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

Conférence annuelle TEIN : Intervention de Denis Duez sur le filtrage aux frontières de l’UE

Denis Duez a fait une présentation intitulée: Internaliser l’externalisation ? Filtrage des migrants aux frontières de l’UE et production de sujets sans droit à la conférence annuelle TEIN « Governing at the Border. Norms, Rules, Cross-Border and Transnational Practices. From the Citizen to the Institution », 6 October 2026, Mons.

Retrospective: Discover Our 25-26 Guest Speakers

Denis Duez & Agathe Piquet au Congrès de l’Association Française de Science Politique

Les 30 juin et 1er juillet 2026, Denis Duez et Agathe Piquet interviendront lors du congrès de l’Association française de science politique (AFSP) à Lyon. Ils présenteront leurs travaux au sein de la section thématique 27 (Espaces politiques et frontières extérieures de l’Union européenne à l’épreuve de l’enjeu migratoire).

New Open Access Book by Amandine Orsini

New publication: Youth and Earth Politics by Amandine Orsini. An in-depth analysis of the role of youth in international environmental negotiations. Now available in Open Access.

Pacte européen sur l’asile et la migration : l’analyse de Denis Duez

Le 12 juin marque l’entrée en vigueur effective du pacte européen sur la migration et l’asile. Entre harmonisation des contrôles et nouvelles mesures d’expulsion, ce texte soulève de nombreux débats. Pour décrypter ces enjeux, nous avons interrogé Denis Duez, professeur de sciences politiques à l’Institut d’études européennes de l’UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles, sur ce qui s’apparente à un réel durcissement de la gestion migratoire au sein de l’UE.

Our researchers at the Council for European Studies 2026

Our team has arrived at the Council for European Studies in Dublin! Discover the programme and the topics our researchers are presenting on EU policy, emergency framing, and community construction.

Book Launch: “The European Union and Human Rights” | C. Rizcallah

On June 11, 2026, we celebrated the launch of Prof. Cecilia Rizcallah’s latest book, “The European Union and Human Rights,” at the Egmont Palace. A look back at this cross-disciplinary event in images.

EUMERGENCIES at the 2026 CES Conference in Dublin

On June 17, 2026, the EUMERGENCIES team will head to Dublin to host a two-part mini-symposium at the Council for European Studies (CES) conference, exploring the legal, political, and social implications of crisis management in the EU.

Event: Launch of Prof. Cecilia Rizcallah’s New Book on the EU and Human Rights

Discover the new open-access book analyzing the EU’s role in human rights protection. Event at Egmont Palace on June 11

Cecilia Rizcallah’s book launch | The European Union and Human Rights

Cecilia Rizcallah, has published a new book. We look forward to the official presentation, which will take place at the Palais Egmont on June 11th.

Call for Papers | EU & Natural Disasters

Call for Papers: The EU and Natural Disasters. Exploring legal and political challenges with UCLouvain Saint-Louis & University of Bologna. Submit your paper now!

Research Impact: Juliette Dupont’s work on mobility hierarchies featured in recent media analyses

EUMERGENCIES researcher Juliette Dupont analyzes the “global hierarchy of mobility” and visa policies. Discover how her findings are shaping the public debate on institutional responses.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Graduation Ceremony – 2025 Edition

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