26th February 2021:
Local Communities
Online Workshop of the
Jean Monet Chair EUKom
Takers and Shapers of the EU Decision Making Process
The event will be kicked off by a quick introduction by Prof. Dr. Joachim Beck, rector of the Kehl University.
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Prof. Dr. Eppler will present her research on the EU Multi- Level System and the role of local communities
and the guidingquestions of the workshop.
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The main guiding questions for the online Workshop include:
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What position do municipalities have in the respective national system?
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What role do municipalities play in the implementation of legislation initiated by the European level?
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What changes result for municipalities from their integration into the EU system?
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Do municipalities set up their own EU departments and, if so, where in the municipal administration?
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Do municipalities become active in EU affairs on their own initiative?
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Do municipalities raise EU funds and if so, in which areas?
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Do municipalities maintain (joint) offices in Brussels in order to exert influence?
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What possibilities do municipalities have nationally to influence the EU policy of the member state?
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How do municipalities network with each other (across national borders)?
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20th September 2019:
3rd Jean Monnet Seminar
Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit nach
dem Aachener Vertrag
Territoriale Entwicklungssteuerung im Kontext
rechtlich-institutioneller Flexibilisierung
Coopération transfrontalière après le Traité d'Aix-la-Chapelle
Gestion du développement territorial dans un contexte
de flexibilisation institutionnelle et juridique
Centre d'excellence Jean Monnet Franco-Allemand, Hochschule Kehl
16th May 2019:
Yours is my Heart - Europe
​Theater play & panel discussion
Prof. Dr. Beck, rector of the university welcomed the numerous spectators, including many interested students and citizens of Kehl. Prof. Dr. Eppler introduced the event with thoughts on the upcoming election of the European Parliament and described its importance in the context of the development of the European Union. Then she welcomed the actors and left the stage to them
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In the following play "Dein ist mein Herz - Europa" ("Yours is my heart - Europe") by the ensemble "Dein Theater" from Stuttgart, the tyrant king's daughter Europa, after whom the continent is named, takes the floor herself. The multilingual mother of three sons comments on current political debates with female intelligence, humor and foresight. Kalliope, the muse of science, philosophy and string playing, also gets her turn, presenting the musical diversity of a unique continent in a mashup of various languages.
The subsequent panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Eppler, between Prof. Dr. Larat from the École Nationale d'Administration Strasbourg, Dr. Zoller, Ministry of Justice and Europe Baden-Württemberg, Felix Kolb from the political department of the university and Uwe Fromm for the JEF Kehl was focused in particular on the following questions: Why is the 2019 European election of great importance to us? Why should we vote? The future of Europe and the growing importance of the Parliament were also topics of discussion.
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Impressions:
"Dein ist mein Herz
- Europa"
25th October 2018
Jean Monnet Kick-Off
Inaugural Lecture and Panel Discussion
A lecture by Dr. Eppler followed by a discussion round heralded the award of the Jean Monnet Chair to her at the University of Public Administration in Kehl.
Prof. Dr. Witt, then rector of the university, acknowledged in his welcome to the audience the importance of the chair for the research location at the German-French border.
The following lecture by Dr. Eppler, who was awarded the Jean Monnet Chair in 2018, was also her inaugural lecture at Kehler University. Previously, Eppler conducted research in Insbruck, among other places, where she also completed her habilitation. In her lecture, she described the rule of law mechanisms of the EU and the development of an EU multi-level rule of law system.
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She also spoke about the role of the municipal level in this system. She also critically examined the developments in individual member states that are scaling back their rule of law systems and the measures taken by the EU to protect the rule of law system.
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This was followed by a panel discussion on the topic of future challenges facing the EU. Participating in this were:
Prof. Dr. Andreas Maurer (University of Innsbruck), Prof. Dr. Oliver Schlumberger (University of Tübingen), Dr. Doris Dialer
(then Head of Office in the European Parliament ), the Vice President of the European Parliament, Rainer Wieland MEP, as well as Prof. Dr. Annegret Eppler and Prof. Dr. Andreas Pattar (University of Kehl).
The audience - about 350 interested listeners from the Kehler students, civil society as well as EU experts from Kehl and Strasbourg listened intently and had the opportunity to ask questions afterwards. Thus, they were also able to participate in the discussion.
The discussions continued afterwards at a champagne reception in the foyer of the university.
External Events
Online-Tagung der Sektion Europasoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie am Zentrum für Migrations- und Integrationsstudien (MiGS) der Pädagogischen Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd, 12. - 13.11.2021
Vortrag: "Der Rückbau rechtsstaatlicher Systeme in EU-Staaten als Phänomen europäischer Desintegration?" Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler, Jan Molzberger
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Workshop TIERS – Trento Innsbruck European Research Seminars on European Integration „The Conference on the Future of Europe“,12. - 13.09.2021, Innsbruck
Keynote: "The Conference on the Future of Europe in the light of empirical developments and the scientific debate"
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ECPR General Conference 2021, 30.08.2021 - 03.09.2021
University of Innsbruck
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler, Jan Molzberger: "Fall-backs of Rule of Law Systems in Romania, Hungary and Poland as phenomena of EU Disintegration"
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler, Melina Duller: "Comparing EU-Activities of German and Austrian Cities"
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Author's workshop - Rule of law in Europe 26.-29.08.2020
Kloster Marienstern, Mühlberg an der Elbe
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler, Dr. Hans-Jörg Dietsche, M.A. Andreas Hackhofer
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Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, 29.07.2020
Fakultas Sozialkunde: Sequenz Internationale Politik
Institutionen, Prozesse und Politikfelder der Europäischen Union
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Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, 04.05.2020
Fakultas Sozialkunde: Sequenz Internationale Politik
Institutionen, Prozesse und Politikfelder der Europäischen Union
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Sachverständige, Landtag Dresden 04.03.2020
Sächsischer Landtag
Ausschuss für Verfassung und Recht, Demokratie, Europa und Gleichstellung
Anhörung am 04. März 2020
Sachverständige, EU-Expertenrat der Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 29.04.2019:
Die Bedeutung von Regionen und Kommunen im europäischen Gesetzgebungs- und Umsetzungsverfahren
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler
Vortrag, 03. September 2019
Interparliamentary Cooperation in the Asymmetric Multi-level System of the EU
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler
UACES (University Association for Contemporary European Studies) Conference Lisbon
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Vortrag und Diskussion, European Parliament, March 6th, 2019
Future of Europe – What vision will guide it?
European Youth Seminar
„The EU at the Crossroad“
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler
European Parliament
Strasbourg
Sachverständige, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, 05.10.2018:
„Territorial Solidarity“
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler
Council of Europe
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Exchange with Members of the Bureau
Strasbourg, October 5th, 2018
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Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, 7.6.2018
Fakultas Sozialkunde: Sequenz Internationale Politik
Institutionen, Prozesse und Politikfelder der Europäischen Union
Vortrag, Rathaus Stuttgart, 7. Mai 2018:
(Deutsche) Städte und Kommunen im Geflecht der Europäischen Union
Prof. Dr. habil. Annegret Eppler
Auftaktveranstaltung Reihe „Europa im Rathaus“
Europe Direct und Stadt Stuttgart
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