IDEAS 2026
New paths towards prosperity
in the European Union.
Rethinking Governance, Integration
and Collective Well-Being
27 - 29 May 2026 | Brussels, Belgium
Conference Agenda
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Where is the Digital AI Omnibus going? On the importance of safeguarding social rights, equality and non-discrimination in the age of AI
University of Ottawa, Canada
Enhancing the social and political legitimacy of the EU via the European Pillar of Social Rights? The case of the work-life balance directive
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Does the European Pillar of Social Rights have real bite? An assessment in four EU countries
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Taxing Power for the European Budget? Fiscal Lessons from Switzerland to the EU
LMU Munich, Germany
How EU money is spent: Mapping institutional features of spending governance
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Crisis-driven innovation in EU budgetary governance: The 2028–2034 Own Resources Decision and the new crisis mechanism
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Who cares about the budget? - Shifting institutional control in EU budget implementation
European University Institute, Italy
Does the EU’s agencification come to a halt? Institutional developments within and outside the Commission
University of Salzburg, Austria
Pluralism Reimagined: The ECB as a Case Study for Multi-Level European Governance
SciencesPo Paris, France
Renewable energy communities: decentralisation and justice throughout the energy transition
UC Louvain, Belgium
Exploring options to strengthen the European multi-level governance framework for zero-emission energy-intensive industries
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Polycentric Governance as de facto Fiscal Capacity: Engineering EU Economic Integration via Green Finance
VUB, Belgium
Green Bonds or Green Chains? How Central banks in the Global South manage the green finance dilemma
VUB, Belgium
The EU’s Interventionist Turn in Sustainable Finance: Public Issuers and the Making of the Green Bond Market
1: University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 2: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels
Where does the money go? Mapping core-periphery dynamics in the legal design of the ECB’s monetary toolkit
Sciences Po, France
Markus Haverland, The RRF and socio-economic governance
Stéphane de la Rosa, The multifaceted nature of the concept of European preference in the context of public procurement law
Beyond programmatic talk: measuring quality and quality of regulation for social, green and innovation goals in public procurement
1: Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; 2: Hebrew University, Israel
The Multilevel Implementation of the EU Just Transition Fund: Evidence from Southern Europe
University of Padua, Italy


