This article summarizes the main findings of the REGROUP Focus Paper The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on political cleavages in Europe. The paper synthesizes research from the REGROUP...

Disinformation is an increasing problem in European politics. From election interference to conspiracy theories circulating during the...

The Covid-19 pandemic opened a crucial window for rethinking how the European Union responds to transnational emergencies, and, like...

This article examines the European Union (EU)'s financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To do so, it traces the role of the European Council in the policymaking process for the establishment of t...

Digital technologies have become a part of the infrastructure of contemporary democracies. They have changed how parties, parliaments and publics deliberate...

The European Union (EU) has boldly positioned itself at the forefront of global climate action through its...

This brief documentary shows highlights of the REGROUP transnational mini-public on...

This brief documentary shows highlights of the REGROUP transnational mini-public on...

On 24-25 June 2025, the European University Institute in Florence hosted the final conference of the REGROUP project titled “European politics...

This paper delves into the EU’s approach to interconnected environmental risks, set against the backdrop of evolving geoeconomic and political dynamics. It first addresses the European Green Deal init...

This brief documentary shows highlights of the REGROUP transnational mini-public on...

What challenges does digitalisation pose for Europe and how is the EU responding? In this final episode of our “Meeting with…” series, Giulia Torchio, at the European Policy Centre, explores the EU’s ...

In this video, REGROUP researcher Andrea Capati, at LUISS Guido Carli, breaks down the goals, achievements, and future implications of the EU’s recovery plan: the Next Generation EU.

More than 40 acclaimed academics convened for the REGROUP projects final conference to reflect on the EUs resilience in an era of crises

The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted European political landscapes, not by creating entirely new cleavages but by activating, intensifying, and reconfiguring existing political divisions. Thi...

Die Grippe steht nicht mehr im Zentrum des Papiers. Alle möglichen Erreger werden berücksichtigt – als Vorbereitung.

Analysing the European Union and the principle of national sovereignty; the industrial strategy in the forefront of EU policymaking coupled with the creation of the European Competitiveness Fund; the ...

Elizaveta Gaufman, Assistant Professor in Russian discourse and politics at the University of Groningen, talks about misinformation and disinformation and how these affect liberal...

Piero Tortola, Associate Professor at the University of Groningen and scientific coordinator of the REGROUP project, presents his latest research, conducted together with Benjamin Leruth, on the polit...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed deep weaknesses in social systems across Europe, but it also triggered swift collective responses. Instruments like the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks...