Sponsored by the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice, The Annual Emile Noel Lecture was inaugurated in March 2004, and promotes an annual presentation and awareness of the current state of the European Union. With its continued evolution, growth and presence on the global stage, the European Union development is of very great importance on a legal and political level. Each year a prominent member of the legal and political administration of the Union will be welcomed to present their perspective of the “State of the (European) Union” which will be followed by a question and answer session with New York University faculty, students and other welcomed guests.
- 2023 – The Sixteenth Annual Emile Noël Lecture Lecture on the State of the (European) Union “The Building of a New Global Order — A No Holds Barred Conversation” with Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission
- 2022/23 -The Fifteenth Emile Noel Lecture “The Court of Justice of the European Union and the Contemporary Challenges to European Integration – Rule of Law, New Technologies and More” will be presented by Maciej Szpunar, First Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
- 2018 – The Fourteenth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Josep Borrell Fontelles, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, Kingdom of Spain
- 2017/18 – The Thirteenth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Judge Marta Cartabia, Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Italy.
- 2016/17 – The Twelfth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
- 2015 – The Eleventh Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by His Excellency, The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins
- 2014 – The Tenth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Koen Lenaerts, vice-president of the Court of Justice of the European
- 2013 – The Ninth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by His Excellency, Mr. George A. Papandreou, President of Socialist International and former Prime Minister of Greece
- 2011 – The Eighth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by His Excellency, Mr. Demetris Christofias, President of The Republic of Cyprus
- 2010 – The Seventh Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by His Excellency, Mr. Giorgio Napolitano, President of The Republic of Italy
- 2009 – The Sixth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by His Excellency, Dr. Danilo Türk, distinguished professor of International Law and President of the Republic of Slovenia
- 2008 – The Fifth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Luís Miguel Poiares Pessoa Maduro, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
- 2007 – The Fourth Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission
- 2006 – The Third Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organization Director General
- 2005 – The Second Annual Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Valery Giscard d’Estaing, President of the European Constitutional Convention and Former President of the Republic of France
- 2004 – The Inaugural Emile Noël Lecture: Presented by Professor Giuliano Amato