Aleksandra Maatsch, Agnieszka Cianciara (ISP PAN) and Pawel Karolewski (Leipzig) took part in the panel debate opening the Polish Conference of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, 20-22 September 2023. The panel debate followed the opening lecture by Grzegorz Ekiert (University of Harward), it was moderated by Magdalena Gora (UJ).