Brussels, 31/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Here are the main workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on issues of importance to European integration during the month of April 2009:
Perspectives for the European Space Policy - Brussels, Thursday 2, from 8.00am to 9.30am. Breakfast-debate organised by the Kangaroo Group. Speakers: Daniel Sacotte, European Space Agency (ESA), Karl von Wogau and Christian Ehler, MEPs. Further information is available at: http: //http://www.kangaroogroup.eu/DB_beelden/WGSPACEPD020409_AGENDA.pdf . Contact: OFFICE@ KANGAROOGROUP.EU.
Can eHealth ease the cost of ageing Europe? - Brussels, Thursday 2, from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Lunchtime debate organised by Friends of Europe. Speaker: Gordon Graylish, Vice-President of Intel Europe. Contact: info@friendsofeurope.org. Information: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org .
EU, NATO and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Towards Rules of Engagement? - Brussels, Thursday 2, from 12.00 to 1.30pm. Debate organised by the Open Society Institute and German Marshall Fund of the United States. Information: http: //http://www.soros.org/initiatives/brussels/ focus/european/events/engagement_20090402. Contact: gmfinvitation@gmfus.org.
Rewriting the Narrative: An Integrated Strategy for Counterradicalization - Brussels, Thursday 2, from 12.30pm to 2.00pm. Lunchtime conference organised by the Transatlantic Institute, with Matthew Levitt, of the Washington Institute. For further information, go to: http: //http://www.transatlanticinstitute.org/html/ev_upcoming.html?id=281 .
“Self-Cleaning” in Business - a new Compliance Tool in Fighting Corruption - Thursday 2, from 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers include: Nico Spiegel, DG MARKT, European Commission, and Andreas Schwab, MEP. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu. Information: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/367.doc .
Does Europe have a global vision for tackling water scarcities? - Brussels, Thursday 2, from 6.45pm to 8.00pm. Debate organised by Friends of Europe. Speakers: Anders Berntell, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Karl Friedrich Falkenberg, Director-General DG ENVI, Commission, Antoine Frérot, Chief Executive of Véolia Water. For further information, go to: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/384/DoesEuropehavea globalvisionfortacklingwaterscarcities.aspx. Contact: info@friendsofeurope.org.
Global Progressive Forum 2009 - Brussels, Thursday 2 and Friday 3. Forum organised by the Fondation pour les Études Progressistes (FEPS) and the PES Group. Speakers: Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, Pascal Lamy, Director General of the WTO, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the IMF, Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister of France, Martin Schulz, Leader of the PES group in the European Parliament and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, MEP. For information, go to: http://www.globalprogressiveforum.org .
Managing health and environmental risks and crises: Lessons from Europe and Asia - Brussels, Friday 3, from 9.00am to 6.00pm. Seminar organised by the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri). Further information may be found at the following website: http: //http://www.ifri.org/frontDispatcher/ifri/manifestations/s_minaire_1033636016876/publi_P_manif_see_ h_erisks_crises_1236954398883.Contact: boinet@ifri.org.
The New Northern Dimension of the European Neighbourhood - Brussels, Friday 3, from 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Meeting organised by the CEPS, with Paami Aalto, University of Tampere and Hanna Smith, University of Helsinki. Information: http: //http://www.ceps.eu/files/368.doc . Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.
A People's Peace in Cyprus - Findings of the 2nd CEPS inter-communal survey of public opinion in Cyprus - Brussels, Monday 6, from 10.30am to 12.00. Presentation of the CEPS report. Information: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/369.doc .
Political Economy of Caste in India - Brussels, Monday 6, from 12.30pm 2.30pm. Organised by the European Institute for Asian Studies. Speaker: Prof. Pradipta Kumar Chaudhury, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Contact: eias@eias.org.
EU-US cooperation in Asia - Brussels, Wednesday 8, from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Event organised by the Institute for European Studies (VUB). Information and registration: http: //http://www.ies.be/node/620 .
La revalorisation de la formation: un défi crucial pour la survie et le devenir des industries stratégiques - Brussels, Thursday 9, from 12.00 to 2.30pm. Conference organised by Confrontations Europe. For further information and to register for this conference, go to: http: //http://www.confrontations.org/spip.php?page=evenement&id_article=545 .
The Digital World in 2025: Socio-Political Aspects - Brussels, Tuesday 14, from 8.00pm to 10.00pm. Event organised by the European Internet Foundation. Contact: secretariat@EIFonline.org.
Climate Change - how can policy reflect the latest science? - Brussels, Wednesday 15. Round Table Debate organised by The Centre. Information: http: //http://www.thecentre.eu/Forum/Strand-3/Climate-Change-How-Can-Policy-Reflect-the-Latest-Science . Contact: meet@thecentre.eu.
The crisis of globalised finance - Brussels, Thursday 16, from 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Conference organised by the CEPS. Speakers: Florence Pisani, Université Paris-Dauphine, Paul de Grauwe, Université de Louvain, Anton Brender, Dexia. Contact: isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu.
Successions and Wills in a European context - Prague, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21. 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_9396.htm . (O.L./transl.rt)