{"596008":{"#nid":"596008","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Birchfield\u2019s Students Witness EU President Juncker\u2019s Address to Parliament","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents enrolled in a course on the European Union (EU) taught at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/samnunnschool-georgiatech.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-uyoutl-oitmydd-u\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Lorraine\u003C\/a\u003E attended a session in parliament witnessing EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker outline his vision for Europe\u0026rsquo;s future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe experience was part of the INTA 221 course co-taught by professors\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/samnunnschool-georgiatech.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-uyoutl-oitmydd-o\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVicki Birchfield\u003C\/a\u003E of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Sonia Serafin on the Metz campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJuncker\u0026rsquo;s speech took place on September 13, in Strasbourg, France, the formal seat of the European Parliament. He reviewed the EU\u0026rsquo;s work over the past year, discussed priorities for the upcoming year, and disclosed his white paper released earlier this year on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the treaties of Rome. Students attended the plenary session for three hours, hearing not only the president\u0026rsquo;s speech, but also the debate that followed with responses by the heads of the political groups and other members of the European Parliament.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo watch the full speech and access additional content related to the event, visit the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/state-union-2017_en\u0022\u003EState of the Union 2017\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Birchfield\u2019s Students Attend Event at European Parliament in Strasbourg "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn September 13 in Strasbourg, students enrolled in INTA221, a course on the European Union (EU) taught at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/samnunnschool-georgiatech.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-uyoutl-oitmydd-u\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Lorraine\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Center for European and Transatlantic Studies co-director professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/samnunnschool-georgiatech.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-uyoutl-oitmydd-o\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EVicki Birchfield\u003C\/a\u003E and Sonia Serafin, attended a session in parliament, witnessing the EU Commission President Juncker\u0026rsquo;s address his vision for Europe\u0026rsquo;s future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On September 13 in Strasbourg, students enrolled in INTA221, a course on the European Union (EU) taught at Georgia Tech Lorraine by Center for European and Transatlantic Studies co-director professor Vicki Birchfield attended a session in parliament. 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