EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Module III of the Europe Academy
From January 19-20, 2024, the 3rd module of the Europe Academy took place in Vienna. Among others, the following topics were covered:
EU trade policy (basics + selected free trade agreements)
EU foreign and security policy
EU development policy
EU agricultural and environmental policy (Green Deal)
Possible EU enlargements and their poten. effects (Balkans/Turkey/Ukraine)
The euro and the role of the ECB (ESM, banking union, EU deposit guarantee scheme)
Artificial intelligence - regulatory attempts at EU level
Guest speaker Dr. Walter Gehr, former Head of Cabinet at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, gave a presentation on EU foreign policy from an Austrian perspective.