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Webinar - UNITED STATES - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - Maria Gabriela ZOANA
2020-10-16 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels)
The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign invited Mrs Zoana, former member of the European Parliament, to participate in an online event on Friday 16 October at 8 PM called “The New Speed of Politics” : Deliberation and Decision in European Governance“. This moderated panel discussion explores how the EU Parliament has tried, succeeded or failed to adapt to the speed of requests that it is receiving for intervention. Rather than deliver a prepared talk, the university wishes the former MEP to respond to a moderator’s questions such as: How the EU Parliament has tried, succeeded or failed to adapt to the speed of the requests of intervention. Did the Parliament manage to retain or expand its role in the face of the cycle of crises of the last two decades? How does the EU parliament compare, in this perspective, with national parliaments in Europe or in the U.S.? What initiatives the EU parliament has adopted to protect and expand its role? Is an expansion of the role of the parliament even desirable?
You can watch the full lecture of Ms. Zoana about ‘The New Speed of Politics: Is Gender Equality Accelerating or Shutting Down?‘ here.

Webinar – UNITED STATES – UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER – Saïd EL KHADRAOUI
2020-10-27 11:00 - 12:30
The University of Colorado Boulder invited Saïd El Khadraoui to participate in an online event on 27th of October from 12:00 – 1:30 PM (MST). The main theme of the event was the European Green Deal.
You can find here the presentation and full webinar of Mr. El Khadraoui.

Webinar - INDIA - MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION - Manuel PORTO
2020-11-04 10:30 - 12:00
The Manipal Academy of Higher Education invited Former Member of the European Parliament Manuel Porto to participate in an online event called Young Research Forum Distinguished Speaker Series. The main theme of the event was the Relation between Asia and the EU: Challenges and Future Prospects. Mr. Porto gave a lecture on 4 November about his expertise in European integration and especially migration in the EU.
You can find more information about his lecture here.

Webinar - INDIA - MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION - Jackie JONES
2020-11-06 03:00 - 04:00
The Manipal Academy of Higher Education invited Former Member Jackie Jones to participate in an online event called Young Research Forum Distinguished Speaker Series. The main theme of the event will be Asia-EU Relations: Challenges and Future Prospects. Jackie Jones will speak on the 6th of November about gender, human rights and the EU.
Find here more information about the lecture.

Webinar - CANADA - YORK UNIVERSITY - Jackie JONES
2020-11-10 19:00 - 20:00
York University in Toronto, Canada invited Former Member of the European Parliament Ms. Jackie Jones to participate in an online event on 10 November 2020. She gave a lecture about ‘Where to next in EU-Americas-UK Relations?’.
You can find more information about this lecture here.

GREECE- ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI (Postponed)
2020-11-10 - 2020-11-13
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has invited a former Member to participate on Annual meeting of the European Consortium for Church and State Research.

Webinar - UNITED STATES - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - Benedek JAVOR - Hans-Olaf HENKEL
2020-11-12 18:00 - 20:00
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign invited Former Member Mr. Javor and Mr. Henkel to participate in an event on 12th of November at 7pm called “The New Speed of Politics: the European Parliament and the U.S. between Solidarity and Conflict”. This moderated panel discussion explored what roles the EU Parliament and U.S. Congress can play in repairing transatlantic relations in the coming years. Mr. Javor and Mr. Henkel answered a couple of questions that moderator Peter Christensen prepared. Mr. Christensen is an environmental economist in the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences of University of Illinois. The Former Members responded to questions such as: The expansion of the Executive Power has made presidential elections more eventful in determining the state of transatlantic relations. In light of the result of the U.S. presidential election, what can we expect for the next four years of the incoming administration? What role can the Parliament and Congress play to provide stability regardless of the political parties in power? How strongly do members of the European Parliament prioritise ideological alliances along the right/left axis over the U.S./European axis? Has the EU Parliament been involved in developing and verifying the evolution of transatlantic relations?
You can watch the full webinar here.
On November 18 at 7PM (CET), Hans-Olaf Henkel and World business Chicago participated in a ‘virtual coffee’ event (Zoom meeting) with students to reflect on the lecture of November 12 about the new speed of politics.

Hans-Olaf Henkel
“If you look at the best thing that the EU achieved, it is the common market. But we don’t have a common market in the energy market. Each country is allowed to determine its own energy needs. If you have a European commitment but then leave it to each country to determine its own energy needs, you don’t achieve a common market. I believe that the ability to forcibly achieve this goal, top down, is very limited.”

“We must never forget that Europe is also competing with the rest of the world — China, the U.S., India. Nuclear energy is not something we can just ignore because we happen not to like it.”

“We need to do more on CO2 storage; we have got to face the fact that soon there will be 10 billion people in the world and what that means for CO2 emissions. Rather than always trying to spend a lot of money to reduce CO2 emissions, we should also spend some money to make sure that CO2, once emitted, can be removed.”

Benedek Jávor

“To build new nuclear plants, simply from a market perspective, is not a solution because they are much more expensive than other forms of energy production. Nuclear energy is not a good competitor for renewable energy, not only because of security or environment concerns, but simply because of financial and market considerations.”

“Technology itself is not the goal and does not solve problems alone. I think that we have to use technology, but we shouldn’t simply rely on technology and assume that it will solve all of our problems.”

“Some technologies of carbon capture and storage can be part of the mix of solutions, but CCS is very expensive and also has inherent risks. We should not rely solely on human technology. There are already carbon-eating machines: plants. Reforestation could be the best way to eat carbon from the atmosphere.”

Hans-Olaf Henkel and Benedek Javor during their online lecture, moderated by Peter Christensen.

Webinar - CANADA - YORK UNIVERSITY - Stefan GEHROLD
2020-11-17 14:00 - 15:00
York University in Toronto, Canada invited Former Member Stefan Gehrold to participate in an online event on 17 November from 6-7PM (CET). Mr. Gehrold was a guest in the seminar of Professor Maas called Politics and Public Policy in Europe where he talked about The Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Democracy-Building Worldwide.
You can find more information about the online event here.

Webinar - GERMANY - EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF FLENSBURG - Julie WARD
2020-11-18 13:00 - 15:00
The European University of Flensburg invited Former Member Julie Ward to participate in a seminar on Wednesday 18 November from 14.15 – 15.45 (CET). The main theme of the seminar was “Europe as Education Space”. Julie Ward talked about topics such as the Erasmus(+) program, Council recommendation on key competences for a lifelong learning, the Bologna process, the EU 2020 targets on education, the European Qualification Framework EQF, mutual recognition of diplomas and validation efforts of non-formal and informal learning.
Julie Ward during her lecture about the importance of #STEAM not simply #STEM & how the “+” in #ErasmusPlus
gives opportunities for marginalized groups to engage in informal learning.

FRANCE - UNIVERSITY OF GRENOBLE (postponed)
2020-11-20 - 2020-11-22
The University of Grenoble has invited a former Member to participate in the activities organised and its program. (Theme to be defined).

Webinar - CANADA - YORK UNIVERSITY - Michael HINDLEY
2020-12-01 15:00 - 16:00
York University in Toronto, Canada invited Former Member of the European Parliament Michael Hindley to participate in an online event on 1 December from 7-8 PM (CET). Mr. Hindley was a guest in the seminar called Politics and Public Policy in Europe. He talked about The UK as Semi-Detached European.
You can find more information about the lecture here.

Webinar - THE NETHERLANDS – MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY – Eva LICHTENBERGER
2020-12-02 17:00 - 19:00
Maastricht University invited Former Member Eva Lichtenberger to participate in an online event called Roundtable on “EU Policy on AI and Innovation” on 2 December 2020 from 6-8PM. Eva Lichtenberger talked about Artificial Intelligence:
“Europe will and shall focus in the future on trustworthy AI that follows the values and principles of the European Union and hopefully thereby will set also global standards for this topic.”
You can find more information about the online lecture here.

Webinar - GERMANY - GÖTTINGEN UNIVERSITY - Indrek TARAND
2020-12-03 11:30 - 13:30
University of Göttingen in Germany invited Former Member Indrek Tarand to participate in an online event on 3 December 2020. He was a guest in the seminar called Policy-making in the EU in challenging times and talked about the e-governance and security in Estonia.

Webinar - USA - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - Birgit DAIBER
2021-01-26 19:00 - 20:30
University of Colorado (USA) invited Former Member Birgit Daiber on January 26 (11.00-12.15 MST/19.00-20.15 CET) to participate in the online panel discussion about Youth Employment in the EU. She talked about the current state of unemployment in the EU, particular to EU Youth, and how recovery and reconstruction would unfold.
As shown by earlier recessions, youth employment is more sensitive to the business cycle than adult employment and the economic recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring back dramatically high youth unemployment and NEET rates (young people who are not in education, employment or training). To further support an inclusive economic recovery, school to work transitions in the changing world of work, and ensure that young people make the most of the opportunities stemming from digital, resilient and green transitions, the European Union had developed programs and initiatives along with funding sources to address these needs.
For example, The Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) exclusively supports NEETs, including the long-term unemployed or those not registered as jobseekers. It ensures that in parts of Europe where the challenges are most acute, young people can receive targeted support. Typically, the YEI funds the provision of apprenticeships, traineeships, job placements and further education leading to a qualification.
The full webinar is available here below.

Webinar - SPAIN - UNIVERSITY OF MALAGA - Beatriz BECERRA
2021-02-16 16:30 - 18:00
University of Malaga (Spain) invited Beatriz BECERRA on 16 February 2021 in an online lecture about “The performance of the Former Member and the functioning of the European Parliament.”
This lecture was offered to secondary school students as part of the project “Tell me about your Europe” developed in the framework of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the University of Malaga. It was a one-hour event that included a 35-40 minute presentation and a 20-25 minute debate space.
The participating audience was composed of secondary school students and teachers, members of the “Tell me about your Europe” project corresponding to the framework of activities of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the University of Malaga. The lecture was also opened to a general public.

Webinar - USA - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - Robert EVANS
2021-02-23 19:00 - 20:30
University of Colorado (USA) invited Former Member Robert Evans on February 23 (12.00-13.15 MDT/20.00-21.15 CET) to participate in the online panel discussion about the Reboot of Tourism. He talked about tourism investment and how it worked.
The full webinar is available here below.

Webinar - USA - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - Monica FRASSONI
2021-02-24 18:00 - 20:00
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign invited Former Member Monica Frassoni on February 24 (12.00-13.50 CST/19.00-20.50 CET) to participate in Mr Jonathan Larson’s course on “The European Parliament and parliamentarians in everyday life”. She talked about Environment and Public Health.
The first half of the conference was open to a select public and was a discussion about cases of past projects, legislation, initiatives, or crises in which the MEP found it particularly rewarding, vexing, or enlightening to have participated.
The second half has been driven by student questions attempting to draw out aspects of the “everyday life” of an MEP that are the heart of this course, informed lightly by how anthropologists and sociologists have attempted to understand the work of policy-makers such as central bankers or even legislators. The majority of students were students of political science or law.

Webinar - ESTONIA - TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - Elmar BROK
2021-02-25 17:00 - 18:00
Tallinn University of Technoloy (Estonia) invited Elmar BROK on 25 February 2021 to participate in an online lecture about EU and International Organisations.
The event was addressed to master students from Tallinn University of Technology.

Webinar - SPAIN - UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO - José Maria GIL-ROBLES
2021-03-08 12:00 - 13:30
University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain) has invited former MEP José Maria Gil-Robles on 8 March 2021 in an online lecture about the subject: “What does the EU’s response to the Covid-19 crisis mean for the integrated process?
The first half of the conference was a 30-35 minute presentation, followed by a 15-20 minutes open discussion.
The audience consisted of university students from two online courses (Economics of the EU / International Economic Analysis ) and was also open to a general public and social organisations.

“During his conference Mr. Gil Robles has stressed the importance of learning from the past experiences of the EU to face the new challenges of the pandemia. Mr. Gil Robles has kindly answered many questions sent by students, professors and social organisations members, regarding broad aspects as EU budget, migration, defense and vaccines purchase among others.”
Prof. Dr. Laura Teresa Gomez Urquijo
University of Deusto

Webinar - SPAIN - UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO - Monica FRASSONI
2021-03-10 17:00 - 18:00
University of Oviedo in Spain inviteD a former MEP Monica Frassoni on 10 March 2021 to participate in an online lecture about The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The main audience consistED of students of various degrees from the School of Economics and Business. The expected amount of participants is 50-80.

Webinar - USA - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - Astrid THORS
2021-03-10 18:00 - 20:00
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign has invited Former Member Astrid Thors on March 10 (12.00-13.50 CST/19.00-20.50 CET) to participate in Mr Jonathan Larson’s course on “The European Parliament and parliamentarians in everyday life”. She talked about Women’s Right and Gender Equality.
The first half of the conference, that was open to a select public, was a 50-60 minute discussion about cases of past projects, legislation, initiatives, or crises in which the MEP found it particularly rewarding, vexing, or enlightening to have participated.
The second half, 50-60 minutes, was driven by student questions attempting to draw out aspects of the “everyday life” of an MEP that are the heart of this course, informed lightly by how anthropologists and sociologists have attempted to understand the work of policy-makers such as central bankers or even legislators. The majority of students came from the study of political science or law.

Webinar - INDIA - MANIPAL ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION - Niccolò RINALDI
2021-03-11 09:30 - 22:30
Manipal Academy of Higher Education has invited former Member Niccolò Rinaldi on 11 March 2021 to participate in an online lecture about India-EU Relations in a Post-Pandemic World Order.
This special lecture was organised as a public lecture, open to 30 000 students of MAHE.

Webinar - MALAYSIA - UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA - Alessia MOSCA
2021-03-26 17:00 - 18:00
University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has invited former MEP Alessia Mosca on 26 March 2021 to participate in an online lecture about EU foreign and security policy.
The event was addressed to master students in European Studies, Asia-Europa institute lecturers, students and academics of Malaya University and other universities.

Webinar - BULGARIA - AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - Nora BERRA
2021-03-26 17:00 - 18:00
American University in Bulgaria invited former Member Nora Berra on 26 March 2021 to participate in an online lecture about Model EU Simulation and Current Plans for a European Health Union.
The event was addressed to the students from American University in Bulgaria and elsewhere.
Watch the full programme here.

Webinar - ROMANIA - ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI - Manuel PORTO
2021-03-29 14:00 - 16:00
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (Romania) invited former MEP Manuel Porto on 29 March 2021 to participate in an online lecture about New Trends in EU economics and the Opportunity and priorities of the MFF (2021-2027).
The webinar was organised within the Jean Monnet Module “Towards New Paradigms of EU Economics: Financial and Monetary Milestones/ EUCONOMICSs”
The event was addressed to the students and academics from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. However, attendance was opened to all those interested in enhancing their knowledge and expressing their opinions and hot topics related to the newest trends in economics of the European Union.
More information about this webinar here.

Webinar - HUNGARY - PÉCS UNIVERSITY - Davor SKRLEC
2021-03-29 15:00 - 16:30
Pécs University in Hungary has invited former MEP Davor Skrlec on 29 March 2021 to participate in an online lecture about the impact of global and European politics on the EU’s environmental policy.
Davor Skrlec explained the role of the EP and its political parties in decisions related to the Environmental Policy on the EU in general and his political parties’ opinion in particular. The topic was selected based on students’ interest.

Webinar - USA - UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - Liliana RODRIGUES
2021-03-30 17:00 - 18:30
University of Colorado (USA) invited Former Member Liliana Rodrigues on the 30th of March 2021 (10.00 MDT/18.00 CET) to participate in the online panel discussion about gender equality in the EU’s foreign and security policy called “Politics as a Tool for Freedom and Education as a Commitment for Equality”.
Find here the full programme of the webinar.

Webinar - ITALY - UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA - Richard CORBETT
2021-03-31 09:00 - 11:00
University of Genova in Italy has invited former MEP Richard Corbett on 31 March 2021 to participate in the online lecture about Brexit : from the British referendum to the formal exit.
The audience of this academic lecture consisted mainly of students History of European Integration and Contemporary history, as well as students who are attending the course of English language and culture and to students of Political Science Department. Mr Corbett first gave a lecture about Brexit, followed by a Q&A with the students.
The full webinar is available here below.

Webinar - USA - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - Georgi PIRINSKI
2021-03-31 18:00 - 20:00
University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign invited Former Member Georgi Pirinski to participate on March 31 (12.00-13.50 CST/19.00-20.50 CET) in Mr Jonathan Larson’s course on “The European Parliament and parliamentarians in everyday life”. He will talk about Employment and Social Affairs.
The first half of the conference was opened to a select public. It was a 50-60 minute discussion about cases of past projects, legislation, initiatives, or crises in which the MEP found it particularly rewarding, vexing, or enlightening to participate.
The second half, 50-60 minutes, was driven by student questions attempting to draw out aspects of the “everyday life” of an MEP that are the heart of this course, informed lightly by how anthropologists and sociologists have attempted to understand the work of policy-makers such as central bankers or even legislators. The majority of students came from the study of political science or law.

Webinar - ITALY - UNIVERSITY OF GENOVA - Isabella DE MARTINI
2021-04-01 16:00 - 18:00
University of Genova in Italy has invited former MEP Isabella De Martini on 1 April 2021 from 17.00 to 19.00 to participate in the online lecture about “Antieuropeismo, euroscetticismo, eurocriticismo” and the experience of the Former Member in the European Parliament.
The guest lecture was part of a workshop addressed to students of University of Genova and a general public. Other invited speakers were Agostino Giovagnoli (University of Milan) and Daniele Pasquinucci (University of Siena).
