Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is one of the beneficiaries to receive funding from the European Union (EU) to establish the Jean Monnet Network called PROSPER (Project to Research Opportunities to Strengthen Prosperity and Economic Resilience in the EU), coordinated by the Dublin City University Brexit Institute & Dublin European Law Institute under the lead of Professor Federico Fabbrini. It involves 12 academic institutions from 12 different EU Member States. Professor Lina Papadopoulou of the Faculty of Law is AUTH’s academic lead.

The aim of this network of 12 academic institutions from 12 different EU Member States is to strengthen knowledge sharing, promote best practices, and address contemporary challenges facing the EU through interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives. It focuses on exploring and enhancing economic resilience within the EU, by identifying and promoting strategies that can bolster economic stability and growth, particularly in the context of challenges such as globalisation, climate change, and economic disparities among Member States.

The multidisciplinary team of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki led by Professor Lina Papadopoulou, also consists of Professor Ioannis Papageorgiou, Associate Professor Georgios Andreou, Associate Professor Georgios Karavokyris, PhD Candidate Lydia Papagiannopoulou, PhD Candidate Stefanos Katsoulis.

PROSPER is the only project that has received funding from the EU under the Jean Monnet internal network call of 2024. The 12 academic institutions that are involved are: Dublin City University (IE), Democracy Institute at Central European University (HU), Free University of Bolzano/Bozen (IT), University of Copenhagen (DK), Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL), Pompeu Fabra University (ES), Jagiellonian University Krakow (PL), Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE), University of Luxembourg (LU), Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (DE), Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR), and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (EL). The Jean Monnet Network PROSPER is overall coordinated by Prof. Federico Fabbrini, Professor of EU Law & Policy and Founding Director of the DCU Brexit Institute & Dublin European Law Institute.

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For more information, please contact: Professor Lina Papadopoulou, linapapa@law.auth.gr