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Young Generation Policy Brief no. 4: Enforcement of the Rule of Law in Serbia – A Policy Proposal

  Welcome to our Young Generation Policy Briefs series!  This fourth issue of the series addresses the persistent gap between Serbia’s formal commitments to the rule of law and its political practices, which undermine domestic democratic development and the credibility of the EU enlargement process. Drawing on the Copenhagen Criteria and liberal democratic theory, we evaluate three … Read more

[Recording] ValEUs Lecture Series (15): The diplomatic system of the EU

Revisit our ValEUs Lecture “The diplomatic system of the EU: a state in the making or a toothless international organisation?” held on May 9 2025 by Federica Bicchi at the University of Florence!  Federica Bicchi is Associate Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her current research focuses on contemporary trends … Read more

VALEUS Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

The ValEUs network is glad to present the ValEUs Massive Open Online Course!  This online course will teach you about the values underlying EU foreign policy and current contestations of these values. The course material is provided by more than 20 different research organisations from 5 continents, giving you an exceptionally wide range of perspectives … Read more

Young Generation Policy Brief no. 3: EU-Tunesia Migration Deal- A Threat to Core European Values

Welcome to our Young Generation Policy Briefs series! In this third issue, Paul-Hendrik Himmel, Charlotte Hölscher and Alan Khal state the EU-Tunisia migration agreement to expose contradiction between the EU’s migration policy and its core values of human rights and the rule of law. While aiming to curb irregular migration, the authors argue, EU cooperation enables … Read more

ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Myths and Realities of Trade Agreements in the New Global Context

Click here to download the poster Join our upcoming Dialogue between Organized Civil Society from Latin America and Europe on “Myths and Realities of Trade Agreements in the New Global Context” with the following speaker: Manuel Pérez Rocha L. (Institute for Policy Studies, IPS) Lucía Bárcena (Transnational Institute, TNI) Silvana Milena Insignares (Universidad del Norte) Andrés Peñaloza … Read more

ValEUs Civil Society Debate: The Environment Knows No Borders

Click here to download the poster Join our upcoming ValEUs Civil Society Debate on “The Environment Knows No Borders” with Angélica Rodriguez, Mariangela Rueda, Ulrike Capdepon, Nissi Jethzel García and members from Barranquilla +20.  In this panel, we will explore the role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in environmental matters and the position of the European … Read more

Young Generation Policy Brief no. 1: Enquiring into European Values from the Young Generation’s Perspective

Welcome to our Young Generation Policy Briefs series! In this first issue, Prof. Timm Beichelt presents a practical guide on writing a policy brief and introduces the concept behind the Young Generation Policy Briefs by summarising key issues at stake in the proclamation and contestation of European values. Explore all Young Generation Policy Briefs here! … Read more

[Recording] ValEUs Panel Discussion: Higher Education and Values in Current US Politics

The interventions at Harvard University, the closing of the International and Foreign Language Education office in the Department of Education, indeed the goal to close the Department of Education altogether, are only part of a larger agenda to reshape higher education in the United States. On April 28, 2025, this ValEUs Panel Discussion brought together … Read more

ValEUs Summer Schools 2025

ValEUs Summer Schools on Multiple Crises and Contestation of EU Values! In recent years, the EU has faced unprecedented challenges to live up to its mission to create a peaceful future based on common values. Despite the incorporation of foundational values into instruments of global governance, societal actors have increasingly opposed both the methods by … Read more