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Did Secularisation Kill God? Changes in Religiosity and Values Among Natives and Migrants in Europe

This study provides an assessment of the disparities in secularisation between the migrant and native populations in the EU. Although religion is a force that continues to shape societal culture, secularisation—the progressive autonomisation of societal sectors from religious meaning and institutions—is gaining strength across the bloc. The study, which relies on scholarly works and quantitative […]

Will Europe’s next crisis be a water crisis? – The European View Podcast with Gisela Elsner

Project Officer (m/f)

The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies is looking for a dynamic, motivated and innovative individual to fill the full-time, temporary position (until end of March 2025) of Project Officer, based in Brussels. The start date is May 2024.

Brussels, my love? Can EU capitals club together to defend defence?

Slovakia and the Road to Isolationism

Slovakia seems resolutely embarked on a path that Hungary, under the leadership of Viktor Orbán, has already taken. A path of isolationism. Worse still, the Slovak government is going down this path at an alarming speed. Robert Fico, the winner of last year’s parliamentary elections, promised a return to a sovereign form of foreign policy. […]

The Big Impact Farmer Protests Could Have on Europe’s Elections This Year

“The EU’s Green Deal will have to change to survive,” says Eoin Drea, senior researcher at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.

The 7Ds – Defence in Depth

When an idea like the defence community re-emerges regularly over the course of 70 years but is neverrealised, what does this tell us? The message is, first, that the idea is backed by a strong rationale thatdoes not allow us simply to shelve it and move on; but also, that the preconditions for its implementationhave […]

POLITICALL 2024

Politicall is a school of politics co-organised by the Martens Centre and Vasily Grossman Study Center that focuses on topics of particular interest and relevance to European society, which are investigated in the several days of seminars and conferences from different points of view: philosophical, historical, legal, economic, sociological, as well as more properly political.  […]

Women in EU-USA Politics and Collaboration with Kat Fotovat

February 2024

February brought the inaugural edition of the Global Synergy Conference! Featuring a global line-up of panelists from Asia to Latin America, the event was a truly global conversation about to how to unlock more sustainable realities. Head to our website to re-watch your favourite panels!

In other news: Don’t miss our Executive Director, Tomi Huhtanen […]

Migration Update February 2024

Welcome to the Migration Update February 2024. This curated news selection brings together many of the most important developments in the migration policy area over the last month, including recent ones tied to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The purpose of these news summaries is to provide a factual base for migration debates within the […]

The 2024 European Elections are a Crucial Vote for France’s Political Future

The turbulent nature of Macron’s second term in office, discontent among farmers, and a general sense of pessimism, all loom over France’s European election landscape. Latest forecasts suggest an unprecedented electoral victory for the far-right. The summer European elections also serve as a prelude to the 2027 election year, when Macron will not be running […]

Pekka Väisänen

Pekka Väisänen is a Finnish academic who specialises in French politics, Emmanuel Macron’s policies, and the dynamics of Putin’s Russia. He received a a Ph.D. in Political Sciences from Tampere University in 2022.

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Europa Matinée

Making Europe visible in everyday life – this is the basic idea of the Europe Matinée. Especially in times of growing populism, no matter whether from the political left or right, and the loss of trust in political institutions, the Martens Centre, together with the Political Academy of the Austrian People’s Party, aims to make […]

The Female Lead – Building a Legacy of Democracy

What do Olena Zelenska, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Yulia Navalnaya have in common? Besides all three coming from the former USSR, their husbands are among the people that Vladimir Putin fears the most. This has led these women, with no prior experience, to enter the domestic and international political scene, and to advocate for freedom, democracy […]

Net@Work 2024 & EPP Congress Sideline Interviews

You can re-watch the entire event’s live-stream below: Day 1: Day 2: The Martens Centre and its Member Foundations are proud to present the 9th edition of Net@Work, the largest gathering of centre-right political foundations in Europe! Held in Bucharest in parallel to the European People’s Party Congress, this event is titled “Eyes Ahead: Forging […]

Two Years of War in Ukraine

The 24 February 2022 marks a turning point in recent European history. Just two years ago, Russia unleashed a war of aggression on its peaceful neighbour Ukraine,  demonstrating to the world the imperial ambitions of the Russian leadership. Since that fateful date, large areas of Ukraine have been devastated, serious war crimes have been committed […]

EU Academy

The EU Academy, a joint initiative of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and the Kos Karoly Academy took place in Oradea, 8-10 December. Based around the topic “Think Global, Go Local”, the event gave young people interested in different social issues a deep insight into actual global situations. The presentations explored the issues […]

Training Weekend for Students

The XXIV. Training Weekend for Students was organized in Șimleu Silvaniei, between 20-22 October, by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, the Kós Károly Academy Foundation in partnership with the Union of Hungarian High School Students from Romania. Оne of the main topics of the program was the assurance of fundamental rights and basic […]

Debate Club Final 2023

The 2023 Debate Club, a flagship initiative by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and the Kós Károly Academy Foundation concluded its engaging series with a grand event from December 15th to 17th in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania. This event was the culmination of a series of local debates and preparatory sessions designed to foster […]