Brussels, 26/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Major workshops, conferences and seminars on European issues in March 2010:
Le multilatéralisme et les institutions internationales d'intégration régionale MERCOSUR, ALENA - Brussels, Monday 1 March, 12 midday to 2.00pm. Conference organised by the Institut Européen des Relations Internationales (IERI). Speakers: Angel Carro-Castrillo, Head of the Mercosur Unit at the European Commission, Ronaldo Costa Filho, Minister and Advisor at Brazil's mission to the EU, Yannick Mondy, First Secretary at Canada's Mission to the EU and Claudia Franco, Political Affairs Minister at Mexico's mission to the EU. Register online: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module2/seance1.
La mise en place du Traité de Lisbonne - Brussels, Tuesday 2 March from 1.00 to 2.30pm. Lunchtime debate organised by Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) with Philippe Étienne, French Permanent Representative to the EU. Contact: Adélaïde Boodts - info.Brussels@IFRI.org - Tel: +32 2 238 51 10.
After Copenhagen: What next for EU climate and environmental policy? - Brussels, Wednesday 3 March from 8.00 to 9.30am. Breakfast meeting organised by European Policy Centre (EPC) with Jo Leinen MEP. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Présentation du rapport TGAE: “La contribution de 14 think tanks européens au trio des Présidences espagnole, belge et hongroise de l'UE” - Brussels, Thursday 4 March from 8.30am to 1.00pm. Event organised by Notre Europe and Egmont. Registration: Registration@notre-europe.eu.
Open Trade vs. Protectionism: Developments in Trade Policy Since 1995 - Brussels, Thursday 4 March from 1.15 to 2.30pm. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Information and registration: http: //http://www.ceps.be/event/open-trade-vs-protectionism-developments-trade-policy-1995 .
European Union rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX): One year on - Brussels, Thursday 4 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm. Forum organised by EPC. Speakers: Roy Reeve, Deputy head of EULEX Kosovo, Pristina, and Ulrike Lunacek MEP, rapporteur on Kosovo. Contact: Rosa Balfour - r.balfour@epc.eu.
Proposal for a White Paper on European Security and Defence - Brussels, Thursday 4 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm. Expert roundtable organised by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Invitation only. Contact: Sidonie.Wetzig@fes-europe.eu.
Setting the Right Course for the Barroso II Commission: The Future of EU Innovation Policy in a Changing World - Brussels, Friday 5 March from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Event organised by the Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal. Speakers: Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Research Commissioner, Martin Schuurmans, chair of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and Anthony D. Williams, Lisbon Council. Contact: info@lisboncouncil.net.
D'une présidence à l'autre - Brussels, Tuesday 9 March from 12 midday. Event organised by Mouvement Européen Belgique. Speaker: Philippe De Schoutheete de Tervarent, Belgium's Special Representative to the European Union from 1987 to 1997. Information and registration: info@mouvementeuropeen.be.
L'Europe et la société de la connaissance - Stratégie de Lisbonne: bilan et perspectives - Brussels, Tuesday 9 March from 6.00 to 8.00pm. Event organised by IERI. Speaker: Gérald Santucci, Head of Enterprise Networking and RFID unit at DG Digital Society at the European Commission. Register online http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module2/seance4 .
IMF in the Eurozone: Last resort or wrong signal? - Brussels, Wednesday 10 March from 1.00 to 2.30pm. Event organised by the Madariaga Foundation. Speakers: Wolfgang Munchau, journalist on the Financial Times, and André Sapir, Professor of Economics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Contact: info@madariaga.org.
Élargissements et politiques de voisinage: l'Union pour la Méditerranée - Brussels, Thursday 11 March from 3.30 to 6.00pm. Event organised by Confrontations Europe. Speakers: Claude Fischer, chair of Confrontations Europe and Jean-Baptiste Buffet, researcher on EuroMed issues at the Thomas Institute. Contact: Julien Baillergeau - jbaillergeau@confrontations.org - Tel: 00 32 2 213 62 74.
Re-envisioning the EU after Lisbon - Brussels, Tuesday 16 March from 1.00 to 2.30pm. Event organised by IFRI. Speakers: Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director of the International Relations Centre at Boston University, and Mario Telo, Deputy-chair of the Institute for European Studies (IEE) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Jean Monnet Chair. Contact: Adélaïde Boodts - info.Brussels@IFRI.org - Tel: +32 2 238 51 10.
Le “Traité de Lisbonne” et ses implications institutionnelles en matière de “gouvernance” et de politique étrangère. Présidence stable, HR et Service européen d'action extérieure - Brussels, Tuesday 16, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Event organised by the IERI. Speakers: Paolo Ponzano, Principal Adviser for Institutional Affairs, Secretariat General, European Commission, and Christian Franck, President of the Institut d'études européennes, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL). Online registration: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module2/seance6 .
Title of conference to be confirmed - Brussels, Thursday 18, from 8.00am to 9.30am. Conference organised by the EPC. Speaker: Viviane Reding, European Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Commissioner. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Annual Conference on European Company Law 2010 - Trier, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). For further information: http://www.era.int .
The State of Play in Implementation of the Services Directive - Trier, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23. Conference organised by the ERA. For information and registration: http://www.era.int . (O.L./transl.fl/rt)