The State of the Union 2021: Europe in a Changing World
The conference, organised by the European University Institute, will be live streamed on the #SOU2021 website on Thursday May 6 (03:00-15:15 am ET) and Friday May 7 2021 (03:00-12:20 ET). Click here to join.
The 2021 edition of The State of the Union will take place in Florence, Italy and will mark the tenth anniversary of the European University Institute’s flagship conference which over the past decade has established itself as a key forum for discussion and debate on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and the wider world.
The conference will address the challenges and opportunities for Europe amidst rising concerns over global commons and the climate emergency, a shifting economic and geopolitical power balance, major challenges to multilateralism, and the ongoing global battle against COVID-19. Europe’s role on the global stage will be tackled across sessions on artificial intelligence, climate, geopolitics, the global economy, multilateralism, peace and human rights, public health, and strategic autonomy.
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SPEAKERS INCLUDE
- Clément Beaune, Secretary of State for European Affairs, France
- Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission for a Stronger Europe in the World
- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation
- Edi Rama, Prime Minister, Albania
- Amanda Sloat, Senior Director for Europe, US National Security Council (tbc)
- Vangelis Vitalis, Deputy Secretary, Trade and Economic Affairs, New Zealand
- Ursula von der Leyen, President, European Commission
- XIE Zhenhua, China’s Special Representative on Climate Change
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Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe”—an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more