Giulia Bonacquisti

Giulia Bonacquisti was TEPSA’s Programme Manager until June 2025. She coordinated the TEPSA Secretariat’s team, including Project Managers and Communications staff, and she oversaw the financial management of the organisation.

She oversaw the management of several EU-funded projects, TEPSA’s teaching and professional training programmes, and TEPSA’s supply of external expertise to EU institutions. She was also involved in the coordination of the biannual TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences.

Additionally, she was involved in the implementation of a number of activities aimed at communicating the EU to citizens and civil society. Among these, she was the author and presenter of TEPSA’s video series ‘EU History Explained’.

Giulia holds a Master Degree in Political Sciences and European Studies from (Roma Tre University, Italy) and an Advanced Master in European Integration (Institute of European Studies of Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium). Her fields of specialisation are European Foreign Policy, with a particular focus on the European Neighbourhood Policy, and the history of European integration. Prior to joining TEPSA, she worked at EU-Logos, a Brussels-based think tank where she was in charge of the EU external relations dossier. She has written for institutes and reviews dealing with EU-related topics such as AffarInternazionali, EU-Logos and the Centre of Excellence Altiero Spinelli, and for the Huffington Post Italy.

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Developing countries’ energy needs and priorities under a sustainable development perspective: The specific case of Africa and green hydrogen

Sonia Chabane, Giulia Bonacquisti

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Rule of law and human rights in Cuba and Venezuela and EU engagement

Giulia Bonacquisti, Par Egstrom

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Best Practices for Conducting Skills Trainings

Giulia Bonacquisti
In recent years, the labour market for highly qualified jobs has been changing dramatically and so have the skills required to enter it. The labour market is today a fast-pace...

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Handbook

Expansion of the concept of human rights: Impact on rights promotion and protection

Malcolm Langford, Rosa Freedman, Giulia Bonacquisti

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Towards an EU common position on the use of armed drones

Giulia Bonacquisti, Jessica Dorsey

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Human rights in Iran after the nuclear deal: Business as usual or time for change?

Firouzeh Nahavandi, Nazila Ghanea, Giulia Bonacquisti

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Afghanistan: Challenges and Perspectives until 2020

Victor Tanzarella, Arne Strand, Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Giulia Bonacquisti

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Latest Videos

A history of the European Commission

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of the...

EU History Explained

A history of the European Parliament

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of #EUHistoryExplained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of the ...

EU History Explained

From the EEC to today’s European Union

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the recent hi...

EU History Explained

Storia dell’Unione Europea: dalla CEE all’Unione Europea di oggi

Giulia Bonacquisti
In questo video Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager della Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), ci accompagna in un viaggio nella storia dell’integrazione europ...

EU History Explained

Storia dell’Unione Europea: dal fallimento della CED alla Comunità Economica Europea

Giulia Bonacquisti
In questo video Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager della Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), ci accompagna in un viaggio nella storia dell’integrazione europ...

EU History Explained

Storia dell’Unione Europea: dalla fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale alla CECA

Giulia Bonacquisti
In questo video Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager della Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), ci accompagna in un viaggio nella storia dell’integrazione europ...

EU History Explained

European Foreign Policy: The Birth of the CFSP

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the role the ...

EU History Explained

European Foreign Policy: The Road to European Political Cooperation

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of a d...

EU History Explained

The United States and European Integration: from the Marshall Plan to the Maastricht Treaty (Part 2)

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the role the United ...

EU History Explained

The United States and European Integration: from the Marshall Plan to the Maastricht Treaty (Part 1)

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of  EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the role ...

EU History Explained

The European Council: A History of the EU’s Agenda Setter

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of ...

EU History Explained

The European Union & the United Kingdom: A Troubled Relationship

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the troubled hi...

EU History Explained

A Short History of the Euro

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of ...

EU History Explained

The Origins of European Integration (Part 2)

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes us back in time to the ea...

EU History Explained

The Origins of European Integration (Part 1)

Giulia Bonacquisti
In this first episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes us through the earliest...

EU History Explained

Differentiated Integration in the European Union

Stefan Telle, Giulia Bonacquisti
In this latest TEPSA Explainer created in view of the InDivEU project, TEPSA project manager Giulia Bonacquisti and European University Institute (EUI) researcher Stefan Telle...

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Differentiated Integration in the European Union – Part II

Stefan Telle, Giulia Bonacquisti
Our two-part series on differentiated integration in the European Union continues this week, with TEPSA project manager Giulia Bonacquisti and European University Institute (E...

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Differentiated Integration in the European Union – Part I

Stefan Telle, Giulia Bonacquisti
In this first video in a two-part series on differentiated integration in the European Union, TEPSA project manager Giulia Bonacquisti and European University Institute (EUI) ...

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