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21 March 2025 12:00 to 13:00 | Seminar We welcome Jan Rovny (Sciences Po, Paris) to present: “Ethnic Minorities, Political Competition, and Democracy: Circumstantial Liberals” (co-organized with the Center for European Studies).The Comparative Politics Research Group covers all major research areas in the field, including institutions, democracy and political development, parties and voting behavi

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/comparative-politics-seminars-jan-rovny-ethnic-minorities-political-competition-and-democracy - 2026-04-29

9 April 2025 12:15 to 13:15 | Seminar In this event, part of the EU Law Discussion Group Seminar Series Spring 2025, Julie Frie (University of Zurich) will be presenting PhD research on ‘Unsafe Passage: Gender Based Violence on Migration Routes’.The seminar starts at 12.15, respecting an academic quarter, and involves 20-30 minutes of presentation, followed by 15-30 minutes of discussion. For thos

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/unsafe-passage-gender-based-violence-migration-routes - 2026-04-29

29 April 2025 12:15 to 13:15 | Seminar In this event, part of the EU Law Discussion Group Seminar Series Spring 2025, Nathan Cambien (University of Antwerp) will be presenting his research on ‘EU Law in Times of Crisis’.The seminar starts at 12.15, respecting an academic quarter, and involves 20-30 minutes of presentation, followed by 15-30 minutes of discussion. For those interesting in attending

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/eu-law-times-crisis-0 - 2026-04-29

9 May 2025 13:00 to 17:00 | Conference On May 9th, we celebrate Europe Day – a day to recognize peace, cooperation, and unity in Europe. This year, we invite you to an inspiring conference where we, explore the significance of the EU for Sweden, which is celebrating 30 years of membership. The conference will highlight different perspectives on EU cooperation, with a focus on regional collaboratio

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/sweden-30-years-eu - 2026-04-29

16 May 2025 13:00 to 13:00 | Seminar The seminar will focus on the reform of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU, particularly amendments to the Rules of Procedure of both the Court of Justice and the General Court. These changes aim to modernise and simplify court procedures, notably introducing provisions that allow the transfer of certain preliminary ruling cases from the Court of Jus

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/eu-law-discussion-group-seminar-advocate-general-advocate-general-dr-rimvydas-norkus - 2026-04-29

28 May 2025 12:15 to 13:15 | Seminar Signe Rehling Larsen is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and a Carlsberg Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. Signe Rehling Larsen is currently pursuing research projects on varieties of constitutionalism in the European Union, comparative federalism, and the legacy of empire in European public law. She is interested

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/foundations-constitutional-tolerance - 2026-04-29

12 May 2025 13:15 to 17:30 | Conference 13:15 – 13:30 Welcome 13:30 – 14:45 The Challenges of Post-Conflict ConstitutionsJudge Gresa Caka-Nimani Immediate Past President, Constitutional Court of Kosovo Judge Helen Keller Judge of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia; former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break15:00 – 16:15 Nordic Arrangements for Constitutional Resil

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/constitutional-resilience-turbulent-times - 2026-04-29

5 June 2025 12:15 to 13:15 | Seminar Paul Linden-Retek is an Associate Professor of Law and Co-director of Buffalo Human Rights Center at the University at Buffalo. He is the author of ‘Postnational Constitutionalism: Europe and the Time of Law’ (Oxford University Press 2023), which reimagines the form and emancipatory aspirations of constitutional law in the project of European integration. His c

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/postnational-aspirations-european-law-reflections-legal-form-and-constitutional-hope - 2026-04-29

Maria Strömvik DirectorEmail: maria.stromvik@svet.lu.sePhone: +46 46 222 04 87 Isabella Kennerhed Research assistantEmail: isabella.kennerhed@cfe.lu.se Joakim Zander Deputy directorEmail: joakim.zander@har.lu.sePhone: +46 46 222 33 65 Thea Schedin Research assistantEmail: thea.schedin@svet.lu.se Malin Wettemark Finance officerEmail: malin.wettemark@sam.lu.sePhone: +46 46 222 48 44

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/personnel - 2026-04-29

27 November 2025 12:00 to 28 November 2025 16:00 | Conference Swedish Forest Industries and Impact Europe are together hosting EU Boot Camp in Lund on 27-28 November. The event is open to everyone interested in learning more about the EU and future career opportunities in Brussels, but the event will be in Swedish. Read more about the event on CFE:s Swedish website or on Impact Europe's website. A

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/eu-boot-camp-lund - 2026-04-29

5 February 2026 10:15 | Seminar The Centre for European Studies are organising a EU-career day together with SEU on the 5th February 2026 to demystify life working in Brussels. The four seminars will be in Swedish, read more on our Swedish website. About the eventLocation:Eden, Department of Political ScienceContact:isabella [dot] kennerhed [at] cfe [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calenda

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/eu-careers-seminars - 2026-04-29

29 January 2026 16:15 to 17:30 | Seminar This spring the Centre for European Studies is organising a series of five seminars on current European topics. The first seminar will be held on January 29 at 16:15-17:30 in Eden 367 and is titled "From Permacrisis to Strategic Autonomy – Adapting the EU to New Realities". After a year of unprecedented geopolitical upheaval, strategic autonomy has become t

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/permacrisis-strategic-autonomy-adapting-eu-new-realities - 2026-04-29

12 February 2026 16:15 to 17:30 | Seminar In November 2025 the CJEU finally delivered its judgment in the case on the legality of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive. The directive was subject to a heated debate already before it was adopted, but nevertheless the Court managed to deliver a judgement that has made both sides of the debate happy with the outcome. As Ankie Hartzén has previously conc

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/minimum-wage-eu-battle-won-everyone - 2026-04-29

The board for the Centre for European Studies consists of four members from the university faculties as well as three external members. Katarina Areskoug Mascarenhas (chairman), director, Kreab Stockholm and previous head of the European Commission's representation in Sweden  Anna Wetter Ryde, deputy director, SIEPS Jan Henrik Nilsson, senior lecturer, Department of Service Management and Service

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/about-cfe/board - 2026-04-29

5 March 2026 16:15 to 17:30 | Seminar The third seminar of the CFE Spring Seminar Series is held by Anders Ahnlid, Director-General of The National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium), and will cover the changing dynamics of EU trade relations. In this talk, Ahnlid will provide an in-depth perspective on developments within the European Union’s internal market and trade policy, drawing on his experi

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/eu-trade-relations-new-era - 2026-04-29

24 March 2026 12:15 to 13:00 | Seminar The IIIEE (International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics) are hosting a lunch seminar with Geert-Jan Van Der Zanden, a sustainability transformation expert and the founder of The Sustainability Transition Studio. Read more on IIIEE's website! About the eventLocation:IIIEE, Room 201Contact:samson [dot] mukanjari [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se Sa

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/iiiee-lunch-seminar-what-can-european-sustainability-transition-learn-asia - 2026-04-29

25 March 2026 12:15 to 13:00 | Seminar The IIIEE (International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics) are hosting a lunch seminar with Carolyn Fischer, a Lead Economist on the Sustainability and Infrastructure Team in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. Read more on IIIEE's website! About the eventLocation:IIIEE, Room 201Contact:samson [dot] mukanjari [at] iiiee [dot] lu

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/iiiee-lunch-seminar-capital-adjustment-costs-and-nationally-determined-contributions-how-avoid - 2026-04-29

7 May 2026 16:15 to 17:30 | Seminar On 7 May 2026, 16:15-17:30 in Eden 367, Agnes Blome (professor of Political Science at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam) will explore how women attain top positions in the Commission in her talk, “Closing the gap at the top of the ‘Union of Equality’? When, where and how women attain positions in the European Commission.” The European Commission has ma

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/closing-gap-top-union-equality - 2026-04-29

Here you can read about the activities that the Centre for European Studies has been working with in recent years. The reports are only available in Swedish. Annual report 2024 (in Swedish) (PDF, 1.1 MB, new tab)Annual report 2022 (in Swedish) (PDF, 1.2 MB, new tab)Annual report 2021 (in Swedish) (PDF, 969 KB, new tab)Annual report 2020 (in Swedish) (PDF, 550 KB, new tab)Annual report 2019 (in Swe

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/about-cfe/annual-reports - 2026-04-29

19 May 2026 13:00 to 15:00 | Lecture/talk On May 19, Cecilia Malmström - former European commissioner for trade will be holding a lecture offering her reflections on European challenges in a geopolitical era. During a time when Europe is facing a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, marked by shifting power dynamics, economic uncertainty, and growing security concerns, the Centre for European

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/calendar/european-challenges-geopolitical-era - 2026-04-29