VIADUCT Annual Conference
The VIADUCT Annual Conference, scheduled for March 2020 and postponed due to COVID-19, will take place online on 22-23 October 2020. The VIADUCT – Enhancing VIsibility of the Academic DialogUe on EU-Turkey CooperaTion Final Conference, organised by consortium partners TEPSA and CETEUS. The conference, entitled “Bridge Over Troubled Water: Researching & Teaching EU-Turkey Relations”, and organised in the framework […]
Call for nominations: VIADUCT Research Award “People”
We are delighted to announce the second round of VIADUCT Research Awards.To recognise outstanding research in the fields of EU-Turkey relations and the Future of the EU: new forms of relations between the EU-27 and neighbouring countries with a focus on innovative methods in researching this subject. The VIADUCT research Awards invite nominations of junior […]
Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals
On 20 October at 11:00, TEPSA hosted an online TEPSA Debate on “Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”: our book edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak and Paul Schmidt. You can now watch the full event here. In the event we discussed and debate key questions on Euroscepticism and EU Affairs, including: The event featured expert […]
The Future of the EU and Euroscepticism: Germany Perspectives in COVID-19 Times
The COVID-19 pandemic poses enormous challenges for EU cohesion. While euroscepticism has gained momentum in some of the member states particularly hard hit by the pandemic, a large majority of Germans are satisfied with the European measures against the pandemic and its consequences. The Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) has not yet been able to […]
“Future of Europe” panel at TEPSA German Pre-Presidency Conference
On 25 June (14:00-15:00) TEPSA organised in cooperation with its German member Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) a panel on “The EU’s differentiated future after Brexit” in the framework of the project “InDivEU – Integrating Diversity in the European Union”. Moderated by Christian Frommelt (Liechtenstein Institute), the panel featured presentations by Brigid Laffan (EUI), Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zürich), Funda Tekin (IEP) and Axel Dittmann (German Federal Foreign Office). The panel […]
EU@Work Seminar on EU Affairs
Funded by the Europe for Citizens programme of the European Commission, this 4-day seminar offered 15 undergraduate students (Bachelor students, high-school students and recent graduates) an opportunity to gain first-hand insights from researchers, EU practitioners, policymakers and officials on the existing rules and practices within the EU institutions and on the state of play of the main EU policies. The seminar […]
Euroscepticism in Hungary and Slovenia: an Analysis
On September 21, the Institute of World Economics CERS and the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), hosted an online debate on the topic of Euroscepticism in Slovenia and Hungary, to celebrate the publication of the TEPSA Book: “Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe – Views from the Capitals”, edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, […]
Call for Nominations: VIADUCT Research Award
The award is given to recognise outstanding research in the fields of EU-Turkey relations. This may include research in the thematic dimensions of this relationship (politics, security, energy, economic, migration and identity) across all levels of analysis (EU, Turkey, the neigbourhood, global context). Research should contribute to an understanding of the future of EU-Turkey relations. […]
Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe
Euroscepticism: there is a lot behind this, from selective and thematic criticism to categorical rejection of the EU. Social and economic problems in particular are breeding grounds for anti-European forces. In some member states, eurosceptic parties are losing consensus, but in many other countries they are part of coalition governments or, as opposition parties, endeavor […]
Call for Contributions: VIADUCT Research Award
We are delighted to announce the second round of VIADUCT Research Awards. Objectives: To recognise outstanding research in the fields of EU-Turkey relations and the Future of the EU: new forms of relations between the EU-27 and neighbouring countries with a focus on innovative methods in researching this subject. The VIADUCT research Awards invite nominations […]
Call for Contributions: VIADUCT Policy Papers
The VIADUCT network organizes a policy paper series with a focus on EU-Turkey relations offering young researchers to publish outstanding research via VIADUCT’s dissemination platforms. The policy papers shall communicate and diffuse research to a non-academic audience, particularly practitioners and policy makers. VIADUCT therefore calls for the submission of manuscripts, related to the following cross-sectorial […]
COVID-19: What do Eastern Partnership countries make out of EU support?
TEPSA organised an online discussion on COVID-19: What do Eastern Partnership countries make out of EU support? China is highly visible across Europe as supplier of medical gear and coronavirus tests, occasionally welcomed by Heads of State in airport appearances. Russian-inspired conspiracy theories on COVID-19 circulate widely, together with narratives on Europe’s inability to cope and […]
Southern Europe and the COVID-19 Crisis: Not Left Behind this Time?
TEPSA, in cooperation with Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), organised an online debate on Southern Europe and the COVID-19 Crisis: Not Left Behind this Time? During the worst times of the COVID-19 crisis, it seemed that the North-South divide was back. Southern European Member States were demanding an approach to the ensuing economic crisis that […]
Integrating Diversity in the European Union (InDivEU) Online Mid-term Conference
Integrating Diversity in the European Union (InDivEU) is a Horizon 2020 funded research project aimed at contributing concretely to the current debate on the ‘Future of Europe’ by assessing, developing and testing a range of models and scenarios for different levels of integration among EU member states. It runs from January 2019 to December 2021, and its research agenda […]
Swiss-EU Relations and Euroscepticism
Relations between the EU and Switzerland are in limbo, caught between Euroscepticism and pragmatism. Swiss disagreement on the signing of the Institutional Agreement blocks the way forward. At the same time, there is no majority in favour of a rollback of bilateralism. What explains the stalemate and how could it be overcome? TEPSA, in cooperation with […]
Euroscepticism in Italy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis
TEPSA, in cooperation with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), is organising a discussion on Euroscepticism in Italy and how the Covid-19 crisis will affect governability in the country. In the aftermath of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, the need to find urgent economic and social responses has resulted in an unprecedented centralisation […]
Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe
The Federal Trust is holding a webinar to mark the launch of the new book “Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, a series of 40 short articles on national attitudes towards Euroscepticism and the future of Europe published by TEPSA, and edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, and Paul Schmidt. The book sheds […]
TEPSA Debate on COVID-19
On Wednesday 22 April from 10:00 to 11:30 (Brussels time) via Zoom, TEPSA hosted its first teleconference, a debate on the effects of COVID-19 on the European Union and the requirements of an EU response. The aim of the debate was to mobilize the expertise present in the TEPSA network across 37 European countries in […]
DiCE kick-off meeting
The kick-off meeting of the DiCE project took place in Florence on 24 February 2020. The meeting gathered all DiCE partners: the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, ARENA Centre for European Studies at University of Oslo, Istituto Affari Internazionali, the Trans European Policy Studies Association, and the University of […]
TEPSA Student Contest 2020
Deadline extended until 5 April! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS With the support of the Europe for Citizens (EfC) Programme, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) is organising a student contest on the theme of “solidarity in the EU”, open to high-school, undergraduate, and graduate students from the TEPSA network and beyond. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The contest […]
Call for applications: VIADUCT Master Students Seminar on EU-Turkey Relations in the field of Economic and Energy Issues
Take part in the VIADUCT Master Students Seminar on EU-Turkey Relations in the field of Economic and Energy Issues. Applications containing the full name, university, email address as well as discipline, transcript of record and a motivation letter (1 page max.) should be sent via email to Darius Ribbe (darius.ribbe@uni-koeln.de) by 6 February 2020. The […]
Call for papers: VIADUCT Teaching Papers
VIADUCT is seeking manuscripts that describe innovative, new and creative ideas for teaching Turkey’s relations with the European Union. Manuscripts of about 3000-4000 words should provide worthwhile and practical ideas on teaching Turkey and the EU relations. While the call is open for all ranks of teaching staff, junior faculty members are especially encouraged to […]
Call for papers: VIADUCT Policy Paper
The VIADUCT network organises a policy paper series with focus on EU-Turkey relations offering young researchers to publish outstanding research via VIADUCT’s dissemination platforms. The policy papers shall communicate and diffuse research to a non-academic audience, particularly practitioners and policy makers. Manuscripts with a word limit of around 2.500 words in English language should be […]
Call for papers: VIADUCT Student Paper Competition
VIADUCT is organizing a student paper competition that seeks excellent contributions on EU-Turkey relations and shall offer students the opportunity to gain experience with academic publishing. The aim of the competition is to contribute to the professionalization of very young researchers and to allow outstanding work by them to be recognised and widely disseminated. We are […]
Call for nominations: VIADUCT Research Award “Future of the EU”
We are delighted to announce the second round of VIADUCT Research Awards.The objective is to recognise outstanding research in the fields of EU-Turkey relations and the Future of the EU: new forms of relations between the EU-27 and neighbouring countries with a focus on innovative methods in researching this subject. The VIADUCT research Awards invite […]
Intercultural dialogue combating the stigmatization of migrants and refugees
On the International Migrants’ Day (18 December), TEPSA and its North Macedonian member the Faculty of Law Iustinianus Primus (Ss. Cyril and Methodus University, Skopje) organised a roundtable discussion on “Intercultural dialogue combating the stigmatization of migrants and refugees” with the support of the Europe for Citizens programme. Speakers included:
Pinder Lecture by John Stevens at the Pre-Presidency Conference in Zagreb
In the framework of the Pre-Presidency Conference in Zagreb, a Pinder Lecture was given by John Stevens from the Federal Trust. The lecture started with an introduction to James Madison’s conception of federalism in America and how it developed throught American history. Thereafter, Stevens addressed the question to what degree that conception of federalism may […]
SEnECA panel at the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference in Zagreb
On 28 November 2019, SEnECA organised a panel on the topic “Challenges for the EU connectivity in its immediate neighbourhood and in Central Asia – energy security and sustainability” in the framework of the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference in Zagreb. Maja Bakran Marcich, Deputy general director of the European Commission´s Directorate General on Mobility and Transport (DG […]
Challenges of Euroscepticism in Croatia and the European Union
In recent years, Euroscepticism has become a part of mass political and popular culture and has surprised many with its power. Eurosceptical parties are gaining support at all levels of government. The main causes of Euroscepticism are disappointment towards economic and social circumstances, but also difficulties in understanding the complex political system of the European Union, which […]
SEnECA Final Conference
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and the Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE) organized the SEnECA Final Conference “What Future for EU-Central Asia Relations?” in Brussels on 14 and 15 November 2019. The event was the concluding conference of the Horizon 2020 project „SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia relations“. It aimed at bringing together stakeholders […]
InDivEU panel on “Future of Europe: is Differentiated Integration a good answer to Euroscepticism?” at the Zagreb PPC
In the framework of the project InDivEU, on 29 November 2019 TEPSA hosted a panel on “The Future of Europe” at its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference, held in Zagreb on the occasion of the incoming Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Moderated by Paul Schmidt (Austrian Society for European Politics – ÖGfE, Vienna), the panel involved outstanding academics on differentiated integration: Frank […]
TEPSA-Comenius University student discussion: “Myths on Migration”
On 18 November 2019, TEPSA and its Slovak member, the Institute of European Studies and International Relations at Comenius University in Bratislava, organised a student discussion on “Mythis on migration” with the support of the Europe for Citizens Programme. Oľga Gyarfášová (IESIR, Comenius University) and Peter Stano (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs), gave an introductory presentation […]
TEPSA-CIR Round Table with MEPs: “Challenges in the EU and the role of youth”
TEPSA and its Slovenian member, the Centre of International Relations (CIR) at the University of Ljubljana, organized a Round Table with the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) Tanja Fajon and Milan Brglez on “Challenges in the European Union and the Role of Youth” in the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme. The event […]
TEPSA-Comenius University Trans European Debate on migration
On 18 September 2019, the Ministry of Foreign And European Affairs of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava hosted a Trans European Debate on migration co-organised by TEPSA and its Slovak member, Comenius University, with the support of the Europe for Citizens Programme. Peter Stano, coordinator for migration in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs […]
#EngagEU 2nd Citizens Convention – Debate with Members of the European Parliament on the Future of Europe
In the framework of the project #EngagEU, TEPSA organized the 2nd Young Citizens’ Convention – Debate with Members of the European Parliament on the Future of Europe, which took place in Brussels on 24 September 2019. The event gathered Members of the European Parliaments (MEPs), several Civils Society Organizations, and over a hundred young citizens with an […]
Call for papers: VIADUCT Student Papers 2019
VIADUCT is organizing a student paper competition that seeks excellent contributions on EU-Turkey relations and shall offer students the opportunity to gain experience with academic publishing. The aim of the competition is to contribute to the professionalization of very young researchers and to allow outstanding work by them to be recognised and widely disseminated. A […]
SEnECA Recommendations Workshop
On 11 and 12 July 2019, TEPSA organised the SEnECA Recommendations Workshop in Brussels. The goal of the fifth SEnECA event was to bring SEnECA consortium members and Brussels stakeholders together in order to discuss the implementation of the new EU Strategy on Central Asia, which has been ratified by the European Council in June 2019. The […]
TEPSA’s EU@Work Summer Seminar on the European Neighbourhood Policy
On 9-12 July, TEPSA organised a summer seminar on the European Neighbourhood Policy in Brussels, at the heart of EU politics. Funded by the Europe for Citizens programme of the European Commission, this 4-day seminar offered 17 excellent Master students and graduates an opportunity to gain first-hand insights from researchers, EU practitioners, policymakers and officials on the current […]
TEPSA-PPC in Helsinki, SEnECA-Panel
On 7 June 2019, SEnECA organised a panel on the topic “EU and Russia in Central Asia, Eastern Neighbourhood and Western Balkans” in the framework of the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference in Helsinki. Julian Plottka (IEP, Germany) participated as a speaker on behalf of the SEnECA consortium. The other speakers were Arkady Moshes, Programme Director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Pernille […]
“Future of Europe” panel at TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference, Helsinki,
On 6 June 2019, TEPSA organised a panel on “The Future of Europe” at its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference, held in Helsinki on the occasion of the incoming Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The panel featured a keynote speech on “Brexit and the Future of the EU” by Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator of the EU Task Force […]
TEPSA-NBU European Parliament simulation for high school students
On May 14, 2019, the Department of Political Science at New Bulgarian University, TEPSA and the Information Bureau of the European Parliament (EP) for Bulgaria, organised a Simulation of an EP plenary session and debate on a proposed Resolution on the EU Enlargement to the Western Balkans in Sofia. The session was opened by the Head of […]
What Future for Europe after the EP elections? National perspectives from seven European countries
With nationalism on the rise in Europe and the foreseen departure of the UK from the Union by late October, the upcoming European Parliament elections will be a very important moment for the future of the EU. In order to discuss the results of the elections in the EU member states, TEPSA with the support of […]
TEPSA will organise the #2ndYoungCitizens’Convention on 24 September 2019
In the framework of the project #EngagEU, TEPSA will organize the #2ndYoungCitizens’Convention in Brussels on 24 September 2019. #EngagEU aims to mobilise and empower young citizens to participate in European politics by developing concrete recommendations for the future of Europe. To this end, over 600 young Europeans came together from September 2018 to April 2019 to discuss and to […]
Reflection on the European Parliament elections results
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and its Czech member, the Institute of International Relations (IIR), organised an Urban Talk on the results of the European Parliament elections, held within the framework of the Prague European Summit 2019. The event took place on 29 May 2019 in Brno (Czech Republic), at Industra (Masná 9, 602 00 Brno-jih-Trnitá). The participants […]
European Parliament Elections 2019: A Shake up of EU Politics?
A conference was organised by the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute/ICDS and the Trans European Policy Studies Association together with the Representation of the European Commission in Estonia on 3 May 2019 at Vabamu, Toompea 8, Tallinn, Estonia. The conference looked into the discussions and issues that dominated the election debates in some of the key […]
TEPSA Student Contest, 2019 edition
TEPSA is organising the second edition of its student contest on the theme of “solidarity in the EU”, open to high-school, undergraduate and graduate students from the TEPSA network and beyond. Interested students should submit a short essay (for high-school and Bachelor students) or a short policy brief (for Master students) reflecting on the theme of solidarity in the EU. The […]
Portuguese political parties and the European Union
The event “Portuguese political parties and the European Union: Turnout and Euroscepticism in the framework of the European elections” was held in 28 March 2019, on the premises of NOVA FCSH in Lisboa, in partnership with the European Parliament Office in Portugal, the National Electionsʼ Commission, the Trans European Policy Studies Associations (TEPSA) and the […]
#1stYoungCitizens’Convention and EU Campaign Hub with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
It’s time for young ideas and youngsters commitment to Europe! That is why in the last months, as part of our #EngagEU project, we have empowered young EU citizens to develop ideas for Europe. Together we have written a manifesto with an special focus on environment, foreign and migration policy as well as European identity. […]
SEnECA photo contest and photo exhibition in Brussels
From 4 to 5 April, the Trans European Policy Studies Association organised the SEnECA Photo Exhibition “Daily lives in Central Asia” at the Centre for Fine Arts “BOZAR” in Brussels. The photos for the exhibition were collected through a photo contest in November 2018, which called for photos depicting daily life in Central Asia. The six winners […]
VIADUCT PhD School, 18-19 March 2019, Istanbul
The VIADUCT PhD school, organised by Prof Meltem Muftuler-Bac (Sabancı University) and Prof Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zurich), took place at Sabancı University on 18 and 19 March 2019 in the framework of the second VIADUCT Week. During the PhD school, some PhD students from all over Europe had the chance to discuss the topic and progress of their […]