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EUI Conversations: the power to say 'no'

On Monday 2 February, we are excited to host French diplomat and statesman Dominique de Villepin. Marking the fourth instalment of EUI Conversations, de Villepin will discuss his most recent book 'Le Pouvoir de dire non'.

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Voting at the kitchen table: Do postal ballots impact how couples vote?

In this #MyEUIResearch story, economics researcher Thomas Taylor discusses his research on how postal voting affects autonomous political decisions within couples. When voting becomes a domestic affair, how does it change the way couples influence—or even treat—one another?

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From promise to controversy: Corinna Unger on pesticides and global politics

Synthetic pesticides became central to post-1945 agriculture and were debated in international organisations dealing with food, health, labour, and trade. Drawing on their archives, Corinna Unger discusses the pesticide history, expert knowledge, and international decisions in this #EUIResearch interview.

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Should the European Media Freedom Act block a risky takeover in the Italian media sector?

Roberta Carlini

Italy's media landscape is on the brink of a historic shift as one of its major newspaper publishers faces acquisition by a foreign media mogul. In this piece, Roberta Carlini discusses whether this high-stakes deal could trigger the first application of Europe's new legal shield for press freedom, ...

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Justice denied: How international courts are failing to uphold reproductive justice

Sabrina Frydman, Anna Śledzińska-Simon

The next UN Session of the Commission on the Status of Women focuses on ensuring access to justice for women. Sabrina Frydman & Anna Śledzińska-Simon argue that, while crucial, access to courts and formal legal procedures is not enough to ensure meaningful access to reproductive justice....

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Social partners decisive in social policy and European integration

In an event at the European Parliament, partners from the project “The Social Partners as Shapers and Makers of Social Europe: Discovering Foundations and Futures (ShaPE)” presented key take-aways from their research examining the constructive role of European social partners in building social Europe.

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What did COP30 really deliver? A look at the summit’s mixed outcomes

This year, COP30 unfolded in Belém against geopolitical tension, shifting priorities, and renewed questions about what meaningful climate progress looks like. EUI experts who attended the negotiations onsite and online reflected on the conference’s main outcomes and remaining challenges.

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EUI confirmed world's 6th for political sciences in 2025 ShanghaiRanking

The EUI is once more ranked 6th in the world for political sciences and in the top 100 globally for sociology in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025. This result confirms the research excellence of the EUI community, and its Department of Political and Social Sciences in particular.

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