This workshop is hosted by the REPLAN-EU Jean Monnet Module of the University of Florence, together with the EUI’s School of Transnational Governance and the EMU Lab.
The European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) represents one of the most ambitious financing instruments in EU history. Launched in response to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the RRF is not only an important tool for economic recovery but also a potential blueprint for the future of EU governance and funding.
With several years of implementation behind us, this moment offers the opportunity to examine how the RRF has worked in practice and assess its achievements to date. Meanwhile, in Brussels, EU institutions are turning their attention to the future of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), with the first proposals for a future MFF expected later this year. The European Commission has already announced that the RRF governance model will serve as a blueprint for the future of cohesion funding, setting the stage for debates about the long-term evolution of EU financing instruments.
But how effective has the RRF been in delivering on its promises? What lessons can it teach us about the evolving role of the EU in shaping economic and social policies across member states? And how suitable is the RRF model for future financing instruments?
This workshop is hosted by the REPLAN-EU Jean Monnet Module of the University of Florence, together with the EUI’s School of Transnational Governance and the EMU Lab. It aims to bring together cutting-edge academic research on the RRF’s implementation across Europe and insights from leading EU decision-makers from the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and national administrations. Join us for an academic-practitioner discussion on the RRF’s functioning to date and its potential to serve as a model for future EU financing.
Chairing the four panels:
Marylou Hamm | EUI
Jonathan Zeitlin | University of Amsterdam and European University Institute
Ekaterina Domorenok | University of Padua
Erik Jones | EUI
The list of speakers includes:
- Igor Guardiancich | University of Padua
- Mattia Guidi | University of Siena
- Enrico Borghetto | University of Florence
- Lucia Quaglia | University of Bologna
- Marie-Thérèse Wilhelm | Pompeu Fabra University
- Joan Miró | Pompeu Fabra University
- Jonathan Zeitlin | University of Amsterdam and European University Institute
- Luc Tholoniat | European Commission, DG ECFIN
- Pedro Dominguinhos | Monitoring Commission of the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan
- Ivana Maletic | Member of the European Court of Auditors
- Andrea Capati | LUISS
- Thomas Christiansen | LUISS
- Ana Mar Fernandez-Pasarin | UAB Barcelona
- Edgars Eihmanis | University of Tartu
- David Bokhorst | European University Institute
- Maria Teresa Fábregas | European Commission, SG Recover
- Ginevra Bruzzone | Mission Structure for the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan
- George Papaconstantinou | European University Institute
Participants are encouraged to actively contribute to the event through discussions, Q&A sessions, and collaborative activities.
Participation on site will be allowed on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will also be live-streamed via zoom. Participants will receive the zoom link once registered.