European University Institute

The European University Institute (EUI) is a unique international centre for doctorate and post-doctorate studies and research, situated in the Tuscan hills overlooking Florence. Since its establishment 40 years ago by the six founding members of the then European Communities, the EUI has earned a reputation as a leading international academic institution with a European focus. The four departments – Economics, History and Civilization, Law, and Political and Social Sciences – host scholars from more than 60 countries, studying for the Institution’s doctorate or one-year masters in law or European economics.

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China has long been the EU’s leading origin of imports of goods, including primarily electrical equipment, machines and mechanical parts. While China is also a large destination of EU exports of goods, these are much lower than imports (source: Eurostat). Vchal/Shutterstock (no reuse)

How World Trade Organization reform could help address the EU‑China trade imbalance

Kunhao Yang, European University Institute

The US and China have extended their trade truce till January. Meanwhile, EU-China export/import imbalances persist with sticking points, including voluntary export curbs and industrial policy reform.
Reading and writing have lost their primacy in our post-literate society, and yet PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests reading skills for a world in which those skills are no longer valued. Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock

Why banning AI in the classroom will not be enough to remedy poor reading skills in a post‑literary society

Michael FitzGerald, European University Institute

Understanding the technological shift from a literary to a post-literary society is crucial for rethinking AI’s place in learning environments.
Murmansk in north-west Russia and Aloysha – the city’s monument honouring the ‘Defenders of the Soviet Arctic’ or the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who served in World War II. Russia’s arctic zone represents key geostrategic territory in its 2024 Spatial Development Strategy. The area would be the backbone of its plans for a broader Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor. Parilov/Shutterstock (no reuse)

How war and sanctions are reshaping how Russia governs its vast territory

Sofia Borushkina, European University Institute; Monash University

Support settlements are at the forefront of Russian spatial policy. What does the development of these administrative service hubs tell us about how the land lies in Russia today?
Social acceptance of LGBTIQIA+ people has steadily increased across the EU over the last few years, but a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) survey has revealed a significant rise in hate-motivated harassment targeting LGBTIQIA+ people, with 55% reporting that they had experienced this. Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Did the Berlin Pride attack target the LGBTIQIA+ community or European values?

Benno Gammerl, European University Institute; Riccardo Bulgarelli, European University Institute, and Zsófia Veszely, European University Institute

A team of researchers explains why support for LGBTIQIA+ rights in Europe that is not based on homonationalist agendas, but intersectional fights against discrimination matters now more than ever.
According to popular belief, the statue of the Pillars of Hercules in Ceuta hails back to the time when Africa was joined to Europe, and the god Hercules cut the channel to divide them. Another legend has it that Hercules pulled the two continents together to narrow the strait of Gibraltar to stop sea monsters from the Atlantic entering the Mediterranean. Curioso Photography/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Ceuta migrant crossings: are calls for stronger border controls from 22 member states in line with EU law?

Karla Zeravcic, European University Institute and Marco Mauer, European University Institute

In a knee-jerk reaction to the situation in Ceuta, 22 EU member states are seeking to step up border security. What are the legal loopholes and do stronger controls comply with the rule of law?
Tableau de Jacques-Louis David représentant Madame Récamier – figure de la haute société française et icône du néoclassicisme –, dont le salon parisien attirait les cercles littéraires et politiques les plus en vue au début du XIXᵉ siècle. Wikimédia

Les tout premiers influenceurs au monde étaient français et sont nés après la Révolution

Emma Schwak, European University Institute

Comment s’habiller, recevoir, décorer son intérieur ou choisir un restaurant : après 1789, ces questions deviennent essentielles pour une société en pleine recomposition. C’est dans ce contexte qu’apparaissent les tout premiers influenceurs de l’histoire.
Policymaking for carbon capture and storage varies widely across Europe in terms of public financing and value chain management, which oversees everything from infrastructure to logistics. Robert Harding Video / Shutterstock

Carbon capture explained: how EU member states are funding and rolling out the technology to clean up Europe’s fossil fuel industry

Marzia Sesini, European University Institute; Adrien Nicolle, European University Institute, and Burçin Ünel, New York University

Three researchers take stock of different Union-wide policy approaches to removing and storing carbon emissions in the heavy industry sector.
A painting by Jacques-Louis David of French socialite and Neoclassical icon Madame Récamier whose salon in Paris attracted leading literary and political circles in the early 19th-century. Wikimedia

The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution

Emma Schwak, European University Institute

Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit.
In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV urged AI to serve humanity not dominate it, claiming that “technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate and use it”. Marco Iacobucci Epp/Shutterstock (no reuse)

Is the Pope’s AI encyclical a warning on Tech Messianism?

Francisco De Abreu Duarte, European University Institute

We are living in a world backed by technology that seems to have a spiritual project of its own. Are the fears of the Pope’s AI-critical encyclical founded?
The World Uncertainty Index is a measure that tracks uncertainty across 143 nations by text mining the country-specific reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit. Skorzewiak/Shutterstock

Global uncertainty is the new normal. Here’s why institutional legitimacy and resilience is crucial

Odysseas Konstantinakos, European University Institute

Geopolitical and economic uncertainty topped the G7 summit agenda. The world needs strong, inclusive international institutions more than ever.
Global health efforts are vital for effective pandemic governance and preparedness. Looking back to the not so distant past, across the world emergency responses to Covid-19 wildly differed – particularly in the Global South. Hunthomas/Shutterstock

Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

Andrea Vaccaro, European University Institute and Rachel M Gisselquist, University of Birmingham

Global health funding cracks do not bode well for pandemic governance as recent disease outbreaks are reminding us. What does this mean for developing countries and how do they cope with health emergencies?
A new study across 18 European countries indicates more pro-Kremlin sentiment toward the Russia-Ukraine war is not rare. People gather (pictured) at a protest march in support of Russia in Larnaca (Cyprus) in 2022. kirill_makarov / Shutterstock

What is driving Europe’s pro‑Russian supporters and their stance on the Russo‑Ukrainian conflict?

Filip Kostelka, European University Institute

Research carried out across 18 European countries takes a closer look at pro-Russian support on the continent.
How can we assess issues such as media transparency, journalists’ safety and the impact of digital platforms across Europe’s information ecosystem? The Media Pluralism Monitor explores four major areas at national level: fundamental protection, market plurality, political independence and social inclusiveness. Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock

The EU measures media freedom country by country, but cross‑border risks remain overlooked

Pier Luigi Parcu, European University Institute

The EU’s Media Pluralism Monitor research project assesses the health of national media ecosystems but what about the bigger picture beyond compliance and the risks to Europe’s information space as a whole?
The Schuman Plan in 1950 marked the beginning of European cooperation, laying the foundations for the EU as we know it today. Europe’s many milestones, such as the establishment of the European Economic Community, its expansion, and the adoption of the euro are the focus of the Historical Archives of the European Union which bears witness to Europe’s integration and construction and the institutions and pioneers behind them. George Khelashvili/Shutterstock

From Schuman's post‑war declaration to the EU today, the Historical Archives unpack how Europe came together

Dieter Schlenker, European University Institute

The construction of Europe after WWII sought to promote political and economic cooperation among European nations. The Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence are a testimony to this.
Gender bias in AI-driven systems is depriving women of the same economic rights as men, particularly concerning access to financial services. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock

Overcoming the algorithmic gender bias in AI‑driven personal finance

Eliana Canavesio, European University Institute

An economist explores the gender data bias behind credit scoring and borrowing money from the bank that excludes women worldwide, denying them the same economic rights as men.
Amid global energy disruption, the EU’s pledge to procure US oil, LNG, and nuclear energy products worth $750 billion by 2028 is a strategic response to lessen reliance on Russian fossil fuels through diversifying its sources and increasing its energy security. by-studio / Shutterstock

Why Europe can still face a gas crisis without a gas shortage

Marzia Sesini, European University Institute and James Kneebone, ETH Zurich

A gas crisis could challenge Europe next winter if its gas reserves are not replenished. The phaseout of Russian gas and LNG by late 2027 is a major part of the EU’s gas diversification strategy but it exposes the continent to price volatility.
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