Past events

On Friday 12 June, the Dutch Association for European Law (NVER) and the Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) are organising a meeting on The State of EU Law.

On 10 and 11 June 2026, the Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) celebrates its 15th anniversary with a conference entitled ‘EU Law for a Changing Europe’.

The activities of the centre include regular organisation of academic conferences and workshops, as well as monthly research seminars to which high-level speakers are invited to discuss a specific topic in the field of EU law.

On Wednesday 26 November from 14.00 to 15.30 the Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) will welcome the former Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Dr. Bernhard Url for a presentation on The Role of Science in EU Risk Regulation . His presentation is followed by the...

The MCEL Opening Event on "The EU and Democracy in the Member States" is the first event of Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) in the academic year 2025-2026.

The Globalisation & Law Network is composed of a group of researchers of Maastricht University, coming from different backgrounds, who study the role that law plays in a globalizing society from a holistic perspective. Invited experts will give a presentation on a specific topic followed by a Q&A...

On 8 April, our speaker is Anuscheh Farahat, Professor of Public Law in European Context at the University of Vienna

Taking into consideration the issues raised by the intertwining of the European economic governance tools recently adopted by the European institutions, this seminar will debate several questions.

On 17 December, our speaker is Dr Leandro Mancano, Senior Lecturer in EU Law, Edinburgh Law School; UK's Deputy Contact Point for the European Criminal Law Academic Network.

GLaw-Net and the Maastricht Centre for European Law invite you to the launch of the book The European Ombudsman Investigated: From Old Battles to New Challenges (Hart, 2025), co-edited by Deirdre Curtin, Tanja Ehnert, Anna Morandini and Sarah Tas.