2024 is a crucial political and electoral year, with significant consequences. The Centre for the Study of the EU’s External Relations and the Global Order (EUXGLOB) of the Faculty of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca, in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission (REC) in Romania and the think tank Initiative for European Democratic Culture (ICDE) are delighted to announce the call for papers for the fourth edition of our annual international conference, dedicated to the post-elections prospects of the EU.

            Building on an already established academic tradition, this edition aims to bring together academics, scholars, policymakers, students and an interested public to discuss salient issues regarding the priorities, challenges and relations of the EU with the world. We invite you to submit your paper proposals by filling in the form available at https://forms.gle/zE6J2nvHZ7KxUKLN8 by November 1, 2024. Acceptance notifications will be sent by email approximately 10 days after the submission.

            The main conference topics include, but are not limited, to:

• The results of the European elections, the groups and coalitions in the European Parliament, the negotiations for the new leadership of the EU
• Post-election changes in the EU (politics and policies)
• Debates on institutional or Treaty reforms of the EU
• The EU support for Ukraine in the war against the invading Russia
• The EU’s relations with the USA, China, the Global South and the Middle East
• The EU and the Eastern Neighbourhood (Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus)
• The EU, NATO and the European security order.

The conference will be organised in a hybrid format, with no participation fee required. The working language of the conference is English.

Meals and coffee breaks will be provided during the two days of the event. Upon request, the organisers can make reservations at the Universitas Hotel (the accommodation cost is not covered).

The papers presented during the conference will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed collective volume. More details about the previous conference proceedings volumes, as well as about the past events of the EUXGLOB Centre can be found at www.euxglob.ro.

            We are very much looking forward to receiving your paper proposals and to welcoming you to the fourth edition of the EUXGLOB international conference in December 2024. For any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at euxglob@gmail.com.