European Union Law and Government

The RCC Director's Jean Monnet ad Personam Chair in European Union Law and Government at Harvard University and the European club at the Harvard Kennedy School are proud to host former Secretary General of the World Trade Organization, Mr. Pascal Lamy and...

In the aftermath of the European financial crisis, the lack of risk diversification in the financial system is the main cause of the fast retrenchment of capital flows within national boundaries. Europe needs private risk sharing mechanisms to withstand...

This panel will explore the existing policy problems and the possible options for reforming the EU copyright framework as provided by EU Directive 29/2001 on Copyright in the Information Society (InfoSoc Directive) and related legislation, with a specific...

The European asset management industry has witnessed a solid growth in recent years. Despite the significant steps taken in the past decade (UCITS, AIFMD, PRIPS and KIID), the European asset management sector remains highly fragmented, resulting in...

Budgetary discipline in the EU is established in the Stability and Growth Pact. The pact consists of agreements between the member states on the maximum levels of their government deficits and government debts. It consists of a preventive arm and a...

The EU is facing an unprecedented crisis with very significant flows of refugees and migrants for which the current system was not designed. An initial Schengen Agreement was signed in 1985 between five countries (Benelux countries, France and Germany)...

The effects of the TTIP have become a highly debated issue although the European vision has not arrived adequately to the US public opinion. The majority of economic quantitative analyses have shown a beneficial impact for both the EU and the US in terms...

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has played a major and pioneering role in the protection of fundamental rights in the European Union. In December 2009, the Lisbon Treaty entered into force and, thus, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union...

By exploring the intentions behind the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), what it protects and why, and comparing it to the US approach to privacy, this debate will highlight strengths and shortcomings in both legal systems perspectives on privacy...

Once more, the RCC and the RCC Director´s Jean Monnet ad personam Chair in European Law and Government at Harvard University are proud to sponsor The Summit on the Future of Europe. The Summit is an initiative of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European...