EUMERGENCIES Jean Monnet Center of Excellence: Unity and Disunity in the EU’s Response to Emergencies

After three years of intense activity, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Un-Muting Europe” (EUNMUTE) completed its funding period in September 2025.

Led by the Institute for European Studies (IEE) and coordinated by Denis Duez, the project benefited from the expertise of Thérèse Davio, Florence Delmotte, Sophie Jacquot, and Amandine Orsini, all members of the CReSPo research centre.

The Centre promoted interdisciplinary research and teaching focused on the EU’s capacity to amplify marginalised voices. Its work concentrated on key themes: the protection of the rule of law, social inclusion, gender, environmental protection, migrants’ rights, and the challenges of the digital transition. All EUNMUTE activities and achievements remain accessible on the project website, the IEE’s YouTube channel, and the “Unmuting Europe” podcasts.

The new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUMERGENCIES: Unity and Disunity in the EU’s Response to Emergencies is taking over from EUNMUTE.

Still coordinated by Denis Duez, EUMERGENCIES intends to cast a critical eye on the role of emergencies in the development of the EU and on the EU’s response to emergencies within and beyond its borders.

The main question guiding this project is Do emergencies foster European solidarity, or do they, conversely, undermine the EU’s constitutional foundations and its political stability?

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