MEP Paulo Rangel, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group, and the Institute for Political Studies of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in association with Europaeum are organising a seminar on “Policy Making at EU Level”, taking place at the European Parliament, Brussels, between March 19th and March 21th.

This is a joint effort to link academic and policy institutions, contributing to a better understanding of the process of preparation and discussion of European Union policies, engaging in a lively debate among scholars, students, policy makers and opinion leaders.

The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will participate on Panel 5 “Populism vs. Democracy”, on 20th March, from 3.30pm to 4.45pm, at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

Chair: Tracey Sowerby, Europaeum/History Faculty, University of Oxford

Discussants:

• Fernando Andresen Guimarães, Head of Division, Russia, European External Action Service, European Commission
• Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary, European Federation of Journalists/ Member, High Level Group on fake news and online disinformation