ReCLEI Conference celebrating the 10th Anniversary
of European Papers – A Journal on Law and Integration

European Integration
in Times of Geopolitical Uncertainty

Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome | 17-18 September 2026
Conference Room | Piazza Sassari, 4

Programme
(pdf version)


17 September 2026

Welcome Address (14:30)

Representative of the Host Institution [TBC]
Ramses A. Wessel (European Papers Editor-in-Chief)
Nicola Napoletano (ReCLEI Director)

Keynote Speech: Enzo Cannizzaro (European Papers Honorary Editor – Sapienza University of Rome), European Integration in the Face of Current Geopolitical Crises


Session I (15.30) – EU Values and Autonomy in a Changing Geopolitical Scenario

Chair: Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki)

Nicola Napoletano (UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome), The Constitutionalisation of EU Values: From Common Founding Values to Effective Judicial Enforcement
Ramses A. Wessel and Justin Lindeboom (University of Groningen), Links Between Internal and External Implications of Case C-769/22 (Commission v Hungary) 
Charlotte Beaucillon (University Paris-Est Créteil), Autonomy as a Compass: Furthering Integration in Times of Uncertainty

Discussion


18 September 2026

Session II (9.30) – Democracy, Citizenship and Diversity: New Challenges in the Path of European Integration

Chair: Ramses A. Wessel (University of Groningen)

Gareth Davies (VU Amsterdam), The Challenge of Internal Diversity in the EU 
Stefano Montaldo (University of Turin), EU Citizens’ Electoral Rights between Common Standards and National Reserved Powers  
Olia Kanevskaia (Utrecht University), Democratization of Technology Institutions in the EU

Discussion 


Session III  (11.30) – Solidarity Within and Beyond EU Border

Chair: Gareth Davies (VU Amsterdam)

Adam Łazowski (University of Westminster), Solidarity at the Time of Geopolitical Turmoil
Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki), From Just Retour to European Added Value  
Graham Butler (University of Southern Denmark), The EU’s Circle of Closeness in Times of Geopolitical Uncertainty 
Juan Santos Vara (University of Salamanca), The Implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum in Times of Geopolitical Changes 

Discussion

 

 

Contacts and information

For further information on the event ReCLEI & EP@10 Conference, please feel free to contact reclei@unitelmasapienza.it.
More information on the activities promoted by the ReCLEI are available here.


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The conference is organized in collaboration with Research Centre for International Law (CRDI) of UnitelmaSapienza and with the support of the Department of Law and Economics (DSGE) of UnitelmaSapienza.

Scientific Committee: Marco Fisicaro, Francesco Liguori, Nicola Napoletano.
Organizing Committee: Livia Hinz, Giulio Fedele, Chiara Venturini.