The University of Luxembourg is delighted to announce that it has received funding from the European Union (EU) to establish a Jean Monnet Network called PROSPER (“Project to Research Opportunities to Strengthen Prosperity and Economic Resilience in the EU”).
The project involves 12 academic institutions from 12 different EU member states: Dublin City University (IE), Central European University (HU), Free University of Bolzano/Bozen (IT), University of Copenhagen (DK), Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL), Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona (ES), Jagiellonian University Krakow (PL), Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE), University of Luxembourg (LU), Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (DE), Université Paris-Est Creteil (FR), and Aristotele University of Thessaloniki (EL).
The Jean Monnet Network PROSPER is coordinated by Prof. Federico Fabbrini (Full Professor of EU Law & Policy and Founding Director of the DCU Brexit Institute & Dublin European Law Institute) and led within the University of Luxembourg by Professor David Howarth, Department of Social Sciences. PROSPER is the only project that has received funding from the EU under the Jean Monnet internal network call of 2024.
At a time of profound economic, social and political challenges for the EU, PROSPER will provide cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and policy on the opportunities to strengthen European competitiveness, resilience and prosperity.
The EU is first and foremost a project of prosperity – as well as of peace, freedom and democracy. However, the EU economic and social model currently faces a number of challenges, including armed conflict, climate change and technological disruption. PROSPER will examine holistically a variety of EU policy areas which are usually treated as separate silos, for instance the European Monetary Union, fiscal policy, banking & capital markets union, social policy, tax, trade, technology, competitiveness, industrial policy, and economic security – and will reflect on how these can secure fundamental EU values – democracy and the rule of law, strategic autonomy and good governance, social inclusion and climate protection. PROSPER will generate critical debate and rigorous peer-reviewed research and policy, and will host 16 main events, including multiplier events held in partnership with EU institutions.
For further information please contact: david.howarth@uni.lu or mikael.maekipaeae@uni.lu.