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The European University Institute welcomes former Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and policy leader, mediator, and democratic dialogue expert Joanna Kamińska for a conversation hosted by Josephine van Zeben, EUI's Provost for Education and Academic Staff Development.

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When energy prices rise, who pays the highest price? With Diego Vila Martin

In this #MyEUIResearch story, researcher Diego Vila Martin shows how rising energy prices drive financial inequality. He reveals that during energy price spikes, low-income households can face inflation rates twice as high as wealthier households—highlighting the urgent need for targeted policy interventions.

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Thinking across disciplines: 20 years of the Max Weber Programme

As the Max Weber Programme turns 20, the latest #uniquelyEUI episode brings together its Director, Sergio Puig, and Fellows Yasemin Akçagüner and Roberto Valli in a conversation about what makes the programme distinctive: working across disciplines, with the humanities at its heart.

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Same war, different story: Michal Parízek maps conflict in world news

More than 20 years after the invasion of Iraq, arguments over who was in the right still shape world politics. In this #EUIResearch interview, EUI Fernand Braudel Fellow Michal Parízek explains why the stories told today about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza may last just as long.

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Why do international organisations make poor scapegoats for politicians?

Tim Heinkelmann-Wild

Shifting blame onto international organisations for negative outcomes is generally expected to be a common strategy of national politicians. But research reveals that leaders use this tactic far less often — and far less successfully — than we think....

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Learning from Chornobyl? Handling nuclear risks during peace and war

Angela Liberatore

In this EUIdeas piece, Science Diplomacy Fellow Angela Liberatore reflects on the legacy of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl nuclear disaster and how it has influenced policy, crisis response, and wartime concerns over the 40 years since the accident. ...

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When energy prices rise, who pays the highest price? With Diego Vila Martin

In this #MyEUIResearch story, researcher Diego Vila Martin shows how rising energy prices drive financial inequality. He reveals that during energy price spikes, low-income households can face inflation rates twice as high as wealthier households—highlighting the urgent need for targeted policy interventions.

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The EUI Global Executive Master keeps growing with its third cohort

From diplomats to data experts, 27 policy leaders from 23 countries began the EUI Global Executive Master (GEM) on 27 September during a first week in Florence. With 76 participants now enrolled in the programme, the EUI GEM continues to attract an increasingly diverse range of talent.

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EUI co-curates Global Florence, an exhibition on a merchant's voyage around 1600

From 9 October 2026 to 9 January 2027, the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence hosts ‘Global Florence: The World of Francesco Carletti, c. 1573-1636’. Co-curated by EUI Professor Giorgio Riello, the exhibition follows one merchant's voyage around the world through 69 objects.

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