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Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) ACES

Crisis Today, More or Less Europe Tomorrow

Europe continues to deal with a series of ongoing challenges, from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the changing political priorities of the US administration to the rise of far-right movements, the growing impact of climate change, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence. Together, these trends are reshaping the global order and testing Europe’s political and economic foundations. Each challenge raises the same question: does adversity bring Europeans closer together, or drive them further apart?
Date
10 December 2025
Time
11:00 -12:30

At this year’s ACES End-of-Year Event, leading voices in European affairs will explore what today’s crises mean for the continent’s future. Will they produce more Europe, deeper cooperation and common purpose, or less Europe, as national priorities regain the upper hand? The roundtable discussion “Crisis Today, More or Less Europe Tomorrow” features:

  • Caroline de Gruyter, Europe correspondent and columnist for NRC
  • Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
  • Sabine Gimbrère, Director of the International Office, City of Amsterdam

Moderator: Brian Burgoon, Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, ACES Academic Co-Director.

The discussion will be followed by lunch, so we kindly ask you to register for the event.

Register here

More about speakers

Erik Jones

Erik Jones is Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute and Non-resident Scholar at Carnegie Europe. Professor Jones is author of The Politics of Economic and Monetary Union (2002), Economic Adjustment and Political Transformation in Small States (2008), Weary Policeman: American Power in an Age of Austerity (2012 — with Dana H. Allin), The Year the European Crisis Ended (2014), and From Club to Commons: Enlargement, Reform, and Sustainability in European Integration (2025 — with Veronica Anghel).

Sabine Gimbrère

She is Director of the International Office of the City of Amsterdam. In that capacity she is the advisor of the Mayor and Vice-Mayors of Amsterdam on international affairs. Sabine Gimbrère is vice-chair of the board of ICORN (the International Cities of Refuge Network), representative of the city of Amsterdam at the members council of KIT, member of the Board of the Leiden Asia Centre and member of the advisory council of the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies.

Caroline de Gruyter

Caroline de Gruyter is a Europe correspondent and columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC, currently based in Brussels. She has covered European politics for over 25 years, both from the ‘bubble’ in Brussels and elsewhere in Europe. Caroline is also a columnist for Foreign Policy, EUobserver and De Standaard, and a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. She was previously based in the Gaza strip, Jerusalem, Brussels, Geneva, Vienna and Oslo.