EUNNET

Understanding EU-UN Relations

The EUN-NET Network brings together established academics from different disciplines (law, economics, political science and international relations) that have a proven record of research and teaching excellence in the field of EU-UN relations. The rationale of this multidisciplinary partnership is to encourage exchange of academic best-practice and creating a thematic trans-national research group.

The EUN-NET Network’s dual objective comprises the stimulation of academic interest in EU-UN interactions and the forging of a broader common public space for informed analysis and debate on current EU-UN issues. The former will be achieved by a variety of teaching methodologies and the set up of a research network that will outlive the duration of the program. The latter will entail an enhanced cooperation between academic and civil society stakeholders through several public events to disseminate knowledge and enhance the understanding of this complex relationship.

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PhD Seminar ‘Researching EU-UN Relations: Methodological Lessons Learned and Best Practices’, Leuven, 24 May 2019

On Friday 24 May, the Network organized a PhD seminar with Prof. Dr. Diane Panke (University of Freiburg) and Prof. Dr. Tom Delreux (Université Catholique de Louvain). This expert seminar was intended to help Phd students with an interest in international relations and organizations to further enhance their knowledge on the EU foreign policy system. Diane Panke and Tom Delreux shared the lessons they have learned along the way via two comprehensive lectures on EU-UN relations. The lectures were organized within the framework of the Network’s teaching visits.

EU-UN Network FINAL EVENT, Leuven, 23 May 2019

The final conference of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-UN Relations aimed to deepen our insight in current interactions between the European Union (EU) and dedicated United Nations (UN) bodies in a context of besieged multilateralism, renewed great power rivalry, anti-globalism, authoritarianism, contestation, populism and nationalism. Representatives from UN Brussels offices interacted with representatives from the European External Action Service and with academic experts from within and outside the EU-UN Network.

UCL Partner: Training Session, 20 May 2019

The training session on EU external environmental policy took place on Monday 20 May in Brussels. The objective of the training was to introduce the participants to the role of the EU in international environmental politics, particularly in the context of the UN. The training took 6 hours and was given by Tom Delreux.

The main objective of the training was to familiarize the participants with the basic concepts and core dynamics of the EU’s involvement in UN negotiations on environmental and climate matters; to introduce the current policy developments in this field and to discuss with them the interaction between EU policies and UN-wide negotiations, conferences and agreements. The training particularly focused on climate chance policy and climate change negotiations. It discussed the most recent developments related to the EU’s contribution and implementation of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).