Kyriaki Topidi, a Greek jurist and head of the research cluster Culture & Diversity at the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) in Germany, visited Ludovika University of Public Service in the course of the Ludovika Scholar Program.
On March 19, 2024, within the framework of the Ludovika Scholar Program, the Europe Strategy Research Institute, together with the Minority Policy Research Group of the Ludovika University of Public Service, organized a workshop on the future of protection for national, ethnic, and linguistic minorities in the European Union following the Minority SafePack Initiative.
The event was attended by 12 researchers and lecturers from Ludovika University of Public Service, including researchers from the Europe Strategy Research Institute and members of the Minority Policy Research Group. All participants were experts in minority and human rights, leading to an engaging discourse on the challenges, opportunities, and future of EU minority protection in light of recent legal developments and geopolitical events. Participants particularly focused on the potential impact of future Western Balkan enlargement on the European Union's protection of national and ethnic minorities.
The following day, on March 20, 2024, the Europe Strategy Research Institute co-organized a guest lecture delivered by Kyriaki Topidi at the "International Protection of Human Rights" course at the Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies of LUPS on "The Margin of Appreciation and the Balancing of Rights before the European Court of Human Rights”.