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Is international law dead or alive? Sarah Nouwen and Arnulf Becker Lorca respond

In this #EUIUpFront conversation, Sarah Nouwen and Arnulf Becker Lorca discuss the state of international law, the debate about whether it is dead or alive — and why that may be the wrong question to ask.

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Are queer rights EU values? Emilia Vrahimi on who the law protects and overlooks

In this #MyEUIResearch story, Emilia Vrahimi explores the gap between the rights EU law promises and who actually receives them, from a recent ruling on trans citizens to the protection of crime victims in Cyprus.

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From billions to trillions: Anissa Bougrea on financialisation of aid

In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Anissa Bougrea explores the shift towards the financialisation of development aid. She examines how the growing reliance on private finance has reinforced colonial logics and often fails to deliver development where it is needed most.

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From dependency to dignity: Why transnational health is the new engine of Africa’s sovereignty

Francis Ohanyido

In this EUIdeas piece, Visiting Fellow Francis Ohanyido examines the African Union’s new health sovereignty agenda, identifies obstacles to strengthening and empowering African health systems, and proposes new strategies for EU-Africa collaboration....

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. ...

“More partner and less rival”: exploring issue-specific cooperation in EU-China relations

Kunhao Yang

In this EUIdeas piece, Kunhao Yang uses a recent proposal for EU-China collaboration on WTO reform to analyse the shifting history of this bilateral relationship and explore opportunities for issue-specific cooperation amid geopolitical turbulence....

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Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Media Pluralism beyond EMFA: the EU at the intersection of geopolitics, markets and technology

June 2026

17:30

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Development and External Relations Service

Paris Alumni Chapter Launch

July 2026

13:30

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No demographic projection is ever neutral: uncertainty, model choice, and the politics of population forecasting

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Big tech, market concentration and legal threats erode press freedom in Europe

Growing concentration of media ownership and tensions between big tech and media are threatening media pluralism across Europe, leaving media systems increasingly vulnerable, according to the Media Pluralism Monitor 2026.

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New European research network addresses antisemitism and fosters Jewish life

The new Horizon Europe project NERON, announced today in Vienna by Magnus Brenner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, will start in October 2026.

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EU Public Administration Leadership Programme officially kicked off in Warsaw

From 16 to 18 June 2026, 44 senior officials from six EU member states and 12 representatives of public administration institutes met in Poland for a European leadership initiative. The EU Public Administration Leadership Programme (EU-PALP) strengthens leadership for resilient public services across Europe.

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Rethinking law for a changing world: Academy of European Law summer courses 2026

Bringing together participants from more than 30 countries to tackle Europe's social challenges and imagine new planetary legal orders.

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The EUI turns 50. Check out the celebrations! The EUI turns 50. Check out the celebrations!

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Is international law dead or alive? Sarah Nouwen and Arnulf Becker Lorca respond

Are queer rights EU values? Emilia Vrahimi on who the law protects and overlooks

From billions to trillions: Anissa Bougrea on financialisation of aid

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Beyond text: using AI-generated visuals conjoints to study gender and housework attribution

The 'learning assumption' revisited: bureaucrats, politicians, and experts in policy making

Political science and the epistemic foundations of transnational governance

Not all migrants are equal: public support for migrant welfare access by migrant type and social protection scheme

Governing AI in the military domain in a multi-order world: China, the US, and visions of the 'good life'

Artificial intelligence and international security: redefining arms races and contemporary warfare

The origins of transnational repression: colonial legacies and authoritarian circulations in Libya's disappearance regime

#EUIdeas

From dependency to dignity: Why transnational health is the new engine of Africa’s sovereignty

Learning from Chornobyl? Handling nuclear risks during peace and war

“More partner and less rival”: exploring issue-specific cooperation in EU-China relations

Events

Media Pluralism beyond EMFA: the EU at the intersection of geopolitics, markets and technology

Paris Alumni Chapter Launch

No demographic projection is ever neutral: uncertainty, model choice, and the politics of population forecasting

Latest news

Big tech, market concentration and legal threats erode press freedom in Europe

New European research network addresses antisemitism and fosters Jewish life

EU Public Administration Leadership Programme officially kicked off in Warsaw

Rethinking law for a changing world: Academy of European Law summer courses 2026

#WhyEUI

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