EUMERGENCIES Jean Monnet Center of Excellence: Unity and Disunity in the EU’s Response to Emergencies

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EUMERGENCIES in Pictures: Cultural & Academic Highlights

Beyond the lecture hall, our Centre brings together experts, students, and citizens to discuss the most pressing EU challenges. From the screening of “Green Border” at Cinema Vendôme to our high-level seminars, explore the highlights of our recent activities.

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14 APRIL 2026

Read the last publication of Denis Duez [FR]

In his 2026 publication for the journal Raisons Politiques, Professor Denis Duez explores the legal ‘fiction of non-entry’ within the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The article dissects how border screening procedures deconstruct traditional territorial sovereignty, transforming European borders into mobile, administrative zones of exclusion

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13 APRIL 2026

Gender Parity in the European Commission: A Nuanced Progress?

Sophie Jacquot analyzes gender parity at the EU Commission. Discover how leadership diversity impacts governance & crisis management with EUMERGENCIES.

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20 March 2026

Green Border Movie: screening and debate at Vendome Cinema

A day of reflection on the EU’s borders and democracy: the EUMERGENCIES Centre and the IEE of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles hosted a screening of Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border,” followed by a debate with Françoise Tulkens, Véronique Lamquin, and Adriana Costa Santos on human rights and press freedom.

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20 March 2026

Critical Perspectives on EU Borders: Green Border Research Seminar

Prior to the film screening, the EUMERGENCIES Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence hosted a research seminar chaired by Prof. Florence Delmotte. Experts from Warsaw, Lyon, and Paris shared their latest fieldwork and legal analysis on the Polish-Belarusian border dynamics and the protection of vulnerable populations.

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6 March 2026

Florence Delmotte to Lecture at the University of Florence

Florence Delmotte (F.R.S.-FNRS/UCLouvain) travels to the University of Florence to deliver a guest lecture on the ‘persistent emergency’ of nationalism in Europe. Hosted by Prof. Laura Leonardi, this session explores European social change through the lens of process sociology

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15 February 2026

Seminar: Activating Article 2 TEU in Times of Crisis

We were honored to host Luke Dimitrios Spieker (Humboldt University) for a deep dive into the legal mechanisms available to the EU when its core principles are under threat.

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01 February 2026

Highlights from our Roundtable on EU Preparedness

The EUMERGENCIES centre of excellence was proud to host a roundtable focused on the “Preparedness Union,” a key pillar of contemporary European security and disaster law.

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10 November 2025

Denis Duez | University of Grenoble Alpes | 10 & 11 December 2025

Twelve Seconds to Decide: The Digitalization of EU Borders Under Scrutiny.

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18 November 2025

Graduation Ceremony – 2025 Edition

On Nov 18, the IEEB hosted its successful Academic Kick-off and Graduation Ceremony

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