The EU and Global Challenges: Twenty-eight Ideas from the Erasmus Generation

I took part to the International Conference “The EU and Global Challenges: Twenty-eight Ideas from the Erasmus Generation”, School of Political Science “Cesare Alfieri” and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, University of Florence (program). The conference was scheduled during the 2017 Festival of Europe which takes place in Florence every two years and runs for a week.

The purpose of the conference – one-of-a-kind – was to allow a group of students coming from all over Europe (two from each member country) to present specific proposals and discuss their views on the European integration process and its current challenges with representatives of EU institutions.

The 28 teams were asked to write a position paper on the issues that are – in their view – a priority for revitalizing the European integration process. 

As an expert appointed by the local scientific committee, I coordinated, with Gemma Scalise, the Session “Shared Values and Rising Nationalism in the EU: A difficult Fit” (Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal).

Federica Mogherini