Brussels, 27/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Here are the main workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on themes related to European integration being held in March 2009:
Could Balkan newcomers to NATO and the EU affect the security of the West? - Brussels, 2 March, from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. Organised by the Security & Defence Agenda (SDA), with Davor Božinoviæ, Secretary of State for European Integration (Croatia) et Admiral Giampaolo di Paola, President of the NATO Military Committee (http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org )
Promoting Regional Cooperation and Development in Central Asia - Brussels, 2-3 March, from 12.30pm to 7.30pm. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Programme: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/360.pdf . Registration: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/360.doc
Development Policy Forum - Saving development aid from global recession - Brussels, 3 March, from 12.00 to 4.00pm. Event organised by Friends of Europe. For further information, go to:
http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/369/EventDateID/365/
PageID/1264/Savingdevelopmentaidfromglobalrecession.aspx
How to Make WTO Agreements on Agriculture More Effective? - Brussels, 4 March from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Event organised by ECIPE. For further information, go to: http: //http://www.ecipe.org/back-to-basics-how-to-make-wto-agreements-on-agriculture-more-effective .
Family Reunion, Regularisation, Co-Development: Is the “European Pact on Immigration and Asylum” still useful? - Paris, 3 March from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Event organised by the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), with Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group, and Henry Marti-Gauquié, Director, Liaison with International Organisations, European Investment Bank Group Representative in Paris. Meeting chaired by Christophe Bertossi, Senior Research Fellow, Head of the “Migrations, Identities, Citizenship” at Ifri. Contact: Jeanne Frey, frey@ifri.org - tel. 0033 (0) 1 40 61 60 36
Never mind fiscal recovery, what about digital? - Brussels, 5 March. Lunch organised by Friends of Europe/les Amis de l'Europe, with Viviane Reding, European Information Society Commissioner. For further information, go to: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/ EventView/EventId/368/Nevermindfiscalrecoverywhataboutdigital.aspx
Boosting European consumers' rights through collective redress: next steps? - Brussels, 6 March. Event organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC) with Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner for Consumer Protection. Contact: Valérie Gilles - n.news@epc.eu
The de Larosière Report: An insider's view - Brussels, 9 March. Organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speech by David Wright, Deputy Director General, DG Internal Market and Services, Commission. Contact: isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu
The Russian/Ukrainian Gas Dispute, the experience of South East Europe and Options for Strengthening the European Gas Market - Brussels, 10 March, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Lunch debate (in English) introduced by Olivier Silla, Policy Co-ordinator, Unit “Electricity & Gas”, DG Energy and Transport, European Commission. Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Invitations/ MA_IFRI_BXL_REGISTRATIONSILLA.pdf.
Integration and Identities in Europe - City of Dublin Forum - Dublin, 11 March. Forum organised by Notre Europe in conjunction with the City of Dublin on contemporary European identity as perceived in Ireland. Speakers: Garret FitzGerald, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland and former Prime Minister of the Irish Republic, Michael D. Higgins, poet, Labour MP, Former Irish Arts and Culture Minister, Hugo Hamilton, Irish-German writer, Karolina Szmagalska, anthropologist, Professor at Maynooth University. Registration: integration@dublincity.ie before 6 March.
Slovakia after joining the euro area: A Success Story - Paris, 12 March, from 8.45am to11.00am. Breakfast debate organised by Ifri. Speakers include Ján Kuderávý, Slovakian Ambassador to France and Jean-Antoine Giansily, Head of the Economic Mission to Bratislava. For invitations: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/20090312_Slovaquie.pdf .
Re-thinking European naval power - Brussels, 16 March, from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. Round table debate organised by Security & Defence Agenda (SDA). For further information, go to:
http: //http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/Hiddenpages/EventMgt/tabid/542/EventType/EventView/EventId/
363/RethinkingEuropesnavalpower.aspx.
What can the EU do to sharpen its innovative edge in pharmaceuticals? - Brussels, 16 March. Debate organised by Friends of Europe/Les Amis de l'Europe. For further information, go to:
http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/375/WhatcantheEUdoto
sharpenitsinnovativeedgeinpharmaceuticals.aspx.
The Transatlantic Security Agenda 2009 - Brussels, 17 March, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Lunch-debate organised by Ifri with Dominique David, Ifri Executive Director. Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Invitations/MA_IFRI_BXL_REGISTRATIONDAVID.pdf .
The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on Migration
- Strasbourg, 17 March. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). For more information on the conference programme and registration, go to: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_9387.htm .
Can electronic payments make Europe more competitive? - Brussels, 17 March. Debate organised by Friends of Europe/Les Amis de l'Europe. For further information, go to:
http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/373/Canelectronicpay
mentsmakeEuropemorecompetitive.aspx.
Sport, Identity and Citizenship: European models in question. 17 March, seminar organised by Ifri with William Gasparini, sports sociologist; Andrzej Rogulski, seconded national expert - sport unit, European Commission; Fabienne Bourdais, Secretariat of State for Sports. Information: amant@ifri.org
4th Annual European Energy Policy Conference 2009 - Brussels, 17-18 March. Conference organised by the CEPS in conjunction with Epsilon Events. Conference programme: http: //guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=0c210073-622a-4add-95af-a7aac492cc95 Registration: http: //guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Fees.aspx?e=0c210073-622a-4add-95af-a7aac492cc95
Protection of Vulnerable Victims and their Standing in Criminal Proceedings
- Prague, 17-18 March. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). For further information, go to: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_9400.htm .
60th Anniversary of the Alliance: What does the future hold for NATO? 25 March. Conference organised by Ifri with Dr Imre Szekeres, Defence Minister of the Republic of Hungary.
Global Energy Governance. 26 mars. Conference organised by Ifri, with Tatsuo Masuda, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology (SIMOT), André Mernier, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat, and Richard Jones, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency. For further information: breux@ifri.org