The Fourth International Conference “Rethinking the European Union”, organized by Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, European Studies Department, “Jean Monnet” Center of Excellence with the support of “Erasmus Plus” Program of the European Union and “Hanns Seidel” Foundation, took place in Sofia, EU House, in May 2017. [...]
Today the minister, responsible for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018, Mrs. Liliana Pavlova, publicly presented the position of Bulgaria on the political priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency. They are based on the concept of the “Three Cs”- competitiveness, cohesion, culture”, elaborated by Prof. Ingrid Shikova. Information about the public position can be found in the Bulgarian media here and here. The concept, elaborated by Prof. Ingrid Shikova can be accessed in the weekly analytical commentaries, published by our CoE project team members – here.
Will Brexit have a domino effect on the EU or the opposite - consolidate the Union further? See the various expert positions on the topic in the commentary on the Bulgarian National television
What is the future of the EU and is there an alternative to multi-speed Europe? Prof. Ingrid Shikova discusses the topic on TV Evropa
Who will take UK's role as a constructive critic of EU policies after Brexit? How will the EU commemorate the anniversary of the Treaties of Rome and what is the objective of the March for Europe? See in Prof. I. Shikova's interview for Bloomberg TV.
We should not be relieved that Geert Wilders ranked second in the Dutch elections. Europe is a daily fight, a daily effort for unity". You can find out more in Prof. I. Shikova's interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.
The perspectives for the European Union and the preparation of the Bulgarian Presidency 2018 were the topics of a public discussion organized by PanEuropa and the EC Representation in Bulgaria. Among the speakers were also representatives of the Dept. of EU Studies at Sofia University - Prof. I. Shikova and Stefan Radov, student.
The role of Jean-Claude Junker’s annual speech at the EP and the summit in Bratislava Prof. Ingrid Shikova comments on the annual speech of European Commission President Junker and the expectations towards Europe. More in the audio file here. http://bnr.bg/euranetplus/post/100765443/vajnostta-na-rechta-na-jan-klod-unker-pred-evroparlamenta-i-sreshtata-v-bratislava
A conversation on the occasion of Bulgaria's 10 years of EU membership with Prof. Ingrid Shikova upon the initiative of the civil society network MoveBG. https://move.bg/doverieto-e-kislorodt-v-krvonosnata-sistema-na-evropejskiya-syuz
Malta - a small member state at the helm of the EU at troublesome times. Prof. Ingrid Shikova comments for Bulgarian National Radio. More in the audio file here.
“United Europe – Mission Possible”
Conference proceedings: “Of Citizens and Institution – a Time for Decisions in the EU”
The PhD conference “The European Union in the eye of the storm”
“Young voices for energizing Europe”
“The Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union – from Empirical Facts towards Expert Evaluation”