Introduction

  • Beatriz Pérez de las Heras University of Deusto, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.2519
Keywords: Ukraine, NATO, post-Soviet Space, Brexit, European defence, PESCO, Judaism, antisemitism, anti-Judaism

Abstract

The geopolitical scenario generated by the Russian aggression against Ukraine continues to determine the international order and, in particular, the European context. This conflict at the external borders of the European Union (EU) has slowed down the timid post-Covid recovery process initiated in 2021, while adding more uncertainty. Apart from the colossal humanitarian emergency, the war in Ukraine is having a direct global economic impact, reflected primarily in the significant rise in inflation caused by rising energy prices and the intermittent disruption of international supply chains. However, even at a slower pace, the EU and the Member States keep on implementing their recovery plans, which began with the adoption of the Next Generation EU in 2020. In this uncertain and evolving context, the EU strives to adopt measures that respond to new challenges. An example is the REPowerEU Plan, a new strategy adopted in May 2022, which includes additional financing, and with which the EU hopes to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas before 2030 and accelerate the green transition towards a climate-neutral European economy. As a relevant geopolitical gesture, it is to point out the recognition of Ukraine and Moldova as candidate countries to join the EU. In addition to the usual case law commentary and European current affairs report signed by our faithful and valued collaborators, respectively, David Ordóñez Solís and Beatriz Iñarritu, the contributions included in this miscellaneous issue 67/2022 of Deusto Journal of European Studies deal with some of the challenges that the EU is currently facing.

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Author Biography

Beatriz Pérez de las Heras, University of Deusto, Spain

Professor of European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair on European Integration at the University of Deusto (UD). PhD in Law (UD), she accomplished post-graduate studies at the Centre Européen Universitaire de Nancy (France), where she obtained the DESS and DEA en Droit Communautaire. She was Director of the European Studies Institute at UD from 1996 to 2009, and Academic Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on European Union Law and International Relations from 2013 to 2016. She also served as Vice-Dean for Research and International Relations at Deusto Faculty of Law from 2013 to 2015. She has been a visiting scholar at the Universities of Oregon (2009), Georgetown (2012), Fordham (2013), Boston College (2014) and Florida International University (2016). She is currently Editor-in- Chief of Deusto Journal of European Studies and Main Researcher of the “Integración Europea y Derecho Patrimonial” research team. She is author of various books and articles on European legal issues. As of September 2019, she is the Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Project “European Union-Asia Pacific Dialogue: promoting European Integration and mutual Knowledge across Continents” (EUNAP).

Published
2022-09-27
How to Cite
Pérez de las Heras, Beatriz. 2022. “Introduction”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 67 (September), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.2519.
Issue
No. 67 (2022)
Section
Introduction

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