EU Views: Sara Poli
Name: Sara Poli
Nationality: Italian
Occupation(s): Associate Professor of European Law and International Law, and Political Science at the University of
Pisa;
Connection to Europe: European citizen; Jean Monnet Chair (2013-2016) under the Lifelong Learning Programme on ‘Good governance principles within and outside the EU.’
Date of interview: May 17, 2016
This episode is a conversation with Sara Poli, an Italian Professor of European and International Law at the University of Pisa, about the uncertainty within the European Union today. She discusses the question of Member States retaining sovereign powers while simultaneously addressing the need for a common response to major security challenges caused by the migration crisis. Poli speaks on the volatility in the European periphery of the Middle East and Northern African, and the need for the EU to emphasize solidarity with one another and involve themselves in conflict resolution efforts in the Neighborhood.