ELTE CENTRE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL STUDIES
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE
BOOK LAUNCH
EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS LAW: TEXT, CASES AND MATERIALS
Third Edition
Edited by
Ramses A. Wessel & Joris Larik
Bridging Theory and Practice
8 October 2026 (Thursday)
13:30h–15:30h
ELTE Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Legal Studies (1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán u. 4.)
Hybrid Event [participation in person and Zoom]
ABOUT THE THEME AND THE EVENT
The European Union (EU) is navigating an international environment marked by geopolitical instability, shifting alliances, and profound transformations in the international legal order.
Against this backdrop, the EU’s external action is evolving rapidly. Strategic autonomy, sanctions, trade, security and defence, international partnerships, enlargement, and constitutional reform are reshaping the legal and institutional framework within which the Union acts beyond its borders.
The publication of the third edition of EU External Relations Law: Text, Cases and Materials (Hart Publishing 2026) offers an opportunity to reflect on these developments and to consider the future direction of this dynamic field.
Edited by Ramses A. Wessel and Joris Larik, and featuring contributions from leading scholars, the volume brings together the latest developments in EU legislation, treaty-making, case law, and practice. It examines EU external relations from both constitutional and international law perspectives, covering key areas including trade, security and defence, the environment, the area of freedom, security and justice, and enlargement.
The book launch will convene scholars, practitioners, and policymakers for an afternoon of dialogue on how EU external relations law is responding to a changing geopolitical landscape – and how it may develop in the years ahead.
PROGRAMME
13:30h–13:40h
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Prof. Márton Varju
Director a.i., Institute for Legal Studies
13:40h–14:00h
A TOUR D’HORIZON BY THE CO-EDITORS: Aims, scope, contents and audience of the book
Prof. Ramses A. Wessel
Professor of European Law, Faculty of Law, University of Groningen [online]
Dr. Joris Larik
Associate Professor of Comparative, EU and International Law, Faculty of Law, Leiden University [online]
14:00h–14:30h
AUTHORS’ PANEL
Prof. Andrea Ott
Professor of EU External Relations Law, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University [online]
Dr. Tamás Molnár
Senior Legal Researcher, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights; Visiting Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Corvinus University of Budapest
14:30h–15:00h
THE PRACTITIONERS’ PERSPECTIVE
Dr. Petra Jeney, Associate Professor of EU and International Law, ELTE Faculty of Law; Former Head of the Department in Charge of EU Law, Ministry of Justice (2006–2011)
Mr. Gábor Koós
Senior Legal Advisor, State Secretariat for EU Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office; Deputy Representative of Hungary before the Court of Justice of the European Union
15:00h–15:25h
Q&A – COMMENTS & DEBATE
15:25h–15:30h
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Prof. Márton Varju
Director a.i., Institute for Legal Studies