Events

Upcoming IEP@BU Events

Università Bocconi, Campus Life Area, Mezzanine Level, Via Bocconi 12
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EU-China Relations in the Green Energy Sector

The event, jointly organized by the Institute for European Policymaking @ Bocconi University and Generali, explores the evolving dynamics of EU–China relations in the green energy sector, bringing together diverse perspectives to promote a lively debate on cutting-edge developments in energy storage and their implications for green energy systems.

Brussels
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The European Market for Electrical Vehicles: Does it Need Protection From China?

The political rationale for the BEV tariffs was the narrative that subsidized Chinese BEVs were threatening the European automotive industry. Is this narrative correct? Does the EU automotive industry need protection?

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, MIlano
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Le corti salveranno le democrazie?

Una conversazione con Marta Cartabia, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Sala Lettura EGEA
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Lo spazio può rafforzare la sovranità europea?

Una conversazione con Simonetta Di Pippo, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Past Events

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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L’Unione europea può resistere senza gli USA?

Una conversazione con Marta Dassù, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Brussels
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Strategic Responsibility in a Continent under Threat: Is it Time for a European Security Council?

The idea of a European Security Council is not new, but has resurfaced, as Europe grapples with the threat from Russia, the US's abandonment and the mounting challenge of populist nationalism.

Rome
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The European Continent at War. A conversation with Margus Tsahkna

Russia may be the main strategic beneficiary of the new conflict in the Middle East, which risks diverting political attention and resources from the war in Ukraine. As the conflict drags on, the threat to European security grows.

What developments can we expect in Ukraine? Would a ceasefire mark the beginning of a durable peace - or simply the prelude to the next phase of Vladimir Putin’s war?  

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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La diplomazia può fermare le guerre?

Una conversazione con Pasquale Terracciano, intervistato da Mariangela Pira.

Roma
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Italy and Germany, One Vision for Europe?

In recent weeks, the governments of Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz have begun promoting a shared economic agenda for the European Union, despite differing approaches to the crisis in transatlantic relations. What are the opportunities, the limits, and the risks of this emerging cooperation? 

Leonardo Del Vecchio building, P.za Angelo Sraffa, 13 | 3rd floor, room N32.
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Geopolitical tensions, climate change, inequality: challenges to macroeconomic and financial stability

The world is undergoing multiple shocks, which rather than crises should be treated as structural changes. What will be their impacts on the macroeconomy? What are the main takeaways for future global managers and what how will the current uncertainty impact business dynamics in the coming years? 

A guest lecture by Sylvie Goulard.

Aula Manfredini
Via Sarfatti 25
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A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI

This HDR event, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme, Generali Group, and the Institute for European Policymaking @ Bocconi University, will feature a presentation of the key findings of the 2025 HDR, followed by two conversations that bring the reports messages into concrete focus: the implications of AI for gender divides and how to mitigate them. Together, these discussions will explore how choices made today can ensure that AI becomes a force for expanding human freedoms, rather than constraining them.

Campus Life Area, mezzanine level, Via Bocconi 12, Milano
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Rare Earths & Geopolitics: Hard Choices for Europe

An event to discuss how the European Union is responding to rapidly evolving dynamics in rare earths supply chains, global trade tensions, and strategic interdependence with China and the United States. 

Roma
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Venezuela: Destabilizzazione, Transizione, o molto Rumore per nulla?

Alla luce degli sviluppi più recenti, l’evento propone un confronto aperto e plurale sul Venezuela di oggi.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Come possiamo reagire ai dazi?

Una conversazione con Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, intervistato da Stefano Feltri.