Brussels, 27/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - Major workshops, conferences and seminars on European issues in June 2008:
e-justice and e-law - Portorož, Slovenia, 1 to 3 June. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the Slovenian Presidency of the EU. Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5496.htm .
Behaving responsibly: are European companies undermining or contributing to good governance in Africa? - Brussels, Monday 2, from 16: 30 to 18 hrs. Policy Briefing organised by European Policy Centre (EPC). Speaker: Patricia de Lille, head of the independent democratic party in South Africa. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Les défis de l'Europe du Sud-Est après l'indépendance du Kosovo - Brussels, Tuesday 3. Dinner debate organised by 'Institut Français des Relations Internationales' (Ifri). Speaker: Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Professor of Democracy Studies, Hertie School of Governance. Information and registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/frontDispatcher/ifri/manifestations/d_jeuners_et_diners_d_bats__1043938397808/publi_P_mib_pippidi_1210773043481 .
New turbulence for transatlantic flights? Civil liberties, open skies and EU-US aviation - Brussels, Tuesday 3, from 17: 00 to 18: 45 hrs. Policy Briefing organised by EPC. Speakers: Sophie in't Veld, MEP and rapporteur on PNR agreement between the EU and the US, Norman Mineta, former US transport minister, Daniel Calleja-Crespo, Director of Air Transport at the European Commission, and Fabio Gamba, deputy secretary general of the Association of European Airlines. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
European Policy Summit - In Search of Global Green Policies - Brussels, Wednesday 4. Event organised by Friends of Europe. Speakers: Günther Verheugen, EU Enterprise and Industry Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, EU Consumer Protection Commissioner, Pilar del Castillo MEP, Justas Vincas Palekis MEP, Jacqueline McGlade, director of the European Environment Agency (EEA), and Tony Long of the WWF. Contact: anne-christine.wegener@friendsofeurope.org.
Central European Perspectives on the European Neighbourhood Policy - Paris, Wednesday 4 June. Event organised by CERI and the German Marshall Fund. Contact: Jacques Rupnik - rupnik@ceri-sciences-po.org
Consumer Policy and Competition - Make the Market Deliver for Consumers - Brussels, Wednesday 4, from 13: 30 to 14: 00 hrs. Event organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Speaker: Meglena Kuneva, EU Consumer Protection Commissioner. Invitation only. Contact: sekretariat@eukas.be.
The Wider Black Sea Region in the 21st Century: Strategic, Economic and Energy Perspectives -Brussels, Thursday 5, from 9: 30 to 10: 30 hrs. Event organised by CEPS and attended by Temuri Yakobashvili, Georgian minister for reintegration, and Janusz Herman, special advisor for the Black Sea region at the European Commission. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.
Pour qu'alimentation rime avec santé publique - Brussels, Thursday 5 and Friday 6. European conference organised by Confrontations Europe. Speakers: Michel Barnier, French farm minister, and Francesco Branca, regional advisor. Contact: jfvergnoux@confrontations.org.
The Social Construction of Threat and the Changing Relation between Liberty and Security - Brussels, Thursday 5 and Friday 6. Event organised by CEPS with Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP and Roselyne Lefrançois MEP and others. Contact: miriam.mir@ceps.eu.
The EU Anti-Discrimination Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 in practice: exchange of good practice and recent developments - Triers, Germany, Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 June. Series of seminars organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) as part of the PROGRESS programme. Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/en/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5761.htm.
International Panel on Conflict Prevention and Human Security - Brussels, Tuesday 10 June, from 10: 00 to 12: 00 hrs. Event organised by the Madariaga Foundation and the East West Institute. Contact: Maja Hild - mhild@ewi.info.
La Présidence française and la politique to l'Est de l'Union européenne - Brussels, Tuesday 10, from 13: 00 to 14: 30 hrs. Event organised by Ifri. Speaker: Maxime Lefèbvre, Eastern Europe-Central Asia advisor at the French Representation to the EU. Contact: boodts@ifri.org.
Reshaping Europe's Regulatory Space - The Evolution of Networks and Regulatory Agencies - Brussels, Tuesday 10. Event organised by The Centre and attended by Manuel Szapiro of the Secretariat General of the European Commission, David Coen of the London School of Economics (LSE), Mark Thatcher of the London School of Economics and Andrew Tarrant of British Telecom. Invitation only. Contact: meet@thecentre.eu.
International Security - A European South American Dialogue - Brussels, Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11. Event organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Contact: bous@eukas.be.
EU and California Environmental Policies: A Comparison and Options for Regulatory Cooperation - Brussels, Wednesday 11, from 13: 15 to 14: 30 hrs. Organised by CEPS. Speakers: Prof. David Vogel, Haas School of Business, University of Berkeley, Robert H. Donkers, European Commission delegation for the United States, and Ian Clark, DG Environment, European Commission. Contact: Anne-Marie Boudou - amboudou@ceps.eu.
Climate change and international security: Can Copenhagen 2009 lead to a global deal? - Brussels, Wednesday 11, from 12: 30 to 14: 30 hrs. Lunch debate organised by Friends of Europe. Speaker: Erik Solheim, Norwegian environment and international development minister. Contact: ringaile.trakymaite@friendsofeurope.org.
Does today's international aid architecture help or hinder aid effectiveness? - Brussels, Thursday 12 June, from 11: 30 to 16: 00 hrs. Forum organised by Friends of Europe. To be attended by Jean-Michel Severino, director general of the French development agency AFD, Joakim Stymne, Swedish secretary of state for development, Ousmane Sy, director of the Centre for Political and Institutional Expertise in Africa (CEPIA), Daniel Ottolenghi, associate director of the European Investment Bank, Joyce Mapunjo from the Tanzanian economics ministry and Akihiko Nishio of the World Bank. Contact: ringaile.trakymaite@friendsofeurope.org.
Demonstrating the economic value of the non-profit sector for society - Brussels, Thursday 12 June, from 14: 30 to 17: 00 hrs. Debate organised by EPC. Speakers include Marian Harkin MEP, Jürgen Kröger, DG ECOFIN at the European Commission, and Jan Smet, director of the National Bank of Belgium. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
'Adapting copyright to new forms of exploitation' -Triers, Germany, 12 and 13 June. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/en/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5548.htm.
Les priorités de la Présidence française - Brussels, Friday 13. Briefing organised by EPC. Speaker: Pierre Sellal, France's Permanent Representative to the EU. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu.
Vers une politique européenne de développement des compétences humaines pour l'innovation - Brussels, Tuesday 17, from 12: 00 to 14: 30 hrs. Seminar organised by Confrontations Europe. Speaker: Odile Quintin, DG Education and Culture, Commission. Contact: Ursula Sérafin - userafin@confrontations.org
European Security Roundtable - Brussels, Monday 23, from 14: 00 to 19: 00 hrs. Round table organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Speakers: Karl von Wogau MEP, Christian Ehler MEP, Christine Roger of France's representation to COPS, Clemens von Goetze of Germany's representation to COPS, Paul Weissenberg, Director of DG ENT at the European Commission, and Alexander Weis, executive director of the European Defence Agency. Contact: sekretariat@eukas.be. Programme: http: //security-round-table.eu/esrt2008.php.
A Balkans Balance Sheet - Brussels, Tuesday 24, from 9: 00 to 17: 00 hrs. Event organised by Friends of Europe. Speakers: Olli Rehn, EU Enlargement Commissioner, Sali Berisha, Albania's prime minister, Martin Bartenstein, Austrian economics minister, and Doris Pack MEP. Contact: giovanni.colombo@friendsofeurope.org.
Les Enjeux de la Présidence française - Brussels, Tuesday 24, from 9: 00 to 17: 00 hrs. Conference organised by Ifri. Speakers: Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French secretary of state for European affairs, Bronislaw Geremek, Vice-President of the EP, Philippe de Schoutheete, Egmont, formerly Belgium's Permanent Representative to the EU, Alain Lamassoure MEP, Eneko Landaburu, Director General of DG RELEX at the European Commission, Pierre Ménat, director of European cooperation at the French foreign ministry, and Thierry de Montbrial, director of IFRI. Information and registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/frontDispatcher/ifri/manifestations/conf_rences_1031842048599/publi_P_conf_pfue_Brussels-1211360569972 . (O.L.)