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
| 09:30 - 09:40 | Welcome |
| Prof. Madeleine Hosli | |
| 09:40 - 11:00 | The European Union and the United Nations: Introduction |
| Prof. Madeleine Hosli | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 - 12:30 | Legislative Decision-making in the European Union |
| Arash Pourebrahimi | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch break (with sandwiches) |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | The EU Global Strategy, Brexit and 'America is Back' |
| Dr. Joris Larik | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Climate Governance in a Global and Regional Context |
| Prof. Simon Schunz |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Visit to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) | |
| The Hague | ||
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break (with sandwiches) | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | The European Union and the World Trade Organization (WTO) | |
| Prof. Sieglinde Gstöhl | ||
| 15:15 - 17.15 (TBC) | The European Union and Global Security Governance | |
| Prof. Spyros Blavoukos | ||
| 17:15 - 18:30 | Walking Tour The Hague (voluntary) |
| 9:30 - 10:45 | Eastern Enlargement and Global Governance |
| Prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:15 | European Economic and Monetary Integration |
| Prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova | |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch break (with sandwiches) |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | The European Union in Global Monetary Governance (part 1): Currency Unions in Theory and Practice: Challenges for European Monetary Integration |
| Dr. Ad van Riet | |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | The European Union in Global Monetary Governance (part 2): Europe’s Strategic Autonomy- The International Role of the Euro |
| Dr. Ad van Riet |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC) |
| The Hague | |
| 12:15 – 13:20 | Lunch Break (sandwiches) |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Climate and Energy Governance: The Role of the European Union |
| Dr. Susann Handke | |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Coffee Break |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | EU-Russia Energy Relations: Lessons for the Low-Carbon Transition |
| Dr. Susann Handke | |
| 15:30 - 15:40 | Coffee Break |
| 15:40 - 16:30 | EU Energy Transition: Lessons from past overdependence, current geopolitics + Q&A |
| Dr. Susann Handke |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | The European Union in the G20 |
| Dr. Jaroslaw Kantorowicz | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | The EU and International Tax Law: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and Beyond |
| Prof. Irma Mosquera Valderrama | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Break (with sandwiches) |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Visit to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| The Hague | |
| 16:00 - 17:45 | Diploma Ceremony (drinks and snacks for all participants) |