As we bid farewell to 2023, The we reflect on some of the year's highlights at the Jean Monnet Centre for EU Integration and Citizens' Rights

This seminar, 'The Pandemic as a Litmus Test for EU Anti-Discrimination Law - Debating Change' will be held on Thursday 14th March, 2024 in UCC, Cork. 

Deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to February 27th. 

Professor Schiek is the first legal scholar in Ireland to secure a €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant. 

For this seminar we invite papers on all aspects of the theme , 'Citizens' (free) Movement and the EU Neighbourhood - Northern Ireland (UK) and Ukraine'.

Questions to be considered include but are not limited to: - Electronic Travel Authorisations on the island of Ireland and citizens’ rights under the Protocol and the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement - Moving from the Ukraine to the EU- is the Association Agreement a sufficient basis for war refugees? - How will future conflicts over dual Russian and Ukrainian citizenship and territory impact on Ukraine’s application to the European Union? - Can the EU neighbourhood accommodate integration beyond trade? - Movement based on trade in services and establishment- compromising or supporting citizens’ rights? Selected papers will be edited and published in the centre’s online paper series.

Deadline for submission of abstracts is 28th February 2023. 

On Wednesday 28th September, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence 'EU Integration and Citizens' Rights hosted its Kick-Off hybrid event. This Kick-Off event provided an opportunity to present the project plans to the wider public.