For the 2021-22 academic year, the European Studies Center has announced its annual programmatic theme: “Recovering Europe.” The December roundtable will discuss the COP26 summit and how it impacts the European Green Deal. Hosted in Glasgow, UN Climate Change Conference 2021 aims to build off of the Paris Climate Agreement. European Studies Center Director Jae-Jae Spoon will moderate this roundtable.

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For the 2021-22 academic year, the European Studies Center has announced its annual programmatic theme: “Recovering Europe.” As Europe recovers from COVID-19, the question of the viability of vaccine passports arises. This roundtable will address the ethical, legal, and digital plausibility of digital vaccine passports for travel across state borders in Europe. The roundtable will be hosted by European Studies Center Director Jae-Jae Spoon.

On the eve of the German Federal Elections, our panel of experts will explore the issues concerning German voters, the legacy of outgoing Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the potential impacts of this election on transatlantic relations and the European Union. Panelists: Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh; Marcel Lewandowsky, University of Florida; Kai Arzheimer, University of Mainz; and Jana Puglierin, European Council on Foreign Relations. Moderator: Steve Sokol, American Council on Germany.

The 2020 NCSS Virtual Conference is taking place December 4-6, 2020. Exhibitor booths are available to participants from November 30, 2020, until April 30, 2021. The European Studies booth is shared by Pitt's ESC and UNC's CES. NCSS attendees can visit our virtual booth to learn more about the resources offered by our centers, including our annual Brussels-Lux Study Tour for educators.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel to Brussels for the Brussels Study Tour in Summer 2020 was cancelled. To fill this educational gap for the educators already selected for the 2020 cohort, virtual programming was implemented.

In this second session, the 2020 educator cohort engaged in a moderated conversation with David O'Sullivan, former Ambassador of the European Union to the United States (2014-2019). Through this conversation, educators learned more about EU foreign relations, particularly with the U.S., and current issues.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel to Brussels for the Brussels Study Tour in Summer 2020 was cancelled. To fill this educational gap for the educators already selected for the 2020 cohort, virtual programming was implemented.

In this first session, Brianna Howell, a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh, will present an Introduction to the European Union to the 2020 educator cohort followed by an interactive Q&A.