Lecture | European Union Seminar
European Union Seminar
- Kajsa Ollongren
- Date
- Friday 10 April 2026
- Time
- Serie
- European Union Seminar Series
- Address
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Schouwburgstraat
Schouwburgstraat 2
2511 VA The Hague - Room
- A0.06
The EU defines itself as a normative power, committed to human rights and a rules-based international order. But the order is crumbling. Conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran, have exposed fractures not only in the international system, but also within the EU itself, raising hard questions about how consistently and how courageously the EU will stick to its principles when stakes are high.
Join us for a discussion with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Kajsa Ollongren about the tools the EU has to build trust with its external partners and find ways to act on its values amidst growing geopolitical tensions.
About the speaker
Kajsa Ollongren is the EU Special Representative for Human Rights since August 2025, appointed by the European Council to enhance the Union’s effectiveness, presence and visibility in protecting and promoting human rights, democracy and international humanitarian and criminal law globally. She has previously served as Minister of Defence (2022–2024) and deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of the Interior (2017-2022) of the Netherlands.
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