The June 2026 edition of the ValEUs Newsletter brings together recent events, resources from across the network, upcoming activities, and the latest accomplishments and publications from ValEUs partners.
The newsletter looks back at the Civil Society Debate “EU Foreign Policy, Democratic Resilience, Citizen Participation in Wartime Ukraine,” hosted by the Kyiv School of Economics on 13 May 2026. Bringing together scholars and civil society representatives, the discussion explored how the challenges of defending European values and democracy during wartime affect EU support for Ukraine and translate into concrete foreign policy actions.
Another recent highlight is the twenty-third installment of the ValEUs Lecture Series, “Europe and the Mediterranean Challenge.” The workshop brought together scholars from Europe, the United States, and Turkey to examine the conceptual, artistic, political, transcultural, and interdisciplinary challenges that the Mediterranean poses to Europe. The full recording is available to watch on the ValEUs website.
Looking ahead, the newsletter highlights the Global Disinformation Conference Kharkiv, taking place on 21 October 2026. The conference will bring together international scholars, policy experts, media professionals, and technologists to examine disinformation as a systemic global phenomenon, with particular attention to hybrid threats, platform power, governance responses, and the resilience of democratic systems.
The June issue also invites readers to revisit a selection of ValEUs resources over the summer. These include highlights and teaching materials from the ValEUs Summer Schools 2025 in Denmark, Turkey, and Mexico; newly published student presentations and position papers from EU Talks; selected lectures from the ValEUs Massive Open Online Course (MOOC); and recordings from the ValEUs Lecture Series and Civil Society Debates.
Readers will also find updates on recent activities across the network, including the ValEUs Co-Teaching Program at the Kyiv School of Economics, Prof. Mariangela Rueda Fiorentino’s visit to Adam Mickiewicz University, and the Path of Return Forum hosted by V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
In addition, the newsletter features a new open-access publication by Andrea Apollonio, Politiche della memoria e narrazioni sulla storia nel Parlamento europeo, published by Firenze University Press in 2026.
👉 Read the full June 2026 edition of the ValEUs Newsletter for more events, resources, publications, and activities from across the network.
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