Robert Schuman Centre

Research on the major challenges facing Europe and the World

News

Sergio Puig on how Latin America is shaping the future of international law

EUI Law Professor Sergio Puig, co-editor of ‘Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century’, reflects on Latin America’s distinctive contributions to international law, the growing influence of new actors, and how interdisciplinary approaches can help build a more just and plural global order.

Coping with chaos: What is next for world trade?

On the occasion of the 2025 edition of the World Trade Forum, hosted yearly between the EUI and the World Trade Institute, experts and practitioners gathered in Florence to share insights from the field and research on responses to the United States’ unilateral increase of import tariffs.

New partnership to strengthen financial literacy in Portugal

Launch of Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project with a partnership between the Florence School of Banking and Finance at the European University Institute and the Portuguese National Council of Financial Supervisors to evaluate and enhance financial literacy initiatives across Portugal.

Why flexibility is key in managing bank failures

Thorsten Beck and Deyan Radev discuss the shortcomings of existing bank resolution frameworks, and what is needed to strengthen crisis preparedness, particularly in the context of Widening Countries.

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Events

6 November 2025

Seminar series

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Resisting dispersal: alternative visions on diversity and community in postcolonial Netherlands

6 November 2025

Seminar series

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Geopolitical Europe: reshaping identities and conflicts on EU borders

7 November 2025

Conference

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Second Florence Forum of Digital Regulation

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Our faculty

Meet the full-time professors of the Robert Schuman Centre

About us

The Robert Schuman Centre is an inter-disciplinary research centre at the heart of the European University Institute (EUI). It was established in 1993 with the goal of developing cutting-edge, academic research and using that research to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders in the public and private sector.

Director

Erik Jones

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Executive Director

Ingo Linsenmann

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From energy regulation to migration, from media pluralism to banking and finance

Our nine research programmes address the key questions facing the European Union and its global role through both basic and policy-oriented research.

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Policy dialogue and training

A core objective of our mission is to engage actively with the world of practice through policy dialogue and executive training. We organise workshops, seminars and restricted roundtables, as well as executive training courses for academics and policy-makers. Some of our programmes have developed executive training courses in various niche areas, notably, banking and finance, regulation, media and communication and the judicial sphere.

Featured publication

The Global State of Citizenship 2025

This report draws on data covering citizenship laws in 191 countries, revealing persistent global disparities in access to citizenship and the security of citizenship status.

Maarten Vink - Jelena Dzankic - Thomas Huddleston - Ashley Mantha-Hollands - Lucas Van Der Baaren

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Video Highlights

Global risks to EU interests in 2025 I The first continent-wide assessment among European experts

Yves Mény Annual Lecture | Global trade in transition | Professor Bernard Hoekman

The Schuman Centre Research Agenda - Erik Jones