)interpretation in Slovakia
The presentation of chapter European Solidarity: (Mis)interpretation in Slovakia was held by: LUCIA MOKRÁLucia Mokrá is Associate Professor of International and European law at Comenius University in Bratislava. She is also a visiting professor at other universities in Europe and chairperson of the TEPSA board. Her research includes human rights, external relations, institutional settings and […]
Solidarity in the EU: does it exist?
How did a stubborn pro-European country even during soviet regime, turned into disillusioned member state and mild promoter of European solidarity? In the framework of the upcoming book “Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak and Paul Schmidt, TEPSA co-hosted a debate on December 6 at 15:30 […]
Stronger Together? European Solidarity in Times of Crisis
In the framework of the upcoming book “Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak and Paul Schmidt, TEPSA co-hosted a debate on December 2 at 13:00 CET. In partnership with the Austrian Society for European Politics (ÖGfE), this event featured contributions from: In the wake of numerous European […]
EP4U Debate on EU Equality Policy
Non-discrimination and protection of fundamental rights are among the key expectations from any European democratic state. The EU and its Member States are bound and guided by the Charter of Fundamental Rights that promotes, inter alia, equality before the law, non-discrimination, cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, and equality between women and men. In the current […]
InDivEU dialogues with national parliaments: Estonia
On 24 November 2021 the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EFPI) at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) and the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) co-organised a roundtable on the future of Europe and differentiated integration with researchers from the European University Institute (EUI), members of the European Affairs Committee of the Estonian […]
European Solidarity: Perspectives from the Southern Member States
In the framework of the upcoming book “Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak and Paul Schmidt, TEPSA co-hosted a debate on November 26 at 09:30 CET. The event will focus on Southern Member States’ views on European Solidarity. In partnership with IPRI-NOVA, this event featured contributions […]
InDivEU dialogues with national policy makers: Slovenia
On 15 November 2021, TEPSA and its Slovenian member institute, the Centre for International Relations at the University of Ljubljana, organised a closed-door online discussion between InDivEU project researchers and Slovenian public officials and policy makers.. This event is part of a series of InDivEU dialogues with national policy makers, coordinated by the Trans European Policy […]
Solidarity in the EU Member States
The spread of COVID-19 appears to have turned the world upside down. The pandemic has put enormous stress on the global economy. Its impact on the European Union, its Member States and neighbouring countries poses the biggest challenge since its existence. It is the latest stress test of Europe’s solidarity after being pummeled by the […]
EU Solidarity Under Stress: Views from the Capitals
In the wake of numerous European crises, Solidarity has become a key watch-word of the European Union. Through the ongoing pandemic, debate over what ‘Solidarity’ means for Europe, and specifically over what it means to EU Member States, has gained a new momentum. In this context, TEPSA organised a debate to answer: what has the EU learned […]
Workshop: “Citizens and the European Union: a Complicated Relationship”
The InDivEU Workshop “Citizens and the European Union: a Complicated Relationship” took place in Amsterdam, 13 October 2021, at de Balie in a hybrid format. This workshop was the final event of the Horizon 2020 project Integrating Diversity in the European Union and gave an opportunity to present the projects’ final stage findings as well […]
InDivEU Workshop: “External Differentiated Integration, Sabanci University”
A workshop on pulling the threads together on External Differentiated Integration was held in Istanbul on October 11, 2021 at Sabanci University. The workshop was organized by Meltem Muftuler-Bac together with Michael Keating. The workshop’s main discussion revolved around a working paper on the UK’s relations with the EU following Brexit and a report involving […]
Enlargement Solidarity: Between Political and Economic Convergence and Solidarity
A new enlargement strategy has been reshaped in 2020, putting emphasis on both political criteria and strict conditionality as priorities. It provides time for the EU to be stronger and more solid “before it can be bigger”, while also giving space for the Western Balkans to push for the necessary reforms. At the same time, […]
EP4U Debate on EU Migration Policy
Since the refugee crisis of the mid-2010s, migration into Europe has become the chief political hot-potato in the EU. While some see the influx of economic migrants and refugees as a threat, others advocate in favour of migration in the interests of the European Union both economically and socially. The flaws of the Dublin system […]
European Solidarity: What Should and Can it Mean?
During the last decade Europe has experienced a financial and a migration crisis, as well as a pandemic, all of these showing the importance of European solidarity. More solidarity in the European Union is also sought by many. However, the question remains as to what solidarity should and can mean in terms of policies when […]
EP4U Debate on Employment and Social Policy
Since the financial crisis of the mid-2000s, unemployment and poverty have grown exponentially in the European Union, especially for young people. Now, we find ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic that has exacerbated the situation for many. National-level responses to such challenges, and national-level employment and social policy writ-large, is one way of […]
EP4U Student Contest
Under the newly launched ‘EP4U – European Policies for You’ project, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) is organising a student contest calling for students to draft policy recommendations for the European Union and the European Parliament in four thematic areas: ABOUT THE CONTEST The general objective of the student contest is twofold: Students […]
InDivEU dialogues with national parliaments: Austria
On 24 September 2021, TEPSA and its Austrian member institute, the Institute for Advanced Studies, are organising a closed-door discussion between InDivEU project researchers and Members of the Austrian Parliament in Vienna. This event is part of a series of InDivEU dialogues with members of the national parliaments’ Committees on European affairs, coordinated by the Trans […]
Seizing the chance: differentiation, democracy and the Conference on the Future of Europe
Differentiation has become a normal feature of the European integration process. Depending on the form it takes and how it relates to the overarching European Union’s system, it can be a tool for integration, a symptom of fragmentation, or simply a solution for managing diversity. Differentiation and its implications for the governance and accountability of […]
European Solidarity and COVID Recovery: Hungary and the Czech Republic
Thursday 16 September 2021, 10:00 (CET) Panel Discussion The debate on the future of Europe has gained a new momentum due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related recovery measures adopted by the EU. The pandemic has culminated in different attitudes towards the concept of solidarity in Hungary and the Czech Republic: how do these attitudes […]
EP4U Debate on EU Climate Policy
What is the EU’s current climate plan? How does it stack up against the threat of permanent and irreversible climate change? And what actions should be taken now to ensure a future for our planet? In the framework of the EP4U project, TEPSA teamed up with Emma Hakala from the University of Helsinki and Finnish Institute of […]
TEPSA EU@Work Seminar on Digital Policies
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) invited 20 Master students and graduates to take part in a 4-day seminar. The seminar, co-funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union, offered these attendees an opportunity to gain first-hand insights from researchers, EU practitioners, policymakers and officials on digital policies. By attending this seminar, […]
Shaking EU solidarity in the Western Balkans: views from Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia
Tuesday 29 June 2021, 11:00-12:15 (CET)Panel Discussion The debate on the future of Europe has gained a new momentum due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related recovery measures adopted by the EU. Regarding the Western Balkans, the EU and the European Investment Bank have mobilized over EUR 3.3 billion to support the region in tackling […]
Seizing the chance: differentiation, democracy and the Conference on the Future of Europe
Differentiation has become a normal feature of the European integration process. Depending on the form it takes and how it relates to the overarching European Union’s system, it can be a tool for integration, a symptom of fragmentation, or simply a solution for managing diversity. Differentiation and its implications for the governance and accountability of […]
InDivEU closed-door meeting with members of the EESC
On 28 May 2021, InDivEU researchers had the chance to present the preliminary results of their research to members and officials from the three groups of the European Economic and Social Committee. Prof. Brigid Laffan (European University Institute, InDivEU coordinator) presented the InDivEU project to the EESC members. She outlined InDivEU’s building blocks, underlining that the […]
InDivEU Panel at PPC Ljubljana: “Differentiated Integration and the Future of Europe”
The InDivEU project hosted a panel at the upcoming TEPSA Slovenian Pre-Presidency Conference, co-organised with the Centre of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. PPC Ljubljana took place on June 17-18, with the panel “Differentiated Integration and the Future of Europe”, which was on the second day, from 09:00-10:30 CET, and […]
DiCE Townhall Meeting: “Differentiated Integration and Migration: The Perception of Reality and Policy”
The DiCE – Differentiation: Clustering Excellence project organised a virtual townhall meeting on May 25 at 18:00-19:30 CET On Tuesday, 25 May 2021, a virtual debate on the role and impact of different dynamics of the integration processes on the stability of the EU, commonly known as differentiated integration, was organised by CIR and TEPSA. At the event, named […]
InDivEU Conference on Brexit
This conference took the form of a workshop on Brexit, focusing on the impact of Brexit on the territorial constitution of the United Kingdom. It was organised by the Centre on Constitutional Chane in Edinburgh and took place on Zoom.
TEPSA Student Contest 2021
Under the Europe for Citizens (EfC) Programme, the Trans European Policy Studies Association organised a student policy brief contest on the theme of ‘Solidarity in the EU’ for high-school, undergraduate and graduate students from the TEPSA network and beyond. Applications closed on April 4, and the results have been announced! Winning Papers: Submission Requirements: The […]
DiCE Networking Conference on Brexit
Over the last decades, the EU has faced a number of crises, from financial and economic to migration crises, but also renewed geopolitical tensions, domestic opposition and Brexit. Such challenges have resulted in calls to make arrangements more flexible and adaptable to member states’ different needs and to different policy areas. Differentiation has gained prominence […]
European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals
Join the online debate: “Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe – Views from the Capitals” organised by TEPSA along with the Political and Governance Studies Department of the College of Europe. This debate will be an occasion to present TEPSA’s most recent publication of its book series aiming at bringing the Member States perspectives on […]
InDivEU Stakeholder Forums 2020-2021
What do national stakeholders think about differentiated integration? To answer this question, in the framework of the InDivEU project TEPSA and the Robert Schuman for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute are organising, in cooperation with the local TEPSA member institutes, seven Stakeholder Forums in selected EU capitals in 2020-21. These participatory workshops aim to mobilise the […]