Brussels, 25/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - The following seminars and colloquia, on European issues, will be held in September:
- The EU in the International System: Structures- Functioning - Performance - Bruges, 2 to 9 September: university seminar organised by the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) in collaboration with the College of Europe. (Info.: College of Europe tel: 32(50)449935; Fax: 32(50)449974; E-mail: euglobal.2000@coleurop.be).
- Europe's links with the developing world - New directions? - Wilton Park (Steyning, West Sussex), 4 to 7 September: Wilton Park" conference devoted to the management and future of Europeanaid to development (Info.: tel. 44 (0) 1903 817779, fax. 44 (0) 1903 815931, E-mail: caroline.burness@wiltonpark.org.uk)
- The internal market in Energy-Maastricht, 7 and 8 September: seminar of the European Institute of Public Administration of Maastricht. (Info.: tel: 31.43/3296.226, fax. 31.43/3296.296, E-mail: n.debie@eipa-nl.com)
- Aiming at excellence - European Benchmarking conference - Berlin, 7 & 8 September: conference on European employment strategies organised jointly by the German, French and Spanish employers' federations with the Bertelsmann Foundation. With the participation of Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou (Info.: tel.: 49 -30.20.33-18.50, fax. 49-30.20.33-18.55, E-mail: A.Utz@bda-online.de)
- European Cultural Industries in a Digital Environment: - Lyon, 11 and 12 September: colloquium organised in the framework of the French Presidency of the EU Council by the Association pour le développement et la Création Etudes et projets (ADCEP), with the participation of the French Minister of Culture, Catherine Tasca. (Info.: 33.1/40.03.94.70, fax. 33.1/42.06.66.06, E-mail: adcep@wanadoo.fr)
- Best in EUROPE 2000: road safety conference - Brussels, 12 September: conference road safety policy in Europe organised by the European transport safety council with the backing, notably of the European Commission (Info. tel. 32.2/230.41.06, fax. 32.2/230.42.15, E-mail: info@etsc.be)
- L'Europe de l'eau, l'eau des Européens - Lille, 13 and 14 September: colloquium on the forthcoming water directive, organised in the framework of the French Presidency of the EU Council by the Agence de l'eau Artois-Picardie. (Info. tel.: 33.3/27.99.90.00, fax.: 33.3/27.99.90.15)
- EC merger control 10th anniversary conference - Brussels, 14 and 15 September: conference organised by the European Commission with the backing of the International Bar Association. With interventions by the Commissioner for Competition, Mario Monti, and former Commissioners Peter Sutherland, Karel van Miert et Leon Brittan. (Info.Tel: 44 (0)20 7629 1206, Fax: 44 (0)20 7409 0456, e-mail: confs@int-bar.org website: http://www.ibanet.org )
- Access to Housing in the EU - Paris, 14 and 15 September: conference organised by the European Housing Forum on the fringe of the informal meeting of European Housing Ministers (Info.: tel.: 331/40.75.79.89, E-mail: conference2000@ europeanhousingforum.com, Internet: http://www.europeanhousingforum.com )
- Renewable energies: the right choice for Europe/Energy and the et environment: effectiveness of European policies and citizens' conduct - Brussels, 18 September: seminar and round table organised by the European network of regional and local organisations fuelling energy and environmental policies, the Fedarene, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. With the participation of Commissioners Loyola de Palacio and Michel Barnier (Info. 32.2/646.82.10, fax.: 32.2/646.89.75, E-mail: fedarene@euronet.be, Internet: http://www.fedarene.org )
- EMU halfway through the Transition Period: Experiences and perspectives- Barcelona, 18 and 19 September: conference organised jointly by the European Institute of Public Administration of Maastricht (EIPA) and the European Centre for the Regions of Barcelona (Info.: tel: 31.43 /329 6325, Fax: 31.43/329 6296, E-mail: a.barragan@eipa-nl.com, Internet: http://www.eipa.nl ).
- European public procurement rules and policy - Maastricht, 18 and 19 September: seminar of the European Institute of Public Administration of Maastricht, in the framework of a cycle public procurement. (Info.: tel: 31.43/329.63.61, fax. 31.43/329.62.96, E-mail: e.heanen@eipa-nl.com)
- The US governmental system and EU-US relations - Washington DC, 18 to 22 September: conference organised by the European Institute of Public Administration of Maastricht in collaboration with the Brookings Institution and with the backing of the European Commission. (Info. tel. 31 .43/3296.320, fax. 31 .43/3296.296, E-mail: w.curfs@eipa-nl.com, Internet: http://www.eipa.nl )
- The role of the individual vis-à-vis the family and state in Asia and Europe - Vienna, 18 and 19 September: colloquium organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut of Vienna and the Asia-Europe Foundation of Singapore in the framework of the EU/Asia Dialogue, l'Asem. (Info.: tel/fax.: 43.1/406.97.94, E-mail: ibichina@netway.at)
- The effectiveness of EU business association - Brussels, 18 to 22 September: "EuroConference" on the effectiveness of associations rep[resenting the interests of business within European institutions, organised on behalf of the European Commission (Info.: E&Y management, tel. 32.2/774.96.10, fax. 32.2/774.96.90, E-mail: euro.conference@eyam.be)
- Les collectivités territoriales au coeur de l'Europe - Brussels, 19 to 21 September: seminar on European trainingorganised by the French Association of the Council of Municipalties and Regions of Europe . (Info. 33.2/38.77.86.27, fax. 33.2/38.77.21.03)
- The EC legislative package on public procurement - Maastricht, 25 and 26 September: conference of the European Institute of Public Administration in the framework of its cycle on public procurement. (Info.: tel: 31.43/329.63.61, fax. 31.43/329.62.96, E-mail: e.heanen@eipa-nl.com)
- Energy efficiency in household appliances and lighting - Naples, 27 to 29 September: 10th international conference organised in the context of the European Save programme (Info.: tel. 39.06/322.73.67, fax. 39.06/323.49.21, E-mail: aieeconference@mclink.it)
- Converging European Energy Markets-How to make it happen - Brussels, 28 and 29 September: conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies and the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Policy of Dundee University (CEPMLP), with the participation of the European Commissioner for Energy, Loyola de Palacio. (Info.: tel. 44/1382.344303, fax. 44/1382.345854,E-mail: m.r.mckinlay@dundee.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.cepmlp.org ).