Brussels, 27/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - The following are the main workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on themes related to European integration to be held in the month of July 2008:
La France: de retour en Europe? - Brussels, Tuesday 1 July, 8.30am-10.00am. Debate introduced by Sylvie Goulard, President, Mouvement européen France. This event is organised by the "Françaises d'Europe" in cooperation with the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri). Contact: boodts@ifri.org Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Invitations/inscription_1erjuillet.pdf
EU regional policy post-2013: more of the same or a new beginning? - Brussels, Tuesday 1 July, 8.00am-9.30am. Breakfast policy briefing organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC. Speaker: Danuta Hübner, European Regional Policy Commissioner. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu
The French Presidency of the EU and the Dynamics of European Space - Brussels, Wednesday 2 July, 9.00am-4.00pm. Conference organised by Ifri. Speakers: Rodolphe Paris, European Defence Agency, Matthias Ruete, Galileo programme, DG Tren, European Commission, Leopold Summerer, ESA. Contact: nardon@ifri.org Programme: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Espace/ConfEspacejuil.pdf
Femmes Passer'elles' d'Europe - Paris, Wednesday 2 July. Event organised by the Fondation Robert Schuman and Science Po under the high patronage of President Sarkozy. Speakers: José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Michel Barnier, French Agriculture Minister, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Secretary of State for Ecology, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the former president of Latvia and a member of the reflection group on the future of the EU, Pacale Joannin, Director General of the Fondation Robert Schuman. Programme and information:
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After the Irish referendum: what next for EU reform? - Brussels, Wednesday, 2 July, 4.30pm-6.30pm. Event organised by the EPC. Speakers: Jo Leinen, MEP, Alan Dukes, Director, Irish Institute of European Affairs. Contact: Valérie Gilles - v.gilles@epc.eu
Six Battles that Shaped Europe's Parliament - Brussels, Wednesday 2 July, 6.30pm-8.00pm. Event organised by The Centre. Speaker: Julian Priestly, former Secretary General of the EP. By invitation only. Contact: meet@thecentre.eu
Who will feed the world? Towards diverse, sustainable forms of agriculture as drivers of development. - Brussels, Thursday 3 July. Event organised by the French government, the European Commission and the European Parliament. Speakers: Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the EP, Michel Barnier, French Agriculture Minister, David Miliband, UK Foreign Minister, Mariann Fischer Boel, European Agriculture Commissioner, Louis Michel, European Development Commissioner, Alain Joyandet, Secretary of State for Cooperation and the French Speaking Community, Kofi Annan, Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa, Robert Zoellick, Head of the World Bank, Pacsal Lamy, Head of the WTO. Information: http: //parlonsagriculture.com/content/page.view/-/code/rencontre3/
Geopolitical Challenges of EU Energy Policy. - Brussels, Thursday 3 July, 1.15pm-2.30pm. Event organised by the OIMV and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers: Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Matthias Ruete, Director General, DG Energy & Transport, European Commission. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu Registration: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/313.doc
Après le « non » irlandais: que faire ? - Paris, Wednesday 9 July, 8.45am-11.00am. Tenth seminar in the « Quelle présidence française pour quelle Europe ? », with Jean-Louis Bourlanges, former MEP, Associate Professor at the IEP, Paris, Renaud Dehousse, Professor at the Science Po, Jean Monnet Chair, Director of the Centre for European Studies. Chairman: Olivier Louis, Researcher with Ifri. For more information, contact Céline Bochet - bochet@ifri.org
L'anticipation des mutations économiques et sociales et la coordination des politiques de l'EU. - Brussels, Friday 11 July, midday to 2.30pm. Event organised by Confrontations Europe. Speakers: Fernand Vasquez and Philippe Herzog, President of Confrontations Europe. Contact: jaduayom@confrontations.org (O.L./transl.rt)