‘We ourselves cannot always appreciate our Union. Within the EU, we tend to talk mostly about its shortcomings. As British historian and writer Timothy Garton Ash says, evoking George Orwell,
Speeches
President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella at Studio Europa Maastricht
On 11 November 2022 President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella gave a speech on Europe in Maastricht in honour of the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty. We proudly look back
“The spirit of the Maastricht Treaty can overcome current challenges in Europe”
On Friday 3 June 2022, former French Minister of European Affairs, Élisabeth Guigou, delivered the inaugural Princess Beatrix Lecture (PBL) in Maastricht in the presence the princess herself. Annual lecture
The Future of the Netherlands is European – Europe speech Sigrid Kaag
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in early March, the Dutch Minister of Finance, Sigrid Kaag, addressed an audience in Maastricht’s Sint Janskerk. In her speech, she shared the newly appointed
Inaugural Princess Beatrix Lecture by Élisabeth Guigou
Maastricht, 3 June 2022 Programme of the first Princess Beatrix Lecture About the Princess Beatrix Lecture The recurring Princess Beatrix Lecture invites a leading European personality to reflect on the
Élisabeth Guigou to give inaugural Princess Beatrix-lecture in the presence of Princess Beatrix
On Friday 3 June 2022, former French Minister of European Affairs Élisabeth Guigou will be delivering the inaugural Princess Beatrix-lecture in Maastricht. The afternoon lecture will be attended by Her
