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  • Male hands touching the screen of a pc with message saying 'This site can't be reached'

    Abdollah Baei Lashaki - 14/01/2026

    When connectivity becomes a threat: internet shutdowns and the erosion of the public sphere in Iran

    In the current wave of protests, internet shutdowns are a tool of repression in Iran. In this EUIdeas piece, Research Fellow Abdollah Baei Lashaki ...

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    Sabrina Frydman, Anna Śledzińska-Simon - 17/12/2025

    Justice denied: How international courts are failing to uphold reproductive justice

    The next UN Session of the Commission on the Status of Women focuses on ensuring access to justice for women. Sabrina Frydman & Anna Śledzińska-Sim...

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  • Research trainer and young participant sitting on the floor and looking at a mobile screen

    Stephanie Acker Housman, Andrew Geddes, Negar Katirai - 12/12/2025

    You've got a friend in me: What does research have to do with relationships?

    Stephanie Acker, Andrew Geddes, and Negar Katirai explore the importance of relationships in research and the benefits of participatory research, w...

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  • Why EU reform and enlargement belong together_EU-flag3

    Veronica Anghel, Erik Jones - 19/11/2025

    Why EU reform and enlargement belong together

    At crucial periods in its development, the EU protects and reinforces its essential projects: the single market, the euro, security. At such moment...

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  • Girl wearing a hijab and glasses looks on with a hopeful expression.

    Elda Brogi, Paula Gori - 11/11/2025

    Democracy needs information integrity

    Democracy without trust: what happens when the public sphere collapses? The core foundations of a democratic society, based on trust, transparency,...

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    Antara Mascarenhas - 10/11/2025

    COP30: geopolitics, climate diplomacy, and the South Pacific

    As the human impact of climate change becomes increasingly impossible to ignore, Pacific Island Countries (PICs) occupy a unique position on the gl...

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  • From tourist visa to immigration: What is the size of overstaying flows in the Schengen Area?

    Ettore Recchi, Luca Jonas Bernasconi, Alejandra Rodriguez Sanchez - 23/01/2026

    When people think about ‘irregular migration’ to Europe, they usually picture dangerous boat crossings or jumping over barbed wires at land borders...

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  • Rise, resilience, and fall of an International Monetary System

    Giancarlo Corsetti - 16/01/2026

    Since the end of the Second World War, the international monetary system has undergone profound change. Yet for most of this long period, the syste...

    Read on lafonte.eui.eu

  • The bumpy road towards a digital euro

    Pierre Schlosser - 12/01/2026

    Amid the rapid digitalisation of payments, since 2020 the European Central Bank (ECB) has been advocating the introduction of a digital euro. This ...

    Read on fbf.eui.eu

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#EUIUpFront: Where EUI minds meet the moment

The EUI’s brightest thinkers tackle today’s big questions - and uncover the next ones. This video conversation series brings together EUI scholars to discuss the hottest topics from diverse angles, perspectives, and disciplines.

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Insight out: EUI experts speak up in the press

Big brains, bold takes. EUI scholars weigh in, with facts, flair, and fresh angles, in top outlets around the world.

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    Addressing Europe’s services dependencies

    Giancarlo Corsetti, Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Giulia Sestieri, Rolf Strauch - 16/01/2026

    Published on: VoxEU

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    Denaturalization in the Trump era: When the State questions the citizenship of millions of Americans

    Ashley Mantha-Hollands - 06/01/2026

    Published on: The Conversation

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    Public perceptions of biometric checks and their legal significance

    Lenka Dražanová - 01/12/2025

    Published on: Verfassungsblog

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