Brussels, 30/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - Major workshops, conferences and seminars on European integration issues in the month of December 2007:
Human Security and Global Governance Forum Meeting - Brussels, Monday 3 December from 10: 30 - 12: 30. Forum organised by European Policy Centre (EPC). Contact: John Kotsopoulos - j.kotsopoulos@epc.eu
Central Asia and the global agenda - Brussels, Monday 3 December, from 14: 30 - 16: 30. Event organised by EPC. Speakers: Pierre Morel, EU Special Representative for Central Asia, Dimitri Trenin, deputy director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, Eugene Rumer, researcher at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington DC. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu
The role of national parliaments and the delimitation of competences - Brussels, Monday 3 December. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Speakers: Ricardo Passos from the European Parliament's legal department and Sarita Kaukaoja, COSAC Secretariat. To register: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5462.htm .
Policy Dialogue - Getting Russia right - Brussels, Monday 3 December, from 17: 00 - 18: 30. Event organised by EPC. Speaker: Dimitri Trenin, deputy director of the Carnegie Moscow Center. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu
Achieving the Integration of European Financial Markets in a Global Context - Brussels, Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 December. Event organised by Forum Europe and ECOFI. Speakers: Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB; Christine Lagarde, French economics minister; Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French secretary of state for European affairs; Joaquín Almunia, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner; Neelie Kroes, EU Competitoin Commisioner; Meglena Kuneva, EU Consumer Protection Commissioner; Charlie Mc Creevy, EU Internal Market Commissioner; Tommaso Pacloa-Shioppa, Italian finance minsiter; Henri de Castries, AXA director general; Georges Pauget, director general of Crédit Agricole S.A. Contact: Chrisitan Hawkins - christian.hawkins@forum-europe.com. Full programme can be found at: http: //http://www.eurofi.net/pdf/programme_2007/BROCHURE-FINAL-8OCT2007.pdf .
Is there a New Middle East? - Brussels, Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 December. Symposium organised by the Transatlantic Institute. Speakers: Jana Hybaskova MEP, President of the EP delegation for relations with Israel; Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations; and Petr Hladik, Middle East Taskforce, Council of the EU. Contact: symposium@transatlanticinstitute.org.
European Policy Summit: Balkans Crossroads - The Policy Challenges Ahead - Brussels, Tuesday 4 December from 9: 00 - 16: 00. Event organised by Friends of Europe and KAS. Speakers: Stjepan Mesic, President of Croatia, Olli Rehn, EU Enlargement Commissioner, Carla Del Ponte, public prosecutor at the ICTY, Sven Alkalaj, foreign minister of Bosnia Herzegovina, and Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo. Contact: giovanni.colombo@friendsofeurope.org. Registration form can be found at: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Portals/6/Documents/Registration_Forms/EPS_Balkans_2007__Registration_Form.pdf .
Attentes et propositions pour la Présidence française de l'UE - Paris, Tuesday 4 December from 18: 00 - 21: 00. Event organised by EurActiv.fr. Speakers: Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French secretary of state for European affairs; Dominique Reynié, professor at Sciences-Po Paris; Philippe Herzog, President of 'Confrontations Europe'; Jacques Rupnik, professor at CERI, and Nathalie Lhayani, publisher of Euractiv.fr. Registration: communication@euractiv.fr.
Policy conference: Is there a new Middle East? - Brussels, Tuesday 4 December from 8: 00 - 18: 30. Conference organised by the Transatlantic Institute. Speakers: Jana Hybaskova MEP, member of the EP's delegation for relations with Israel, Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations, Michael Rubin, The Enterprise Institute, Ron Asmus, GMF. Contact: info@transatlanticinstitute.org.
Development Policy Forum - Brussels, Tuesday 4 December from 12: 00 - 19: 00. Round tables and debate organised by Friends of Europe, AFD, the UN and the World Bank. Contact: info@friendsofeurope.org.
What is the EU's report card on pandemic preparedness? - Brussels, Tuesday 4 December at 19: 00. Expert dinner organised by SDA. Contact: info@securitydefenceagenda.org.
Breakfast policy briefing - Brussels, Wednesday 5 December from 8: 00 - 9: 30. Organised by EPC with the participation of Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
What Future for a European Disaster Relief Force? - Brussels, Wednesday 5 December from 12: 00 - 16: 00. Event organised by Security& Defence Agenda (SDA). More than 80 defence and security experts have been invited. Contact: jessica.henderson@securitydefenceagenda.org.
Policy Dialogue - Establishing a European Public Prosecutor: the arguments for and against - Brussels, Wednesday 5 December from 16: 00 - 18: 00. Event organised by EPC. Speakers: Andrew Duff MEP and Roger Smith, President of Justice. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Global Europe: Strategy and Identity - Brussels, Thursday 6 and Friday 7. Event organised by Institut Egmont. Invitation only; Contact: info@egmontinstitute.be
Economic Policy Forum meeting - Brussels, Thursday 6 December. Event organised by EPC. Invitation only. Contact: a.seyffart@epc.eu.
Managing Threats? Citizens and disasters abroad - EU policy responses - Brussels, Monday 10 December. Conference organised by CEPS. Speakers: Christopher Allen, DG Environment, European Commission; Françoise Krill, from the International Red Cross's delegation to the EU and NATO; Tiago Marques, Institute of International and Social Studies, Tallinn University; Monika Ekström, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission; Giorgio Porzio from the General Secretariat, Council of the EU; Kevin Laue, REDRESS; Christian Berger, DG External Relations, European Commission; Juliet Lodge, Leeds University; Florian Geyer, CEPS. Contact: Miriam Mir - Miriam.mir@ceps.eu.
The Lisbon Treaty and competition law - Brussels, Monday 10 December. Conference organised by ERA. Programme: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/resources/5_1796_5463_file_en.8638.pdf . Registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5463.htm .
La protection des intérêts financiers de l'Union Européenne et de la Suisse - Basel, 10 and 11 December. Conference organised by ERA. Programme: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/resources/5_1796_5408_file_fr.7963.pdf . Registration: https: //www2.era.int/cgi-bin/shop2/new_shop.cgi.
"EU-CoE Relations", "Variable Geometry" & "Sanctions and Human Rights" - Brussels, Tuesday 11 December. Event organised by the Institute for EU Studies (VUB, Brussels) with Philippe Boillat from the Council of Europe. Contact: Laïla Macharis - Laila.macharis@vub.ac.be.
Europe China Academic Network Annual Meeting - Brussels, Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 December. Event organised by the Europe-China Academic Network (ECAN). Speakers: Eneko Landaburu, Director General at DG Relex (European Commission); Guan Chengyuan, China's ambassador to the EU; James Moran, Director, DG Relex; Franz Jessen, Head of Unit at DG Relex. Information: http: //http://www.ec-an.eu/conference2007 .
Combating Terrorism and international organised crime in the EU, the Role of Europol and Eurojust in Strengthening Police and Judicial Cooperation - Paris, Thursday 13 and Friday 14 December. Conference organised by the Cicero Foundation. Information: http: //http://www.cicerofoundation.org/seminars/programme.php?id=57 . Contact: info@cicerofoundation.org.
3ème symposium européen du droit pharmaceutique - Récents développements et défis portant sur le calcul du prix et le remboursement des médicaments. Brussels, 13-14 December. Organised by ERA. Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/ conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_3979.htm.
L'enlisement des conflits en Méditerranée - Brussels, Friday 14 December, from 10: 00 until 16: 30. Event organsed by Ifri. Speakers: Amine Ait-Chaalal, CECRI/UCL; Etienne Copeaux, Maison de l'Orient, Lyon, France; Samim Akgönül, Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg; Khadija Mohsen-Finan, Ifri, Paris; Raed Bader, EHESS, Paris. Contact: Jeanne Frey - frey@ifri.org.
Roundtable. London, Friday 14 December. Organised by the Centre of European Reform and the London School of Economics, with participation of Hubert Védrine, former French foreign minister. Contact: events@cer.org.uk.
Conference with European Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner - Brussels, Monday 17 December. Conference organised by Institut Egmont. Contact: info@egmontinstitute.be.
La politique de concurrence: Pertinence de son modèle, comparaisons avec les autres régions du monde et évolutions souhaitables - Brussels, Tuesday 18 December, from 12: 00 until 14: 00. Event organised by 'Confrontations Europe', with Mr Guersent, Director at DG Competition at the European Commission, and Philippe Herzog, President of 'Confrontations'. Contact: Jérémie Viailly - jviailli@confrontations.org. (O.L.)