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EU Policy Talk: Finland’s Choice to Apply for NATO Membership presentation slides available

JennaHerbert — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:21:14 +0000

On February 16, 2023 at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, His Excellency Roy Eriksson, the Ambassador of Finland to Canada, joined the Centre for European Studies for an��EU Policy Talk��on “Finland’s Choice to Apply for NATO Membership”. The audience of about 50 people included the general public, �Ӱ�ԭ�� faculty and alumni, students, local Embassy members and various government employees.

H.E. Eriksson provided the audience with a brief overview of Finland’s history, from its defence role in the Winter War against the USSR to Finland’s accession into the European Union in 1995. The presentation continued with understanding the existing Finland-NATO relationship that began in 1940 following the signing of the peace treaty marking the end of the Winter War. In 1944, Finland furthered its relationship with NATO by entering the Partnership Program. While the relationship between Finland and NATO remained strong, before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, less than 30% of the Finnish population supported Finland applying for NATO membership. Following the invasion, the support for NATO membership increased to 62% among the population in Finland.

Upon Finland’s initial membership application to NATO, Canada was the first to ratify its accession. Today, Finland’s accession to NATO membership is dependent upon Hungary and Turkey’s ratification of its membership.

To view His Excellency’s presentation slides available and read more about the history of Finland, visit here.

Find more information on the Embassy of Finland in Ottawa and the current affairs of Finland at the Embassy’s website .

As part of the��EU Policy Talk��series, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence publishes a series of��EU Policy Briefs from experts and scholars which address prominent policy issues facing the EU-Canada relationship. The EU Policy��Briefs are available to read here.

European Union and Outer Space!

darabmarcus — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:57:02 +0000

The Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen’s University and the CES present “Europe in Space: The European Parliament’s Justification Arsenal” with Professor Emmanuel Sigalas. This lecture on the European Union and Outer Space will take place at Queen’s University on Wednesday, April 8th. For more information, check out the event’s page here.

Lecture: Parliamentarism in Crisis: The Impact of the Eurozone Crisis on the Greek Parliament

darabmarcus — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:02:00 +0000

On Tuesday, March 31, Emmanuel Sigalas, visiting scholar at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, will present a��lecture on the current crisis being faced by the Greek Parliament.

For more information click .

Lecture: EU-Africa Relations

darabmarcus — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:33:54 +0000

EU-Africa Relations with Professor John Kotsopoulos of University of Pretoria

Wednesday March 11, 2015,��1:00PM-2:30PM

For more info, .

Save the Date: EU Law Lecture with Pierre Larouche (March 2)

marekeby — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:53:11 +0000

Pierre Larouche (Professor at Tilburg Law School, Tilburg, Netherlands) will give a lecture on��EU Competition Law relevant to Market Dominance, on��March 2, 2015.

Time: 12pm

Location: University of Ottawa, Fauteux Hall 402

Registration and more information .

Event: 2014 High School Teachers’ Workshop

bojandodik — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:44:40 +0000

�ճ��at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University will be hosting a one-day workshop for high school teachers on teaching the EU in the classroom. The aim of the workshop is to augment teachers’ understanding of Europe, the European Union, and Canada-EU relations, so that this material may be better incorporated into teachers’ programming in a manner consistent with the Ontario curriculum. Topics that will be covered are EU environmental policy and resource management, the��, youth unemployment in Canada and the EU, and Canada-EU-Russia relations. We do have a limited amount of funds allocated to provide for supply teachers. This funding, as well as registration, will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. Lunch and parking will be provided for the day. To register, please see

February 20th: Research Opportunities in Europe for Canadian Students

eceyilmaz — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:20:37 +0000

Mr. Paul Harris of the European Commission’s DG for Education and Culture (DG EAC) will present on European opportunities for faculty and research mobility. His talk will give details on and the , explaining how Canadian students and researchers can access opportunities to study and do research in Europe.

Speaker: Paul Harris, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2014
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Location: EURUS Boardroom, Room 3302, 3^rd floor, River Building (RB), �Ӱ�ԭ�� University

–�� Erasmus+: support for international student exchanges and international participation in Masters programs delivered across Europe and beyond. The Erasmus programme, previously only available for European students and staff to move around within Europe, will now be opened worldwide.

��–�� Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: European research organizations often working together with non-European partners to provide doctoral training, fellowships or research staff exchanges. Open to researchers from anywhere in the world, 15 000 non-Europeans expected by 2020.

Parking: please see for available ‘pay and display’ parking adjacent to River Building (RB).

Please RSVP by January 19^th to: ces@carleton.ca

New CES Webinar Series

cathleenschmidt — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:08:51 +0000

A new series of one hour webinars will begin on February 7th. This first webinar will feature a 30 minute presentation with Martin Geiger, who will further discuss migration as a follow-up to a hosted on January�� 10, 2014. The webinar will include a 30 minute question and answer period from registered participants.

Please click here for further details and .