What if your lunch break became a chance to better understand what's at stake at the European level? Starting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Les Midis d’Europa Expérience invites the public to Europa Expérience Paris, at 28 Place de la Madeleine, for a series of free talks focused on European current affairs and major international issues. Conceived with the Jacques Delors Institute, this cycle runs one Tuesday a month, from 12:30 to 13:30, in a format accessible to anyone who wants to deepen an up-to-the-minute topic related to Europe, without tying up an entire afternoon.
Based in the Madeleine district, Europa Expérience Paris offers a midday pause with a clear, straightforward format. For one hour, an expert digs into a topic connected to the European Union, its public policies, or its international relations. The audience gains a short, focused, and free session to better understand the issues shaping the European debate.
The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2026, focusing on the European energy transition. On this occasion, the public will hear from Phuc-Vinh Nguyen, head of the Energy Center at the Jacques Delors Institute. Other topics and invited experts will be announced about two weeks before each date on the Europa Expérience website.
Update on: the European energy transition
Ask your questions to: Phuc-Vinh Nguyen (Head of the Energy Center, Jacques Delors Institute)
With Les Midis d’Europa Expérience, the idea isn’t just to offer a Paris-based lecture series. The project also aims to make topics that are often seen as complex more accessible to the general public. The announced themes align with the big questions shaping the continent’s current affairs: energy transition, European policies, sovereignty, the economy, climate, international relations, and even institutional developments.
The lunchtime format plays a key role here. It gives people a chance to hear an expert at a practical hour, to deepen their thinking, and, depending on how the session unfolds, to ask questions. For those who want to better understand European mechanisms without going through an academic or professional setting, this option fits easily into everyday life.
The involvement of the Jacques Delors Institute frames this cycle as a project focused on outreach and interpretation. Renowned for its work on European policy, the institute lends its expertise to a regular program designed to link major contemporary issues with a wide audience. This collaboration infuses the meetings with a pedagogy that is both informative and firmly planted in current debates.
For Parisians, residents of Île-de-France, or visitors to the capital, Les Midis d’Europa Expérience could become a new lunchtime cultural habit. One hour, a timely topic, an expert speaker, a venue easy to reach in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, and free admission with reservations: a simple formula to squeeze a touch of Europe into your Parisian schedule.
Reservations are made directly on the Europa Experience Paris website
Dates and Opening Time
From April 14, 2026 to January 12, 2027
Location
Europa Experience Paris
28 Place de la Madeleine
75008 Paris 8
Access
Metro Madeleine (lines 8, 12 and 14) or Concorde (lines 1, 8 and 12)
Prices
Free
Official website
visiting.europarl.europa.eu
Instagram page
@parlementeuropeen
