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The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance

Structure and Programme

All activities will take place in Leiden University’s building ‘Wijnhaven’ (Turfmarkt 99, The Hague).

The programme is as follows:

Programme per day

Day 1: Monday 22 June 
09.30 - 10.00 Welcome and introduction of participants (in-person and online)
  Prof. Madeleine Hosli
10.00 - 11.00 The European Union and the United Nations: Introduction  
  Prof. Madeleine Hosli
11.00 - 11.15  Coffee break  
11.15 - 12.30 Presentation by the OPCW
  OPCW Representative accompanied by OPCW intern
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break (with sandwiches)
13.30 - 15.00  Geopolitical Headwinds Buffeting Multilateralism – How to Move Forward
  Dr. Rory Keane
15.00 - 15.30  Coffee break  
15.30-16.45

The EU and International Tax Law: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and Beyond

   Prof. Irma Mosquera Valderrama
Day 2: Tuesday 23 June
9.30 Meet at ICC entrance
10.00 – 12.00 Visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC)
  The Hague
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch break (with sandwiches)
12.45 - 14.00

Legislative Decision-Making in the European Union

  Dr. Arash Pourebrahimi
14.30 Meet at the entrance of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
15.00 –  16.30 Visit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
16.30 - 16.45 Coffee break

16.45 - 18.00

EU Enlargement and Geopolitics in Turbulent Times

  Prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova
Day 3: Wednesday 24 June
09.30 - 10.45 Eastern Enlargement and Global Governance
  Prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.00

The European Union in Global Monetary Governance (part 1): Currency Unions in Theory and Practice: Challenges for European Monetary Integration

  Dr. Ad van Riet
12.00 – 13.15 Lunch break (with sandwiches)
13.15 – 14.30

The European Union in Global Monetary Governance (part 2): Europe’s Strategic Autonomy- The International Role of the Euro

  Dr. Ad van Riet
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break
15.00 - 16.30 The European Union and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
  Prof. Sieglinde Gstöhl
16.45 - 18.00

Simulation Game (online)

Day 4: Thursday 25 June
09.15 - 10.45 Climate Governance in a Global and Regional Context
  Prof. Simon Schunz
10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 -12.15

Climate and Energy Governance: The Role of the European Union

 

Dr. Susann Handke

12.15 – 13.00 Lunch Break 
13.00 - 13.45

EU-Russia Energy Relations: Lessons for the Low-Carbon Transition

  Dr. Susann Handke
13.45 - 14.00 Coffee Break
14.00 - 15.00 EU Energy Transition: Current geopolitics + Q&A
  Dr. Susann Handke
15.30 - 17.30 Simulation Game (in-person)

        

Day 5: Friday 26 June
09.30 - 10.45

EU Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, and the EU-UK 'Reset'

  Dr. Joris Larik
10.45 - 11.15

Coffee Break

11.15 - 12.15

The European Union in the G20

  Dr. Jaroslaw Kantorowicz
12.15 - 13.15 Lunch Break (with sandwiches)
13.15 - 14.45 The European Union and Global Security Governance
  Prof. Spyros Blavoukos
14.45 - 15.00 Coffee break
15.00 - 16.30 Diploma Ceremony (with drinks and snacks for all participants)