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The Summit on the Future of Europe is an initiative of Harvard University’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES). Launched in 2014, this annual conference aims to convene eminent scholars and public leaders at Harvard in order to debate critical challenges facing Europe.
For the full agenda, visit the Minda de Gunzgurg Center for European Studies website.
About
Since 2008, the terms crisis and Europe have become inseparable. As the crisis has deepened and persisted and its dimensions multiplied, the future of a united Europe and its core values have been called into question. Yet, there is wide divergence of views among experts and politicians on the causes, symptoms, implications and policies needed to resolve it. Is it necessary for Europe and the European Union to discard old models and principles in order to find a way out of crisis? Or should traditional European approaches simply be refined and applied more consistently in order to find solutions? The 2016 Summit, entitled Europe and the Forces of Disunion, will examine the adverse political, economic and social trends that have both fueled the crisis and/or resulted from it. The proceedings will assess the options open to Europe in confronting its multiple challenges and reflect on Europe’s future.
Sponsors
This event is co-sponsored by:
- Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States
- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
- Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University
- Jean Monnet ad Personam Chair in European Union Law and Government
- This event is made possible by the John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellowship
- Real Colegio Complutense, Harvard University
- Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
