Dialogue between Joan Guàrdia and Jaume Duch on the future of the European Union

Session at the European Parliament.
Session at the European Parliament.
News | Institutional
(02/07/2024)
On 8 July, at 12.00 noon, the University of Barcelona will host the presentation of the book 10 Elections. A history of the European Parliament at the ballot box (1979-2024), published by the European Observatory of Memories (EUROM) of the UB Solidarity Foundation and the Jean Monnet House. The event will consist of a conversation between the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, and the spokesperson and director general of Communication of the European Parliament, Jaume Duch, and will be chaired by Laura Rosel, director of Communication at the UB. To attend, it is necessary to register through this link.
Session at the European Parliament.
Session at the European Parliament.
News | Institutional
02/07/2024
On 8 July, at 12.00 noon, the University of Barcelona will host the presentation of the book 10 Elections. A history of the European Parliament at the ballot box (1979-2024), published by the European Observatory of Memories (EUROM) of the UB Solidarity Foundation and the Jean Monnet House. The event will consist of a conversation between the rector of the UB, Joan Guàrdia, and the spokesperson and director general of Communication of the European Parliament, Jaume Duch, and will be chaired by Laura Rosel, director of Communication at the UB. To attend, it is necessary to register through this link.

The presentation of the book, which reviews the history of the European elections through the analysis of experts and the testimony of former MEPs, will take place in the Ramón y Cajal room of the UB’s Historic Building (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585). The event will be opened by Xavier López, director of the UB Solidarity Foundation. 

During the conversation, Jaume Duch and Rector Guàrdia will look back on the evolution and enlargement of the European Union since the first elections to the European Parliament in 1979, and will address the main challenges facing the institution in this new five-year period, which will begin with the plenary session on 16 July in Strasbourg. 

10 elections. A history of the European Parliament at the ballot box (1979-2024) is the third in a series of publications commemorating key milestones in the process of EU integration. The collection is published by the European Observatory of Memories of the UB Solidarity Foundation and the Jean Monnet House, with the support of the European Commission and the European Parliament. 
 

 

Jaume Duch, former UB student 

Jaume Duch graduated in Law at the UB and, from 1986 to 1990, he was an adjunct lecturer in International Public Law and Coordinator of the Seminar on Community Institutions and Policies at the Faculty of Law.

Related links