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Welcome to our Young Generation Policy Briefs series! In this fifth issue of the series, Verena Post, Miriam Wilke and Madita Hardegen discuss discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people in the…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Welcome to our Young Generation Policy Briefs series! In this second issue of the series, Katrin Kehn examines Meloni’s Albania Model, interrogating whether it can be designated as a new…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

The April 2025 edition of the ValEUs newsletter highlights upcoming ValEUs streams and videos, new channels and initiatives, upcoming events and recent accomplishments.  New initiatives include a free online MOOC, the…

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Revisit our ValEUs Lecture: “European Values” as Perceived from Central Asia with Zhanibek Arynov from Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan)! About the LectureAs a major external actor, the European Union has always…

The 17th edition of the BİLGİ Newsletter presents the latest research, projects, and academic initiatives of the European Institute. This issue highlights two major new projects: ValEUs – Foreign Policy Issues:…

The ValEUs Lecture on “Double standards in EU-Africa relations. A critical appraisal” with Valeria Fargion from the University of Florence took place on 13/03/2025 at the University of Florence.  We…

The ValEUs Lecture on “Enhanced value conflicts in Europe: Contestation of democracy or contestation within (and across) democracies?” with Hans-Jörg Trenz from Scuola Normale Superlore took place on 07/03/2025 at…

Watch the ValEUs Lecture “Germany and Europe: What to expect after the Elections?” with Timm Beichelt from European University Viadrina! Dr. Timm Beichelt is a Professor of European Studies at the…

The February 2025 edition of the ValEUs newsletter highlights upcoming ValEUs streams and videos, new channels and initiatives, upcoming events and recent accomplishments.    Click here! ValEUs Newsletter The ValEUs newsletter,…

In the ValEUs Panel Discussion from 27 January 2025, Dr. Nina Sajic (University of Banja Luka) and Dr. Ayhan Kaya (İstanbul Bilgi University) discussed a specific dimension of European values:…

Revisit our ValEUs Lecture “Responding to Populist Parties in Europe – The ‘Other People’ vs the ‘Populist People’” with Angela Bourne at European University Viadrina! Bourne is a Professor (MOS)…

Revisit this ValEUs Lecture on “European Values in the EU´s Developmental, Energy and Climate Policies” with Randall Halle!Halle directs the European Studies Center and is a Klaus W. Jonas Professor…

Revisit our ValEUs Lecture on EU Practices of Recovery and Rebuilding in Ukraine with Miranda Loli! Loli is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) located in…

This special edition of the ValEUs Lecture Series includes three sessions from the conference “In But Not of Europe: The Europe of Postcolonial Concern”, organised at Rutgers University. The YouTube…

After numerous fresh insights and a vibrant debate on the EU’s global standing today at our First Annual ValEUs Conference: The Contestation of European Values From Afar in September, it’s…

We invite you to watch the recording of the engaging open lecture by Dr. Claske Vos from the University of Amsterdam. The lecture explored the vital role of culture and…

As part of the 27th edition of Cátedra Europa, the event “Role of the European Union as a Global Actor: Challenges and Strategies” brought together renowned experts in international law…

The Universidad del Norte served as the epicenter of a significant academic gathering during the 27th edition of the Cátedra Europa. The event, titled “European Cooperation for Peace in Colombia,”…

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…

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…

European values play a significant role in shaping the attachment of citizens and elites to the European Union (EU). They are central to the EU’s self-definition of where it stands…

ValEUs Workshop: Critical Perspective on European Values On June 20th and 21st, the first-ever ValEUs workshop took place at Paris University 8. The ValEUs team harnessed the transformative power of…

On May 31, 2024 Prof. Ayhan Kaya from Bilgi University, gave a thought-provoking lecture about Nativist and Islamist Radicalism in Europe at Spui25, the academic-cultural podium of Amsterdam. During his…

On May 22, 2024 Prof. Paulina Pospieszna from the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, presented a paper about “Deliberative Democracy Instruments as a Panacea for Democracy in Crisis.” This second…

ValEUs inaugurates a series of lectures coordinated by the University of Florence, with Prof. Laura Leonard serving as the local coordinator. The series kicked off with this lecture by Jan Zielonka…

A comprehensive research initiative, led by the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, aims to address the current challenges facing the European Union (EU) and explore potential counter-strategies. The project,…

Following the official start of ValEUs in January 2024, the partners of the Jean Monnet Policy Network met online for the project’s Kick-off event. Focusing on organisational aspects and information…