Brussels, 16/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The following conferences and seminars, dedicated to European issues, will take place in the second half of October:
- Science and Governance in a Knowledge Society: the challenge for Europe - Brussels, 16 and 17 October: conference organised by the European Commission. (Info: Fax. 32.2/295.37.36, E-mail: margaret.white-branagan@cec.eu.int)
- Journée européenne de la Concurrence - Paris, 17 October: general public information conference, organised by the European Commission in the framework of the French Council Presidency (Info: Tel: 32.2/295.77.62, E-mail: eric.cuziat@cec.eu.int)
- Defusing Europe's pension Timebomb - Brussels, 17 October: conference organised by Friends of Europe and the Federal Trust with the support of the European Commission. With the participation of Commissioner Frits Bolkenstein. (Info. Tel: 32.2/738.75.95, E-mail: aoife.black@friendsofeurope.com)
- Trends in EU, Czech, Hungarian and Polish public opinion on enlargement: implications for EU institutions and industry - Brussels, 17 October: conference organised by the Central European Opinion Research Group (Info: Tel: 32.2/735.85.15, Fax: 32.2/735.84.66, E-mail: in002004@innet.be)
- Qualité de la vie, qualité des transports- Brussels, 18 October: conference organised by the Communauté des Chemins de fer européen, with the participation of the Presidents and Director General of European railway companies (Info: Tel: 32.2/525.90.70, Fax. 32.2/512.52.31, http://www.cer.be )
- Urban mobility showcase - Brussels, 17 et 18 October: conference organised by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), with the participation of the European Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio. (Info: Tel: +32 2 738 73 45, E-mail: tp@acea.be, http://www.acea.be )
- Reform of the EU: Nice & Beyond - Brussels, 19 October: Conference by Elmar Brok, President of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, organised by the European Policy Centre. (Info: Tel: 32(02)231.03.40, Fax: 32 (02)231.74.72, http://www.theepc.be )
- The EU-environmental policy on the test bench - European policy for emission reduction and energy saving - Brussels, 19 October: conference organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the EPP and the European Heating Association. (Info: Tel: 32.2/743.07.46, Fax: 32.2/743.07.49, E-mail: konradbe@pophost.eunet.be)
- Europeanisation des relations industrielles - Brussels, 19 October: colloquium organised by the advanced economics department of the Sociology institute of the Université libre de Bruxelles. (Info: Tel: 32.2/650.41.22, Fax: 32.2/650.38.25, E-mail: tmalle@ulb.ac.be)
- Vital enterprises-vital Europe - Berlin, 10/20 October: Eurochambre congress, with numerous representatives from European enterprises. (Info: Tel: 49.30.20.308.32.05, Fax: 49.30.20.308.23.33, E-mail: gross.christian@berlin.diht.de)
- Making e-Europe a reality: challenges ahead - Brussels, 25 October: conference by the Director General for information society in the European Commission, Robert Verrue, organised by the European Policy Centre. (Info: Tel: 32(02)231.03.40, Fax. 32 (02)231.74.72, http://www.theepc.be )
- Regional cooperation between the European Union and the Asean countries - Brussels, 25 and 26 October: colloquium organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the EPP and the European Institute for Asian Studies. (Info: Tel: 32.2/743.07.46, Fax: 32.2/743.07.49, E-mail: konradbe@pophost.eunet.be)
- La ville plus douce, la ville pour tous - Lille, 25 to 27 October: congress of the Public Transport Union (Info: Tel: 33.1/48.74.73.05, Fax: 33.1/40.16.11.72)
- Rencontres euroméditerranéennes "Feux de forêts" - Hyères (Fr), 25 to 27 October: conference organised by the "l'Entente interdépartementale en vue de la protection de la forêt et de l'environnement contre l'incendie" with the support of the European Commission. (Info: Tel: 33.4/42.94.95.00, Fax: 33.4/42.94.95.29).
- The future of the Conservative parties in Europe - Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat (Fr), 27 to 29 October: conference organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. (Info: Tel: 32.2/743.07.46, Fax: 32.2/743.07.49, E-mail: konradbe@pophost.eunet.be)
- La mondialisation: chance ou menace pour la démocratie - Brussels, 26 October: conference by Commissioner Pascal Lamy, organized by the "Espace Europe Equipement" Association. (Tel: 32.2/221.04.29, E-mail: eef@arcadis.be)
- European enterprise policy: priorities & perspectives - Brussels, 31 October: conference by the Director General for Enterprise policy at the European Commission, Fabio Colasanti, organised by the European Policy Centre. (Info: Tel: 32(02)231.03.40, Fax: 32 (02)231.74.72, http://www.theepc.be )
