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Final Jean Monnet NOVA EU workshop (online)

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How to innovate and transform the European Union? Between 2019 to 2021, the Jean Monnet project NOVA-EU has focused on the four key challenges that heavily impact the European Union’s governance structure, regulatory framework, identity and, most importantly, its future. This, the final workshop, aims to reflect on the research findings in these key areas, addressing conclusions and come up with follow-up research questions.

1. The first workshop on Digitalisation, Ethics and EU Fundamental Rights took place on 9 and 10 January 2020 in Maastricht and was devoted to the impact of digitalisation on EU fundamental rights and the development of ethical principles.

2. The second workshop under the title Migration and Borders on 3 December 2020 addressed the ramifications of the EU’s 2015-2016 ‘migration crisis’.

3. The third NOVA-EU workshop “Sustainable Europe and its global reach”, organised on 16 October 2020, critically reflected on the concept of ‘sustainable development’ and assessed how it implemented by the EU institutions, and it finally examined how it impacts the EU’s external policies.

4. The fourth workshop on 24-25 June 2021 addressed EU Democracy and Rule of Law, namely how the rule of law and constitutional crises in EU Member States, especially in Hungary and Poland, can be tackled from the EU side. 

PROGRAMME

   
09.30-10.00h Welcome & Introduction to the workshop and the Nova-EU project by Andrea Ott (Maastricht University)
10.00-11.15h

Panel I - Digitalisation, Ethics and Fundamental Rights

  • Chair: Karolina Podstawa (Maastricht University)
  • Rapporteur: Maja Brkan (EU General Court, Luxembourg)
  • Expert discussant: Eleni Kosta (Tilburg University)
11.15-11.30h Coffee Break
11.30-12.45h

Panel II - Migration and EU borders

  • Chair: Bruno De Witte (Maastricht University)
  • Rapporteur: Lilian Tsourdi (Maastricht University)
  • Expert Discussant: Tamás Molnár (European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), Vienna)
12.45-14.00h Lunch Break
14.00-15.15h

Panel III - Sustainable Europe and its global reach

  • Chair: Marjan Peeters (Maastricht University)
  • Rapporteur: Andrea Ott (Maastricht University) and Eva Kassoti (T.M.C. Asser Institute)
  • Discussant: Wybe Douma (Ministry of social affairs and employment, The Hague)
15.15-15.30h Coffee Break
15.30-16.45h

Panel IV - EU democracy and the rule of law

  • Chair Monica Claes (Maastricht University)
  • Rapporteur: Matteo Bonelli (Maastricht University)
  • Expert Discussant: Elise Muir (KU Leuven)
16.45-17.15h

Conclusions and future research plans: Ellen Vos, MCEL co-director (Maastricht University)

 

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