Schedule at-a-glance

Please note this schedule is subject to change and should not be treated as final until notified otherwise. Times are indicated in CEST.

Registration and Information Desk

Wednesday: 10:00 – 18:00
Thursday – Friday: 09:00 - 18:00

2nd Floor, Palazzo Pedagaggi, Department of Political and Social Sciences

Virtual Help Desk

Wednesday to Friday 10:00 – 18:00

A helpful map of the conference rooms, can be found here.

Wednesday 1 July
10:00	Registration opens
14:00 – 15:30	Panel Session 1
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30	Panel Session 2
18:00 – 18:15	Conference Opening and Welcome Remarks Francesca Longo, Director, Department of Political and Social Sciences Dimiter Toshkov, Leiden University Ana Juncos, Bristol University Sala Conferenze, Via Gravina
18:15 – 19:30	Plenary Session Recent developments in the European Parliament Moderators Stefania Panebianco, Università di Catania Participants Fulvio Attinà, Università di Catania Catherine de Vries, IE University Nicoletta Pirozzi, IAI Pol Morillas, CIDOB Sala Conferenze, Via Gravina
19:45 – 21:00	Welcome Reception Palazzo della Cultura, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 119

Thursday 2 July
09:00 – 10:30	Panel Session 3
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	Panel Session 4
12:30 – 14:15	Lunch Break
12:45 – 14:00	Plenary Roundtable EU decision making: The end of the Cordon Sanitaire Amie Kreppel, University of Florida Nathalie Brack, Université libre de Bruxelles Thu Nguyen, Delors Institute Udo Zolleis, LUISS Moderators Dimiter Toshkov, Leiden University Sala Conferenze, Via Gravina
14:15 – 15:45	Panel Session 5
14:15 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:15	Coffee Break
15:45 – 16:15
16:15 – 17:45	Panel Session 6
18:00 – 19:15	Keynote Lecture 2026 Annual Journal of European Integration Lecture Speaker Frank Schimmelfennig, ETH Zurich Chair Anna Herranz Surralles Teatro Mario Sangiorgi, Via A. Di Sangiuliano, 233
19:15 – 20:30	JEI Drinks Reception Teatro Mario Sangiorgi, Via A. Di Sangiuliano, 233

Friday 3 July
09:00 – 10:30	Panel Session 7
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	Panel Session 8
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:50	SGEU General Assembly Chair Aula Magna, Palazzo Pedagaggi, Via V. Emanuele 49
14:00 – 15:30	Panel Session 9
14:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
17:00	A New Way Forward: One Europe, One Market Presented by Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and chaired by Francesca Longo, Università di Catania Monastero dei Benedettini, Piazza Dante
18:00 – 21:00	Social Event: Closing Reception Monastero dei Benedettini, Piazza Dante