Panel discussion on the EU's way forward in foreign, security, and defense policy. Photographer: EU Days. A gradual integration of Ukraine into the European single market is possible, desirable, and challenging. Moreover, the Commission places unprecedented focus on foreign policy, security, and defense. Jörgen Hettne, director of the Centre for European Studies, and Maria Strömvik, deputy directo

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/integration-ukraine-and-commissions-new-focus-areas - 2025-08-23

Maria Strömvik and Jörgen Hettne from Centre for European Studies. What was the highlight of the forum? And the biggest topic of conversation at the mingle? Jörgen Hettne and Maria Strömvik from the Centre for European Studies answer five questions about EU Days Lund. Click here to read the article (Swedish).

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/five-questions-about-eu-days-lund - 2025-08-23

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia, and lectures on European themes to be organized at Lund University during the spring and autumn semester 2025. The funds can be used for inviting guest speakers or lecturers to seminars, lectures, symposia and similar events. The theme must deal with Europe, European conditions, and

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures - 2025-08-23

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for Lund University employees for preparing research applications on European matters. The grant may be used for various types of research applications, including applications for Horizon Europe. The research topic must deal with Europe, European conditions, and/or questions of clear European relevance. I

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-5 - 2025-08-23

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) regularly awards smaller travel grants to students who would benefit from carrying out field studies in connection with their Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis. The overall theme of the thesis must be related to European affairs, broadly interpreted. Students enrolled at Lund University, who are planning to write their Bachelor's or Master's the

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/student-travel-grants-bachelors-and-masters-theses-2025 - 2025-08-23

Olle Schmidt and Allan Larsson. In November, the Centre for European Studies (CFE) organized a seminar to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Swedish referendum on EU membership. Eleven invited speakers shared their experiences and insights regarding the impact of membership on Sweden over the decades. Click here to read the article (Swedish).

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/thirty-years-swedish-eu-referendum - 2025-08-23

Allan Larsson. In November 2024, the Centre for European Studies organized a seminar to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the referendum on Sweden's EU membership. Allan Larsson delivered the opening speech of the seminar. Here is the speech in its entirety. Click here to read the speech (Swedish). 

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/membership-initiative-1990-referendum-1994-inside-story - 2025-08-23

Alexander Ryan and Jonathan Polk. Hatred towards political opponents can be more polarizing than policy differences – and populism is shaping the erosion of support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. Professor Jonathan Polk and Dr. Alexander Ryan delivered a lecture in December on what divides voters and parties in Europe. What is affective polarization, and why does it matter? Alexander Ryan,

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/affective-polarization-populism-and-european-party-support-ukraine - 2025-08-23

Ida Welén is the winner of CFE's honorary mention for best thesis 2024. The Centre for European Studies has awarded Ida Welén the 2024 honorary mention for her bachelor’s thesis “Strategic Altruism: Analyzing Development Aid for Donor Strategic Objectives. A quantitative analysis of the strategic interests influencing European aid flows”. The Centre for European Studies reached out to Ida Welén by

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/ida-welen-receives-cfe-honorary-mention-2024 - 2025-08-23

Calam Gallacher Roig is the winner of the CFE best thesis award 2024. The Centre for European Studies has awarded Calam Gallacher Roig the best thesis award for his master’s thesis “Love thy European Neighbour – but not for long? The Framing of Ukrainian Immigration Among German Mainstream Right and Far Right Parties". CFE called him up in Germany to talk about his thesis. Congratulations on winni

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/calam-gallacher-roig-receives-cfe-best-thesis-award-2024 - 2025-08-23

Winners of the CFE best thesis award 2024 – Calam Gallacher Roig and Ida Welén. The Centre for European Studies has awarded Calam Gallacher Roig the best thesis award for his master's thesis on the framing of Ukrainian immigration by German right-wing political parties. Ida Welén received the honorary mention for her bachelor's thesis on the geopolitics of aid in the EU. Below you find the jury mo

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/winners-cfe-best-thesis-awards-2024 - 2025-08-23

Lars Danielsson, Anders Ahnlid, and Maria Strömvik The USA and the EU have had a close relationship since World War II, but in recent years, the transatlantic relationship has deteriorated significantly. With Donald Trump back in the corridors of power, everything points to further challenges in the cooperation. He has already threatened tariffs on the EU, suggested conquering Greenland from Denma

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/trump-and-europe - 2025-08-23

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of grants for Lund University employees for preparing research applications on European matters. The grant may be used for various types of research applications, including applications for Horizon Europe. The research topic must deal with Europe, European conditions, and/or questions of clear European relevance. I

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-preparing-research-applications-6 - 2025-08-23

The Centre for European Studies at Lund University (CFE) announces the availability of funds for seminars, symposia, and lectures on European themes to be organized at Lund University during the autumn semester 2025 and/or spring semester 2026. The funds can be used for inviting guest speakers or lecturers to seminars, lectures, symposia and similar events. The theme must deal with Europe, Europea

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/grants-seminars-symposia-and-lectures-0 - 2025-08-23

The Centre for European Studies welcomes submissions for the Best Thesis Award on European matters. The award is given to a Bachelor's or Master's thesis, defended at Lund University with distinction at the Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Social Science, Law, and the School of Economics and Management during the autumn semester 2024 or spring semester 2025. Supervisors, examiners, and heads

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/call-submissions-best-thesis-award-2025 - 2025-08-23

Maria Strövik and students In an event on Europe Day 2025, Maria Strömvik from the Centre for European Studies spoke on the importance of the Öresund Bridge as an example of European integration. Together with students who shared personal experiences she criticised the border controls and outlined a number of scenarios that could be instrumental for their abolishment. On May 9, Europe celebrates E

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/bridging-border-bewtween-sweden-and-denmark - 2025-08-23

Kristy Louise Rhades (photo). This year, the Centre for European Studies has awarded the 2020 Best Thesis Award to Kristy Louise Rhades for her thesis in the Master of Arts of European Studies. Note: this article was originally published on December 18, 2020.  Kristy Louise Rhades’ thesis is called “How European welfare states perpetuate the growth imperative and why alternatives are needed” and t

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/best-thesis-award-2020 - 2025-08-23

In November 2020, a hybrid form of the annual conference Europaforum Hässleholm was held. The Centre for European Studies participated during the morning panels on the future of the EU in relation to the pandemic and the US elections.  Note: this article was originally published December 22, 2020.   Read more about the panels on our Swedish website.  

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/coronavirus-and-us-elections-europaforum-hassleholm - 2025-08-23

Photo: Pexels Around the midpoint of August this year, doctoral candidate Alena Minchenia arrived in Belarus to encounter a nation that had erupted into mass demonstrations. The internationally disputed August 9 presidential elections in Belarus were followed by three days of massive protests countered by extreme state repression in what Minchenia says has since become known as ‘the war’. Since th

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/adaptive-and-creative-protests-belarus - 2025-08-23

As part of the university's Future Week, LU Futura and the Centre for European Studies organised a seminar on the state of the EU after the pandemic. The four panelists focused on the EU:s prominent history of crises, with the coronavirus as the latest example. Note: this article was originally published on October 21, 2020.   Read about the seminar on our Swedish website.

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/state-union-after-coronavirus - 2025-08-23