Headlines
March
A new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "Turkey's EU Membership Process: Prospects and Challenges" has been written by Egemen Bağış, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator.
11/3/2010 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "Non-Governmental Organisations and the European Union's Promotion of Human Rights in China: NGO Influence or NO Influence?" has been written by Camilla Hansen, Alumna of the Marcus Aurelius promotion.
11/3/2010 »
moreOn Wednesday 3 March a conference was organised at the Natolin (Warsaw) campus on « Ukraine between East and West: An Old Story in a New Style», with the participation of Yaroslav Hrytsak, Professor at Ukrainian Catholic University and Lviv National University, former visiting scholar at Harvard University and Central European University Budapest.
2/3/2010 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "The Challenges for Europe in a Changing World" has been written by Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
3/3/2010 »
moreIn the framework of a week-long programme on the European Union and NATO, organized by the Commission for Educational Exchange, Brussels, a group of 40 American Fulbright professors and graduate students visited the College of Europe on Saturday 27 February 2010.
1/3/2010February
The President of the Administrative Council and the Rector of the College of Europe were pleased to invite you to a keynote speech entitled “Europe's Role and Place in the World”, given by Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, on Thursday 25th February 2010.
6/1/2010 »
moreThe InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of European Union-China Relations is pleased to announce that the seventh issue of the electronic journal "EU China Observer" has been released.
29/10/2009 »
more Ms Odile Quintin, Director General DG Education and Culture of the European Commission visited the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
25/2/2010 »
moreThe Development Office of the College of Europe has just published its
2010 Programme of Professional Training Courses on EU Affairs.
23/2/2010 »
moreMr Elmar BROK, Member of the European Parliament, gave a lecture on "The Making of European Diplomats : Setting up the European External Action Service".
22/2/2010 »
moreA roundtable discussion on "Diplomats for Europe - Training for the EEAS" took place on Wednesday 24 February 2010.
22/2/2010 »
moreA new Bruges Political Research Paper entitled "Galileo: Le Parternariat Public-Privé à l'Epreuve du 'Juste Retour'"
has been written by Martin Caudron.
18/2/2010 »
moreA new Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance (BRIGG) Paper entitled "Security as an
Interregional Concern: The EU and the Middle East" has been written by Helena Lindholm Schulz, Professor of Peace and Development Research at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg.
16/2/2010 »
moreAs a complement to the keynote speech by President of the European Council Mr Herman Van Rompuy on 25 February, hosted by the President of the Administrative Council and the Rector, the EU International Relations & Diplomacy Studies Department organised a ‘EU Diplomacy Week’ of guest lectures and discussion.
16/2/2010 »
moreThe Department of European Political and Administrative Studies was pleased to announce its next event of the "Career Perspectives: Life after the College" series.
15/2/2010 »
moreLecture by Prof. Panagiotis DELIMATSIS on "Convergence in Reforming Services Regulations: The EU Services Directive and the WTO Services Negotiations on Domestic Regulation".
15/2/2010 »
moreA new Research paper in law - 1/2010 - Liberalising trade in services: creating new migration opportunities?, has been written by Vassilis Hatzopoulos.
12/2/2010 »
moreMr Martin LANDGRAF, Assistant/Adviser to the Director of Operations, DG ECHO, European Commission, gave a lecture on "EU Humanitarian Assistance".
11/2/2010 »
moreThe College of Europe is pleased to inform that the Polish Government and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved an Agreement for Ukrainians to study at the College of Europe in Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
27/1/2010 »
moreOn 11 February 2010, the Department of European Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw)campus, organised an international conference on “The EU after Copenhagen: Only leadership lost?” with the participation of academics and practitioners dealing with the issues of international climate change as well as institutional reform of the European Union.
27/1/2010 »
moreThe College of Europe is looking for a
Project Manager, and
two Interns working on EU affairs, to join its
Development Office in Bruges, Belgium.
2/2/2010 »
moreAs every year, the College of Europe organises Networking evenings on its two campuses, Bruges and Natolin. The aim is to give an opportunity to the students to meet Alumni working in various sectors of activities in order to inform them about the possibilities of European careers as well as offering an occasion to hear about career experiences.
2/2/2010 »
moreH.E. Mr Egemin BAGIS, Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, gave a lecture on "Turkey-EU Relations: State of Play and the Way Ahead".
2/2/2010 »
moreMr Karel DE GUCHT, European Commissioner designate for Trade, gave a lecture on "Why trade matters".
1/2/2010 »
moreThe College of Europe participated in the EU Studies Fair 2010.
12/10/2009 »
moreJanuary
The Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, is seeking applications for the position of a Academic Assistant, with a starting date of 1 April 2010.
18/1/2010 »
moreThe College of Europe is currently seeking
Legal EXPERTS in Competition Law for the constitution of a reserve list with a view of its future activities (mainly SHORT TERM MISSIONS).
29/1/2010 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "US Shift Towards "Smart Power" and its Impact on the Transatlantic Security Partnership" has been written by Sophie Lecoutre, Alumna of the Marcus Aurelius Promotion
28/1/2010 »
moreThe students' team of the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus, has been qualified for the Regional Finals of the European Law Moot Court Competition (ELMC).
22/1/2010 »
moreMr. J.-C. PIRIS, Director-General and Legal Adviser at the Council of the European Union "Will the Lisbon Treaty make the European Union more democratic ?".
21/1/2010 »
more"BEHIND THE WALLS", Article on the College of Europe for the "Europe & Me" magazine, written by Mr Angel Alvarez Alberdi, alumn of the Politkovskaya & Dink promotion
20/1/2010 »
moreProf. Jacques PELKMANS, Director of Studies at the Department of European Economic Studies, participated at the Jean Monnet/Spanish Presidency Conference in Madrid on "The Role of Education and Training in the New European Economy", on 25 and 26 January 2010.
18/1/2010 »
moreIn the frame of the College of Europe students' activity "Thinking beyond EU", Mr Baron Bach of Lutterworth, UK's Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, gave a speech on the theme of Justice and Europe.
18/1/2010 »
moreFrom 15 till 17 February 2010, the Development Office of the College of Europe in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross, organised a 2,5-day Introductory Seminar on International Humanitarian Law for students.
18/1/2010 »
moreMrs Nicole FONTAINE, Lawyer at the bar of the Hauts - de - Seine, former President of the European Parliament and former Minister, gave a speech on "The rise of the European Parliament: analysis and foresight for the future of Europe".
15/1/2010 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "Strategic Communication for Crisis Management Operations of International Organisations: ISAF Afghanistan and EULEX Kosovo" has been written by Severin Peters, Communiation Consultant at GTZ.
5/1/2010 »
moreDecember
Important information for university graduates from the European Neighbourhood Policy Countries (Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Ukraine). Application deadline : 15 April 2010.
18/12/2009 »
moreThe opening ceremony of the 60th academic year of the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus, took place on Monday 7 December 2009. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia, delivered the opening address entitled „Where are we 5 years after the EU enlargement?”.
17/11/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe, Bruges campus, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the College and VOKA-Chamber of Commerce of West Flanders in order to increase cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
14/12/2009 »
moreA new Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance (BRIGG) Paper entitled "The Promotion of Regional Economic Integration in the EU’s Neighbourhood: CEFTA 2006 and the Agadir Agreement" has been written by Anne Willenberg, Alumna of the Marcus Aurelius Promotion.
10/12/2009 »
moreA new Bruges Political Research Paper entitled "The Rise of the Competitiveness Discourse - A Neo-Gramscian Analysis"
has been written by Davide Bradanini.
8/12/2009 »
moreMargot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy has written an article on the challenges of the Copenhagen summit for the blog “L’Europe en débat” which is the result of a partnership between the College of Europe and the TV channel ARTE.
7/12/2009 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "EU Market Access Teams: New Instruments to Tackle Non-tariff Barriers to Trade" has been written by Anne Tiedemann, Alumna of the Marcus Aurelius Promotion.
7/12/2009 »
moreWatch the Aljazeera reportage on the College of Europe broadcasted on 27 November 2009.
7/12/2009 »
moreNovember
The Local Committee for the College of Europe organised its 16th European Concert on Sunday 9 May 2010 to celebrate Europe's Day.
27/11/2009 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "Negotiating with the Russian Bear: Lessons for the EU?" has been written by Paul Meerts (ed.), Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ at The Hague and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe.
25/11/2009 »
moreResponding to a proposal from the Community of Democracies, the College of Europe Natolin (Warsaw) campus hosted a workshop for European diplomats and NGO’s on 20-21 November 2009.
17/11/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe in Bruges, is currently seeking
Legal experts Public Procurement and a
Key economist.
13/11/2009 »
moreA presentation on the opportunities to study at the College of Europe and on its study programmes took place in the Agencia Espanola de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) in Madrid (Avda Reyes Católicos 4) on the 25/11/2009 at 17:00. Interested students and future applicants were invited to attend.
11/11/2009 »
moreEmulations, a review edited by research students from French speaking Belgian universities, has just published a volume on "Regards sur notre Europe. Politique et citoyenneté" with a number of contributions from College of Europe alumni and former assistants.
10/11/2009 »
moreOn 26 November 2009 the Forty-Second Lunch Talk of the GCLC took place. The subject was
Recent trends in the Commission’s Review of Airline Mergers and speakers were Daniel Boeshertz, European Commission DG COMP and Sven Voelcker, Partner, WilmerHale.
10/11/2009 »
moreThe opening ceremony of the sixtieth academic year of the College of Europe took place on Wednesday 4 November 2009 in the Concert Hall ('t Zand).
10/9/2009 »
moreThe IRD Department was pleased to announce a guest lecture by Mr Geoffrey Harris - Head of Human Rights Unit, European Parliament - on "The Role of the European Parliament in Human Rights Promotion and the Mainstreaming of Human Rights in the EU's External relations" on Friday, 13 November.
4/11/2009 »
moreA new Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance (BRIGG) Paper entitled "La coopération entre l’Union européenne
et la Communauté andine
contre le trafic illicite de stupéfiants:
une étude de cas d’interrégionalisme" has been written by Giovanni Molano Cruz, Visiting Researcher at UNU-CRIS.
3/11/2009 »
moreOctober
A new Research paper in law - 2/2009 - Le principe de reconnaissance mutuelle dans la libre prestation de services, has been written by Vassilis Hatzopoulos.
23/10/2009 »
moreA delegation from All China Youth Federation (ACYF) (9 people) visited the College of Europe, Bruges campus, on Wednesday 21 October 2009. The visit was organised by the European Youth Forum (YFJ), an independent, democratic, youth-led platform, representing 99 National Youth Councils and International Youth Organisations from across Europe.
22/10/2009 »
moreOn 5 November 2009 the Forty-First Lunch Talk of the GCLC took place. The subject will be
State Aid and Financial Crisis – The Application of the Principles of Restructuring Aid in Systemic Crisis Situations and speakers were Christian Ahlborn, Partner, Linklaters and Christina Caffarra, Vice-president, CRA.
21/10/2009 »
moreThe Global Competition Law Centre published a new working paper entitled 'Evaluating Vertical Mergers Post Non-Horizontal Guidelines: An Economics-Based Approach?'
21/10/2009 »
moreLe 2 Novembre 2009, le Vice-Amiral d'escadre Laurent Mérer a donné une conférence sur "La piraterie, nouvelle menace pour la sécurité européenne?". Cette conférence était organisée par le Département des relations internationales et diplomatiques de l'UE.
21/10/2009 »
moreOn Wednesday 21st October, the 8th European Economy Lecture
'Fall-out from the Global Crisis: Why Emerging Europe was different' took place. Speaker was
Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist and Special Counsellor to the President of the EBRD.
13/10/2009 »
moreThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organised in co-operation with the Development Office of the College of Europe, on 22-23 October 2009, the 10th Bruges Colloquium: “Armed Conflits and Parties to Armed conflicts under IHL: Confronting Legal Categories to Contemporary Realities”.
18/9/2009 »
moreThe students of the College of Europe, Natolin (Warsaw) campus participated in a one-week study trip to Istanbul (Turkey). The trip focused on “The long and winding road of Turkish accession to the EU”.
15/10/2009 »
moreA new Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance (BRIGG) Paper entitled "Sub-regional Cooperation in Europe: An Assessment" has been written by Andrew Cottey, Senior Lecturer and Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, University College Cork.
15/10/2009 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "European by Force and by Will: Portugal and the European Security and Defence Policy?" has been written by Hugo de Melo Palma, Academic Assistant, EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies.
14/10/2009 »
moreAcademic assistants from the College of Europe (Bruges & Natolin (Warsaw)) participated in the 2009
Global Leadership Seminar on ‘International Regimes for Global Warming: Political, Economic, and Legal Challenges’ from September 21-25 in Talloires, France.
1/10/2009 »
moreThe Global Competition Law Centre publishes a new Working Paper entitled "Limiting Anti-Competitive Government Interventions that Benefit Special Interests" written by Daniel Sokol.
1/10/2009 »
moreSeptember
The IRD Department was pleased to announce a lecture with diplomat, author and analyst Daryl Copeland, who spoke to the themes in his new book Guerilla Diplomacy: Rethinking International Relations.
30/9/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe regrets to announce the death of Ms Angelika Völkel, alumnus of the College of Europe (1971) and German General Consul to Naples.
22/9/2009 »
moreThe Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation and the Folke Bernadotte Academy were pleased to invite you to the workshop: “Dialogue and Mediation as European Union Tools to Address and Prevent Conflict”.
21/9/2009 »
moreThe Development Office of the College of Europe in cooperation with Jacobs & Associates (J & A) Europe organised its 8th
Regulatory Impact Analysis Applied Training Course at the College of Europe in Bruges from October 19th to 23rd, 2009.
21/9/2009 »
moreAfter participating in the World Model United Nations (WMUN) 2009 in The Hague, where a member of the College delegation won a Best Delegate Award, the Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies is preparing its entry for the 2010 edition of the Harvard National Model United Nations.
18/9/2009 »
moreThe Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation was pleased to invite to its upcoming Citizen’s Controversy: "The G20 and the EU: What Room for Manoeuvre for a Divided EU?" Nicolas Véron (Research Fellow, Bruegel)
and Andrew Watt (Senior Researcher, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)). The debate was be moderated by Pierre Defraigne (Executive Director, Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation).
18/9/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe is pleased to announce that Professor D. Mahncke, Director of the EU International Relations and Diplomacy Department, has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy in Baku.
18/9/2009Job vacancies for "Research Fellow in Regional Peace and Security" and "Research Fellow in Comparative Regionalism" at UNU-CRIS.
16/9/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe regrets to announce the death of Gerhard Lohan, a Head of Unit at the Commission in Brussels, former professor at the College Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
15/9/2009 »
moreOn Friday 18 September a conference was organized at the Natolin (Warsaw) campus on business and political dimensions of EU – Turkey relations, with the participation of Ms Kader Sevinc, Representative of CHP (Republican People's Party) in Brussels and Mr Bahadir Kaleagasi, International Coordinator at TUSIAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association).
15/9/2009 »
moreInternational Conference on “The EU and China: Partners or Competitors in Africa?” (Bruges, 4-5 February 2010)
15/9/2009 »
moreOn Thursday 24 September the study visit, “Information Programme in Member States”, for European Commission civil servants took place on the Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
2/9/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe is pleased to announce that
Professor J. Monar, Director of the
European Political and Administrative Department, has just been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society on account of his contributions to the history of European integration and the French Revolution.
10/9/2009A new Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance (BRIGG) Paper entitled "EU-US Cooperation in International Peace and Security: Bilateral versus Multilateral Dialogues" has been written by Simona Lipstaite, Alumna of the Marcus Aurelius Promotion.
9/9/2009 »
moreOn Friday 11 September Mr Alain Servantie, Advisor to the European Commission, visited the Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
A presentation is given to the Natolin students on EU-Turkey relations.
9/9/2009 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "Serbia and the ICTY: How Effective Is EU Conditionality?" has been written by Mathias Dobbels, Alumnus of the Marcus Aurelius Promotion.
7/9/2009 »
moreOn 22 September 2009 the Department of European Political and Administrative Studies and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) organised a conference on Multilevel Governance in Europe.
2/9/2009 »
moreOn Friday 25 September a lecture was given to the Natolin students by Mr Štefan Füle, Czech Minister for the European Affairs.
2/9/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe regrets to announce the death of Adrien Zeller, alumnus of the College of Europe (1966) and President of the Alsace region.
2/9/2009 »
moreOn Wednesday 16 September Mr Jack Bobo from U.S. State Departament and expert in the Biotechnology Area visited the Natolin (Warsaw) campus. A presentation was given to the Natolin students on “Addressing Global Challenges of Climate Change and Poverty. The Role of Agricultural Biotechnology.”
2/9/2009 »
moreAugust
Start of the Academic Year at the Natolin campus of the College of Europe
31/8/2009 »
moreThe InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of European Union-China Relations is pleased to announce that the fourth issue of the electronic journal "EU China Observer" has been released.
27/8/2009 »
more The College of Europe welcomes the students of the 2009-2010 Charles Darwin Promotion.
24/8/2009 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "The EU within the G8: A Case of Ambiguous and Contested Actorness"
has been written by Judith Huigens, Junior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam and Arne Niemann, Lecturer in European Integration Studies and International Relations at the Department of Political Science, University of Amsterdam
24/8/2009 »
moreA new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled "Tackling Today's Complex Crises: EU-US Cooperation in Civilian Crisis Management"
has been written by Alice Serar, Alumna of the Anna Politkovskaya/Hrant Dink Promotion
24/8/2009 »
moreOn 18 September 2009 the Fortieth Lunch Talk of the GCLC took place. The subject was
The Commission’s Review of the Rules applicable to Vertical Agreements and speakers were Claude Rakovsky, Head of Unit, DG COMP and Stephen Kinsella, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP.
21/8/2009 »
moreOn Sunday 13 September 2009 ‘Open Monument Day’ took place. The College of Europe’s extension at Verversdijk, Bruges, (building which will be renovated, entrance Boomgaardstraat) were open to visitors upon registration from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.
21/8/2009 »
moreJuly
A new Bruges European Economic Policy briefing entitled 'Towards a New (European Research) Deal The Case for Enhanced Fiscal Policy Coordination on Research and Innovation' has been written by Loris Di Pietrantonio.
17/7/2009 »
moreThe College of Europe has the profound regret to inform that Dr Marc M.R. Vuijlsteke, Director General of the Development Office of the College of Europe, passed away on 11 July 2009.
13/7/2009 »
moreJune
Start of the Academic Year 2009-2010 at the Bruges campus of the College of Europe.
30/6/2009 »
moreThe
InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of European Union-China Relations publishes the third issue of the electronic newsletter
EU-China Observer. It provides a platform for scholars and practitioners interested in exchanging ideas on current topics of EU-China relations in an interdisciplinary perspective.
25/6/2009 »
moreThe Development office organised its 16th edition of the Intensive Seminar on the European Union from 29 June until 17 July.
23/9/2008 »
moreList of Awards granted at the end of the Academic year 2008-2009.
22/6/2009 »
moreTailor-made programme for Rekabet Kurumu (Turkish Competition Authority). The seminar has a modular structure with a strong focus on EC Competition law (from an introductory to a very advanced level).
22/6/2009 »
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