Jean Claude Cachia, a lecturer at the Institute of European Studies, participated in the first Leadership Academy organised by the European Political Strategy within the European Commission.
A participant from every member state was selected by the European Political Strategy to spend a week in Brussels, meeting various European Officials including the Commissioners Cecilia Malmström and Jyrkim Katainenem and the Chief Negotiator of the European Commission for BREXIT, Michel Barnier.
During the week spent in Brussels, the participants had the opportunity to discuss various EU-related issues including BREXIT, the challenges being faced by the European Union, political communication in the age of misinformation and the future of the EU.
The aim of this academy is to give the opportunity to upcoming leaders to discuss and develop a series of proposals which are to be presented to the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in preparation for the next summit in Sibiu in May, where the future of the European Union will be discussed.