Brussels, 29/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - A selection of major conferences and workshops on European issues in March 2008:
Breakfast Policy Briefing: Is globalisation a threat to Europe's social models? - Brussels, Tuesday 4 March from 8.00 to 9.30am. Organised by EPC. Speaker: George Alogoskoufis, Greek Economics Minister. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
L'Union européenne soutient-elle ses entreprises à l'exportation? - Brussels, Tuesday 4 March, from 10.00 to 1.00pm, event organised by the Schuman Foundation on whether the EU backs export industry. Speakers: Ignasi Guardans MEP and David O'Sullivan, Director General at DG Trade at European Commission. Contact: Nicole Pompidou - Brussels@robert-schuman.eu.
The 2008 Growth and Jobs Summit - Brussels, Tuesday 4 March, from 9.00 to 5.00pm, organised by The Lisbon Council. Speakers: José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Joachim Fels, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist at the Bank of America. Contact: Ann Mettler - ann.mettler@lisboncouncil.net.
Europe and mondialisation: quelles implications pour le commerce extérieur and la compétitivité des entreprises européennes? - Brussels, Tuesday 4 March, from 12.00 to 2.00pm hrs, organised by Euractiv. Speakers: Dr. Fritz-Harald Wenig, Trade Defence Director at the European Commission (DG Trade), Elisa Ferreira MEP, Philippe O'Quin, Minister Advisor on economic issues at France's Permanent Representation to the EU, Monique Jones, Chair of trade defence working group at BusinessEurope and Trade and Competitiveness Director at Eurométaux, and Monique Goyens, Director General at BEUC. Contact: sophie@euractiv.com.
Patients Rights for Cross-Border Healthcare - freedom for patients and providers - Brussels, Tuesday 4 March, from 12.00 to 2.30 pm, organised by the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Contact: Annette Godart-van der Kroon - annette.godart@vonmisesinstituteeurope.org.
Une réponse franco-allemanfrom à la crise financière? - Brussels, Tuesday 4 March, from 1.00 to 2.30pm. Lunch debate organised by IFRI (Institut français des relations internationales) introduced by Alexandre Bourgeois, Deputy Chief Economist at Natixis. Contact: Adélaïde Boodts - boodts@ifri.org.
Towards a more rational use of energy in Europe - Brussels, Wednesday 5 March, from 10.30 to 12.30pm, organised by EPC. Speakers include Alfonso Gonzalez Finat, Advisor to the Director General for Transport and Energy at the European Commission, and Paul Magnette, Belgian Climate and Energy Minister. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
The Google DoubleClick Merger: Opportunity or Threat? - Brussels, Wednesday 5 March, from 12.30 to 2.00pm, organised by the Centre for the New Europe. Speakers: Marco Pierani, Director of Foreign Affairs at Altroconsumo, Sophie in'tVeld MEP and Wayne Arnol of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Contact: events@cne.org.
Iran's nuclear dossier: what can the EU do? - Brussels, Wednesday 5 March, from 3.15 to 5.00pm, organised by the Transatlantic Institute. Speakers: Dr. Emmanuele Ottolenghi, Director of the Transatlantic Institute and Jana Hybaskova MEP. Contact: info@transatlanticinstitute.org.
Rethinking the Policy Frameworks: an overview - Brussels, Wednesday 5 March, from 6.00 to 8.00pm, organised by the Institute for European Studies. Speakers: Ken Ducatel, member of EU Media and Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding's cabinet, Eric van Heesvelde of the Belgian Post Office and Hannu Nieminen, Professor of Media Policy at Helsinki University. Registration: http: //http://www.ies.be/medialectures/registration.
Das Europäische Jahr des interkulturellen Dialogs - Brussels, Wednesday 5 March at 7.00pm, organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Speaker: Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament. Contact: Peter R. Weilemann - sekretariat@eukas.be.
Broadcasting and the Internet - A mutually beneficial relationship? - Brussels, Wednesday 5 March, organised by The Centre. Speakers: Catherine Trautmann MEP; Robin Foster, Human Capital; Richard Sambrook, Director of BBC Global News; and Jean Réveillon, Director General of the European Broadcasting Union. Invitation only. Contact: Danièle Kernoa - daniele.kernoa@thecentre.eu.
Energy Policy for Europe: Identifying the European Added-value - Brussels, Thursday 6 March, organised by CEPS. Speakers: Knud Pedersen, Vice-president of DONG Energy, Arno Behrens, Researcher at CEPS, and Britta Thomsen MEP. Invitation only. Contact: Isabelle Tenaerts - isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu.
Policy Forum: The Practice of Impact Assessment in Europe - Brussels, Thursday 6 March, from 12.00 to 2.00pm, organised by the Institute for European Studies. Speaker: Dr. Klaus Jacob, Environmental Policy Research Centre of Free University Berlin. Contact: secretariat@ies.be.
Policy Dialogue - Improving humanitarian aid: measuring donor performance - Brussels, Thursday 6 March, from 4.30 to 6.00pm. Organised by EPC. Speakers: Augusto Lopez Claros, Advisor at DARA and Luc Henskens, Director of the European Bureau of the Red Cross. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Healthcare 2008 - Brussels, Thursday 6 March, from 9.00 to5.00pm. 4th annual conference organised by European Voice. To enrol: http: //http://www.europeanvoice.com/ev/form.asp?id=54 .
The Draft Common Frame of Reference - The Future of European Contract Law - Trier, 6-7 March. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5492.htm .
Quelle participation citoyenne à la construction européenne? Proposition d'un modèle délibératif - Paris, Friday 7 March. Event organised by Notre Europe. Contact: tbuschek@notre-europe.eu.
New medicines and new technologies: a saving or a burden? - Brussels, Monday 10 March. Event organised by the Centre for the New Europe. Speakers: Professor Frank Lichtenberg and Dr. Tari Haahtela. Contact: events@cne.org.
Policy Dialogue - ASEAN at crossroads: a new lease of life at 40? - Brussels, Monday 10 March, from 3.00 to 5.00 pm, organised by EPC. Speakers: Seamus Gillespie, Head of Unit for South-East Asia, DG RELEX, European Commission; and Barry Desker, Rector of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Recent Developments in European Company Law - Trier, 10-11 March 2008. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5499.htm.
Quel avenir pour les relations irano-européennes? - Brussels, Tuesday 11 March, from 1.00 to 2.30pm, organised by IFRI. Speaker: Clément Therme, Research Assistant, North Africa and Middle East Unit, ILFRI. Contact: Adélaïde Boodts - boodts@ifri.org.
Civil Liberties in the Information Age - Brussels, Wednesday 12 March, from 6.00 to 8.00pm, organised by the Institute for European Studies. Speakers: Dirk Voorhoof, Media Law Professor at Ghent University, Paul From Hert, Penal Law Professor at the VUB in Brussels, and Serge Gutwirth, Penal and Comparative Law professor at the VUB. Contact: secretariat@ies.be.
World Biofuels Markets Congress - Brussels, Wednesday 12 March to Friday 14 March, organised by Green Power Conferences. Contact: annie.ellis@greenpowerconferences.com.
GMF Brussels Forum - Brussels, Friday 14 to Sunday 16 March, organised by the German Marchall Fund, EGMONT and Bertelsmann Stiftung. Contact: brusselsforum2008@gmfus.org.
Policy forum: Transatlantic Conflict and Cooperation in Global Sustainable Development Diplomacy - Brussels, Tuesday 18 March, from 12.00 to 2.00pm. Organised by the Institute for European Studies. Speaker: Bo Kjellen, former Swedish Ambassador and Researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute. Contact: secretariat@ies.be
Comment articuler stratégie de compétitivité industrielle et politique commerciale dans l'Union européenne à 27? - Brussels, Tuesday 18 March, from 12.30 to 2.30pm, organised by Confrontations Europe. Speaker: Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubs, Economic and International Affairs Director at Union des industries textiles (UIT). Contact: Violaine Hacker - vhacker@confrontations.org.
The New Audiovisual Media Services Directive - Brussels, Wednesday 19 March, organised by the Institute for European Studies. Speaker: Peggy Valcke, Professor of Media Law at KUL. Contact: secretariat@ies.be.
Energy/Climate - The revival of nuclear energy: a challenge for Europe - Paris, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 March, organised by Confrontations Europe. Speakers: Dominique Ristori, Deputy Director General, DG Transport and Energy, European Commission; Piero Gnudi, President of ENEL; Gérard Mestrallet, President of Suez; and Alain Bugat, Manager at CEA. Contact: Marie-Ange Schilling - contact@entretiens-europeens.org. (O.L.)