An International Conference Athens, Greece, 25-26 May 2020. After the completion of the 2004/07 enlargement round and Croatia’s accession in 2013, the EU seems to have forgotten its other neighbours who are still hoping for an ‘EU future’. The hope that Western Balkan accession had become a priority on the EU agenda following European Commission President Junker’s optimistic State of the Union speech in 2017 has so far largely evaporated. Neither the Eastern Partnership nor enlargement to the Western Balkans were a topic in the campaigns for the European Parliament elections in May 2019. Moreover, Turkey’s accession to the EU...

The European Union Centre of Excellence at RMIT and Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) invite you to this online event to celebrate Europe Day 2020.

Ursula Von Der Leyen and the new College of Commissioners took office on 1 December 2019, alongside a new President of the European Council, Charles Michel. Since then they have released the European Green Deal only then to see the formal exit of the UK from the EU, and then the outbreak of COVID-19 with devastating consequences for many European citizens and significant disruption to the livelihoods of most Europeans.

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The Australian Institute of Polish Affairs (AIPA), EU Centre of Excellence at RMIT University, and Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) invite you to this presentation on the analysis of Poland’s contribution to European integration, and the developments and growth of the European Union (EU).
This presentation will also discuss the recent political changes taking place in Poland and its political, security and economic consequences for Poland, and its membership in the EU.

This presentation will focus on the analysis of Poland’s contribution to European integration, and the developments and growth of the European Union (EU).

It will also discuss the...

CALL FOR JOURNAL PAPERS

Special Issue for Australia and New Zealand Journal of European Studies

“Critical Reflections on European Education”

Submission deadline:

28 February 2020

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies (ANZJES), double-blind peer-refereed publication, provides a forum for discussion of contemporary European issues. This Special Issue titled: “Critical Reflections on European Education” focuses on the transformations of education systems, education policies and practices in the European countries, European Union member states as well as at the European Union-level. The area of study of European education provides an exciting laboratory for exploration of complex, multi-level system, policy and practice transformations. The national...

The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia (CESAA) is calling for papers for the conference that will take place at RMIT University in Melbourne on 6 and 7 November 2019. The title of this conference is “Europe in a Year of Transition: Challenges and Opportunities”.

This conference offers scholars, early career researchers, students, policymakers, and those with an interest in European-Australia relations an opportunity to examine the various aspects of the European Union (EU), and Europe more broadly, in a context of continuity and change.

As the Brexit deadlock continues, and with current economic, social, cultural, political and environmental uncertainties in play,...