Public forum

Public forum
Discussion on “The US Election Outcome”

Discussion on “The US Election Outcome”

Mike Manatos, President at Manatos & Manatos, Government Relations and Public Policy Firm (online), Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow and Adviser to the President, The German Marshall Fund of the US, Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor at Sciences Po Paris & President of ELIAMEP and Odin Linardatou, Head of Communications at ELIAMEP will discuss: The US Election Outcome on Wednesday 6.11.2024

Second European Conclave

Second European Conclave

Brussels 17-19 January, 2025

Europe in difficult times

Article in the Special Edition of ELIAMEP’s newspaper Ta Nea about the major challenges that Europe will face in 2025.

Towards a New European Commission – Online discussion

Towards a New European Commission – Online discussion

Online discussion titled “Towards a New European Commission”, organized by UK in a Changing Europe.

The event delved into several key themes surrounding Ursula von der Leyen’s upcoming second term as President of the European Commission. Discussions focused on the EU’s approach to European security amid rising geopolitical tensions, the future of the Green Deal and the potential for it to be scaled back, as well as the impact of new member states potentially joining the Union. The session also explored how the EU will manage its relationship with the UK, and its evolving diplomatic ties with global powers like the US and China.

The speakers included: Catherine Barnard (Chair), University of Cambridge and UK in a Changing Europe; Loukas Tsoukalis, ELIAMEP; Sophie Pornschlegel, Europe Jacques Delors; and Fabian Zuleeg, European Policy Centre.

18th European Seminar: “Is the EU Ready to Become a Political Adult?”

18th European Seminar: “Is the EU Ready to Become a Political Adult?”

The 18th European Seminar took place in Hydra (26-29 September) under the leadership of ELIAMEP’s President, Loukas Tsoukalis, with a most appropriate theme for our times “Can the EU Become a Political Adult?”

Influential and extremely knowledgeable people from different countries and backgrounds who spent two and a half days engaged in intensive discussions on a wide range of topics, including the new political landscape in Europe, relations with the US and China, the war in Ukraine, European defence, protectionism, growth and competitiveness. A very successful event even though discussions were not always upbeat.

You can view here the agenda of the seminar and the list of participants.

Financial Times

Financial Times report on the book “Europe’s Coming of Age”

Professor Loukas Tsoukalis’ book “Europe’s Coming of Age”, Polity Press, was referred to by columnist Tony Barber in an article in the Financial Times. Barber analyses the difficulties faced by France and Germany and refers in detail to Tsoukalis’ book, while explaining in detail the solution proposed by the “Greek intellectual” (as he describes him) for the EU and its foreign and defence policy.

Click to read the article.

Αt the official ceremony in honor of the Emperor & Empress of Japan

Αt the official ceremony in honor of the Emperor & Empress of Japan

Professor Loukas Tsoukalis, was invited to attend the official lunch and the ceremony in honour of the Emperor and the Empress of Japan held at the University of Oxford on 28 June.

Prof. Tsoukalis was the supervisor of Empress Masako when she was a student in Oxford.

Αt the Annual Conference of UK in a Changing Europe

held in London on 18 June. He spoke about the next day of the European elections, the political earthquake in France, the difficulties of the German government and the serious possibility of weak political leadership in Europe with all that this implies for dealing with the great challenges of our time.

The video of the conference is available here. (from 04:15” onwards)

Keynote speaker at “The State of the Union 2024”

Keynote speaker on “What Vision for the future of Europe?” at the closing session (24 May) of the two-day conference The State of the Union 2024, organised by the European University Institute in Florence.