President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered this morning her 2026 State of the European Union address before the Members of the European Parliament. She outlined the challenges facing the future of the EU, a real moment for collective reflection.
Watch the full video HERE or read the speech HERE and take part to thesurvey
Tuesday 19th May 2026 10.45 a.m.
Aula 5
Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Conservatorio 7, 20122 Milano
With great honour, on Tuesday 19th May 2026 we will welcome H.E. the Ambassador of Cyprus to Italy for a presentation and debate with students during the course of Law of International Organisations by Prof. Lidia SANDRINI and EU Law by Prof. Ginevra GRECO.
The event comes from the UNIMI EDC custom to invite diplomatic representatives of the countries in office during the six-month presidency of the European Council.
Institutional greetings :
Prof.ssa Paola CATENACCIO Vice Rector fot internationalisation
Prof. Marco PEDRAZZI | Head of the Department of International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies
Prof.ssa Giovanna ADINOLFI | Vice-presidente del Comitato di direzione SPES
Introducting : Prof. Alessandra LANG | Professor in European Union Law and scientific director of the European Documentation Centre
The event, in englishis open to everyone
The European Documentation Centre (EDC) of the University of Milan, in collaboration with the Department of International, Legal and Historical-Political Studies, promotes the following event:
UNITED AGAINST DISINFORMATION.
Disinformation as a phenomenon to understand, study, counteract
Martedì 25 novembre 2025 ore 15.00
Sala Lauree Facoltà di Scienze politiche, economiche e sociali
Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Conservatorio 7, Milano
INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
Giacomo BAIOCCHI | Digital Leader della Commissione Europea in Italia
Edoardo DELLA TORRE | Professore Ordinario presso il dipartimento di Economia, Management e Metodi Quantitativi e Presidente Del Comitato Di Direzione di Scienze Politiche, Economiche e Sociali UNIMI
Ilaria VIARENGO | Professoressa Ordinaria del Dipartimento di Studi Internazionali, Giuridici e Storico – Politici UNIMI
INTERVENGONO:
Introduzione dei lavori | Alessandra LANG, Responsabile scientifico CDE, Professoressa di Diritto dell’unione europea, UNIMI
Agata LAVORIO | Assegnista presso il dipartimento di Studi internazionali, Giuridici e Storico-Politici, UNIMI
Alessandra GORINI Professoressa associata di Psicologia generale, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, UNIMI
Gian Marco PASSERINI, Giornalista, LUISS Datalab, Italian Digital Media Observatory
Daniela VIGNATI, Ricercatrice in storia delle relazioni internazionali, UNIMI
Dibattito, conclusioni e a seguire rinfresco
On September 10th, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the Union address before the European Parliament, outlining the challenges facing the EU's future. This is a crucial moment, as the SOTEU is not just a speech, but a genuine moment of collective reflection. It represents an opportunity to assess the EU's progress and discuss issues that affect us closely.
Watch the full video HERE or read the speech HERE and take thesurvey
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