Monday 29 November

Brussels (European Parliament). EU and Russia: Human Dimension of the “Partnership for Modernisation”. Event organised by the European-Russian Forum. Continues on Tuesday 30 November. Contact: tatjana.zdanoka-office@europarl.europa.eu

Brussels (9.00am-6.00pm). Export controls and the European defence market: Can effectiveness be combined with responsibility? Event organised by the GRIP, the Flemish Peace Institute, SIPRI, the Strategic Goods Control Unit of the Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs. Information: http://www.grip.org/fr/siteweb/dev.asp?N=simple&O=885

Brussels (10.30am-1.30pm). Moving the debate forward on the future EU border policy: The role of customs & modern technology. Event organised by the CEPS in cooperation with Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) of the VUB in the framework of the INEX project. Information: http://www.ceps.eu/event/moving-debate-forward-future-eu-border-policy-role-customs-modern-technology

Brussels (12.30pm-2.00pm). The Iranian Nuclear: Impacts and Potential Developments. Event organised by the European Movement Belgium and the MEDEA Institute. Information: http://www.medea.be/index.html?page= 17&lang=fr&idx=

Brussels (3.00pm-4.30pm). Georgian economy. Round table organised by the EPC. Information: http://www.epc.eu/ calendar.php

Brussels (4.00pm-5.30pm). EU for Asia Brussels Briefing - East Asia's regional landscape: views from Japan. Event organised by the EPC. Programme: http://www.epc.eu/documents/uploads/age_84_02-programme_ 29_november_web.pdf

Brussels (6.00pm-8.00pm). Les approches théoriques du système international de l'après guerre froide. Event organised by the IERI. Information: http://www.ieri.be

Tuesday 30 November

Brussels. Conference on Animal Testing. Conference organised by the European Commission. Information: http: //europa.eu/eucalendar/event/id/171065-conference-on-animal-testing/mode/window

Brussels. ETUI Seminar on poverty, social exclusion and employment in Europe. Information and registration: http://www.etui.org/fr/Evenements/2010/30-November-2010-ETUI-Seminar-on-poverty-social-exclusion-and-employment-in-Europe

Brussels (8.00am-4.30pm). Security & Defence Day 2010 - Going Global: Europe's security Policy challenge. Event organised by the SDA. Information:

http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/Hiddenpages /EventMgt/ tabid/542/EventType/EventView/EventId/499/ SecDef10GoingGlobalEuropessecuritypolicychallenge.aspx

Brussels (11.30am-1.00pm). What's next for Cyprus? Event organised by the FES. Contact: Patrick Rüther - patrick.Ruether@feseurope.eu

Brussels (12.30pm-2.30pm). Supervision/regulation, financial stability and growth - Financing long-term investments. Lunch debate organised by Confrontations Europe. Information: http://www.confrontations.org/spip. php?page=evenement&id_article=868

Brussels (1.00pm-2.30pm). Cruising towards EU Defence? Is Permanent Structured Cooperation a Step in the Right Direction? Event organisd by the Madariaga Foundation. Information: http://www.madariaga.org/ upcoming-events/368-cruising-towards-eu-defence-is-permanent-structured-cooperation-a-step-in-the-right-directrion-

Brussels (5.30pm-7.30pm). The future of Europe's environment: Implications of global mega-trends. Event organised by Friends of Europe. Information: http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/ EventType/EventView/EventId/512/ThefutureofEuropesenvironmentImplicationsofglobalmegatrends.aspx

Brussels (6.00pm-8.00pm). Enjeux géopolitiques de l'Union européenne. L'Europe centrale et orientale après la chute du mur - Élargissement, voisinage et approches traditionnelles de maîtrise du territoire. Event organised by the IERI. Infomation: http://www.ieri.be/

Paris. L'Europe, la crise et les droits de l'homme. Event organised by the Cercle des Européens et L'Express. Contact: contact@ceuropeens.eu

Wednesday 1 December

Brussels. International Product Safety Week. Series of conferences, organised by the European Commission, which will continue until Friday 3 December. Information: http: //europa.eu/eucalendar/ event/id/2025-international-product-safety-week/mode/window

Brussels (Committee of the Regions) (12.30pm). Poverty in Europe: Can you picture a way out? Event organised by the EPP. Information: http: //images.europaemail.eu/client_id_5328/attachments/ 0778_Poverty_PRG.pdf

Brussels (10.00am-midday). Beyond primary care: how to promote innovation and access for all new technologies. Round table organised by the EPC. Information: http://www.epc.eu/calendar.php

Brussels (12.20pm-2.30pm). Europa, Europae: Europeanisation and the differential usage of Europe in Welfare State Reforms. Event organised by Sciences Po Paris, Centre d'études européennes and the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA). Information: http://www.tepsa.be/index.asp

Brussels (1.15pm-2.30pm). The EU emissions trading system (ETS) and climate change policy towards 2050: real incentives to reduce global emissions? Event organised by the CEPS. Information: http://www.ceps.eu/event/eu-emissions-trading-system-ets-and-climate-change-policy-towards-2050-real- incentives-reduce-

Brussels (2.00pm-5.45pm). Building Europe's economic future. Event organised by the EPC. Information: http://www.epc.eu/calendar.php #n95

Thursday 2 December

Brussels. European Day of People with Disabilities. Event organised by the European Commission. Information: http: //europa.eu/eucalendar/event/id/177056-european-day-of-people-with-disabilities/ mode/window

Brussels. EU Metalworking and Metal Articles Industries. Workshop organised by the European Commission. Information: http: //europa.eu/eucalendar/event/id/175069-eu-metalworking-and-metal-articles-industries/mode/window

Brussels (8.00am-9.30am). Building the innovation Union. Event organised by the EPC. Information: http://www.epc.eu/calendar.php

Brussels (9.00am-5.00pm). Doing business with China in the wake of the crisis. Event organised by Friends of Europe. Information: http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/519/ DoingbusinesswithChinainthewakeofthecrisis.aspx

Brussels (1.00pm). The Slovak miracle: how Slovakia joined the euro area. Event organised by the CIFE. Information: http://www.cife.eu/index.php?id_rub=1256123582&id_parent_rub=0&id_top= 1256123582

Brussels (4.00pm-16.00pm). Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan: looking to the future. Round Table organised by the EPC. Information: http://www.epc.eu/calendar.php

Marseilles (6.00pm-8.00pm). Que fait l'Europe pour l'économie méditerranéenne? Information and registration: http://www.forumcitoyen.eu/

Friday 3 December

Brussels (continuing on Saturday 4). La transition italienne dans le cadre européen - Société, système politique et institutions: l'état de la démocratie. Event organised by the ULB with the Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli de Rome (LUISS). Contact: gsandri@ulb.ac.be