European Union Center

Upcoming Events

June 22-26, 2009
Madison, WI

K-12 Teacher Workshop: Causes and Consequences of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, this Workshop will look at both the Cold War and the post-Cold War period, identifying themes and events that led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, evaluating the monumental changes in Europe in the last twenty years and highlighting both their regional and global significance.
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Recent Events

May 26-27, 2009
Tong Auditorium, Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive map

Food Import Safety:
Systems and Infrastructure

This two-day conference will deal with food import safety using an approach of systems analysis, infrastructure resilience, and governance. Contact CHPRA For conference registration and additional information.

Participant List and Conference Agenda

Sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), Engineering Professional Development (EPD), Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE), Food Research Institute (FRI), Center for International Business Education and Research(CIBER), and the China Initiative.

May 15-16, 2009
University of Heidelberg (Germany)

The Transcultural Atlantic:
Constructing Communities in a Global Context

This two-day conference builds upon a multinational and multidisciplinary research project launched at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in March 2008. Sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE).
Participant List and Conference Agenda

April 1, 2009
206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive map

Beyond the Hemicycle: The EU Legislative Process in Wider Prospective

The EUCE is pleased to announce a day-long workshop bringing together international scholars examining law-making in the EU and the role and interaction of actors like the
European Parliament; the Council of Ministers; the European Commission;
national parties, institutions, and other political actors; as well as lobbyists and interest groups. Sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, Center for German and European Studies, Center for European Studies, and the Department of Political Science.

Participant List and Conference Agenda

April 6, 2009
3:30pm, Tong Auditorium, Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive map

Dr. Jan Martin Witte
Global Public Policy Institute

Back to the Future or
Forward to the Past?
Strengthening markets and rules for effective global energy governance

Jan Martin Witte is Associate Director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Berlin. His areas of expertise include international energy policy, international development, international organizations, and Corporate Social Responsibility. This event is free and open to the public, although registration is requested. Sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), UW Energy Institute, and the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute.

April 30
4pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison WI

Catherine Barnard

Has "Social Dumping" Arrived in the EU? The Cases of Viking and Laval

Professor Barnard is a fellow of Trinity College and Jean Monnet Chair of EU Law at the University of Cambridge.  Her interests include European Community law, labor and discrimination law.  She is the author of numerous books and articles on EU and labor law, including The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms (Oxford UP, 2006) and EC Employment Law (Oxford University Press, 2004). The talk is sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), and the University of Wisconsin Law School