The European Parliament’s office in Barcelona, the Representation of the European Commission and CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) organise the fifth edition of the Sofía Corradi Summer Course on the European Union. The three days will consist of monographic sessions, approached from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Each session will be divided into an initial presentation by a keynote speaker from the European Parliament and the European Commission, followed by a dialogue, and a roundtable discussion featuring CIDOB researchers, members of European institutions, and other experts.
The aim of this summer course is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the debates and challenges of the European Union in the short, medium, and long term, equipping them with the necessary tools to analyse and comprehend European realities and actively engage in them. Participants who complete the entire course in person will receive a certificate of participation.
Registrations at eusummercourse.eu
Participants
Samuele Carlo Abrami
Research Fellow,
CIDOB
Michael Adam
Head of Digital Polices Unit, European Parliamentary Research Service (online)
Lucia Annunziata
Member of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs
Inés Arco Escriche
Researcher,
CIDOB
Sergi Barrera
Jefe de la Oficina de Parlamento Europeo en Barcelona
Javier Borràs Arumí
Researcher and Editor,
CIDOB
Jaume Duch
Minister for European Union and Foreign Action, Government of Catalonia
Miguel Ferrer
Senior Advisor, Adigital
Silvia Kotanidis
Policy Analyst, European Parliamentary Research Service (online)
Dimitri Lorenzani
Member of the Competitiveness Task Force, European Commission’s Secretariat General; Visiting Professor, College of Europe
Angela Mauro
Journalist, Huffington Post (tbc)
Pol Morillas
Director,
CIDOB
Laura Pous
Journalist, Agència Catalana de Notícies (ACN)
Sophia Russack
Researcher, CEPS
Fernando Sampedro
Secretary of State for the EU, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain
Héctor Sánchez Margalef
Research Fellow,
CIDOB
Katarzyna Sidło
Senior Analyst, EUISS
Manuel Szapiro
Director, Representación de la Comisión Europea en Barcelona
María Cristina Urbano
Policy Officer, European Commission
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
15.45 – 16.00 Welcome
Pol Morillas , Director, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)Sergi Barrera , Head of the European Parliament’s office in BarcelonaManuel Szapiro , Director, Representation of the European Commission in Barcelona
16.00 – 16.45 Future perspectives after 40 years of Spanish membership to the EU
Keynote: Fernando Sampedro , Secretary of State for the EU, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain
Dialogue with: Pol Morillas , Director, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
16.45 – 17.15 Q&A
17.15 – 17.30 Break
17.30 – 18.30 Roundtable: The Second Von der Leyen Commission After the First 100 Days: Assessment and Perspectives
Sophia Russack , Researcher, CEPSSilvia Kotanidis , Policy Analyst, European Parliamentary Research Service (online) Héctor Sánchez Margalef , Researcher, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Moderated by: Laura Pous , journalist, Agència Catalana de Notícies
18.30 – 19.00 Q&A
Thursday, 3 July 2025
16.00 – 16.45 Digital Agenda, Regulation, and European Technological Sovereignty
Keynote: Dimitri Lorenzani , Member of the Competitiveness Task Force, European Commission’s Secretariat General; Visiting Professor, College of Europe
Dialogue with: Inés Arco , Researcher, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
16.45 – 17.15 Q&A
17.15 – 17.30 Break
17.30 – 18.30 Roundtable: Digital Agenda, Regulation, and European Technological Sovereignty
Javier Borràs , Researcher, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)Miguel Ferrer , Senior Advisor, AdigitalMichael Adam , Head of Digital Polices Unit, European Parliamentary Research Service (online)
Moderated by: Inés Arco , Researcher, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
18.30 – 19.00 Q&A
Friday, 4 July 2025
09.45 – 10.00 Opening remarks
Jaume Duch , Minister for European Union and Foreign Action, Government of Catalonia
10.00 – 10.45 Cooperation and Conflict in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood: The New Mediterranean Agenda
Keynote: Lucia Annunziata , Member of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs
Dialogue with: Angela Mauro , journalist, Huffington Post
10.45 – 11.15 Q&A
11.15 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Roundtable: Cooperation and Conflict in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood: The New Mediterranean Agenda
Samuele C.A. Abrami , Research Fellow, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)Katarzyna Sidło , Senior Analyst, EUISSMaría Cristina Urbano , Policy Officer, European Commission
Moderated by: Angela Mauro , journalist, Huffington Post
12.30 – 13.00 Q&A
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