What can you expect? 

Scientist offer insights and information to visitors at the Knowledge Quarter and people can follow and strike up a lively discussion with journalists on the Square of Immersion. In the Cultural Alley, visitors experience Europe on the silver screen and Workplace Europe offers opportunities for collaboration and interaction across the Euregion. After opening its doors, Boulevard Europa will remain the online meeting place where we collectively shape the conversation about Europe, offering new activities and events for you to join throughout 2021.

Some highlights of the programme:

Online special with Historisch Nieuwsblad: Europe comes together
Almost thirty years ago, the Maastricht Treaty took European cooperation to the next level. The signing of the treaty was a milestone achievement following a draw-out negotiation process, forming a new starting point for a collective future that we as Europeans continue to shape today. What was the common goal and what were the disagreements in negotiating the treaty? What are the consequences of the Treaty for the European Union as we know it today, especially in times of crises such as Brexit, the Euro crisis or the enduring Corona pandemic? Boulevard Europa puts a spotlight on the Maastricht Treaty: check out the collaboration with Historisch Nieuwsblad launching a special on the heritage of Europe.  

Get a taste of the special in this talk with Prof. Dr. Mathieu Segers.

Spokespersons have their say: December 12, 13.00 -14.00  
During the negotiations on the European corona relief fund, Mark Rutte was viewed as a reasonable manager in his own country, but portrayed as a ruthless miser in Italy. Who determines the media coverage and perception of European decisions? How do the relationships between media, politicians and European institutions work or fail to work? And how does this affect European cooperation? Ria Cats, EU correspondent for Het Financieele Dagblad, Bart Rijs, former spokesperson for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Ton van Lierop, spokesperson at Eurojust, will discuss these and other questions during Woordvoerders aan het woord. Journalist Annette van Soest will moderate the panel debate.

Follow the conversation via this link or on our Facebook livestream. 

Movies live at Lumière Cinema
One of the few locations that is still open in Maastricht: Lumière Cinema! Want to know more on this programme, visit Boulevard Europa’s Cultural Alley and find out which three interesting films with a European theme will be screened, enriched with an introduction or after-talk:

10 December, starting at 19.30: Collective, with an introduction by Cristian Surubaro, researcher at Studio Europa

11 December, starting at 20.00: La Última Primavera

12 December, starting at 14.00: Heart of Democracy and after-talk with director Suzanne Raes

Here you will find more information about the films and tickets.  

There is much more to experience and discover when exploring the squares and alleys of Boulevard Europa, including our successful podcast series Café Europe, the first edition of the European Cartoon Award and a flashback to the Dress to Protest collection of Europe.

Studio Europa is founded and supported by the partners of the Maastricht, Working on Europe programme: the Province of Limburg, the City of Maastricht and Maastricht University.