The Future of European Integration - Challenges and Opportunities
22 October 2026 1:00 pm CEST
Book Launch and panel discussion with editors and contributors
Venue
Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw)
Rahlgasse 3
1060 Vienna
Souterrain, Seminar Room, entrance from the ground floor
Description
The European Union has reached a crossroads. Its future development — even its survival — faces fundamental challenges in a turbulent global environment. As unity and effective action are imperative, the EU’s genuine renewal cannot be postponed. This volume offers a new narrative for European integration that recognises the heterogeneity of the member states, particularly as the Union expands to include the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. Contributions from leading academic and policy experts discuss the reforms and policies needed to address these challenges and harness emerging opportunities. By considering economic, social, institutional, and environmental aspects of development, the book presents a vision for a fair and sustainable European Union. It focuses on economic prosperity, the green transition, global geopolitics, social protection, innovation, and institutional reforms. In an era of geoeconomic fragmentation, the EU’s unity and effective action are imperative.
Panelists
Editors: István P. Székely and Péter Halmai
Contributors: Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak, Michael Landesmann and Richard Grieveson
The volume is freely downloadable: The Future of European Integration - Challenges and Opportunities, Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2026
We kindly ask you to register for the event!