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CHALLENGE (The Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security) is a five year research project funded by the Directorate General for Research of the European Commission.

The project has sought to facilitate a more responsive and responsible assessment of the rules and practices of security in Europe and beyond. It has examined the implications of these practices for civil liberties, human rights and social responsibility. 23 universities and research centres from all across Europe have participated in the project. This event aims at presenting the final results of the CHALLENGE project and discussing them with practitioners, academics and EU officials dealing with the issues at stake.

In parallel to the Conference, CEPS and DG Research are organizing an art exhibition, ‘STATEOFTHEART’ and a reception on the evening of 18 May 2009 inside the Berlaymont building (1st Floor ) of the European Commission at 18.30. A Keynote Speech will be delivered by a representative of DG Research. The artists represented have sought to provide a space for exploring the contested terrain on which liberty and security are approached in a context that is being framed by discourses of threat and danger. The exhibition (which will last from the 18 May until the 29 May) will feature the works of the following artists: Charlesworth, Lewandowski & Mann / Charlie Coffey / Richard Hards / Ilias Poulos and Mark Titchner.