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The European Union: Unique Phenomenon or relevant Model?

On Thursday, the 29th of September, a lecture entitled “Political Development of the European Union” was being held by Marc Franco, ambassador of the European Union in Cairo. The lecture is part of the module „THE EUROPEAN UNION: UNIQUE PHENOMENON OR RELEVANT MODEL?“, instructed by Professor Roger Heacock, within the course „International Studies“. The module is a collaboration between the Ibrahim Abu Lughod Institute for International Studies (IALIIS) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

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In his lecture, Franco spoke about the development of the European Integration. He especially focused on the economical and political issues which the countries in Post-War Europe had to manage. He also discussed the various mechanisms of integration, which the European Union experienced since the Treaty of Rome in the 1950s to the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in the year 2009. Franco ended the lecture with a discussion about the current and upcoming challenges for the member-states of the European Union that he saw in the crisis in the Eurozone, the overcoming of the democratic deficits and the development of a European Identity.

25 students and guest auditors participated in the lecture.

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Marc Franco, ambassador to the European Union in Cairo eigene Datai

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