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… After the numerous events marking the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Treaty, MCEL scholars continued to contribute to academic research of European law. MCEL members actively organised and took part in various conferences, workshops, roundtables and other events. MCEL in turn welcomed many guest speakers at the monthly research seminars. Moreover, the centre experienced a positive change. Interesting new initiatives, such as the weekly MCEL lunches, were introduced. In … launched a new initiative of informal lunches on a weekly basis, where MCEL members have the possibility to have lunch together, share thoughts, opinions, information or events. MCEL members also participated in and organised various conferences, workshops and lectures. M. Eliantonio organised the conference “Scientific Knowledge in Environmental Litigation: National Solutions, EU Requirements and Current Challenges”. V. Abazi gave a lecture to students of the International Session of the Model … playing a mainly coordinating role and building consensus - bringing together the expertise of all parties involved. People Natassa Athanasiadou recently joined as a new MCEL member. Natassa is Assistant Professor of EU law at Maastricht University since April 2017, having previously worked for the European Commission as a Legal Officer advising on matters of EU institutional, administrative and civil service law. She studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Humboldt …

… for his coffee. At the table next to him, an older woman and her adult daughter were enjoying a slow breakfast, and he couldn’t help but eavesdrop on their conversation. The woman was scanning the paper and suddenly said “huh” in a very interested way. Her daughter looked up from her breakfast. “What’s up?” “Have you heard about the UK and Austria’s plans to work together on a deal for sending back illegal asylum seekers?” “A little bit. I know the scheme proposed in the UK was super … protection needs in the country is worth the value of offering accessible protection channels to those who really need it. Plus it’s not like migration is all bad. In some cases, we may need it. For example, Austria has a population problem—there’s no way that the pension system can survive without new young workers. There are just way too many older people and not enough young people or babies being born to pay for the older generation’s retirement.” The daughter sighed even deeper. “I feel like we’re defining the problem in the wrong way.” “What do you mean?” “I read an article …

… for his coffee. At the table next to him, an older woman and her adult daughter were enjoying a slow breakfast, and he couldn’t help but eavesdrop on their conversation. The woman was scanning the paper and suddenly said “huh” in a very interested way. Her daughter looked up from her breakfast. “What’s up?” “Have you heard about the UK and Austria’s plans to work together on a deal for sending back illegal asylum seekers?” “A little bit. I know the scheme proposed in the UK was super … protection needs in the country is worth the value of offering accessible protection channels to those who really need it. Plus it’s not like migration is all bad. In some cases, we may need it. For example, Austria has a population problem—there’s no way that the pension system can survive without new young workers. There are just way too many older people and not enough young people or babies being born to pay for the older generation’s retirement.” The daughter sighed even deeper. “I feel like we’re defining the problem in the wrong way.” “What do you mean?” “I read an article …