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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 16 June 
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 
15:00 - 15:30  Coffee break  
15:30-17:00 Visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC)
  The Hague
Day 2: Tuesday 17 June
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 The European Union and Global Security Governance
  Prof. Spyros Blavoukos
17:15 - 18:30 Walking Tour The Hague (voluntary)
Day 3: Wednesday 18 June
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. Madeleine Hosli
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

Day 4: Thursday 19 June
10:30 - 12:00 Climate Governance in a Global and Regional Context
  Prof. Simon Schunz
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break 
14:00 - 15:00 Climate and Energy Governance: The Role of the European Union
  Dr. Susann Handke
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 - 16:00 EU-Russia Energy Relations: Lessons for the Low-Carbon Transition
  Dr. Susann Handke
16:00 - 16:10 Coffee Break
16:10 - 17:00 EU Energy Transition: Lessons from past overdependence, current geopolitics + Q&A
  Dr. Susann Handke
17:00 - 18:30 Simulation Game

        

Day 5: Friday 20 June
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)