The future of European Democracy will be discussed at the European University Institute

The future of European Democracy will be discussed at the European University Institute on 3 e 4 December


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Florence has recently been chosen to host the European Union Democracy Observatory, EUDO: European Union Democracy Observatory - http://www.eudo.eu/.


The Observatory will be a permanent body examining and evaluating EU democracy: it will be responsible for promoting best practices in Community institutions and for creating a space for discussion between academics and politicians.


The 3 and 4 December, 2009, the European University Institute[1] will hold the EUDO Launch Conference. Various internationally-famed academics, politicians, officers from the European Commission, Council and Parliament, civil society representatives and members of the media will take part. The Conference will close on the morning of the 4 December with a Round Table in which the former President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, the former Italian Prime Minister, Giuliano Amato and the EMPs Carlo Casini (UDC) and Niccolò Rinaldi (Italia dei Valori) will set out their views on the future of European democracy.

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EUI communications & public relations unit


Serena Bürgisser (Florence, Italy)

euipress@eui.eu - Tel.: +39 055 4685 378
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[1] The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence is a post-graduate and post-doctoral university benefiting from the status of international organization. It currently hosts some 600 doctoral students and 150 fellows specializing in the Social Sciences. The EUI also offers the most important post-doctoral programme in Europe, and is home to the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on European and international themes.

Students, administrative and teaching staff are principally but not exclusively recruited from EU Member States. In 2008, applications were received from over 100 countries. This multicultural environment, unique of its kind, allows an integrated approach to both teaching and research and transcends national academic traditions. The EUI is also home to the Historical Archives of the European Union, which will move, in the near future, to the splendid seat of Villa Salviati, thanks to the contribution of the Italian Government.