The ValEUs network engages in regular exchange with civil society stakeholders along the network’s themes and furthermore explores the ways in which civil society insights can – and should – inspire current decision-making within and beyond the EU. Our activities include a series of global “ValEUs Civil Society Debates”, workshops, as well as an interactive database on how civil society organisations counteract contestations of fundamental pluralistic and humanitarian values.
Learn more about future prospects of EU international cultural relations through the Workshop Report: Navigating Dissonant Entanglements – Exploring Future Pathways of EU International Cultural Relations, authored by Claske Vos and Fien van der Steen (University of Amsterdam). The report ... Read more
ValEUs Civil Society Debate: The Role of organized Civil Society Activism. Alternatives, Mobilizations
Download Poster | Descargar cartel Join our upcoming ValEUs Civil Society Debate on “The Role of Civil Society Activism: Alternatives, Mobilizations, and Community Action” hosted by the Universidad de Guadalajara. The livestream also includes the academic panel “Between Neoliberal Hegemony ... Read more
ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Reflections on “EU Values”: A Civil Society Perspective
Click here to download the poster Join our upcoming ValEUs Civil Society Debate event “Reflections on ‘EU Values’: A Civil Society Perspective – The European Union and Civil Society Actors: Dialogue and Critical Perspectives” hosted by Al Akhawayn University. The full ... Read more
ValEUs Civil Society Debate – Seguridad territorial: desafíos y realidades para el nuevo gobierno
Click here to download the poster Únete a nuestro próximo ValEUs Civil Society Debate, “Seguridad territorial: desafíos y realidades para el nuevo gobierno. Una conversación desde la sociedad civil”, organizado por la Universidad del Norte. Ponentes:Saruy Tolosa (Coordinador de proyectos ... Read more
[Recording] ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Democratic Resilience and Citizen Participation in Wartime Ukraine
Revisit the live-streamed ValEUs Civil Society Debate: “EU Foreign Policy, Democratic Resilience, and Citizen Participation in Wartime Ukraine”, hosted by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) on 13 May 2026. The recording is now available as part of our Civil ... Read more
[Recording] ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Europe and the Value of Culture for International Relations
Revisit the ValEUs Civil Society Debate: “Europe and the Value of Culture for International Relations.” The panel discussion was initially held at SPUI25 and organised within the framework of the ValEUs Workshop “Future Pathways of Culture in International Relations”, convened ... Read more
[Recording] ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Acuerdo Global – TLCUEM, ¿dónde están los Derechos Humanos?”
The event was held in Spanish. An English version of the recording is available below. Acuerdo Global/TLCUEM: ¿dónde están los derechos humanos? El 12 de febrero de 2026, la Universidad de Guadalajara fue sede de un evento organizado en el ... Read more
[Recording] ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Myths and Realities of Trade Agreements in the New Global Context
Revisa nuestro Debate de Sociedad Civil de ValEUs “Mitos y Realidades de los Tratados Comerciales en el Nuevo Contexto Global”, organizado por la Universidad de Guadalajara (México) en cooperación con la Universidad del Norte (Colombia) el 5 de mayo de ... Read more
[Recording] ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Strengthening Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
Revisit our ValEUs Civil Society Debate “Strengthening Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe: Democratic Innovations as a Response to Contestations of EU Values” hosted by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań on 6 November 2025. How can democratic innovations strengthen democracy ... Read more
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 ... Read more
[Recording] ValEUs Civil Society Debate: Climate Change, Activism, and Government Policy in the EU and Beyond
Revisit the first edition of our ValEUs Foreign Policy Debates with Civil Society (September 2024). Luisa Neubauer, Gubad Ibadoghlu, and Elena Apostoli-Cappello discussed climate change, activism, and government policy in the EU and beyond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u7iM-tC2dM&t=3346s Click here for our Youtube ... Read more
[Recording] Webinar: The Impact of Free Trade: Women’s Perspectives on Resistance and the Search for Alternatives
Los impactos del libre comercio: Mirada de las mujeres en resistencia y búsqueda de alternativas El webinar se celebrará en español con traducción simultánea al inglés. El webinar tiene el objetivo de visibilizar y vincular las problemáticas que viven las ... Read more