Brussels, 27/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - A selection of major workshops, conferences and seminars on European issues in February 2009:
Future of The Internet, How the Obama Generation Will Change the World - Brussels, Monday 2nd, 9.00am-1.00pm. Event organised by The Lisbon Council. Speaker: Viviane Reding, EU Information Society and Media Commissioner. Contact: ann.mettler@lisboncouncil.net.
Fleshing out the Lisbon Treaty's provisions on 'participatory democracy' - Brussels, Wednesday 4th, 1.00pm-2.00pm. Event organised by The Centre. Information: http: //http://www.thecentre.eu/Forum/Strand-2/Fleshing-out-the-Lisbon-Treaty-s-provisions-on- participatory-democracy. Contact: meet@thecentre.eu.
Le point sure la présidence française de l'Union européenne: une présidence politique? - Brussels, Wednesday 4th, 1.00pm-2.30pm. Lunchtime debate organised by Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), introduced by William P. Drozdiak, chair of the American Council of Germany. Facilitator Susanne Nies, Manager of IFRI Brussels. Registration required in advance: Tel. 0032 2 238 51 10; Fax: 0032 2 238 51 15; boodts@IFRI.org.
Defining the EU's security interests in Asia - Brussels, Wednesday 4th, 6.00-8.00pm. Lecture organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB, Brussels)/BICCS. Speakers: James Moran, Asia Director, DG Relex, European Commission; François Godement, Director of the Asian Centre, Paris University (Sciences Po). Information: http: //http://www.ies.be/node/620 .
Development Policy Forum - Brussels, Thursday 5th. Forum organised by Friends of Europe. Speaker: Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the African section at the IMF. Contact: info@friendsofeurope.org.
Investing in Europe's Energy Future - Brussels, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th February. Conference organised by IFRI, opened by Thierry de Montbrial, IFRI Director General, and Anatoly Torkunov, MGIMO Rector. Speakers: Martin Riman, Czech Industry and Trade Minister, and Andris Piebalgs, EU Energy Commissioner. Contact and registration: Martine Breux: +33 1 40 61 60 38, breux@IFRI.org. Programme: http: //http://www.IFRI.org/files/Energie/Agenda_2801.pdf .
Promoting a more Innovative Business Sector in Europe: EU Policies and the Role of the EIB - Brussels, Monday 9th, 1.00-2.30pm. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers: Philippe Maystadt, President of the European Investment Bank and Kristian Uppenberg, Economist at the EIB. Programme: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/356.pdf . Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.
Media, société et politique: réflexions sur les enjeux des reformes judiciaires dans les pays de l'Europe du Sud. Brussels, Monday 9th, 9.00am-12.15pm. Event organised by CEVIPOL (ULB, Brussels). Speakers: Daniela Piana, Lecturer at Bologna University, Cristina Dallara, Researcher at Istituto di Ricerca sui Sistemi Giudiziari (IRSIG-CNR), and Ramona Coman, Lecturer in politics at ULB/CEVIPOL. Contact: amerlin@ulb.ac.be.
The Regional Cooperation Council: South East Europe one year on and the challenges ahead - Brussels, Tuesday 10th, 8.00 - 9.00am. Breakfast organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC). Speaker: Hido Bišcevic, General Secretary of the Regional Cooperation Council. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
Dans la crise, l'Europe financière distancée par les États-Unis et la Chine? - Brussels, Tuesday 10th. Lunchtime debate organised by IFRI, introduced by Pierre Defraigne, Managing Director of the Madariaga Foundation - College of Europe. Registration in advance required: Tel. 0032 2 238 51 10; Fax: 0032 2 238 51 15 ou boodts@IFRI.org.
La situation au lendemain de l'adoption du paquet “Énergie/Climat” et la place du nucléaire dans le mix énergétique - Brussels, Wednesday 11th. Lunchtime debate jointly organised by Club France Europe, GPlus, les Entretiens européens and Confrontations Europe. Speakers: Dominique Ristori, Deputy Director General of DG Transport and Energy at the European Commission, and Jacques Toubon MEP. Information: Marie-Ange Schilling: +33 (0)1 43 17 32 89 - contact@entretiens-europeens.org.
Security versus Privacy - “How to balance the European citizens' demands for security in times of terrorism and data protection?” Brussels, Wednesday 11th, 10.00-12.30pm. Event organised by TEPSA, attended by Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor. Contact: anne.schmidt@tepsa.be.
Securing Afghanistan, the regional dimension - Brussels, Wednesday 11th, 6.00-8.00pm. Event organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB, Brussels)/BICCS. Information: http: //http://www.ies.be/node/620 .
Building a healthy Europe: challenges and opportunities - Brussels, Thursday 12th, 8.00-9.30 am. EPC breakfast meeting with EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
Assessing the value of Security Strategy Reviews - Brussels, Monday 16th, 12.00-4.00pm. Event organised by Security & Defence Agenda (SDA). Brussels. Speakers: Jamie Shea, NATO, Ana Gomes MEP, Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director General of DG Relex, European Commission. Contact: info@securitydefenceagenda.org.
La procédure devant les juridictions communautaires - Trier, Monday16th - Wednesday18th. Conference in German organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Programme: http: //http://www.era.int/web/en/resources/5_1796_9385_file_de.14537.pdf . Registration: https: //www2.era. int cgi-bin/shop2/new_shop.cgi.
Germany and the Lisbon Treaty - Brussels, Tuesday 17th, 1.00-2.30pm. Lunchtime debate on problems in Germany with ratification of the Lisbon Treaty organised by IFRI, introduced by Jochen Bittner, Foreign correspondent for Die Zeit in Brussels (speaking in English). Facilitator Susanne Nies, Manager of IFRI Brussels. Registration in advance required: Tel. 0032 2 238 51 10; Fax: 0032 2 238 51 15 or boodts@IFRI.org.
India's domestic and regional security concerns - Brussels, Wednesday 18th, 6.00-8.00pm. Talk organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB, Brussels)/BICCS. Speaker: Jamini Bhagwati, India's ambassador to the EU. Information: http: //http://www.ies.be/node/620 .
6th Worldwide Security Conference - Brussels, Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th. Event organised by East-West Institute. Speakers include Henry A. Crupton, former anti-terror coordinator at the State Department in the United States. Information: http: //wsc.ewi.info.
Cartesio Judgement - Brussels, Thursday 19th. Conference in English on company law organised by ERA. Programme: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/resources/5_1796_9952_file_en.14576.pdf . Registration: https: //www2.era.int/cgi-bin/shop2/new_shop.cgi.
2009 Annual Forum on Combatting Fraud and Corruption in the EU - Recovering assets - Trier, Thursday 19th and Friday 20th. Event organised by ERA. Programme: http: //http://www.era.int/web/en/resources/5_1796_9392_file_fr.14551.pdf . Registration: http: //http://www.era.int /web/en/html/index.htm.
Les effets économiques pouvant résulter d'une relance du nucléaire et les effets écologiques dans le contexte du débat sur le réchauffement climatique - Brussels, Thursday 19th. Speaker: Philippe De Buck, Director General of BusinessEurope. Information: Marie-Ange Schilling: +33 (0)1 43 17 32 89 - contact@entretiens-europeens.org.
European Security Forum - The Strategic Consequences of the Financial and Economic Crisis - Brussels, Friday 20th, 12.30-4.30pm. Forum organised by CEPS. Contact: esf@ceps.eu.
Télécom: dossiers actuels de régulation. Points de vue français et européens - Brussels, Wednesday 25th, 1.00-2.30pm. Lunchtime debate organised by IFRI with Paul Champsaur, President of ARCEP, and Fabio Colasanti, Director General of DG Information Society and Media at the European Commission. Chaired by Jacques Mistral, Director of Economic Research at IFRI. Registration in advance required: Tel. 0032 2 238 51 10; Fax: 0032 2 238 51 15, boodts@IFRI.org.
The Asian dimension of a European strategy towards Russia - Brussels, Wednesday 25th. Event organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB, Brussels)/BICCS. Information: http://www.ies.be/node/620 .
La présence chinoise en Asie centrale postsoviétique et sa réception sociale - Brussels, Friday 27, 12.15-2.00pm. Event organised by CEVIPOL (ULB, Brussels). Speaker: Marlène Laruelle, Associate Researcher at the EHESS Russian Centre (CERCEC). Contact: amerlin@ulb.ac.be. (O.L./transl.fl)