Lecture by Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)  

On May 27, 2025, we had the pleasure of attending a meeting with Prof. Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, during which he gave a lecture entitled “Upholding European Values: Democracy, Solidarity, and the Rule of Law.” Prof. Lenaerts shared his thoughts on the values that should guide the actions of EU institutions, as well as us, the citizens of the Union. The rule of law, solidarity, and democracy are the foundations of the EU community. These values, reconstructed from the constitutional traditions of European countries, unite us in a single, common legal order.

We would like to thank the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, prof. Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz and Mr. Basil Kerski for extending the invitation and organizing this extraordinary event!

More details and a livestream from the event are available on the University of Gdansk website: https://ug.edu.pl/news/pl/8753/unia-europejska-jest-obecna-jako-jeden-z-wymiarow-naszej-narodowej-tozsamosci-wyklad-otwarty-prof