Date: 2 – 3 October 2025
Location: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Event Programme

The fourth Jean Monnet PROSPER Network event was hosted by Erasmus School of Law on 2–3 October 2025. Participants focused on the theme of Inclusive Prosperity in Europe – examining prosperity both conceptually and operationally, highlighting its contested meaning beyond GDP and linking it to social fairness, equality, and sustainability. The conference explored strategies and drivers of inclusive prosperity across different EU policy fields and reflected on the challenges and opportunities they present.

Programme (Day 1):

13.15 – 13.30 // Opening and Welcome Remarks

• Professor Fabian Amtenbrink (Vice-Dean Erasmus School of Law & Erasmus University Rotterdam Academic Lead Jean Monnet PROSPER Network)
• Professor Federico Fabbrini (Dublin City University / DCU Brexit Institute / Dublin European Law Institute & PI of PROSPER)

High-level Policy Dialogue:

13.30 – 15.15 // ‘The role of inclusive prosperity in the EU in the face of a volatile geopolitical landscape’

• Professor Martin de Jong (Professor of Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity, Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus School of Law)
• Dr. Nicole Rosenboom (Partner, Oxera)

15:45 – 17:30 // Panel 1: ‘Interdisciplinary perspectives on (Inclusive) Prosperity’

Chair: Professor Stefania Baroncelli (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)

• Professor Marija Bartl (University of Amsterdam): The Legal Perspective
• Professor Laszlo Bruszt (Central European University): The Political Science Perspective
• Dr. Jens van’t Klooster (University of Amsterdam): The Economic Perspective

Discussant: Professor Fabian Amtenbrink (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Programme (Day 2):

9:00 – 10:45 // Panel 2: ‘Drivers of and Obstacles to Inclusive Prosperity in EU Policies (1)

Chair: Professor Markus Haverland (Erasmus University Rotterdam & PROSPER)

• Professor Federico Fabbrini (Dublin City University / DCU Brexit Institute / Dublin European Law Institute): Defense Policy
• Professor Lina Papadopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki): Social Policy
• Professor Pim Jansen (Erasmus University Rotterdam): Industrial Policy

Discussant: Dr. Christy Petit (Dublin City University)

11:15 – 13:00 // Panel 3: ‘Drivers of and Obstacles to Inclusive Prosperity in EU Policies (2)

Chair: Professor Ivo Arnold (Erasmus University Rotterdam & PROSPER)

• Professor Stéphane de La Rosa (Université Paris-Est Créteil): EU Internal Market
• Professor Panos Delimatsis (University of Tilburg): External Trade
• Professor Paul Dermine (Universite Libre de Bruxelles): EMU / Financial Markets

Discussant: Dr. Menelaos Markakis (Erasmus University Rotterdam & PROSPER)

13:00 – 13:15 // Closing Reflections

Professor Fabian Amtenbrink (Erasmus University Rotterdam)