European integration has led to growth, peace, and prosperity for EU member states, although recent challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have tested the European project. The green transition and digital transformation pose further challenges.
In response to these challenges, Europe has several options: maintaining the status quo, implementing strategic collective action, or fragmentation.
This workshop focuses on the benefits of EU-level legislation in various areas and explores the meaning of European identity, as well as the role of European integration and shared values in facing current and future challenges, assuming that sustainability and upward harmonization of environmental and social conditions may be the critical drivers of future prosperity.
For in-person or online participation, please register before 28 September 2023.
- European integration | economic growth | European identity | recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | sustainable finance
- Thursday 5 October 2023, 09:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
- Milano, Italy
Practical information
- When
- Thursday 5 October 2023, 09:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
- Where
- University of Milano-Bicocca and onlinePiazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1, 20126 Milano, Italy
- Languages
- English
- Organisers
- CefES-DEMS | RCEA-Europe | Joint Research Centre
- Part of
- Website
- The Costs of Non-Europe and the Accomplishment of the European Integration Proj…
- Social media links
Description
The first session of the workshop aims to evaluate the costs of non-Europe and provide insights on the potential benefits of EU-level legislation. The cost-benefit analysis of Brexit three years later is further indication of the value of pursuing the European integration process for societal prosperity compared to fragmentation.
The second session of the workshop delves into reflections on the 1973 Copenhagen Treaty and the initial definition of European identity, rooted in shared values like individual well-being, representative democracy, the rule of law, social justice, and human rights. The session questions whether a different culture of remembrance might threaten a common European identity and the integration project based on EU values and whether it might weaken Europe's resilience to external threats in the near future.
The full programme is available on the event website.