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At the end of November, EU-nerds and EU-curious alike were welcomed to the EU Boot Camp in Lund. The two-day event welcomed a record number of students from widely different study backgrounds. The students were given an unusually exciting opportunity to ask questions and learn from EU experts on a wide range of topics, providing them with a unique insight into the often opaque and confusing EU bub
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/eu-boot-camp-lund - 2026-06-15
CFE is pleased to announce that Naod Habtemichael is the recipient of the 2025 Best Thesis Award for his thesis “A Tale of Two Countries: Analysing Swedish and Danish Diplomatic Actions within the European Free Trade Association 1960–62.” The award recognises an excellent Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis within the field of European studies. A more detailed announcement, including the jury’s motivati
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/cfes-best-thesis-award-2025 - 2026-06-15
On January 29, the first seminar of the CFE Spring Seminar Series was held by Joakim Zander (Senior Lecturer at the Department of Business Law and Deputy Director of CFE). He presented his thoughts on the European Union’s constitutional future, drawing on his recent SIEPS report "From Permacrisis to Strategic Autonomy - Adapting the EU Treaties to New Realities". Zander framed his analysis around
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/permacrisis-strategic-autonomy-rethinking-eus-future - 2026-06-15
The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for Lund University employees for preparing research applications on European matters. The grant may be used for various types of research applications, including applications for Horizon Europe. The research topic must deal with Europe, European conditions, and/or questions of clear European relevance. I
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-spring-2026 - 2026-06-15
The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia, and lectures on European themes to be organised at Lund University during the autumn 2026 and spring semester 2027. The funds can be used for inviting guest speakers or lecturers to seminars, lectures, symposia and similar events. The theme must deal with Europe, European conditions
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-spring-2026 - 2026-06-15
At a seminar held on 5 March 2026, Anders Ahnlid, Director-General of the National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium), offered his analysis of the European Union’s role in an unstable global trade environment. Against the backdrop of shifting geopolitical dynamics and the return of protectionist policies, Ahnlid’s central message was that the global trading system is undergoing profound change, and
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/ahnlid-we-need-strong-and-proactive-eu-leadership - 2026-06-15
The Centre for European Studies welcomes submissions for the Best Thesis Award on European matters. The award is given to a Bachelor's or Master's thesis, defended at Lund University with distinction at the Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Social Science, Law, and the School of Economics and Management during the autumn semester 2025 or spring semester 2026. Supervisors, examiners, and heads
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/call-submissions-best-thesis-award-2026 - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. This year, the Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2020 Best Thesis Award to Kristy Louise Rhades for her thesis in the Master of Arts of European Studies. Note: this article was originally published on December 18, 2020. Kristy Louise Rhades’ thesis is called “How European welfare states perpetuate the growt
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/best-thesis-award-2020 - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In November 2020, a hybrid form of the annual conference Europaforum Hässleholm was held. The Centre for European Studies participated during the morning panels on the future of the EU in relation to the pandemic and the US elections. Note: this article was originally published December 22, 2020. Read more about th
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/coronavirus-and-us-elections-europaforum-hassleholm - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Around the midpoint of August this year, doctoral candidate Alena Minchenia arrived in Belarus to encounter a nation that had erupted into mass demonstrations. The internationally disputed August 9 presidential elections in Belarus were followed by three days of massive protests countered by extreme state repression i
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/adaptive-and-creative-protests-belarus - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As part of the university's Future Week, LU Futura and the Centre for European Studies organised a seminar on the state of the EU after the pandemic. The four panelists focused on the EU:s prominent history of crises, with the coronavirus as the latest example. Note: this article was originally published on October 21
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/state-union-after-coronavirus - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The concepts of consultation and participation are often prevalent in the messaging of Swedish ministers on Sweden's presence in the EU. The message is that society, in broad terms, should be able to participate and voice its opinions on Sweden's approach to the EU. But how active is the government in speaking with or
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/does-swedish-government-consult-interest-groups-eu-issues - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. The Centre has allocated 300.000 SEK (plus LKP) for this purpose during 2021 which will be divided into two calls (spring and autumn). This is the first call. The grant is expected to be u
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications - 2026-06-15
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. To researchers at the Faculties for Humanities and Theology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the School of Economics and Management. Note: this call was originally published March 10, 2021. The Centre for European Studies at Lund University announces the availability of funds for seminars, symp
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-european-themes - 2026-06-15
Time to nominate theses for the Centre for European Studies’ Best Thesis Award! The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) welcomes submissions for the best student thesis award. Bachelor and Master theses covering European matters, defended with distinction during the autumn semester 2020 or spring semester 2021 at departments within the Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Social
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/call-submissions-best-thesis-award - 2026-06-15
Last year, the Centre for European Studies launched Viewpoint Europe, a new publication where researchers write policy-oriented reports. The first report was on the Swedish government's lack of consultation with interest organisations on EU-related matters. Recently, the second report was published, detailing how the proposal for an EU minimum wage might result in other effects than the ones curre
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/write-viewpoint-europe - 2026-06-15
The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for preparing research applications. The Centre has allocated 400.000 SEK (plus LKP) for this purpose during 2022 which will be divided into two calls (spring and autumn). This is the first call. The grant is to be used during autumn 2022 – spring 2023. The application must have a clear connection to Euro
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-0 - 2026-06-15
The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) regularly awards smaller travel grants to students who would benefit from carrying out field studies in connection with their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis. The overall theme of the thesis must be related to European affairs, broadly interpreted. Students enrolled at Lund University, who are planning to write their Bachelor’s or Master’s the
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/apply-now-student-travel-grants - 2026-06-15
The single market of the EU is often hailed as the number one success story of European integration, and it is one of the reasons why the EU is seen as a law-making machine. Single market laws are partly focused on competition law, which sets out to ban state aid and other interventionist practices in order to create a level playing field among the EU’s businesses. But when these businesses enter
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/how-can-eu-fix-global-trade - 2026-06-15
The Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2021 Best Thesis Award to Agnes Baude for her Master of Law thesis on the European Arrest warrant and the rule of law. Agnes Baude’s thesis is called “Protecting the European Union Rule of Law through national court scrutiny? – A case-study of L and P from the CJEU and the importance of the Union’s fundamental values in the context of European extrad
https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/baude-receives-best-thesis-award-2021 - 2026-06-15
