- Key projects

KEY FUNDED PROJECTS

2026-2029: The impact of the EU on international law: a problem-solving perspective (EU-IMPACT), coordinated by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2024-2028: Multidisciplinary International Network on Sanctions (MINOS), coordinated by the University of Ghent
2024-2026: World's Impact of Sustainability: the Domain of the Model of the European Union and the relation with Mercosur – WISDOM II, Jean Monnet project, coordinated by the Center of Excellence Jean Monnet at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
2023-2024: Research Centre for the Law of European Integration, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Unitelma Sapienza, Rome, 610707-EPP-1- 2019-1-ES-EPPJMO-NETWORK.
2023-2025: Legal and institutional keys for the strengthening of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy: heading towards Treaty reform? (EUFORPREF), Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, PID2022-140194NB-I00.
2022: The implementation of Article 31 of the Treaty on European Union and the use of qualified majority voting: Towards a more effective CFSP, Study requested by the AFCO committee of the European Parliament
2021-2024: Horizon 2020: ENGAGE – Envisioning a New Governance Architecture for a Global Europe (with Esade Business & Law School (Spain, coordinator), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), Sabanci University (Turkey), The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Carnegie Europe Foundation (Belgium), International Institute for Strategic Studies (Germany), Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (France), College of Europe in Natolin (Poland), Hertie School of Governance (Germany), GLOBSEC (Slovakia), Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (Spain), and Tampere University (Finland)).
2020-2024: Jean Monnet Network: The European Union in International Diplomatic Relations (EUDIPLO), with Sara Poli (Pisa), Christine Kaddous (Geneva), Jan Wouters (Leuven) (620295-EPP-1-2020-1-NL-EPPJMO-NETWORK)
2019-2023: Jean Monnet Network: European Papers. A cooperation with the universities of Salamanca, Rome, Paris, Oslo and VU Amsterdam (610707-EPP-1-2019-1-ES-EPPJMO-NETWORK): European Papers: A Journal on Law and Integration
2019-2022: ACEXDE: The External Relations of the European Union and the Rule of Law (funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, with the University of Granada, Spain)
2018-2020: Cyber Attacks and Sovereignty: The New Challenge of the International Order, in cooperation with the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla (Reference: DER2017-85612-R)
2019-2021: The externalisation and informalisation of the EU migration, asylum and border management policies: new legal challenges (EUMABEXT), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (RTI2018-099097-B-I00)
2018-2022: COST Action ENTER: EU Foreign Policy Facing New Realities: Perceptions, Contestation, Communication and Relations [CA17119 NL]
2016-2020: PLATO (Horizon 2020): The Post-Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union
2015: Evaluatie crisisbeheersing MH17
2014-2015: PROCON (Horizon 2020): Europe's contribution to a value-based global order
2014-2015: The Influence of the EU on Sub-National Authorities (Ministry for the Interior)
2012-2014: EEAS 2.0 project – Redrafting the 2010 Decision on the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service
2011-2015: NanoNextNL, project 01C.04 Governance and regulation
2010-2012: Informal International Law-Making (INLAW), HiiL (Geneva, Leuven, Twente)
2010-2011: Marie Curie Initial Training Network EXACT in the field of EU External Action
2008-now: EUPERFORM network on the performance of the EU in multilateral institutions
2004-2008: EU Network of Excellence Connecting Excellence on European Governance (CONNEX)
2004-2005: The Internationalisation of Law, Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL)
1996-1999: Full-time NWO Research Grant The European Union's Foreign and Security Policy