Brussels, 28/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - A selection of the main workshops, conferences and seminars on European integration in October 2007:
Quels changements internationaux et européens en 2008? - Brussels, Tuesday 2 October from 13: 00 - 14: 30. Lunch debate organised by the think tank Eur-Ifri and attended by Dominique David, Eur-Ifri's managing director. The registration form can be downloaded from: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/MA_EURIFRI_REGISTRATIONDAVID.pdf. Info: Claire Quériat - queriat.eurifri@ifri.org.
Debate with Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French European Affairs Minister - Brussels, Monday 8 October, from 18: 30 - 20: 30, organised by the 'Club de l'Europe'. Info: eve.nachtigall@europolitic.fr.
Group Action: Taking Europe Forward - Brussels, Thursday 11 October, from 14: 00 - 18: 00. Meeting organised at the European Parliament by the European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) and attended by MEPs Béatrice Patrie and Diana Wallis. Info: Rosa Santa Barbara - legal@beuc.eu - Tel: +32-2 743 15 95.
'Les administrations nationales et l'Union européenne' - Friday 12 October, from 9: 15 - 18: 15 at the IEP in Paris. A study day organised by the French government and the IEP. Participants include Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French European Affairs Minister, and Enrique Baron-Crespo, former President of the European Parliament. Info and registration: sre-colloques@conseil-etat.fr.
Will the European Parliament still lose votes in 2009? - Brussels, Tuesday 16 October, from 13: 00 - 14: 30. Lunch debate organised by the think tank Eur-Ifri. Introduction to the debate by Graham Watson, President of the ALDE group at the European Parliament. Registration form can be downloaded from http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/MA_EURIFRI_REGISTRATIONWATSON.pdf. Info: Claire Quériat - queriat.eurifri@ifri.org - +32-2-238.51.10.
New Zealand and Europe: Common Values, Closer Relations - Brussels, Wednesday 3 October, from 17: 15 - 18: 45. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speaker: Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Info and registration by email: Anne-Marie Boudou - amboudou@ceps.eu.
China-Europe Forum - From Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 October. Forum on EU-China relations organised in 23 cities in Europe, including Brussels, by the Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation, the 'Vrije Universiteit Brussel', the University of the People of China and the Sun Yat-Sen University. Participants to include Pierre Calame, Director General of the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation, Michel Rocard, former French Prime Minister, and Wu Jianmin, former Chinese Ambassador to France. Programme: http: //http://www.china-europa-forum.net/. Info: info@china-europa-forum.net. The event is being organised in collaboration with the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the EU delegation to China and the Chinese delegation to the EU (see EUROPE 9504 for details).
Conception du pouvoir et stabilité régionale: points de vue de l'Europe et de la Chine - Paris, Monday 8 October, from 9: 00 - 18: 30. International conference organised by the think tank Ifri and attended by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former French Prime Minister, and Wu Jianmin, former Chinese Ambassador to France. Info: Ifri@Ifri.org.
Policy Dialogue - The 28th member state? Croatia and the EU two years into the negotiations - Brussels, Tuesday 9 October, from 10: 00 - 12: 00. Seminar on Croatia's accession to the EU, organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC). Participants to include Vladimir Drobnjak, Croatia's chief negotiator for accession to the EU. Info: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Governance of the Eurozone - Brussels, Monday 8 October, from 8: 00 - 9: 30. Breakfast talk organised by EPC. Speaker: Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank. Registration: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
L'Europe à la croisée des chemins - Brussels, Monday 8 October, starting at 18: 00. Conference with President of the European Investment Bank, Philippe Maystadt, organised by the Trans-Euro Policy Studies Association (TEPSA). Registration deadline: 4 October. The registration form can be found at http: //http://www.tepsa.be. Info: alessio.ruta@tepsa.be.
Sixty-Minute Briefing on EU Competition Policy - Brussels, Tuesday 9 October, from 17: 30 - 18: 30. Briefing organised by EPC. Speaker: Philip Lowe, Director-General of DG Competition at the European Commission. Info: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Entretiens communautaires: la mobilité professionnelle en Europe - Brussels, Friday 5 October, from 9: 00 - 18: 00. Seminar organised by the 'Délégation des Barreaux de France' (French barristers' association). Speakers: Dominique Voillemot, President of the Délégation des Barreaux de France, Antonia Carparelli, Head of Unit, DG Employment at the European Commission, and Prodromos Mavridis, Manager at DG Employment. Info and registration: dbf@dbfBrussels.com - Tel: + 32 (0)2 230 83 31 - Fax: + 32 (0)2 230 62 77.
Making it Happen: Regions Deliver Growth and Jobs - Brussels, from Monday 8 October to Thursday 11 October. A series of workshops and forums organised by the EU Committee of the Regions and the Directorate-General for Regional Policy at the European Commission as part of the Open Days 2007. Info: http: //ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2007/index.cfm?nmenu=1.
Modèles de la gouvernance régionale en Europe - Brussels (at the EU Committee of the Regions building), Tuesday 16 October from 9: 00 - 18: 00. Workshops organised by the 'Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)'. Registration: Michael Franssen - Tel. +32 10 47 33 82 - e-mail: franssen@spri.ucl.ac.be.
Europe's Coming Demographic Challenge: Unlocking the Value of Health. Brussels, American Enterprise Institute, Tuesday 2 October, from 12: 30 - 14: 30. Conference given by Nicholas Eberstadt, Director of the Henry Wendt Chair in political economy. Info and registration: events@cne.org.
ETUC goes on offensive against European workers' biggest health problem - Brussels, Tuesday 9 October, from 9: 30 to 18: 00 and Wednesday 10 October, from 9: 30 - 16: 00. Conference jointly organised by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety. The registration form can be downloaded at: http: //hesa.etuirehs.org/uk/newsevents/eventsfiche.asp?pk=902. Info: hesa@etui-rehs.org Tel: +32 2 224 05 60.
What ideas does the food industry have for the EU's anti-obesity drive and for making healthy options available? - Brussels, Crossfire Café at the Solvay Library, Tuesday 9 October from 12: 30 - 14: 30. Seminar organised by the Friends of Europe. Speakers: Jaap Seidell, President of the International Choices Foundation's international scientific committee, and Cees 't Hart, Vice-President of Marketing Operations Foods Europe at Unilever. Info: ringaile.trakymaite@friendsofeurope.org
Sustainability in Food and Agriculture: The Role of the Private Sector and Government - Stratford-Upon-Avon (United Kingdom), Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 October. Seminar on sustainable farming organised by the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC). Participants include former EU Agriculture Commissioner Franz Fischler and the President of the Brazilian Sugar Cane Union, Marcos Sawaya Jank. Info and registration: http: //http://www.agritrade.org/events/sustainability_agriculture.html
Workshop on the recent call of the Life+ Programme - Brussels, 8 October from 11: 00 - 16: 00. Workshop organised by the European Water Partnership (EWP) in its headquarters at Avenue de Tervuren 168. Info: h.riedstra@ewp.eu
Chemicals and consumers: A question of confidence - Brussels, Tuesday 16 October, from 9: 30 - 18: 00. Seminar organised by European Voice: http: //http://www.europeanvoice.com/ev/info.asp?id=1909
The EU budget review: Challenges and opportunities - Brussels, Tuesday 16 October, from 8: 00 - 9: 30. Breakfast briefing organised by EPC. Speaker: Dalia Grybauskaite, EU Budget Commissioner. Registration: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu
Expert Roundtable on the Harmonisation of Credit Reporting Systems in Europe -Brussels, Tuesday 16 October, from 14: 00 - 17: 00. Round table organised by CEPS. Speakers include Mike Bradford, President of the Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers. Registration form: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/Reg253.pdf. Registration deadline: 12 October. Info: Isabelle TENAERTS: Tel: (32.2) 229.39.56 - Fax: (32.2) 219.41.51 e-mail: isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu
Fiscal Compliance Barriers Related to Post-Trading within the EU - Brussels, Tuesday 23 October. Conference organised by the Directorate-Generals for Internal Market/Services and Taxation/Customs Union at the European Commission with participation by the OECD and industrial circles. Info, registration and programme: http: //ec.europa.eu/internal_market/financial-markets/clearing/fisco_conference_en.htm
US Energy Policy - Brussels, Wednesday 17 October, from 8: 30 - 11: 30. In the Ifri Energy Breakfast Roundtable series, IFRI is organising a seminar with Paul Joskow, Professor of Economics at MIT, and Jean-Marie Chevalier, Director of CGEMP at Paris Dauphine University. Info: Ifri@Ifri.org (ol)