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• APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN --Ìý: for current Dal students to submit a paper on any aspect of the EU, whether the European Union as a whole or one or more EU member states.Ìý Deadline: 30th April.Ìý ContactÌýjmeuce@dal.caÌýfor more details.
• Public lecture onÌý with guest speaker Nicolas Schutz, Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany in collaboration with the Department of Economics.ÌýThis presentation will explain the theory behind dual pricing, and the speaker will discuss the rationale of the European Commission (for competition) on its ruling on these practices. Friday 27th February, 2.30-4.00, Room 2198, McCain Building.Ìý All welcome.
• Deputy Director Robert Finbow is serving as Acting Director of JMEUCE until end June 2026 during Ruben Zaiotti's sabbatical.
• As of January 2026, the Centre has relocated within the Dal campus to 1376 LeMarchant Street (between the Killam Library and the McCain Building).
• Earn credit while studying in Europe on theÌý.ÌýPartial fundingÌýavailable from JMEUCE -- application deadline: 1st January.Ìý Details for 2026 and information on past tours can be found on theÌý.ÌýÌýCheck out ourÌýÌýand contactÌýjmeuce@dal.caÌýwith any questions about applying.Ìý ÌýOffered by the Canadian universities of theÌýÌý(Canada) and the University of Victoria, this programme of guided visits provides a unique experiential learning opportunity for university students across Canada.
• Ìý- documentary screening (rough-cut) and discussion. Q&A with filmmakers:ÌýRaluca Bejan, Associate Professor &ÌýIoan Cocan, Ä¢¹½AV, and discussant: Catherine Bryan, Associate Professor, Ä¢¹½AV. All welcome.Ìý Refreshments provided.ÌýÌýWhy do states open their borders to some groups of refugees and not to others? When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and people began to flee the country, the hospitality of neighbouring countries towards Ukrainians was set inÌýstark contrast to their reluctance to accommodate refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Critics suggested that Europe was treating refugees from Ukraine better than those from the Global South, and attributed this difference to race. Using Romania as a case study this film highlights the factors that might matter in the categorization of refugees as either deserving or undeserving of state protection, such as nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, class, gender, as well as geopolitically shaped historical commonalities.Ìý Thursday 4th December 2025, 6.00 - 8.30 p.m. Room 1016, Kenneth Rowe Management Building, 6100 University Avenue. For more information: jmeuce@dal.ca.Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
• Ìý- public lecture presented byÌýMikhail Polianskii, Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar in Transatlantic Relations, Carleton University &ÌýResearch Associate, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Germany.Ìý Tuesday 25thÌýNovember, 2025: 11.30-1.00 p.m.ÌýRoom 3089, Kenneth Rowe Management Building, 6100 University Avenue.Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
• In memoriam: Finn Laursen --ÌýThe JMEUCE sadly mourns the death on 18th July 2025 of Finn Laursen, who established the EU Centre of Excellence at Ä¢¹½AV and made a huge contribution as its first director.Ìý For details of his life and legacy, please see the .Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý