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We are now recruiting the 2025 PhD cohort

Start the intellectual adventure of a lifetime at the EUI in Florence. Up to 130 scholarships are available for doctoral candidates starting in September 2025. Check the eligibility criteria and submit your complete application by 31 January 2025, 14:00 CET.

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Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman on anti-cartel policy in Central and Eastern Europe

In this debut #EUIResearch video, Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, Fernand Braudel Fellow at the EUI Law Department, investigates the challenges of enforcing anti-cartel policies in Central and Eastern Europe and what it takes to ensure fair competition.

Research

Magdalena Żadkowska on how couples cope when children leave the family home

Magdalena Żadkowska, Fernand Braudel Fellow at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, discusses the life stage when adult children ‘empty the nest’ and leave home, focusing on the variation in how couples experience this phase, and on the important role of animal companions in an empty nest.

Research

Immigrants against new immigrants - an interview with Biljana Meiske

Biljana Meiske, Postdoctoral Fellow at the EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences, shares insights from her research on why immigrants already settled in Western countries often have a negative attitude towards new immigrants and refugees.

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EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

Who votes in EU elections? Social progress as a predictor of political engagement

Max Povse, Petra Krylova, Jaromír Harmáček

Master Student Max Povse, former Policy Leader Fellow Petra Krylova, and Jaromír Harmáček share insights from their analysis on how the Social Progress Index can be a guide for implementing policies that could raise electoral participation.

X-odus…fight or flighty

Michael Sanfey

Michael Sanfey, Visiting Fellow at the EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, shares his thoughts on why individuals and organisations have been leaving X and moving to other platforms.

The double-edged sword of charismatic leadership: lessons from Garibaldi’s expedition

Andrea Tizzani

Economics researcher Andrea Tizzani studied Giuseppe Garibaldi's role in the Italian unification and showed how Garibaldi's early successes eventually led to widespread disillusionment when his promises went unfulfilled.

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Events

January 2025

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Working group

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Labour migration in European countries: In-between legal categories, exploitation, and socio-economic consequences

January 2025

15:00

Hybrid

Discussion Group

Florence School of Transnational Governance

Youth Voices in Peace

January 2025

15:00

Hybrid

Workshop

Department of History

Press start? Video games and the use of history

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Latest news

Research

12 research projects selected for funding under the Widening Europe Programme

The EUI has announced the winners of the second call for collaborative research projects in the Widening Europe Programme. The EUI selected 12 projects in early January 2025, which will receive funding through the programme.

Initiative

Exhibition of Palestinian photographers at the EUI in January 2025

As of 14 January 2025, the EUI will host a photo exhibition of six Palestinian photographers from Gaza, curated by Italian documentary photographer Paolo Patruno.

COP29 unpacked: wins, losses, and controversies

COP29 took place in November in Baku, Azerbaijan, delivering a mix of controversy, breakthroughs, and setbacks. Florence STG researcher Jacopo Bencini, who attended in person, shares his insights on the event’s mixed outcomes.

Publication

What do you expect from your career development in 2025?

The European University Institute (EUI) is launching its new executive education offering to help you turn your professional ambitions into reality. As one of the leading providers of executive education in the world of policy, we empower professionals to take the next step in their careers.

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