Brussels, 12/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The following meetings and seminars will take place in the next few weeks:
"L'Europe et la Méditerranée. Regards croisés": round table organised by the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) on 18 April in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), chaired by Prof. Michel Dumoulin. Contact: Institut d'études européennes, UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve. Tel.: 010/47 85 50. Fax: 010/47 85 49. E-mail: marion@euro.ucl.ac.be;
"Disability Policy Planning in Europe": conference organised by the Swedish Presidency of the EU on 27/28 April in Linköping (Sweden), attended by the Social Affairs Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou. Contact: Congrex in Stockholm (Sweden). Tel.: +46 8 459 66 00. Fax: +46 8 661 91 25. E-mail: hso@congrex.se;
"Borderless Europe": conference organised by the European Students' Association AEGEE-Europe on the theme of mobility on 2 May in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Contact: AEGEE-Europe in Brussels. Tel.: 02 245 23 00. Fax: 02 245 62 60. E-mail: headoffice@aegee.org;
"Business and global corporate citizenship: best practice for the future": conference organised by Wilton Park and the British Embassy in Bern. Contact: Ms Martin, Wilton Park Conferences, Brighton, West Sussex BN 44 3DZ (United Kingdom). Tel.: +44 1903 817777. Fax: +44 1903 81 5244. E-mail: frances.martin@wiltonpark.org.uk;
"La co-régulation dans le marché unique: quel rôle pour les groupes d'intérêt socioéconomiques?": conference organised by the Single Market Observatory of the Economic and Social Committee on 3 May in Brussels. Contact: Jakob Andersen in Bruxelles. Tel.: 02 546 92 58. E-mail: jakob.andersen@esc.eu.int;
"From research to action - Bridging the gap": the conference will take place on 9/11 May in Stockholm as part of the Swedish Presidency of the EU. Commissioners Philippe Busquin (Research) and Margot Wallström (Environment) will be attending. Contact: Ingvar Andersson in Stockholm. Tel.: +46 8 698 14 36. E-mail: Ingvar.Andersson@environ.se. Internet: http://www.bridging.environ.se;
"L'eau en Europe - qualité et quantité": round table organised on 10 May in Brussels by the Technical University of Aachen and the representation of the Land of Rheinland Westphalia at the European Union. Officials from the European Commission's DG Research will attend. Contact: EU Office in Aachen. Tel.: +49 241 803648. Fax: +49 241 8888 297. E-mail: euf@rwth-aachen.de;
"European Union Enlargement - A new debate on social protection and employment": conference organised by the Institut de la Protection sociale européenne (IPSE) on 10/11 May in Östersund (Sweden). The President of the "Employment" section of the Economic and Social Committee Jan Olsson will sum up. Conference will be attended by the main EU and candidate country trade unions. Contact: IPSE in Bruxelles. Tel./Fax: 02 280 44 82. E-mail: europesociale@euroipse.org;
"Social Organizing Capacity in Cities; Experiences in European Cities": international conference organised on 10/11 May in Eindhoven (Pays-Bas) on the initiative of the Eindhoven region and the Dutch section of the Council of Communities and Regions of Europe. Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou will attend. Contact: Ms Toos Hokke in Maastricht (Netherlands). Tel.: +31 (0) 43 32 50 245. Fax: +31 (0)43 32 17 742. E-mail: hokke@regr.nl;
British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium: "Economics and Information Society" conference on Tuesday 15 May in Brussels. (For more information, tel (Brussels) 02/540 90 30).
"The Common Agricultural Policy and the Environment Challenge - New Tasks for Public Administrations"; - "Brave New e-World: The Implementation of e-Government in Local and Regional Authorities in Europe";- "Understanding Decision-Making in the European Union: Principles, Procedures and Practice": three conferences in Maastricht (Netherlands) organised by the European Institute of Public Affairs on 14/15 May, 17/18 May and 28/30 May. Contact: EIPA in Maastricht. Tel.: +31 43 3296325. Fax: +31 43 3296296. E-mail: a.barragan@eipa-nl.com. Internet: http: //http://www.eipa.nl;
"European Research Laboratory on relations between Enterprises and Institutions": Brussels, 28 May. Organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Unioncamere. Contact: Unioncamere in Bruxelles. Tel.: 02 512 22 40. Fax: 02 512 49 11. E-mail: apa@unioncamere.be.