the program

Timetable

The timetable of Region Europe 2025 will be made available in due course.




Week 1
Heading
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Mon
Oct 27
14:00
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16:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
OPENING LECTURE
Europe's Place in the Emerging International Order: Survive or Thrive?
Arancha González Laya
Dean, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain
18:00
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20:00
Room C2
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
The Sick Man of Europe: What Remains of French Influence in the EU?
Olivier Rozenberg
LUISS University, Rome
Week 1
Heading
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Tue
Oct 28
12:00
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14:00
Room C4
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
Estonia's Role in EU Foreign Policy: From Laggard to Leader
Kristi Raik
Director, International Center for Defence and Security (ICDS), Estonia
14:00
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16:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
EUrope from Outside Seminar
EU Values Without EU Flags: A Year of Students’ Protests in Eurosceptic Serbia
Jovan Teokarević
University of Belgrade, Serbia
18:00
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20:00
Room C4
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
A First Assessment of Germany’s New Government: The Changing Role of Germany in the EU
Jakob Lempp
Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Week 1
Heading
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Wed
Oct 29
12:00
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14:00
Room B2
Meeting link
America and the Politics of Change in Europe from the Marshall Plan to Artificial Intelligence
David Ellwood
John Hopkins University, SAIS Bologna Center
16:00
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18:00
Room C4
Meeting link
National Communicative and Negotiating Styles in the EU and the Search for an Agreement. Why We Differ and Miscommunicate
Michelangelo Conoscenti
University of Turin, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society
Week 1
Heading
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Week 1
Heading
October 27, 2025
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October 31, 2025
October 27, 2025
-
October 31, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Fri
Oct 31
14:00
-
16:00
Room D4
Meeting link
EUrope from Outside Seminar
The EU in China’s Strategic Discourse
Zeng Jinghan
City University of Hong Kong
16:00
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18:00
Room D4
Meeting link
The Geopolitics of Technology: The Role of the European Union
Georgios Verdi
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Week 2
Heading
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Mon
Nov 3
12:00
-
14:00
Room A2
Meeting link
The EU Green Deal Under Pressure: Is Climate Still a Priority for the EU?
Margherita Bianchi
Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Rome
16:00
-
18:00
Room A2
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
From Follower to Shaper? Spain’s Progressive Government and the Future of the EU
Ignacio Molina
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Elcano Royal Institute, Spain
Week 2
Heading
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Tue
Nov 4
10:00
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12:00
Room A2
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
"Je t’aime, moi non plus". Forty Years of an Uneven Relationship between Europe and Greece
Ioannis Papageorgiou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
14:00
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16:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
EUrope from Outside Seminar
A Declining or Stable Image? The European Union’s Soft Power in Africa
Oluwaseun Tella
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
16:00
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18:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
The Political Identity of the Europeans: What Is This?
Furio Cerutti
Emeritus, University of Florence, Italy
Week 2
Heading
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Wed
Nov 5
8:00
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10:00
Room A4
Meeting link
Newsropa. Why the EU is Losing the Battle of Communication
Marco Zatterin
Former Deputy Editor, Newspaper “La Stampa”, Italy
14:00
-
16:00
Room Einaudi 6
Meeting link
EUrope from Outside Seminar
Moldova and the EU: Irreversible Integration or Reversible Romance?
Inna Supac
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Germany; Former Member of Parliament, Moldova
Week 2
Heading
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025
November 3, 2025
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November 7, 2025

Political, economic, social and cultural features of Europe

Thu
Nov 6
14:00
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16:00
Room A1
Meeting link
Between Putin and Trump: How Can Europe Be Defended?
Antonio Missiroli
SAIS Bologna Center; Former NATO's Assistant Secretary General
Week 3
Heading
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025

Historical, Political and Economic Features of European Integration

Mon
Nov 10
12:00
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14:00
Room A2
Meeting link
From Security to Geopolitics? The EU Turn on Migration Policy
Michela Ceccorulli
University of Bologna, Italy
Week 3
Heading
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025

Historical, Political and Economic Features of European Integration

Tue
Nov 11
14:00
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16:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
EUrope from Outside Seminar
Transatlantic Relations in the Shadow of the Trump Administration
Markus Thiel
Florida International University, USA
Week 3
Heading
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025

Historical, Political and Economic Features of European Integration

Wed
Nov 12
14:00
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16:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
EUrope from Outside Seminar
The EU and Palestine: Destined Disillusionment or Potential Remedy? A Palestinian Perspective
Lily Habash
Senior Post-Conflict Governance Expert
16:00
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18:00
Room A1
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
Health and the EU: Moving Towards a European Health Union
Michele Calabrò
Director, European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)
Week 3
Heading
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025

Historical, Political and Economic Features of European Integration

Week 3
Heading
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025
November 10, 2025
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November 14, 2025

Historical, Political and Economic Features of European Integration

Fri
Nov 14
14:00
-
16:00
Room A1
Meeting link
EU Engagement with Civil Society
Raffaele Marchetti
LUISS University, Italy
16:00
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18:00
Room A1
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
The EU, the Danger of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Iranian Nuclear File
Stephan Klement
EU Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; Special Advisor on the Iran Nuclear Issue
Week 4
Heading
November 17, 2025
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November 21, 2025
November 17, 2025
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November 21, 2025

Historical, Political and Economic Features of European Integration

Mon
Nov 17
14:00
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16:00
Aula Magna
Meeting link
Europe in the World Lecture
Why the EU is Becoming Geo-Liberal?
Richard Youngs
Carnegie Europe, Brussels; University of Warwick, UK
16:00
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18:00
Room A2
Meeting link
EU Voices Seminar
EU Fisheries External Action - How the EU Negotiates on the Ocean
Marco Valletta
European Commission