ITALY – LUISS GUIDO CARLI UNIVERSITY – Ivailo KALFIN

LUISS Guido Carli University organized a round table entitled "The role of parliaments in front of the Internet challenges in the XXIst century: digital democracy and privacy concerns ". It was part of the 7th edition of the Summer Program-Jean Monnet Module on "Parliamentary democracy in Europe". This year the course was devoted to "Parliamentary Accountability and New Technologies: Transparency, Privacy a nd Security Challenges" and took place on 9-20 July 2018.

BRAZIL – FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS – Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA

The Federal University of Minas Gerais; Faculty of Milton Campos; Pontific Catholic University and Dom Helder Camara Law School will organize a conference entitled "International and European Security and the foreign relationship with South America" to discuss about understanding the perspectives surrounding the current geopolitical and legal configuration of the relations between the European Union and South America within the framework of the security policy adopted by international instruments reflecting the common positions adopted by both regions.

UKRAINE – UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN STUDIES – Paulo CASACA

The Ukrainian European Studies Association will organize the participation of a former MEP to take part and deliver a report at the Jean Monnet Conference “Access of Ukraine to the EU Digital Single Market” and a public lecture at the Poltava Technical University to academics, experts and students interested in EU-Ukraine relations and on the EU Digital Strategy Paper.

UNITED STATES – UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN EU CENTER (EUC) – Robert EVANS

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign EU Center (EUC) organized two major events: "17th Annual EU Day”, a celebration of transatlantic relations and strives to promote a better understanding between the peoples of the US and the EU also featuring a roundtable discussion on the EU; “Researching and Teaching the EU: Best Practices and Current Trends in EU Scholarship -- A Working Conference”, an annual conference that brings together college faculty with the aim of increasing research on and teaching of the EU at universities and four-year and two-year colleges in Illinois and the American Midwest.

GERMANY – GEORG-AUGUST UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN – Michael HINDLEY

The Georg-August University of Göttingen organized a talk with a former MEP on the topic of Law and Policy-making in the EU and the conequences of BREXIT for the EU and Great Britiain. The programm at the university includes lectures and follow-up discussions and debates with students.

CZECH REPUBLIC – MENDEL EUROPEAN CENTRE BRNO – Mariela BAEVA

For the European week and Mendel European Centre in Brno one of the former MEP participated in lectures and discussions with students beginning of December 2018. The main topics will be BREXIT, migration issues and the EU institutions.

NETHERLANDS – MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY – Edit HERCZOG

Maastricht University invites a former MEP to attend an event on the topic "Value-less Data: Legal, Ethical, Economic and Technological Lessons for a Robust Data Economy". This values-centric symposium aims to bring together experts from data science, ethics, economics and law to create a White Paper establishing basic principles for the use of data in the data economy.

ITALY – SECONDARY SCHOOLS EUI – Lycée Giotto Ulivi- Luciana CASTELLINA

The Historical Archives developed a programme for high schools focused on three main themes: European citizenship and school, climate change and the institutional reform of the EU. Numerous meetings were held in the prestigious Villa Salviati in Florence to discuss these highly topical issues.
The meeting at Lycée français Victor Hugo was attended by our member Jean Paul Denanot.