10/04/2013 Lithuanian Ambassador to the UK discusses EU Presidency
Her Excellency Mrs Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene, Lithuanian Ambassador to the UK, delivered a lecture about the objectives for Lithuania's forthcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union, at Newcastle University on 10th April 2013.
09/04/2013 Jean Monnet Centre appoints its second Centre Associate, Dr Steven Robinson.
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This Centre website highlights the Newcastle University's dynamic engagement in research, teaching and engagement with the wider community on the subject of the European Union. The Centre will continue its programme of seminars and debates addressing key issues which have an impact on the region. This academic year includes talks on the Lisbon Treaty, the legitimacy of the Court of Justice, EU media regulation, European environmental agencies, interest groups in Europe, EU competition law and policy, and many other topics.
Conference on 'A Sustainable Countryside? Regulating New Technologies for Food Farming and Ecology' to be held in Newcastle Law School on 21 September 2011.
Did you know that a number of important landmarks and infrastructure in the Northeast have been built and maintained with support of European Union Funding? Pictures of these projects, which include Angel of the North, the Sage, the Millennium Bridge, Newcastle Airport, Sunderland Winter Gardens and Bamburgh Castle feature on this website.