Lilian Tsourdi and Ellen Vos latest publication
MCEL member Assistant Professor Lilian Tsourdi has just published a book chapter in a collective volume (Palgrave 2020) featuring contributions of legal scholars and political scientists on ‘The Role of EU Agencies in the Eurozone and Migration Crisis’ (Johannes Pollak & Peter Slominski eds.). In her chapter, Lilian analyses the evolving role of EU agencies in the asylum and external border control policies, exploring issues such as the expansion of their executive powers, the emergence of monitoring functions and the challenge of accountability.
In the same volume MCEL co-director, Professor Ellen Vos, has co-authored a chapter with Professor Michelle Everson. They conduct a critical and holistic appraisal of the current state of EU agencies, including an investigation of issues such as their legitimacy, independence, and accountability at legal and political level
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ITEM starts a new chapter with Martin Unfried as director
As of 15 October 2025, Martin Unfried will become the new Director of the Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross-Border Cooperation and Mobility (ITEM). He succeeds Professor Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn, who has developed ITEM over the past ten years with great enthusiasm and determination.
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Our alumni are satisfied and doing well
The latest Maastricht University Graduate Surveys 2025 once again show that our graduates look back positively on their studies.
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Elvira Loibl Appointed Endowed Professor of Recognition, Dialogue, and Recovery After Intercountry Adoption by the University for Humanistic Studies
Effective October 1st, Elvira Loibl has been appointed Endowed Professor of Recognition, Dialogue, and Recovery After Intercountry Adoptions at the University of Humanistic Studies. The chair is established by the INEA Expertise Center for Intercountry Adoption.
