The Faculty of European Studies at Babes-Bolyai University, through the Euxglob Centre, is pleased to announce a round table organized within the framework of the European project REMIT – Reignite Multilateralism via Technology.

Location: Faculty of European Studies, Robert Schuman Room
Date: November 14, 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00

The event will bring together scholars and experts from academia, public institutions, and international organizations to discuss the European Union’s strategic role in the Black Sea region, with a particular focus on the development of the security hub in response to Russia’s hybrid warfare.

Participants:

• Prof. Dr. Valentin Naumescu, Babes-Bolyai University – Director of the Euxglob Centre, REMIT Researcher
• Assoc. Prof. Raluca Moldovan, Babes-Bolyai University – Executive Director of the Euxglob Centre, REMIT Researcher
• Dr. Oana Marchis, Babes-Bolyai University – REMIT Researcher
• Prof. Dr. Corneliu Bjola, Oxford University
• Dr. Dorin Popescu, Black Sea House Association, Constanta
• Prof. Dr. Radu Carp, University of Bucharest
• Assoc. Prof. Iulian Fota, Bucharest
• Mr. George Gima, Member of the Romanian Parliament
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Popescu, Bucharest
• Dr. Olga R. Chiriac, Head of Engagement, Irregular Warfare Initiative
• Prof. Dr. Mircea Guina, Tampere University
• Ms. Tana Foarfa, Brussels

The round table aims to foster dialogue on the European Union’s evolving strategic posture in the Black Sea region, emphasizing the importance of multilateral cooperation, resilience, and security integration in the face of hybrid threats.

This event is organized within the REMIT project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101094228.

The EUXGLOB Center of the Faculty of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University, is pleased to announce the publication of the fourth volume in the series dedicated to the international conference THE EU AFTER THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Priorities, Challenges, Relations with the World.

The volume, entitled “The EU after the European Elections: Priorities, Challenges, Relations with the World”, brings together contributions presented at the fourth edition of the conference, held on December 5-6, 2024.

Edited by Valentin Naumescu, Raluca Moldovan, and Adrian I. Bogdan, the volume addresses key issues such as:

• the European Union’s priorities after the European elections,

• the political and institutional challenges facing the EU,

• the Union’s external relations in a complex global context.

This publication continues the EUXGLOB series edited at Babeș-Bolyai University, further strengthening the contribution of Romanian and international academic research to the understanding of international processes and the European Union’s role in the world.

Building on the work of the previous three volumes, The New Transatlantic Relations and the Perspectives of the Global Order (2021), The EU and NATO Approaches to the Black Sea Region (2022), and Perspectives of the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood (2023), this fourth volume expands the dialogue on Europe’s external relations and its place in the evolving global order.

The launch of EUXGLOB Volume 4 will take place on October 31, 2025, at 12:00 PM in the amphitheater of the Bihor County Library in Oradea. All interested scholars, students, and members of the public are welcome to attend.

În perioada 11-14 iulie 2024, think tankul Inițiativa pentru Cultură Democratică Europeană (ICDE), împreună cu Facultatea de Studii Europene și Centrul pentru studiul relațiilor externe ale UE și ordinii globale (EUXGLOB) din cadrul Universității Babeș-Bolyai, organizează cea de-a treia ediție a școlii de vară anuale, cu tema „La jumătatea anului electoral 2024: concluzii de etapă, tendințe și perspective.” Evenimentul va avea loc la Facultatea de Studii Europene a UBB.

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On 9 and 10 December, EUXGLOB in cooperation with The Faculty of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj and the think-tank Initiative for European Democratic Culture (ICDE) organizez o new Workshop, titled Europe after the War in Ukraine: Perspectives, Visions, Strategies, Projects. This event will be in Romanian and will be hosted by the Faculty of European Studies. Follow our website for updates on speakers and the schedule for the event.