Brussels, 06/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - Here is a list of the main workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars to be held on subjects related to European integration during the month of April 2010:
Franco-German colloquium - Growth without damage: what ecological development post-Copenhagen? Paris, Monday 12, 2.00pm to 6.00pm. Colloquium posted by Europartenaires and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Speakers: Elisabeth Guigou, president, founder of Europartenaires, French MP for Seine-Saint-Denis, former French minister for employment, former French keeper of the seals, Jean-Noël Jeanneney, former French secretary of state, lecturer at the Paris Political Sciences Institute IEP, president of Europartenaires, François Scheer, French ambassador, international adviser to the president of the board of AREVA, Elkanah Odembo, Kenyan ambassador to France (subject to confirmation), Jo Leinen, member of the European Parliament, president of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety, Kora Kristof, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Ulrich Kelber, member of the committee for the environment, protection of nature and nuclear safety, Christian Masset, director-general for globalisation, sustainable development and the partnerships of the French Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs. To register online: http: //http://www.europartenaires.net/pages/francais/contact.php .
Geo-finance and the new global financial balances: Sovereign funds and the role of the Asian countries - Brussels, Monday 12, from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Conference organised by the European Institute for International Relations (IERI). Speakers: Jean-Louis Tertian, chef de bureau, economic anticipation unit, French Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Employment, Jacques Lippert, deputy director of ADE, international analyst, Jean-Luc Filipppini, principal administrator, secretariat general DG G1, Council of Ministers of the EU. To register: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module3/seance3 .
Partnership with Russia in Europe. New challenges for the EU-Russia Partnership - Brussels, Tuesday 13, from 9.30am to 5.00pm. Event organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) working together with the Unity for Russia Foundation and the Russkij Mir Foundation. Contact: Alexander Geiger - Alexander.Geiger@fes-europe.eu. By personal invitation only.
DPF Roundtable Debate - Where is Europe's aid policy headed? - Brussels, Tuesday 13, from 10.30am to 1.00pm. Roundtable organised by the Friends of Europe. Speakers: Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, Charles Michel, Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation (subject to confirmation), Eva Joly, member of the European Parliament (subject to confirmation), Olivier Consolo, Director of the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development (CONCORD), subject to confirmation, Simon Scott, director of statistics at the OECD (subject to confirmation). Information: info@friendsofeurope.org.
Is it time for a partial renationalisation of the CAP? - Brussels, Tuesday 13, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Event hosted by the Fondation Madariaga. Speakers: Stéphane Le Foll, member of the European Parliament (S&D), Jorge Núñez Ferrer, associated researcher, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Information: info@madariaga.org.
EU-NATO: Assets and Interoperability - Brussels, Tuesday 13, from 2.00pm to 6.00pm. The event hosted by ISIS (International Security Information Service). Speakers: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, member of the European Parliament, Giji Gya, director, ISIS Europe, Philipp Fluri, director, DCAF, Brussels, Gérard Quille, Policy Unit, European Parliament, Holger Bahle, NATO, Guillaume de La Brosse, adviser, permanent representation of France to the EU, Michael Hartinger, European Defence Agency, Alda Silveira Reis, secretariat general of the Council of the EU, Mike Ryan, adviser, Mission of the United States to the EU, Zachary Selden, NATO. Contact: Paul Sturm - paul.sturm@isis-europe.org. Tel: +32 (0)2 230 74 46. By invitation only.
Reconciling the needs of employers, workers and families in the 21st Century: where next for the EU2020 agenda? - Brussels, Tuesday 13, from 3.00 pm to 5.30pm. Event hosted by the European Policy Centre and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Speakers: Margaret Prosser, deputy chair of the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission, Xavier Prats-Monne, director, DG Employment, European Commission, John Monks, Secretary General, European Trade Unions Confederation, Conny Reuter, Secretary General, SocialPlatform, Jorgen Ronnest, president, BusinessEurope Social Affairs Committee. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.giles@epc.eu.
In search of the clean car - Paris, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15. Event organised by Confrontations Europe and Sauvons le Climat. Speakers: Chantal Jouanno, French Secretary of State for Ecology, Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for Industry (subject to confirmation), Jean-Paul Huchon, president of the Region Ile-de-France (subject to confirmation), Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, member of the European Parliament, Hugues van Honacker, DG Mobility and Transport of the European Commission. Contact: Marie-Ange Schilling - maschilling@confrontations.org - Tel: +33 1 43 17 32 89. For the full programme: http: //http://www.confrontations.org/spip.php?page=evenement&id_article=680 ou http://www.sauvonsleclimat.org .
Cultural Dimension of Integration of Migrants - Brussels, Wednesday 14, from 12.00pm. to 2.00 pm. Event hosted by the IES (Institute for European Studies). Speakers: Richard Lewis, IES, Chantal Lacroix, International Centre for Migration Policy Development, Marco Martiniello, University of Liège. Contact: Mark De Clerck - mark.de.clerck@vub.ac.be.
Enhancing economic policy coordination in the Euro area - Brussels, Thursday 15, from 8.00am to 9.30am. Event hosted by the European Policy Centre. Speaker: Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Policy Dialogue Citizen consultations in the light of the Lisbon Treaty - Brussels, Thursday 15. Event hosted by the EPC. Speakers: Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Kinga Göncz, member of the European Parliament, Sophie Beernaerts, head of the unit Citizenship - Europe for the Citizens, DG Communication, European Commission, Gerrit Rauws, director, King Baudouin Foundation, Stefan Schäfers, King Baudouin Foundation, John Wyles, president of the Politics and Governance Forum, EPC. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Due Process and Innovation in EU Competition Law - Brussels, Friday 16, from 8.45am to 6.00 pm. Event hosted by the CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies). Speakers: Wouter Wils, legal services of the European Commission, Wolfgang Weiss, Oxford Brookes University, Kai Huschelrath, Centre for Economic Research in Europe (ZEW). Full programme: http: //http://www.ceps.eu/system/files/events/2010/03/ProgCLaSFWorkshop16042010.pdf . to register: Barry Rodger - barry.j.rodger@strath.ac.uk.
"Les États généraux de l'Europe" - Europe: a heritage, what responsibilities? - Strasbourg, Saturday 17, from 9.00am to 7.00pm. Event hosted by EuropaNova, European Movement and Notre Europe. Programme available on the website of the États généraux de l'Europe (link below). Franco-German session to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration and the new mandates of the European Commission and Parliament. To be attended by more than 80 associations, unions, European, national and local institutions and representatives of the media and business. For more information and to register: http://www.etatsgeneraux-europe.eu .
Galileo: where is the European GPS? - Paris, Saturday 17, from 9.00am to 7.00pm. Event hosted by the Groupe des Belles Feuilles. Speakers: Jacques Barrot, member of the Constitutional Council, former vice-president of the European Commission, former transport minister, Alain Bories, director for strategy and business development of OHB Technology, director-general of the Paris office, Diego Canga-Fano, deputy head of cabinet to the European transport commissioner, Didier Faivre, head of the Navigation Department of ESA, Gilles Maquet, Institutional Relations Director for EADS-Astrium, Raymond Rosso, inter-ministerial Galileo coordinator (to be confirmed) of the European Commission. To register: http: //http://www.groupedesbellesfeuilles.eu/fr/et-pourtant-elle-tourne .
Breakfast Policy Briefing organised by the EPC. Brussels, Monday 19, from 8.00am to 9.30pm. Speaker: Joaquín Almunia, European Competition Commissioner. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Europe, aeronautic and space faced with competition from established and emerging players - Brussels, Monday 19. Event hosted by the IERI. Speakers: Luc Tytgat, head of unit, DG Transport and Energy, European Commission, Patrick Rudloff, head of European affairs, EADS - Astrium Brussels Office. To register online: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module4/seance1 .
Where Europe ends - Brussels, Tuesday 20, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Event hosted by the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). Speaker: Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, lecturer, Hertie School of Governance. Contact: Adélaïde Boodts - info.bruxelles@ifri.org - Tel: +32 2 238 51 10. To register online: http: //http://www.ifri.org/index.php?page=inscription-a-un-evenement&id=5940 .
The strategic analysis of information as a foreign policy tool - Towards an EU intelligence service? - Brussels, Tuesday 20, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Event hosted by the IERI. Speakers: Karin Jaani, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Christian Harbulot, Director of the School for Economic Warfare (ESLSCA group), international economic intelligence expert, Michael Niebel, head of unit "Internet, Network and Information Security", European Commission. For information and to register online: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module4/seance2 . (O.L./transl.fl)