Future of Europe Debates II: European integration after European Parliament Elections

10.00 – 10.30 Welcome and setting the framework

Pol Morillas, Director, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)

Luise Rürup, Representative, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Portugal & Spain (FES)

Ilke Toygür, Director, Global Policy Center (GPC) and Professor of Geopolitics of Europe, School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs (SPEGA), IE University

10.30– 11.45 Do citizens preferences match with the electoral results? What have citizens voted for and what does it mean for the EU

Moderated by María Pallarés, Programmes Coordinator, FES Madrid

Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, Deputy Head of Unit, Citizens’ Dialogue, European Commission

Eleonora Poli, Head of Analysis, Centro Poltiche Europee

What were citizen’s preferences before the elections? How have citizens engaged in participation beyond the electoral contest? What are the issues that have been prominently featured during the electoral campaign? Have there been common themes across member states? Have these elections still been 27 different elections? Is there a role for citizens’ participation in this new political cycle?

11.45– 12.15 Coffee break

12.15– 13.30 Parliament configuration and potential shifts in the upcoming institutional cycle

Moderated by Raquel García, Analyst, Real Institute Elcano

Luise Quaritsch, Policy Fellow, Jacques Delors Centre

Melchior Szczepanik, Head of PISM Brussels Office, PISM

How will the election results affect the parliament’s configuration? Which policies can be decisive in the formation of unconventional coalitions? How can the new parliament configuration impact the continuity of the EU’s last institutional cycle? Which issues can be expected to come at the forefront of EU policy priorities?

13.30– 14.30 Working lunch

14.30– 15.45 Looking forward: The rise of the radical right in the European Parliament and the future of the EU’s foreign policy

Moderated by Ilke Toygür, Director, Global Policy Center (GPC) and Professor of Geopolitics of Europe, School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs (SPEGA), IE University

Nicolai von Ondarza, Head of Research Division EU/Europe, SWP

Zsuzsanna Szelényi, Director, CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy

How will the June elections affect the future of the EU’s foreign and security policy? How will the election results (marked by an increased representation of the radical right) shape the EU’s perception of future geopolitical challenges and its responses to it?

15.45 – 16.00 Concluding remarks

Héctor Sánchez Margalef, Researcher, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)