{"id":5263,"date":"2025-03-26T12:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/evenementen\/european-solidarity-in-theory-and-practice\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:52:17","slug":"european-solidarity-in-theory-and-practice","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/european-solidarity-in-theory-and-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"European Solidarity in Theory and Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5263\" class=\"elementor elementor-5263 elementor-5236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"event\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1609fc8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1609fc8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411b1f7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"411b1f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d589dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58d589dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Schuman Declaration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f88a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f88a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2025, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, an excellent opportunity to reflect on the principle of solidarity, which is central to this historic declaration. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d548415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d548415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/principles-countries-history\/history-eu\/1945-59\/schuman-declaration-may-1950_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\"><path d=\"m5.652 12.293 1.414 1.414L13.773 7 7.066.293 5.652 1.707 9.945 6H.359v2h9.586l-4.293 4.293Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more about the Schuman Declaration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e169e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37e169e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dde3c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dde3c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Foundations of the European Union<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb0ea82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb0ea82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Schuman Declaration laid the foundation for the establishment of the European Union and, in the aftermath of war and nationalism, emphasized the need for a united Europe as a guarantee for lasting peace. Schuman called for concrete actions of cooperation between nations as an expression of de facto solidarity, beginning with the joint management of coal and steel among former enemies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3904d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3904d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since then, solidarity in Europe has grown and evolved. Today, it reaches far beyond the economy, shaping social policy, regional development, climate action, and crisis response. Yet solidarity remains contested, challenged by political divisions, nationalism, and global pressures. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4511ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4511ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seventy-five years after the Schuman Declaration, we stand at another crucial juncture where the European project must be defended and strengthened.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb683e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cb683e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To mark the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, UCSIA is organizing two public events on 5 May:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f237e68 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f237e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\"><path d=\"m5.652 12.293 1.414 1.414L13.773 7 7.066.293 5.652 1.707 9.945 6H.359v2h9.586l-4.293 4.293Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lecture and panel debate 'European Solidarity in Theory and Practice'<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/en\/events\/why-is-the-eu-european\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\"><path d=\"m5.652 12.293 1.414 1.414L13.773 7 7.066.293 5.652 1.707 9.945 6H.359v2h9.586l-4.293 4.293Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lecture 'Why is the EU European?'<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454284f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"454284f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c024db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c024db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Solidarity in Theory and Practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d5af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66d5af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lecture and panel debate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be63fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be63fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together with the University of Antwerp, UCSIA is organizing a public lecture on \u2018European Solidarity in Theory and Practice\u2019 with an introductory speech by Prof Andrea Sangiovanni, Professor of Philosophy at King\u2019s College London. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7fe89d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b7fe89d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231b2d20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"231b2d20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34435fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34435fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His speech will be followed by a panel discussion on concrete examples of European cooperation that shape de facto solidarity within the EU.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce13b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce13b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Hanne Beirens<\/strong>, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and former Director of Migration Policy Institute Europe, will talk about the EU migration pact, its historical value and key challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48565a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48565a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr Francesco Corti<\/strong>, Member of the Cabinet of the Executive Vice-President for Social Rights, Skills, Quality Jobs, and Preparedness, European Commission, will shed light on the challenging field of European social policy with a focus on fair labour mobility. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4c5b8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a4c5b8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286b6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"286b6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrea Sangiovanni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4bef6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d4bef6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor of Philosophy at King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37944be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37944be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His main areas of research are in contemporary moral, legal, and political philosophy. He has several publications on the topic of European solidarity and is currently working on an ERC-funded project (Consolidator Grant, 2018-2024) on solidarity in Europe. His latest book (published in 2024 at Manchester University Press) is called &#8216;Solidarity: Nature, Grounds, and Value&#8217;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9562d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9562d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/foto_Sangiovanni-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5298\" alt=\"Prof Andrea Sangiovanni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/foto_Sangiovanni-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/foto_Sangiovanni-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/foto_Sangiovanni-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/foto_Sangiovanni-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ucsia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/foto_Sangiovanni-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f7441 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27f7441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aaa544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aaa544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Hanne Beirens<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54733a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54733a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visiting Professor at the College of Europe<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5e86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b5e86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hanne Beirens is a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and former Director of Migration Policy Institute Europe. She specializes in EU policies on asylum and migration, human trafficking, labour migration, and youth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0da5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e0da5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Previously, Dr. Beirens worked as a Lead Managing Consultant for ICF Consulting, where she focused on impact assessments, feasibility studies, and evaluations for the European Commission, with a particular focus on EU asylum and migration policy, as well as developing products within the European Migration Network (EMN), including pan-European studies and the EMN annual report.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9fc0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a9fc0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6801892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6801892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Francesco Corti<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85abb83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85abb83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member of the Cabinet of Roxana M\u00eenzatu<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8b1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8b1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the Executive Vice-President for Social Rights, Skills, Quality Jobs, and Preparedness at the European Commission<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfdcb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acfdcb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to this role, he served as Advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, Frank Vandenbroucke. In this capacity, he was responsible for coordinating the Belgian Presidency of the EU in 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5150ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5150ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He brings extensive expertise in the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union, labour mobility, the European Semester, and social investment. 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