Brussels, 03/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The following workshops, colloquies, conferences and seminars will be organised around themes relating to European integration during May 2010:
- Economic Policy Forum - Hard choices for hard times: public services in Social Europe - Brussels, Thursday 6 May from 2.00pm to 4.30pm. The forum is organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC). Speakers: Matteo Bonifacio, Adviser, BEPA; Gert-Jan Koopman, DG ECFIN, European Commission; Andrew Watt, Researcher at the European Trade Union Institute. Contact: Claire Dhéret - c.dheret@epc.eu. By invitation only.
- EU Energy Security and the Southern Energy Corridor. - Brussels, Thursday 6 May, from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. An event organised by the EPC. Speakers: Günther Oettinger, European Energy Commissioner; Taner Yildiz, Minister for Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey; Rune Bjørnson, Vice-President Statoil; and Borut Grgic, Director of Institute for Strategic Studies. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
- China, the European Union and the Restructuring of Global Governance - Thursday 6 and Friday 7 May. An event organised by Fondation Madariaga. For the complete programme: http: //http://www.iee-fusl.eu/349.html . Contact: mmalgarini@madariaga.org.
- 60 ans après la Déclaration Schuman, l'Europe vue par le Monde - Paris 7ème, Quai d'Orsay, Friday 7 May, at 3.00pm. Colloquium organised under the patronage of Bernard Kouchner, French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, and Pierre Lellouche, Secretary of State for European Affairs. To register: +33(0)1 43 17 55 67 - colloque-europe.cabseue@diplomatie.gouv.fr
- Le service européen pour l'action extérieure: defies pour la nouvelle diplomatie européenne. - Paris, Friday 7 May. An event organised by ESSEC-Iréné. Speakers: Piero Fassino, EU Special Envoy to Burma; Philippe Setton, who heads the service on internal policy and institutional affairs, EU directorate, French Ministry on Foreign and European Affairs. Programme: http: //http://www.essec-irene.com/fr/docs/SIRENE/IRENE_Colloque_SEAE_7_mai_2010_FR5.pdf . To register: http: //http://www.essec-irene.com/fr/docs/SIRENE/IRENE_Colloque_SEAE_Inscription_FR4.pdf .
- Les grands medias internationaux. Agence Europe, Jiji Presse-Japon, CNN, BBC World, Al-Jazeera, Reuters, Euronews - Brussels, Monday 10 May, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Conference organised by the Institut européen des relations internationals (IERI). Information and arrangements for registration on following page: http: //http://www.ieri.be/fr/ade/program/ade7/module5/seance3 .
- The New Era for Korea and the EU - Brussels, Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 May. An event organised by The European Institute for Asian Studies in cooperation with the Korean Global Foundation. Speakers: Richard Corbett, member of Herman Van Rompuy's private office, former MEP; Christian Ehler and David Martin, MEPs; and Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Chief Negotiator for the free trade agreement with Korea, DG Trade, European Commission. For complete list of those on the panel: http: //http://www.eias.org/documents/Programme_World_Korean_Forum_version_6April2010.pdf . Contact: eias@eias.org.
- From Worse to Worst? How Late Payments Squeeze SMEs' Liquidity - Brussels, Tuesday 11 May, from 8.30am to 10.15am. An event organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers: Barbara Weiler, MZP and rapporteur on the directive for combating late payments; Othmar Karas, MEP; Massimo Baldinato, member of the private office of Commissioner Antonio Tajani; Luc Hendrickx, Director for External Relations, UEAPME. Contact: Marc Rothemund - marc.rothemund@ceps.eu - Telephone: +32 2 2293 93. Registration online: http: //http://www.ceps.be/node/3020/3020/subscribe .
- Does Europe need “Homeland Security”? - Brussels, Wednesday 12 May from 12.30pm to 4.30pm. An event organised by Security & Defence Agenda (SDA). Speaker: Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs. Contact: sda5@securitydefenceagenda.org. Online registration: http: //mde.efficy.be/Efficy.dll/guest?page=MDE_onLineReg/form.htm&app=mde&publ=3011.
- Villes phares de l'Union européenne - Brussels, Tuesday 18 May, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. An event organised by the Institut français des relations internationals (IFRI). Speaker: Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero; DG Research, European Commission. Contact: Adélaïde Boodts - info.bruxelles@ifri.org. Tel.: +32 2 238 51 10. Online registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/?page=inscriptiona-un-evenement&id=5989 .
- Future Prospects for the Belgian Presidency of the EU: Global Challenges in a New Institutional Era - Brussels, Thursday 20 and Friday 21 May. A conference organised by the EGE network in cooperation with TEPSA and Egmont with the support of the Belgian EU Council Presidency. Information: http: //http://www.tepsa.be/contact.asp . (O.L./transl.jl)
