Professor Wessels’ Jean Monnet activities have developed at three-levels: (1) At the local level, the Cologne Centre of Jean Monnet Chairs and European Integration Specialists ( C o P O L IS ) focuses on the promotion of debate on the future of the EU; (2) At the regional level, the Jean Monnet Regional Centre of Excellence of North Rhine-Westphalia emphasises synergies in research and teaching; and (3) at the European level, the Jean Monnet Transnational Research Group – called the IGC Net on Constitutionalisation – has centred its attention on the academic debate, with publications such as: EU Constitutionalization: From the Convention to the Constitutional Treaty 2002-2005 (2006,
Professor Wesselsi Jean Monnet’ tegevus on arenenud kolmel tasandil: 1) Kohalikul tasandil keskendub Jean Monnet’ õppetooli ja Euroopa integratsiooni spetsialistide Kölni keskus (CoPOLIS) ELi tulevikku käsitleva arutelu edendamisele; 2) Piirkondlikul tasandil rõhutab Jean Monnet’ Nordrhein-Westfaleni piirkonna tippkeskus teadustöö ja õpetamise sünergiat; ja 3) Euroopa tasandil on Jean Monnet’ riikidevaheline uurimisgrupp nimega IGC põhiseadustamise võrgustik keskendunud akadeemilisele mõttevahetusele, olles avaldanud publikatsioone nagu „EU Constitutionalization: From the Convention to the Constitutional Treaty 2002–2005” (2006, toimetatud