Brussels, 26/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - Important workshops, conferences and seminars on European issues in October 2008:
The EU and the International Cooperation on Climate Change - Brussels, Wednesday 1 October, 16: 30 - 20 hrs. Event organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB). Speakers: Sebastian Oberthür, Institute for European Studies (IES); Marc Pallemaerts, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). Info and registration at: http: //http://www.ies.be/climatelectures .
Iran & Nonproliferation: challenges and opportunities - Brussels, Thursday 2, 10 - 11: 30. Policy Dialogue organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC). Speakers: Hans Blix, chair of the weapons of mass destruction committee and Ali Asghar Soltaneih, Iran's Permanent Representative to the IAEA. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
ICT research and telecoms: Europe's opportunity to lead the global competition? - Brussels, Friday 3, 8 hrs - 9: 30. Breakfast organised by EPC. Speaker: Viviane Reding, EU Media and Information Society Commissioner. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
Combatting human trafficking - Trier, Monday 6 - Wednesday 8. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7441.htm .
Key questions defining Afghanistan's future - Brussels, Monday 6, 12 - 16 hrs. Roundtable organised by par Security and Defence Agenda (SDA). Speakers: John Craddock, SACEUR, Kees Klompenhouwer, Council of the EU, Daniel Korski, European Council on Foreign Relations, Jamelle Mc Campbell, the United States' Permanent Representation Office to NATO. Information:
http: //http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/Events/tabid/542/EventType/EventView/EventId/335/EventDateID/332/
PageID/1007/KeyquestionsdefiningAfghanistansfuture.aspx.
Asian regional deals: spur or obstacle to free trade? - Brussels, Monday 6, 16 - 18 hrs. Policy Dialogue organised by EPC. Speakers: Mauro Petriccione, Director of DG Trade at the European Commission and Razeen Sally, director of ICIPE thinktank. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
Sovereign Wealth Funds: golden geese or new locusts? - Brussels, Tuesday 7, 8 - 18 hrs. Event organised by the United Kingdom's Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. Speaker: David O'Sullivan, DG Trade at the European Commission. Contact: james@britcham.be
Réduire (vraiment) les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en Europe - Brussels, Tuesday 7, 17 - 20 hrs. Event organised by Confrontations Europe. Information: http: //http://www.confrontations.org/spip.php?page=evenement&id_article=481 .
Sustainable Consumption and Production: Towards Effective Implementation - Brussels, Tuesday 7. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers: Herbert Aichinger, European Commission, Christian Verschueren, President of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), Ian Hutchins, Tesco, Laura Degallaix, BEUC. Registration: http: //http://www.ceps.be/Events.php .
Regions and Companies: a question of partnership - Brussels, Wednesday 8, 11 - 12: 45 hrs. Event organised by BusinessEurope. Speakers: Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French secretary of state for European affairs, Danuta Hübner, EU Regional Policy Commissioner, Constanze Angela Krehl MEP, Henri Proglio, CEO of Veolia. Information and registration: http://www.businesseurope.eu . Contact: e.barbiaux@businesseurope.eu.
Les régions en route vers la réforme de la PAC - Brussels, Wednesday 8 at 15 hrs. Event organised by the French regions of Brittany, Loire and Normandy. Speakers: Jean-Yves le Drian, President of the region of Bretagne, Ségolène Royal, President of the region of Poitou-Charentes, Jacques Auxiette, President of the region of Pays de la Loire, Stéphane Le Foll MEP. Contact: info@brplpc.org.
Brussels Media Dialogue Growth potential through the flexible use of radio frequencies? - Brussels, Wednesday 8, 16 - 19 hrs. Event organised by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Speaker: Viviane Reding, EU Telecoms Commissioner. Contact: fes@fes-europe.eu.
The EU and the Science of Climate Change: The 2°C target - Brussels, Wednesday 8, 18 - 20 hrs. Event organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB). Speakers: Malte Meinshausen and Bill Hare, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Info and registration: http: //http://www.ies.be/climatelectures .
The State of Europe: Creating a Sense of Society - Brussels, Thursday 9. Annual VIP roundtable organised by Friends of Europe. Speakers: Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU External Relations Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, EU Research Commissioner, and Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of European Parliament. Contact: arielle.herzog@friendsofeurope.org.
Recent developments in EC consumer law - Trier, Thursday 9 and Friday 10. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7437.htm .
Integrated European Border Management Strategy - Trier, Thursday 9 and Friday 10. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7482.htm .
Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and the EU - Paris, Thursday 9 and Friday 10. Event organised by The Cicero Foundation. Speakers: Kostiantyn Timoshenko, Ukraine's ambassador to France, Christopher Murray, the United States' deputy ambassador to the EU, Daniel Vernet of Le Monde, Marie Jégo, Le Monde's Moscow correspondent. Information: http: //http://www.cicerofoundation.org/seminars/programme.php?id=62 .
The EU and International Financial Centres (IFCs) - Convergence or Divergence? - Brussels, Tuesday 14, 12: 30 - 14: 30 hrs. Event organised by European Training Institute and Europolitique. Speaker: Laszlo Kovacs, EU Taxation and Customs Union Commissioner. Contact: eutraining@eutraining.be.
Comment l'économie américaine rebondira-t-elle après la crise financière? - Brussels, Tuesday 14, 13 - 14: 30 hrs. Dinner debate organised by IFRI. Speaker: Jacques Mistral, economics professor at CNAM, Paris and director of studies at IFRI. Information and registration:
http: //http://www.ifri.org/frontDispatcher/ifri/manifestations/d_jeuners_et_diners_d_bats__1043938397808/publi_P
_mib_mistral_1222160088907.
Can we define the changing role of Europe's energy majors? - Brussels, Tuesday 14, 17: 30 - 19: 30 hrs. Event organised by Friends of Europe. Speakers: Eneko Landaburu, Director General of DG External Relations at the European Commission, and Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total. Contact: registration@friendsofeurope.org.
Mapping the field of the EU Internal Security Agencies - Brussels, Tuesday 14, 18 - 20 hrs. Event organised by CEPS. Speakers: Gilles de Kerchove, EU anti-terror coordinator, Emilio de Capitani MEP, Richard Ares Baumgartner, Frontex. Contact: Anais.faure-atger@ceps.eu.
EU Climate Policies: State and Perspectives - Brussels, Wednesday 15, 18 - 20 hrs. Conference organised by the Institute for European Studies. Speakers: Marc Pallemaerts, Institute for European Environmental and Stephan Singer, WWF. Information and registration: http: //http://www.ies.be/climatelectures .
The European Traffic Law Days - Luxembourg, Wednesday 15 to Friday 17. Event organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7433.htm .
Litigating European Community Law - Luxembourg & Trier, Wednesday 15 to Friday 17. Event organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_5541.htm .
La prévention des conflits and la lutte contre le trafic illicite d'armes légères and de petits calibres - Brussels, Thursday 16, 9 - 18 hrs. Event organised by the Madariaga Foundation. Speakers: Annalisa Giannella, PR to High Representative for non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Helga Schmid, director the Council of the EU's policy unit, Francis Grainche, special advisor at Eurocontrol. Contact: mmalgarini@madariaga.org.
Workshop on Good Practices of Consumer Protection in Financial Services - Brussels, Thursday 16, 12: 30 - 17 hrs. Workshop organised by CEPS. Speakers: Dirk Staudenmayer, DG Sanco, European Commission, Eric Ducoulombier, DG Internal Market, European Commission, and Iliana Malinova Iotova MEP. Information and registration: http: //http://www.ceps.be/Events.php .
Recent developments in European food law - Parma, Italy, Thursday 16 and Friday 17. Event organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7439.htm .
Mutual Recognition of Judicial Decisions in Criminal Matters - Trier, 22 and 24 October. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law. Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7616.htm .
Going Global: The Way Forward - Guaranteeing the EU's export competitiveness - Brussels, Tuesday 28, 9 - 16 hrs. Event organised by BusinessEurope. Speakers: José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Christine Lagarde, French economy minister, Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner, Louis Michel, EU Development Commissioner, Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission, Peter Balas, deputy director general at DG Trade at the European Commission, John Monks, ETUC Secretary General, and Ernst-Antoine Seillière, President of BusinessEurope. Information and registration: http://www.businesseurope.eu .
Collective redress - towards a system of class action in Europe? - Florence, 30 and 31 October. Event organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Information and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_7438.htm . (O.L. / transl. fl)