Professor Marco Borracetti from the University of Bologna comments on the Commission's new pact on migration and asylum. Together with him, our junior experts explore the issues of migration, the condition of migrants, and the Dublin system. 🗓️ 06/10/2020
The new financial instrument for the recovery of Member States from the Covid-19 pandemic has an unprecedented financial capacity of €750 billion. Will the impasse in negotiations between the Council and Parliament be overcome? If so, what impact could this have on the European economic context? 🇪🇺 We discussed this with our guests: Giulio Ecchia from the University of Bologna and Francesca Basso, journalist at Corriere della Sera. 🗓️ 04/11/2020
What will be the future developments of the Common Agricultural Policy in light of the challenge of sustainability? Where are we with rural development? What will the new reform bring? These and other questions will be answered by Professor Francesca Fauri (UNIBO) and Professor Paolo Tedeschi (UNIMI), who will help us shed light on the most controversial policy of the European Union. 🗓️ 19/12/2020
Joe Biden has been elected 46th President of the United States after a close race with outgoing President Donald Trump. But what will happen now? What will be the foreign policy strategy of the new Democratic administration? How will relations with European countries change after four years of few highs and many lows? Guests on the new episode of Europa sul Sofà are Matteo Battistini (UNIBO) and Angela Santese (UNIBO). 🗓️ 12/03/2020
This episode focuses on Brexit and the prospects for future political and economic relations between Brussels and London. Professor Piers Ludlow (London School of Economics) and Giuliana Laschi (University of Bologna) will discuss this and much more with our Junior experts. 🗓️ December 17, 2020
Special edition of Europa sul sofà focuses on the Conference on the Future of Europe. Work has been delayed by the pandemic and we still don't have a definite date, but the Commission is supporting and backing the organization of this forum with the aim of giving new impetus to European democracy. During the episode, our Junior Experts interact with professors Michela Ceccorulli, Giuliana Laschi, and Riccardo Rovelli from the University of Bologna. The event is part of the initiatives of the CDE (European Documentation Centers) Italy network project, dedicated to the Conference on the Future of Europe in collaboration with the European Commission - Representation in Italy and under the patronage of the European Parliament Office in Italy.