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Come and visit the beautiful campus of the College of Europe in Warsaw in its spring colours!

During the Open Day (25 of May), you will be able to discover the academic offer of the College of Europe, our recruitment procedure and many scholarship opportunities. In the programme of the Open Day you will also find: guided visits of the historic campus and the Natolin Palace, meetings with the Natolin Careers Office, visits of the Natolin Library, screenings of the historical film about Natolin as well as meetings with current students and alumni of the College. More information about the event is available here.

Roundtable, The most contested European elections ever? A read-out of the 2019 vote for the European Parliament, 29 May 2019, European University Institute

European Parliament (EP) elections in May 2019 come at a critical time in the evolution of the EU.They were supposed to be the first elections after the anticipated departure of the UK, before the
failed ratification of a withdrawal agreement imposed that the UK, too, must hold European elections. They also come at a time when divergence on many issues characterise member state relations, and wider global developments weigh heavily on Europe with the return of hard geopolitics and efforts to undermine the global multilateral order. The election results are expected to produce a highly fragmented Parliament, with the long-dominant centre-left and centre-right blocs unable to form a coalition by themselves, therefore assigning greater influence to smaller players such as the Liberals, Greens and populists. Eurosceptics are expected to win a third of the Parliament’s seats, reflecting the global rise in nationalism. As an international hub of high quality research and reflection on the European Union, the European Governance and Politics Programme has contributed to the build-up to the European elections with a two-pillar project: euandi2019, an online Voting Advice Application allowing citizens to match their policy preferences with the positions of the political parties running for EP elections in all 28 Member States, and spaceu2019, an interactive database informing users on their electoral rights and to allowing them to compare the conditions and requirements for voting in their country of residence and citizenship.

Centre for Democracy and Law Miko Tripalo, Rijeka 2020 and University of Rijeka are organising, in cooperation with Culturelink/IRMO and Observatoire des politiques culturelles, France, a conference on International Cultural Relations of the European Union – Europe, World, Croatia to be held on 30 and 31 May 2019 in Rijeka, the European Capital of Culture 2020.

The aim of the conference is to encourage dialogue about the opportunities and challenges of today's international cultural cooperation and to analyse the modalities that lead to more intense and more functional global cooperation and exchange between the European Union and the world. Rapid changes that mark today's world (revolution in digital communication, rise of social media, new global actors, rapid urbanization, changes in cultural values) raise questions about how to support, enhance and strengthen the practices of cultural exchange and interaction. The main topics of the conference are the following: The role of cultural policies in fostering international cultural cooperation; Cultural networks - the expression of cultural changes in international relations; Cultural Diplomacy: strengthening external relations in a globalized world; Croatia in international cultural cooperation.

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Seminar, Conversation for the Future of Europe (5): Differentiated Integration, 4 June 2019, European University Institute

This 5^th edition of the ‘Conversation for the Future of Europe’ seminar series will analyse and discuss the concept of ‘Differentiated Integration’ together with Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zürich) and Sergio Fabbrini (LUISS Guido Carli).

You would like to exchange views with the who’s who of the EU association process? Listen to high-ranking speakers discussing their views on EU integration? Broaden your network and shape the future of Ukraine’s European journey? Then join us for our EU association event “Moving forward together?!” Civic activists will share their stories of regional engagement for EU association. Following their accounts, the panelists will discuss successes and challenges on the path towards the implementation of the Association Agreement. To complete the event, you will have the opportunity to stroll through a European project gallery and to network at the lunch reception.

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June 13 & 14, Conference : "Housing in urban China: policies, practices and comparative approaches", organized by Sciences Po, Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, Centre for International Studies, Urban school and the programme Cities are back in town.

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Prompted by the 70th anniversary of the Washington Treaty, this event aims not only to stimulate a forward-looking reflection on NATO's future, but also to assess the Italian priorities within the Alliance and the strategy to pursue them. In light of the current international security environment, a frank and in-depth debate is needed regarding stabilization of the Mediterranean region, EU-NATO cooperation, an adequate balance of deterrence, defence and dialogue towards Russia, as well as the development of the industrial and technological capabilities needed to equip Italian and allied armed forces. The conference is orgenized by IAI in partnership with NATO Public Diplomacy Division, and features Formiche as mediapartner.

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Conference, 8th Conference on the Regulation of Infrastructures. Digital Platforms – The New Network Industries? How to regulate them? 20 - 21 June 2019, European University Institute

This 8^th edition aims to identify the key challenges of digitalisation for traditional network industries; discover various regulatory approaches to platforms and determine benefit scenarios for consumers and to the platform itself.

Conference “Terrorism & Security Governance”, 21 June 2019, European University Institute

This Forum’s is to feed an academic reflection about analytical problems in the study of Terrorism, and to frame and inform the public discussion on the security situation in Europe. The discussion will involve both well-known academics as well as officials from the EU Commission, NATO and EUROPOL.

Invited speakers include leading European, Iranian and international scholars and researchers as well as key EU practitioners dealing with European policy towards Iran and the Middle East. This will also be an opportunity to discuss future cooperation initiatives, continuing to build on our fruitful cooperation with the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), which has already resulted in the exchange of three study visits in Rome and Tehran. The event coincides with the completion of a one-year research and public engagement project jointly-coordinated by FEPS and IAI focussed on Europe-Iran relations against the backdrop of regional tensions in the Middle East and the international fallout from the Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Entitled, ‘Europe and Iran in a Fast-Changing Middle East: Confidence Building Measures, Security Dialogue and Regional Cooperation’ the project consists of five research studies on different dimensions of EU-Iran relations, Iranian foreign policy and regional and international geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. A final policy strategy report, including recommendations for EU member states and institutions, will also be produced and presented at the event in Brussels in June.

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Location: LJUBJANA (Slovenia)
Topic:  Migrations maritimes et terrestres vers l'Europe
Date:  30June to 5 July 2019
Working language: French
ECTS credits: 4,5

Prices: 450 euros (courses, visits and accommodation)

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All you need to know about the EU, its decision-making process and policies! Choose the three-, two- or one-week course tailored to your level of experience.

Bruges & Brussels, Belgium

1-12 July 2019

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Energy Union: This two-week executive training course embraces the logic of the Energy Union, thus putting energy consumers – i.e. businesses and households – at the centre of European energy systems and policy-making.

Bruges & Brussels, Belgium

1-12 July 2019

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Construire les politiques de lutte contre la pauvreté urbaine à partir du terrain : De l’analyse de la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques à l’identification des processus d’insertion sociale et économique,  Colloquium, Paris 4-5 July 2019

Organisé dans le cadre du programme de recherche MARG-IN, qui est financé par l’Agence nationale de la recherche, ce colloque entend contribuer aux débats en cours sur la lutte contre la pauvreté en identifiant, à partir de l’examen des jeux d’acteurs liés à la mise en œuvre des politiques, les processus d’insertion sociale et économique qui pourraient servir de base à la construction de nouveaux dispositifs en phase avec la demande sociale et avec les réalités locales.

Il se déroulera à Paris les 4 et 5 juillet 2019. Pendant ces deux jours, les chercheurs seront invités à échanger leurs points de vue avec les acteurs institutionnels, les acteurs de terrain (professionnels de l’action sociale et militants associatifs) et les personnes en situation précaire. Ces échanges serviront de base à l’écriture d’un texte commun jetant les bases d’une approche de la lutte contre la pauvreté « par le bas », et à large diffusion.

Plus d'information ici: https://www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etudes-europeennes/sites/sciencespo.fr.centre-etudes-europeennes/files/Colloque%20%27Lutte%20contre%20la%20pauvrete%CC%81%27%204-5juil.%202019.%20Paris.%20Appel%20a%CC%80%20communicationLA.pdf

July 4 & 5, Colloquium : Construire les politiques de luttes contre la pauvreté urbaine à partir du terrain ? De l’analyse de la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques à l’identification des processus d’insertion sociale et économique, organized by Sciences Po, Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, Université de Tours, CITERES, Université de Poitiers, MIGRETER, with the support of Sciences Po, Urban school and Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies

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 Location: Tbilisi - Georgia
Topic: Georgia in the enlarged Black Sea Region
Date: 8 to 14 July 2019
Working language: English

Prices: 450 euros according to conditions (courses, accommodation and visits)

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