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Why enlargement is now a strategic priority for the EU EU enlargement is back on the agenda again in Brussels, but strict democratic standards and internal reforms will be needed to sustain a widening Union.

After years of stalled progress, enlargement is back on the agenda again in Brussels.

But a successful enlargement policy will need to reconcile strategic expansion, democratic conditionality and the EU’s relationship with the UK.

✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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Italy under Giorgia Meloni: A ‘Vanguard’ in the Management of Migration and Security Challenges? This one-day workshop will examine the policies and influence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose leadership of Brothers of Italy - widely classified as a populist radical right party -…

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS

In collaboration with @psa-italian.bsky.social, the European Institute is hosting a workshop on 🇮🇹 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' on 15 May 2026.

⏰️ 📩 Please submit a 250-word abstract by 15 March 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Gas prices are up 50 (!) percent 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. Do we have a public @lse-ei.bsky.social lecture on fossil fuel profits scheduled for 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸? Yes.

And will our speaker @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social be joined by @mazzucatom.bsky.social as discussant? Also yes!

Registration: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Italy under Giorgia Meloni: A ‘Vanguard’ in the Management of Migration and Security Challenges? This one-day workshop will examine the policies and influence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose leadership of Brothers of Italy - widely classified as a populist radical right party - ha...

***CALL FOR ABSTRACTS***

On 15 May, @psa-italian.bsky.social, hosted by the @lse-ei.bsky.social, is organizing a workshop on 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Europe in a changing world 3pm Monday 2 March | Xavier Bettel | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at LSE

Register to join us for an exciting event with Xavier Bettel (@xavierbettel.bsky.social),the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of Luxembourg 🎤

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Join us for this talk that will examine the financial interests opposing decarbonization with @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social

📅 3 March, 6.30pm

📍In-person and online

Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🚨 We are sorry to share that our special event with former French PM Gabriel Attal has been cancelled. 🚨

Last week, our students had the opportunity to hear from Scarlett Varga, Secretary General of @bruegel.org, about career pathways in economic policy and insider perspectives on how think tanks shape European decision-making, but also connect with a leader at the forefront of economic research. 👏

Institutions and climate change Our Assistant Professor in European and International Political Economy Dr Angelo Martelli has co-authored a literature review with Professor Nauro F. Campos, Flavia Ginefra, and Dr Alessio Terzi,…

🌍️ ♻️ Dr Angelo Martelli @angmarte.bsky.social has co-authored a literature review which provides an overview of the relationship between institutions and climate policies and concludes with potential avenues for future research.

Read more 👇

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In conversation with Gabriel Attal 11am Fri 20 Feb | Gabriel Attal | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

🚨 Upcoming public event

Join us on Friday for a special event at the European Institute with the LSESU French Society featuring former 🇫🇷 French PM Gabriel Attal @gabriel-attal.bsky.social in conversation with Prof Iain Begg.

🗓️ Friday 20 Feb, 11-12.00pm

Register👇

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⏰ ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY!

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🎬 That’s a wrap!

Bruegel convened a timely discussion on Europe’s defence, and what this means for growth, innovation & competitiveness. Organised with @lse-ei.bsky.social.

Closing fireside chat: @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social with Rachel Reeves.
Recording here: buff.ly/9Uct11S

The European Institute to host Finance & Democracy Summer Workshop in partnership with new Huth Initiative at LSE, UC Berkeley, and Brown University The Finance & Democracy Summer Workshop is a two-day intensive training programme in partnership organised jointly by the Berkeley Program on Finance & Democracy, the Rhodes Center for International…

On 4-5 June 2026, we are organising the "Finance and Democracy Summer Workshop" w/ Program on Finance & Democracy @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance @brown.edu, and new Huth Initiative at LSE.

⏰️ Apply by 1 March:

We were delighted to co-host a conference on “Security in Europe” to mark 20 years of @bruegel.org yesterday, which concluded with a conversation between the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director, chaired by Dr Martelli @angmarte.bsky.social 🪖 🇪🇺

Last week, I had the pleasure of taking part in the panel "Europe from Rearmament to Renewal: Growth and Enlargement in an Age of Rupture" at the
@lse-ei.bsky.social student annual retreat at Cumberland Lodge.

📢Join Pedro Serrano, the European Union Ambassador to the United Kingdom, at this event to discuss Europe in a post-liberal world.

Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
#AcademicSky #PoliSky #EU

Should you believe the AI hype? Probably not Public discourse around AI has gone beyond what its technical specifications warrant, limiting the space for democratic engagement and control.

Public discourse around AI has gone beyond what its technical specifications warrant, limiting the space for democratic engagement and control.

✍ Cristobal Garibay-Petersen @lse-ei.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social & @neuralisa.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The material basis of gender-based violence and its circuits Our Professor in Global Politics Denisa Kostovicova, together with Dr Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic, Research Fellow in Civil Society and Conflict Research Group in the LSE Department of International…

Our Professor @denisakost.bsky.social has co-authored a chapter in the newly-published book, "War Economy: Gendered Circuits of Violence and Capital," which provides a structural explanation of post-conflict gender-based violence against women.

Discover it below👇

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🇪🇸 The Spanish Constitution promises #democracy at #work.

For the past year, @benbraun.bsky.social has been part of the expert group of 13 convened by @yolandadiaz.bsky.social ky.social and led by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social studying how to deliver that promise.

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🇹🇷 📈 The European Institute and @lsects.bsky.social, together with @landeconomy.bsky.social at the University of Cambridge, are jointly organising the "6th LSE-Cambridge Workshop on Political Economy of Türkiye" on 9-10 July 2026.

Check out the call for papers & workshop details below👇

🚨 The political economy of finance summer school is back, 3rd year running! Better still: We're bringing it to London via @lse-ei.bsky.social.

𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Finance & democracy
𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026
𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦: March 1. Link below.

We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!

The federal emergency – how the EU builds order from crisis As traditional international structures come under strain, the experimental nature of the EU should be viewed as a source of strength rather than weakness.

Crises have frequently served as the catalyst for European integration, but have they left the EU lacking a coherent constitutional architecture?

Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social on how the EU attempts to build order from crisis for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social.

🚆See you in London!
📅11 February 2026 15:30-18:30 (CET)

As part of Bruegel’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we are pleased to announce our next event "Security in Europe: how will it affect growth and competitiveness?", jointly organised with the @lse-ei.bsky.social

🔗 Info: buff.ly/JbVZYC6

Come celebrate Bruegel's 20th anniversary with us! YouTube video by LSE European Institute

Join us next week to celebrate @bruegel.org's 20th anniversary with a special half-day conference on security in Europe, and how it will affect growth and competitiveness.

🗓️ Wednesday 11 February
🕥 2.30-5.30pm

👉🎟️ Book your place now: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🚨6th LSE-Cambridge Workshop on Political Economy of Türkiye🚨
CALL FOR PAPERS
9-10 July 2026, Cambridge, UK
Submission deadline: 1 March 2026
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@lse-ei.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social @orkunsaka.bsky.social

The federal emergency – how the EU builds order from crisis As traditional international structures come under strain, the experimental nature of the EU should be viewed as a source of strength rather than weakness.

As traditional international structures come under strain, the experimental nature of the EU could become a source of strength rather than weakness.

✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Register for our @lsects.bsky.social event co-hosted with the British Institute at Ankara: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...

You can either join us on the #LSE campus or online.
@lse-ei.bsky.social @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social @lseevents.bsky.social #LSETürkiye

💼 We're #HIRING!

We are seeking an Assistant Professor in International Migration specialised in forced #migration and #policy responses to the #international #displacement of people and/or #immigration, #race and #citizenship (from a #comparative perspective).

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LSE European Institute Events 2.30pm Wednesday 11 February | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at the LSE

🚨 Upcoming public event

Join us as we celebrate @bruegel.org 's 20th anniversary with a high-level conference on “Security in Europe: how will it affect growth and competitiveness?”

📍11 Feb, 2.30pm

Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...