Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship

With the Costa v. ENELdecision of 1964, the European Court of Justice began building European Union Law through its legal interpretations. Since the decision issued by the Luxembourg Court more than 55 years ago, many things have changed.

The European Union has grown from its six core member states into its current twenty-eight, while along the way, Germany has been reunified and now, one of its most prominent members, the United Kingdom, may leave during 2020.

This event will review the historical evolution of the fundamental principles of European Union Law as well as the main challenges that have existed and continue to exist for the functioning of the Union, its form of government and its citizens.

Join the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) for an event with Pierre Vimont, former Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) about the Future for Europe’s Foreign Policy.

Location: Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, Center for European Studies

Please join Future of Diplomacy Project and the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship for a conversation with Sir John Sawers, former head of the United Kingdom’s MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service), about the role of intelligence gathering in the 21st century.  We will discuss implications for intelligence gathering and surveillance in the 21st century given the shifting nature of the post-World War II framework of security alliances.  Other topics for this conversation include; the role of the intelligence community in shaping foreign policy, possible implications of Brexit on intelligence cooperation in Europe, and future prospects for the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The discussion is co-hosted by the Diplomacy Professional Interest Council and the British and Irish Caucus, and will be moderated by Helen Zhang, MC/MPA 2020 candidate and Australian foreign service officer.

About the speaker: Tobias David, born in 1973, grew up in Leipzig (in the former GDR/East Germany) and spent most of his school years under the conditions of the GDR dictatorship. Even as a teenager he was involved in opposition groups under the protection of the Catholic Church and became politically active early on. The Peaceful Revolution of 1989, driven by the peace and civil rights movement, had a lasting impact on his life.

Join the Harvard European Law Association lunch talk on the Fragility of EU Law-making with Judith Merkies, former Member of the European Parliament and Álvaro Renedo Zalba, Spanish career diplomat.

Location: WCC 2009, Harvard Law School

Non-pizza lunch will be served

Join us for a conversation with Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Senior Fellow, Future of Diplomacy Project and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and Ambassador Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France to the United States and diplomatic adviser to the President of the French Republic.

This event will be moderated by Nicholas Burns, Faculty Chair, Future of Diplomacy Project and the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship.

A bit lost with the latest developments about Brexit? Want an insider view on European politics? Please join the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship (PETR) and the European Club for a discussion on Europe, Brexit and the Transatlantic Relationship with an influential member of French Parliament and Macron's party La République En Marche, Roland Lescure, moderated by PETR Fellow Adrien Abecassis. 

Challenges to Democracy in the European Union – An Address by Sergey Lagodinsky, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. This event is part of the CES 50th Anniversary series.

Location: Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall

Sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES).

As global challenges have become more pressing and more complex, Europe’s strategic role in tackling these challenges is becoming more apparent. Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, will speak about the European Union (EU) as an indispensable global actor and will present its characteristics.

Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies, the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship and Europe in the World Seminar. 

Location: Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall.

Berend Diekmann and Hans-Helmut Kotz will examine the main conflicts in EU-US trade relations during the Trump Administration by focusing on their background and possibilities, as well as prospects for cooperative solutions. The seminar will be chaired by Karl Kaiser and a light lunch will be served at 12:00pm.

Location: Goldman Room, Adolphus Busch Hall 

Co-sponsors: Center for European Studies and European Union Study Group