NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE REFORM OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS TREATIES

2026-07-22

The module proposed, New perspectives on the reform of the European Union and its Treaties, is a continuation of a successful previous Jean Monnet Module. This Jean Monnet module is focused on the diffusion, promotion and study of the challenges and adaptability necessities of the European Union and its institutional framework. Its territorial framework is the Euroregion Alentejo, Centro and Extremadura (EUROACE) as a whole. This module’s spatial context is shared with Portugal because of Extremadura’s cross-border character and its traditional cooperation. It is divided in three big thematic axes about the European Union: its main institutions, the protection of fundamental rights within the EU and the new challenges that have risen within the European Unión, as the protection of EU values, the Rule of Law or the Balanced Budget Rule. The problems and controversies derived from each of these axes will be analysed, as well as the convenience (if so) about the reform of the Treaties in order to consolidate the European integration project. In that sense, this Module is framed in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the need to continue developing this project from a democratic –inclusive and participative— perspective that it shows of. The analysis of these three thematical axis will be developed, simultaneously, through three kinds of activities: first, an annual Advanced course (‘New challenges in the European Union), whose target is the general public; second, a permanent seminary (‘EU_Reform’) with presentations, lectures and activities; third, an annual Autumn course that will progressively develop, each year, the axes proposed; a fourth kind of activity, the specialization courses to staff and civil servants The analysis of these three axes will be based on the new challenges of the EU, such as resilience, digital transformation, combating climate change, equality, and sustainable and cohesive growth and demographic challenge.

Spain

2026-02-01