We have a lot of online courses and roundtables happening in the TEPSA Network this week, and also an event linked to our TEPSA Book: "Solidarity and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals"
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Online Course: “Intensive Seminar on the EU”, June 28 – July 16 (@collegeofeurope, Bruges)
"When we were writing this book, we didn't know how #COVID19 would stand as a test of #EUsolidarity"
- @JohannesPollak, co-editor of the "Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals" series introduces our event
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This event is indeed based on our upcoming third edition of the series: "Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals", co-edited by moderator @JohannesPollak along with @MichaelKaeding and @_PaulSchmidt
Maja Bucar, from @FDVLjubljana, is giving the initial address to #PPCLjubljana: "one of the positive things of having a conference virtually is that we can reach more people around Europe"
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TEPSA has been hosting our flagship bi-annual Pre-Presidency Conferences (PPC) for decades, always joining up with our Member Institute in the country taking on the upcoming @EUCouncil Presidency, it's become a milestone in the European calendar 💪
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TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos welcomes participants to #PPCLjubljana: "the Presidency gives an impression of ownership in the Member States"
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Before we launch into the TEPSA Slovenian Pre-Presidency Conference, a landmark on the European calendar, let's have a quick run through all the panels you can enjoy over the next two days
"Firstly the economic crises highlighted the imbalance within the #EMU, the flaws of the 'no bailtout' clause, which meant richer countries could only intervene as a last resort, and that the @ecb was not properly empowered against crises"