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This collection contains the recorded and published contributions of the State of the Union (SoU) Conference, an annual summit for high-level reflection on the European agenda, organised by the European University Institute to bridge the work of academics with policy-making in Europe.

All SoU editions are collected and archived in Cadmus.

The 13th edition of The State of the Union conference was held on 4-6 May 2023 and was entitled “Building Europe in times of uncertainty”.

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Title:The State of the Union 2023 : final report Editor(s):European University InstituteDate:2023Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:The State of the Union Conference; 2023; Building Europe in times of uncertaintyAbstract:The 13th edition of The State of the Union, the European University Institute’s (EUI) high-level annual event on global affairs, took place on 4-6 May 2023 in Florence, Italy. Under the title ‘Building Europe in times of ...
Title:What European security architecture for the future? Author(s):BERTI, Benedetta; RAIK, Kristi; TOCCI, Nathalie ; YRJÖLÄ, TuulaDate:2023Type:VideoSeries/Number:The State of the Union Conference; 2023; Building Europe in times of uncertainty; Institutional ProgrammeAbstract:Many observe that Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine is a “turning point in our history” (Draghi, Macron). The war brought transatlantic allies together, it changed the EU membership prospects for the countries of Eastern ...
Title:Towards a fairer and greener European economy Author(s):GENTILONI, Paolo; LYNCH, SuzanneDate:2023Type:VideoSeries/Number:The State of the Union Conference; 2023; Building Europe in times of uncertainty; Institutional Programme; Closing sessionAbstract:Conversation between Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, European Commission and Suzanne Lynch, Europe's Chief Brussels Correspondent, Politico.
Title:Europe's digital future : the opportunities and pitfalls of platform self-regulation of harmful content and disinformation Author(s):BERTUZZI, Luca; ENGLER, Alex; KUKLIŠ, Ľuboš; WACHTER, SandraDate:2023Type:VideoSeries/Number:The State of the Union Conference; 2023; Building Europe in times of uncertainty; Partners ProgrammeAbstract:2022 was a year in which significant steps were taken towards establishing comprehensive European legislative and regulatory frameworks for media and technology. The European Media Freedom Act, the Digital Services Act and ...
Title:The State of the Union 2023 lecture : Q&A Author(s):HEMERIJCK, Anton Date:2023Type:VideoSeries/Number:The State of the Union Conference; 2023; Building Europe in times of uncertainty; Institutional ProgrammeAbstract:At the peak of the sovereign debt crisis in 2013, Angela Merkel summarised the dominant thinking of the time, by implicating that Europe is not competitive because, comprising only 7% of the world’s population, contributing ...