 Welcome Address Conference Opening and Welcome Remarks Wednesday 18:00 - 18:15 CEST (01/07/2026) Enrico Foti (Rector, University of Catania), Enrico Trantino (Mayor of Catania), Francesca Longo (Director, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania), and Daniela Irrera (Chair of the ECPR Executive Committee).
Enrico Foti (Rector, University of Catania), Enrico Trantino (Mayor of Catania), Francesca Longo (Director, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania), and Daniela Irrera (Chair of the ECPR Executive Committee).
 Plenary Session The European Union and the New Global (Dis)OrderWednesday 18:15 - 19:30 CEST (01/07/2026) Featured panelists – Fulvio Attinà (Università di Catania), Catherine de Vries (IE University), Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI), and Antoaneta Dimitrova (Leiden University). Moderator: Stefania Panebianco (Università di Catania).
Featured panelists – Fulvio Attinà (Università di Catania), Catherine de Vries (IE University), Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI), and Antoaneta Dimitrova (Leiden University). Moderator: Stefania Panebianco (Università di Catania).
 Featured Roundtable Recent developments in the European ParliamentThursday 12:45 - 14:00 CEST (02/07/2026) Featured panelists – Amie Kreppel (University of Florida), Nathalie Brack (Université libre de Bruxelles), Thu Nguyen (Jacques Delors Centre – Hertie School), and Udo Zolleis (LUISS). Moderator – Dimiter Toshkov (Leiden University).
Featured panelists – Amie Kreppel (University of Florida), Nathalie Brack (Université libre de Bruxelles), Thu Nguyen (Jacques Delors Centre – Hertie School), and Udo Zolleis (LUISS). Moderator – Dimiter Toshkov (Leiden University).
 Keynote Lecture Between world orders: EU boundary formation in a changing international systemThursday 18:00 - 19:15 CEST (02/07/2026) 2026 Annual Journal of European Integration (JEI) Lecture. Speaker – Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zurich). Session Chair – Anna Herranz Surralles.
2026 Annual Journal of European Integration (JEI) Lecture. Speaker – Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH Zurich). Session Chair – Anna Herranz Surralles.
 Plenary Session A New Way Forward: One Europe, One MarketFriday 17:00 - 18:00 CEST (03/07/2026) Introduced by Enrico Foti (Rector, University of Catania). Presented by Enrico Letta (Dean, IE University of Madrid and President of the Jacques Delors Institute). Chaired by Francesca Longo (Director, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania).
Introduced by Enrico Foti (Rector, University of Catania). Presented by Enrico Letta (Dean, IE University of Madrid and President of the Jacques Delors Institute). Chaired by Francesca Longo (Director, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania).
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