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SUMMARY:[Seminar] ReArm Europe and the Rule of Law
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, 15 April\, from 12:30-14:00\, the IEE at Saint-Louis Bruxelles and the EUMERGENCIES Centre of Excellence have the pleasure of welcoming León Castellanos-Jankiewicz (Asser Institute)\, Alina Carrozzini (VU Amsterdam/Kings College)\, and Letizia Bozzi (Asser Institute) to discuss their joint publication ReArm Europe and the Rule of Law. \nIn this article\, the authors take a critical look at the European Union’s crisis-driven approach to rearmament policy\, arguing that it is often aimed at achieving short-term goals\, sometimes at the expense of comprehensive democratic oversight. The authors identify significant due process and accountability gaps in the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) and the European Defence Omnibus and argue that addressing these gaps and shortcomings can contribute to democratic accountability and the protection of fundamental rights in an increasingly militarised EU.Link to full article and abstract \nRead the Full Publication\nThe research presented during this seminar is published in the journal EDSeQ (1/2026). You can access the full abstract and the complete article via the link below: \n👉 Read the Full Article on Lexxion.eu \nPractical Informations\n\nSpeakers: León Castellanos-Jankiewicz (Asser Institute)\, Alina Carrozzini (VU Amsterdam/Kings College)\, and Letizia Bozzi (Asser Institute)\nDiscussant: Elsa Bernard (Université de Lille)\nWhere: P02 (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Préfecture Building\, entrance via Rue Du Marais 119\, 1000 Brussels) or Online\nWhen: 12h30-2:00 PM (lunch from 12:00)\nRegistration: free but mandatory\, please register through this from
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/seminar-rearm-europe/
LOCATION:P02\, Online
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:[Seminar] (Beyond) Flight or Fight? Young peoples’ responses to the climate emergency
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nResponses to the climate emergency are often categorised in terms of flight or fight – but how do institutions at different levels frame such emergencies for young people and enable or impede their capacities for effective action? \nThis communication presents analysis from multiple ongoing studies on how institutions\, from a local/national level to international arenas\, enable or hinder young people’s engagement with the climate emergency. The first section presents Katharine Throssell’s research exploring the role of education and curriculum in transmitting understandings of the climate crisis\, and the question of whether these institutional responses tend to encourage young people’s engagement and self-efficacy on this issue or distance them from it. The second section presents Barbara Monticelli’s research on how institutional governance processes support youth participation and effectiveness in international climate decision-making processes (“fight”)\, or\, on the contrary\, create barriers to their inclusion (“flight”). \n\nSpeakers\n\nBarbara Monticelli (IULM University / UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles)\nKatharine Throssell (MSCA Fellow\, UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Bruxelles)\n\nDiscussant\n\nJoost de Moor (FNRS Research Associate\, UCLouvain)\n\n Venue: Room Salle Du Conseil \n Date: Thursday 9 April 2026 \n Time: 12:30 – 2:00 PM \n Registration: Register here
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/young-responses-to-climate-emergency/
LOCATION:Salle du Conseil\, Online
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260319T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260320T163000
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SUMMARY:[Workshop] EU Pesticides Law and Governance: Legal\, Political\, and Epistemic Challenges
DESCRIPTION:The regulation of pesticides stands at the crossroads of environmental protection\, public health\, and agricultural sustainability. As the European Union faces increasing pressure to refine its chemical safety frameworks\, the EU Pesticides Law and Governance workshop at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles offers a critical platform for interdisciplinary analysis. \nThis two-day scientific seminar delves into the legal\, political\, and epistemic challenges that define current pesticide governance. By bridging the gap between legal scholarship and political science\, we aim to unpack the tensions inherent in risk assessment methodologies\, the influence of scientific expertise on policy-making\, and the evolving judicial oversight within the EU. \nWhy This Workshop? \n\nLegal Frameworks: Analyzing the robustness of EU regulations in the face of emerging ecological data.\nEpistemic Challenges: Understanding how “uncertainty” is managed within scientific expertise and regulatory decisions.\nPolitical Governance: Examining the power dynamics between EU institutions\, member states\, and stakeholders in the pesticide authorization process.\n\nProgramme of the workshop\n(Download the PDF) \nThursday\, 19 March 2026\n17:00 – 17:15 | Opening remarks \n17:15 – 18:30 | Regulatory science: context and blind spots \n\nFive methodological updates of the Danish Pesticide Load Indicator to support EU-wide pesticide risk reduction policies – Noé Vandevoorde (UCLouvain)\, Per Kudsk (Aarhus University)\, Yannick Agnan (UCLouvain)\, and Philippe V. Baret (UCLouvain)\nThe Epistemic Blind Spot of the “Lawful Cocktail”: Rethinking Responsibility in EU Pesticide Governance through a One Health Lens – Elvira Bacci (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)\nSome strengths and weaknesses of the EU regulatory system for pesticides from a natural science perspective – Axel Mie (Stockholm University\, Karolinska Institutet) and Christina Ruden (Stockholm University)\n\nFriday\, 20 March 2026\n09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome with coffee and croissants (P12 at UCLouvain SLB) \n09:15 – 10:15 | The role of the regulated industry in pesticides governance \n\nAccess and agency in the Pesticide Regulatory Ecosystem: a case study of the pesticide industry strategies and tactics for system capture during 40 years of glyphosate regulation – Alice Livingston Ortolani (University of Sussex)\nGlobal epistemic capture? How the “mode of action” and “human relevance” criteria of pesticide approval landed in Europe – David Demortain (LISIS\, INRAE)\n\n10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee break (P12 at UCLouvain SLB) \n10:30 – 12:15 | Pesticides litigation before national and EU courts \n\nJudging pesticides: Framing (il)legality of pesticide use in Dutch litigation – Edwin Alblas\, Emma Turkenburg\, Vincent Latjes\, Sophie Boerman\, and Louis Kotzé (Wageningen University)\nNational Courts’ Judicial Review of Plant Protection Product Authorisations – Pietro Mattioli (University of Liège)\nTrust but Verify: National Authorities and National Courts in EU Pesticides Governance after PAN EUROPE (Closer) – Laurianne Allezard (Lund University)\nJudicial Review\, Discretion and Pesticide Regulation before the CJEU: Lessons from the Cypermethrin Case – Alessandra Donati (CJEU and University of Luxembourg)\n\n12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch (P12 at UCLouvain SLB) \n13:15 – 14:45 | Intersecting legal frameworks in EU pesticides governance \n\nWhen Pesticides Become “Forever Chemicals”: Regulatory Gaps at the Intersection of EU Pesticide and Chemicals Law – Ifigeneia Tsakalogianni (Hasselt University)\nIs the Food and Feed Omnibus at odds with the Non-Regression Principle? A Precaution-Inflected Proportionality Analysis under EU Law – Matthias Hasler (EUI) and Vania González Campos (University of Amsterdam)\nA Toxic Relationship for Insects: The Use of Pesticides in light of the Habitats Directive – Siemen Kalders (Hasselt University)\n\n14:45 – 16:15 | Roundtable: EU pesticides regulation under pressure\nModerator: Antoine Bailleux (UCLouvain); Speakers: Alessandra Arcuri (University of Rotterdam)\, Klaus Berend (European Commission) and Martin Dermine (PAN-Europe)\n \n16:15 – 16:30 | Closing remarks and publication plans \nPractical Information\n\nVenue Address: P02 at UCLouvain – Saint-Louis Bruxelles Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 43\, 1000 Brussels (Building Préfecture).\nEntrance: Please enter via 119 Rue du Marais (through the parking entrance) and follow the arrows.\nRoom: The workshop is held in Rooms P02/P12\, located in the “Préfecture” building (first room on the right once inside).\n\nHow to Reach Us:\n\nFrom Gare du Nord: A 10-minute walk south on Rue du Progrès.\nFrom Gare Centrale: Take Metro line 1 or 5\, change at Arts-Loi for line 2 or 6\, and exit at Botanique or Rogier.\nBy Metro: Closest stops are Rogier and Botanique (Lines 2 & 6).\nRegistration: Interested in attending? Please register via this form\n\n \n\nOur Partners
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/workshop-pesticides/
LOCATION:P02 – UCLouvain SLB\, Rue du Marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:[Cultural Event] Film Screening & Debate: Green Border (Agnieszka Holland)
DESCRIPTION:Green Border: At the Borders of Europe\, a Test for Our Democracies\nThe EUMERGENCIES Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the Institute for European Studies (IEE) of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles invite you to a day of reflection and screening of the award-winning film Green Border (2023) by Agnieszka Holland. \nA research seminar will be held prior to the film screening. \nFilm Screening & Public Debate\n\nLocation: Cinema Vendôme\, Brussels (Room 1 – Wheelchair accessible)\n16:45: Welcome\n17:00: Film Screening: Green Border (VO with English subtitles)\n19:30 – 20:30: Public Debate (Language: French)\n20:30: Networking Drink\n👉 Mandatory registration for the Screening\n\nThe Debate: Rule of Law\, Press Freedom and Human Rights\nThe screening will be followed by an exchange moderated by Prof. Cecilia Rizcallah\, featuring three prominent voices in the public sphere: \n\nFrançoise Tulkens: Former Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights and Professor at UCLouvain.\nVéronique Lamquin: Journalist at Le Soir\nAdriana Costa Santos: researcher (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Césir)\n\nThe discussion will focus on the fundamental role of human rights and the press as indispensable pillars of democracy\, especially in times of migration and political crises. \nAbout the Film: Synopsis\nFleeing war\, a Syrian family embarks on a grueling journey to reach Sweden. At the border between Belarus and Poland\, they find themselves trapped in a swampy “green border” zone\, at the mercy of violent military tactics. They become hostages to a situation where border guards\, humanitarian activists\, and local populations each play their part in a tragedy that surpasses them all. \nAwards & Recognition:\n\nSpecial Jury Prize – Venice Film Festival 2023\nGreen Drop Award – Venice Film Festival 2023\nEagle for Best Film – 2024\n\nWhy Attend?\nThis initiative serves as an academic bridge between research and civil society. While integrated into the curriculum for Law and Social Sciences students\, it is open to the public and NGOs. It offers a unique opportunity to analyze the Rule of Law crisis through both an artistic and legal lens. \nThis event is supported by the EUMERGENCIES Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the Fonds de Développement culturel of UCLouvain. \n\nPractical Information:\nPlease be advised that photographs may be taken during the event for promotional purposes. If you do not wish to be photographed\, please inform the organizers upon arrival or contact us at iee-slb@uclouvain.be.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/cultural-event-screening-green-border/
LOCATION:Cinéma Vendome\, Chausée de Wavre 18\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Cultural Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260318T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260318T153000
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SUMMARY:[Research Seminar] Green Border
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for European Studies (IEE) of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles is hosting a specialized research seminar dedicated to the movie “Green Border” (2023). Ahead of the film screening\, this seminar offers a space to discuss the political and humanitarian realities of the EU-Belarus border that inspired Agnieszka Holland’s work. \nWhy attend this seminar?\nBeyond the screen\, Green Border raises critical questions about European values. This seminar will deconstruct: \n\nThe “Zones of Non-Law”: Understanding legal grey areas at European frontiers.\nHuman Rights in Crisis: The tension between national security and international protection.\nThe Sociology of Migration: The lived experience of exile and the criminalization of humanitarian aid.\n\nScientific Panel & Speakers\nUnder the chairmanship of Prof. Florence Delmotte\, three experts will share their latest research: \n\nDr. Sylwia Urbańska (University of Warsaw): Fieldwork insights on the Polish border dynamics.\nProf. Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche (University Jean Moulin Lyon 3): Legal perspectives on the protection of vulnerable populations.\nDr. Bastien Charaudeau Santomauro (Sciences Po Paris): Analysis of border control regimes and state sovereignty.\n\nEvent Details\n\nDate: March 18\, 2026\nTime: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM\nVenue: P02\, UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\n\nImportant: While this seminar focuses on academic research\, it serves as a conceptual prelude to the public screening and debate featuring Françoise Tulkens and Véronique Lamquin at Cinéma Vendôme. \nRegistration\nParticipation is free\, but online registration is mandatory for logistical purposes.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/debate-before-green-border/
LOCATION:P02 – UCLouvain SLB\, Rue du Marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Teaching Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260305T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260305T211500
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20260212T124410Z
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SUMMARY:[Guest Lecture] EU Water Resilience and Environmental Security
DESCRIPTION:As part of the POLLEN Master’s program (Environmental Security module)\, we are pleased to host a new guest lecture focused on the European Union’s strategies for water resilience. \nThis session will explore the critical challenges of sustainable freshwater management and the transdisciplinary legal frameworks necessary to address them in a changing climate. \nDistinguished Speakers:\n\nClaudia Olazabal: Head of Unit on Sustainable Freshwater Management (DG Environment\, European Commission).\nPr. Jasper van Kempen: Endowed Professor of Transdisciplinary Water Law (Utrecht University) and Policy Advisor to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.\n\nPractical Information:\n\nDate: March 5th\nTime: 19:15 – 21:15\nFormat: On-site or online\nTarget Audience: Open to POLLEN students\, researchers\, and academic staff interested in environment and climate security.\nInterested? please contact iee-slb@uclouvain.be
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/guest-lecture-eu-water-resilience/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Guest Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260302T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260302T184500
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
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SUMMARY:[Roundtable] Activism in the context of emergency: The rise of violence against environmental defenders in the EU
DESCRIPTION:This roundtable addresses the critical situation of environmental defenders facing increasing pressure across Europe. In the current climate emergency\, the protection of environmental activism and fundamental rights is more vital than ever. Our experts will discuss why violence against environmental defenders is rising in the EU and what legal mechanisms can be used to ensure the safety of those practicing civil disobedience for the planet. \nAbout the speaker\nThis event bridges the gap between academic research and field experience. We will analyze the escalation of violence against environmental defenders\, its impact on climate movements\, and the legal and social mechanisms used to respond to this repression. \nFeatured Speakers:\n\nOlivia Fleuvy Campaign Manager for Climate Justice and Freedom of Expression and Association (Amnesty International)\nMarie Jadoul (UCLouvain): Researcher specializing in civil disobedience within the context of ecological emergencies.\nAntoine Durance (Sciences Po Bordeaux): Researcher focusing on the use of law for protest purposes and the support of environmental defenders.\n\nThis session is integrated into the POLLEN Master’s programme\, offering a unique opportunity for students and the public to engage with experts on one of the most pressing challenges to European democracy. \nPractical informations\n\nFormat: hybrid\, on-site and online (a link will be sent the day of the meeting)\nDate: Monday\, March 2\nTime: 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM\nLocation: Room P61 (Brussels) – entrance through Rue du Marais 119\, 1000 Bruxelles – Building Préfecture\nTarget Audience: Open to the public\, students\, and researchers.\n\nAdmission is free\, but registration is required. 
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/roundtable-activism-in-the-context-of-emergency/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Roundtable,Teaching Activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260227T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260227T140000
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SUMMARY:[Online roundtable] Greenland as a Geopolitical Emergency: Crisis Narratives\, Security\, and the European Union
DESCRIPTION:A geopolitical Emergency\nRecent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump reviving the idea of acquiring Greenland have once again brought the island to the center of international political and security debates. Far from being an isolated provocation\, these remarks have intensified existing tensions in the Arctic and reinforced narratives of urgency surrounding sovereignty\, strategic competition\, and military security in the region. \nWithin this context\, Greenland is increasingly framed as a geopolitical “emergency\,” raising critical questions for the European Union regarding its role\, responsibilities\, and limits of action. \nThis online roundtable examines how crisis and emergency narratives shape European responses to Greenland\, influence EU unity and governance\, and prioritize certain security concerns over others. Bringing together perspectives on EU strategic options and the geopolitics of warfare\, the discussion explores Europe’s imperfect but viable approaches to an increasingly securitized Arctic landscape. \nSpeakers:\n\nTim Haesebrouck (Ghent University)\,\nEleni Kavvatha (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles)\,\nEnrico Gianoli from Osservatorio Artico\n\nModeration: Teresa Cabrita (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles) \nPractical Informations:\nDate: 27 February from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM \nFormat: Online \nEvent is free and open to everyone but registration is mandatory\, through this form
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/roundtable-greenland/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260212T140000
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SUMMARY:[Séminaire] La politique des visas. Filtrer les mobilités internationales en Chine et en Algérie
DESCRIPTION:(This event is hold in French) \nThis seminar is part of a series of seminars on migration management in Europe.\nThis particular session highlights the work of our colleague Juliette Dupont\, who will present her publication: La Politique des Visas. Filtrer les mobilités internationales (Edition Du Croquant\, 2025) \nDetails about the book\nFocusing on visa policy\, this book sheds new light on the sorting of foreigners: why are 90% of visa applications in China accepted\, while in Algeria\, one in two applications is refused? To understand how one nationality is privileged and another deprived of mobility\, this book draws on an unprecedented survey of the French consulates in Beijing and Algiers\, expatriate offices where bureaucracy and diplomacy intertwine. It reveals that visas act as a filter at borders\, the intensity of which varies according to the desired objective – tourist appeal in China and migration control in Algeria. On a daily basis and in the field\, agents classify applications as desirable or undesirable\, and applicants comply with\, resist or subvert these administrative obstacles. Through the visa\, this book seeks to question the production\, legitimisation and contestation of global inequalities in movement. \nRegistration\nPlease register yourself through this form. \nMedia
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/seminaire-la-politique-des-visas/
LOCATION:P61\, Rue du Marais 119\, Brussels\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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SUMMARY:[Seminar] Activating Article 2 TEU in the Union’s values crisis
DESCRIPTION:How can EU values serve as a yardstick for judicial review and be invoked by individuals before national and EU courts in times of looming crisis for democracy\, rule of law or fundamental rights in the EU? \nAgainst the narratives of crisis or emergency of EU values\, on 10 February 2026 (12:30-14:00) Dr Dimitri Spieker will deliver a EUMERGENCIES centre of excellence research seminar on the topic Activating Article 2 TEU in the Union’s values crisis. \nSpieker will outline how the violation of EU values by Member States – especially the value of democracy – can be litigated before the Court of Justice. Among others\, he will discuss whether Article 2 TEU can serve as a yardstick for judicial review\, what its added value is\, and whether the provision can be invoked by individuals\, before exploring possible developments ahead. \nRegistration: Open to UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles Master’s students\, staff and professionals.\nRegister here (Onsite or Online)\n\nAbout the speakers\n\n \nLuke Dimitrios Spieker is a postdoctoral researcher at Humboldt University\, where he researches on transversal issues of EU and German constitutional law. \nHis book\, EU Values Before the Court of Justice: Foundations\, Potential\, Risks (Oxford University Press\, 2023) was awarded the UACES Best Book Prize in 2024.\nMore about the speaker here. \n\n\n \nCecilia Rizcallah is professor of European Law and Human Rights at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. She also hold visiting professorships at the College of Europe\, the Université libre de Bruxelles\, and Université Paris I Panthéon–Sorbonne. In addition\, she is member of the Collegium of the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences\, Letters and Arts and Co-President of the Belgian Association for European Union Law (BEDER). \n\n\n \nDr Yann Lorans is a Doctor of Law from KU Leuven and Université Paris-Est\, specializing in EU constitutional law and fundamental rights. He is currently a re:constitution Fellow\, conducting research at the NOVA School of Law in Lisbon. His work focuses on the collaborative relationship between the EU judiciary and legislature\, as well as the constitutional challenges of EU media regulation. Previously\, he served as a legal trainee at the Court of Justice of the European Union and as a teaching assistant at several prestigious institutions\, including Sciences Po Paris. \n\nAbout the Chair\n\n \nTeresa Cabrita is an assistant Professor of EU Law at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels. Before joining UCLouvain\, Teresa worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History and Theory of Law (Frankfurt)\, as a research associate at the KU Leuven (Belgium)\, and as a senior project manager for European projects in the field of judicial training. \nTeresa holds a PhD in European and International Law from the University of Amsterdam (2023). Her research interests include the relationship between EU and international law\, EU external relations law\, EU legal history and European and international disaster law. Teresa’s work has been published in the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law\, European Papers\, Europe and the World: A law review and European Constitutional Law Review.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/seminar-democracy-as-an-eu-value/
LOCATION:Room 2100\, Rue du Marais 119\, Brussels\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Teaching Activities
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260120T123000
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SUMMARY:[Roundtable] A Preparedness Union: Promises and Pitfalls
DESCRIPTION:Nearly one year after the Joint Communication by the European Commission and the High Representative announcing a European Preparedness Union Strategy (view document here)\, the Institute for European Studies of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles invites you for an engaging roundtable with leading experts reflecting on what the Strategy adds to the Union’s preparedness and where it falters. \nSpeakers:\n\nJean-Louis De Brouwer\, Egmont Institute\nFederico Casolari\, University of Bologna\nMiriam Alba Reina\, Red Cross EU Office\n\nDate and time:\n\nTuesday\, 20 January 2026\n12:30-14:00 (Lunch from 12:00)\nRoom P02 – UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\nRue du Marais 119\, 1000 Bruxelles\n\nYou can register now here
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/roundtable-a-preparedness-union-promises-and-pitfalls/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251217T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
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SUMMARY:[Roundtable] Reparations Loan for Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of the European Council of 18 December\, where EU leaders are set to discuss the political and legal implications of converting Russia’s immobilised assets into a Reparations Loan for Ukraine\, the Institute for European Studies of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles is pleased to invite you to an online roundtable with two leading experts: \n\nPierre Klein\, Professor of International Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminology\, ULB\nBenjamin Bodson\, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister\, Maxime Prévot\, Belgium\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs\nEuropean Commission official\nPeter Van Elsuwege\, professor of EU law and Jean Monnet Chair at Ghent University\nThis conversation takes place against the backdrop of a European Commission proposal to bolster Ukraine’s financial resilience by approximately €90 billion\, raising significant legal and political concerns among several Member States\, including Belgium.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/roundtable-reparations-loan-for-ukraine/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251216
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T085059Z
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SUMMARY:[Roundtable] How can Europe become a strategic power?
DESCRIPTION:As part of the course ‘Defence and security policies in Europe’ led by Professor Samuel Faure and taught during the second year of the IEE Master’s in EU Studies\, a roundtable discussion will be held on Monday 15 December from 13h30 to 15h30 around the EU strategic power. \nSix stakeholders from the world of defence and security policies in Europe will speak on the topic ‘How can Europe become a strategic power?’. They will also share their professional experience with students\, giving them advice on how to best enter the job market. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions during the final part of the conference. Students are asked to observe Chatham House rules. \nSpeakers: \n\nBeatriz Cozar-Murillon (FTI Consulting)\,\nBertrand de Cordoue (Institut Jacques Delors)\,\nElvia Delpal (KNDS)\, Niklas Helwig (FIIA)\,\nPhilippe Jacqué (Le Monde)\,\nBrynja Huld Oskarsdottir (NATO)\,\nSamuel Faure (Chair\, UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels)
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/in-class-roundtable-how-can-europe-become-a-strategic-power/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Roundtable,Teaching Activities
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251210
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T085058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T122359Z
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SUMMARY:[Guest lecture] The EU as an ‘emergency’ actor: what does law have to do with it?
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, 9 December 2025\, Guido Bellenghi\, doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law\, Maastricht University\, will deliver a guest lecture in the Master’s course ‘EU Legal System’ at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels. \nDrawing on original doctoral research\, the lecture invites students to critically examine the notion of crisis or emergency as both a legal and political concept. It will provide an overview of the legal bases underpinning the EU’s emergency powers and the responses of the Union and its Member States to recent crises\, before opening a discussion on the implications of the current legal framework—and of past EU experiences—for the emergencies and crises yet to come.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/the-eu-as-an-emergency-actor/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Guest Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251124T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251124T000000
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T085100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T122648Z
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SUMMARY:[Guest lecture] A Failed European Defence Community?
DESCRIPTION:On the afternoon of 24 November 2025\, Teresa Cabrita\, Assistant Professor of EU Law at the IEE\, will deliver a guest lecture on the historical origins of the political and legal debates surrounding the creation of a European Defence Community\, first proposed—and rejected—in the early 1950s. \nDrawing on literature and archival research\, this lecture provides historical context to current debates about a security emergency in Europe. \nThe lecture forms part of the course Legal History of the European Union\, organised by the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory for bachelor’s students at Goethe University\, Frankfurt.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/a-failed-european-defence-community/
LOCATION:Goethe University\, Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Guest Lecture,Teaching Activities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251121
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T085059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T123221Z
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SUMMARY:[Trilogue Simulation] Proposal of third-country interest representation
DESCRIPTION:On 19 and 20 November 2025\, Teresa Cabrita and Samuel Defaqcz will host a two-day simulation of trilogue negotiations on Article 3(2) (Scope) of the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on the transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries. \nThis proposal is at the heart of the European Commission’s Defence of Democracy Package and is set to be discussed by the Council in late November 2025. Importantly\, the negotiation of this proposal takes place against the backdrop of the EU’s efforts to counter foreign information manipulation and interference\, and to safeguard democracy as a core Union value. \nFirst-year Master’s students in European Studies will bring to life the perspectives of Commission Legal Service officials\, European Parliament shadow rapporteurs\, Council representatives\, and civil society stakeholders with diverse interests. Through this exercise\, students will not only develop and defend legal and policy arguments from their assigned positions\, but also role-play leading figures in the EU’s institutional\, political\, and civil society landscape\, making this an engaging and hands-on exploration of EU governance in action.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/proposal-on-transparency-of-third-country-interest/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Teaching Activities
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251118T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251118T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T085059Z
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SUMMARY:EUMERGENCIES Kick-Off Conference & Graduation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Kick-Off Conference & Graduation Ceremony\nThe EUMERGENCIES Kick-Off conference marks the official launch of our Centre of Excellence. This high-level event features a keynote on EU preparedness and crisis management. \nThe 2025-2026 Opening Conference and the Graduation Ceremony for the Joint Programmes in European Studies will take place on Tuesday\, November 18th at 6:30 PM at the Saint-Louis Brussels campus. \nEvening Programme\n\n6:00 PM | Welcoming of graduates and guests\n6:30 PM | Opening of the ceremony\n6:45 PM | Keynote speech by Hadja Lahbib\, European Commissioner for Equality\, Preparedness\, and Crisis Management: “The European Union in a context of emergencies”\n7:15 PM | Awarding of the prizes: EUGENDERING and Fausta Deshormes La Valle\n7:30 PM | Official Proclamation\n7:50 PM | Reception\n\nLocation\nAuditorium 1\nBotanique 43 Building\nBoulevard du Jardin botanique 43\n1000 Brussels
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/kick-off-conference-and-graduation-ceremony/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Conference
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251112T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T085102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T124527Z
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SUMMARY:[Roundtable] The US-EU framework on an agreement on reciprocal\, fair and balanced trade What implications for the EU?
DESCRIPTION:Midi de l’Europe | Roundtable \nThe US-EU Trade Agreement and rising trade tensions took centre stage in President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address. Highlighting the importance of strategic autonomy\, the European Commission frames this reciprocal\, fair\, and balanced trade framework as a stabilising force against global insecurity. \nThis EUMERGENCIES roundtable brings together experts to unpack the institutional\, legal\, and economic implications of the EU–US partnership and its impact on international trade war risks. \nExpert Speakers\n\nGonzague Vannoorenberghe (Professor of Economics\, UCLouvain)\nBernard Claessens (International Trade Attorney\, Loyens & Loeff)\nNicolas de Sadeleer (Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law\, UCLouvain Saint-Louis)\nTeresa Cabrita (Assistant Professor of EU Law\, UCLouvain Saint-Louis)\n\n\nKey Topics\n\nUS-EU Trade Relations & Geopolitics\nEuropean Strategic Autonomy\nLegal Framework of Trade Agreements
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/seminar-political-legal-and-economic-consequences-of-the-united-states-european-union-framework-on-an-agreement-on-reciprocal-fair-and-balanced-trade/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251106T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20251106T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T171838
CREATED:20251218T093923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T124808Z
UID:1140-1762446600-1762452000@www.eumergencies.eu
SUMMARY:[EU Trilogue Talks] Bridging Theory and Practice
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for European Studies (IEE) and EUMERGENCIES present the 2025 edition of the EU Trilogue Talks. This specialized academic activity offers students a unique deep-dive into the heart of European legislative negotiations. \nEU Trilogue Talks: Event Overview\nThe program is designed to bridge the gap between academic theory and institutional practice through two key phases: \n\nNovember 6\, 2025 | Theoretical Session: A high-level seminar featuring expert guest speakers on the EU legislative process.\nNovember 19-20\, 2025 | The Simulation: A hands-on exercise where students step into the shoes of EU negotiators (Parliament\, Council\, and Commission).\n\nSession Focus: Legislative “Insider” Perspectives\nThis introductory session provides the necessary framework and “insider” perspective on how EU trilogues reach agreements. Our guest speakers will share professional insights from the heart of the European institutions. \n\nNote: This activity is exclusively reserved for M120 students. Attendance is essential for those participating in the upcoming simulation.
URL:https://www.eumergencies.eu/event/eu-trilogue-talks-bridging-theory-and-practice/
LOCATION:UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles\, Rue du marais 119\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Teaching Activities
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ORGANIZER;CN="JMCE EUMERGENCIES":MAILTO:iee-slb@uclouvain.be
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