Brussels, 30/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - Here are the main workshops, colloquia, Conferences and seminars organised on themes related to European integration during the month of May 2009:
Nouvelles menaces et guerre cybernétique. Intelligence stratégique et sécurité informatique - Brussels, Monday 4, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Conference organised by the Institut européen des relations internationales (IERI). Contact: info@ieri.be.
Les conséquences de la crise en Chine: politique intérieure et stratégie internationale - Brussels, Tuesday 5, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Luncheon debate introduced by Valérie Niquet, researcher and Central Asia director of the Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri). Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Invitations/MA_IFRI_BXL_REGISTRATIONNIQUET.pdf .
Environmental policy and legislation: the EU and the Alpine Convention - Brussels, Wednesday 6, from midday to 2.00pm. Forum organised by the Institute for European Studies of the VUB. Speaker: Marco Onida, Secretary General of the Alpine Convention. Information: http://www.ies.be/node/664 .
Climate policy and the EU's role in Copenhagen - Brussels, Thursday 7, from 8.00am to 9.30am. Breakfast briefing organised by the European Policy Centre (EPC) with Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
State of Play of the Doha Round Negotiations - A view from the EU - Brussels, Thursday 7, from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Event organised by the European Training Institute and Europolitique. Contact: info@e-t-i.be.
ICT for a Green Economy Task Force meeting - Setting the example: the ICT sector's own carbon footprint - Brussels, Thursday 7, from 10.30am to 1.00pm. Event organised by the EPC. Contact: w.vanderhaeghen@epc.eu.
The Power of Europe. Affirming the EU as a Global Actor - Brussels, Thursday 7 and Friday 8. International conference organised by the Egmont Institute. For the programme: http: //http://www.egmontinstitute.be/news/09/090507-Power-of-Eur-Prog.pdf .
The lessons of Mumbai: Re-evaluating counter-terrorism policies in Europe - Brussels, Monday 11, from midday to 2.30pm. Luncheon debate organised by Security & Defense Agenda (SDA). Information: http: //http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/Hiddenpages/EventMgt/tabid/542/EventType/EventView/EventId/ 394/ThelessonsofMumbaiReevaluatingcounterterrorismpoliciesinEurope.aspx. Registration: http: //www. securitydefenceagenda.org/Portals/7/2009/Events/Registration_Form_Mumbai.pdf.
The procedure before the European Court of Human Rights - Strasbourg, 11 and 12 May. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). Programme and registration: http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_9421.htm .
Guerre et paix au Moyen-Orient: nouvelles donnes? - Brussels, Tuesday 12, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Luncheon debate organised by the Ifri and introduced by Elie Barnavi, former Israeli Ambassador to France. Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Invitations/MA_IFRI_BXL_REGISTRATIONBARNAVI.pdf .
Europe & China - Brussels, Tuesday 19, from 9.00am to 6.00pm. International conference organised by Friends of Europe, SDA and the China Institute of International Studies. Speakers include Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations, Son Zhe, Chinese Ambassador to the EU, Robert Cooper, Director General for Politico-Military Affairs at the EU Council of Ministers. Information: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/389/ EuropeandChina.aspx.
Crisis and the 21st Century - Brussels, Tuesday 19, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Luncheon debate organised by the Ifri and introduced by Jacques Lesourne, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Ifri Energy Programme. Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/Invitations/MA_IFRI_BXL_REGISTRATIONLESOURNE.pdf .
EU-Russia Relations - What Next? - Brussels, Wednesday 20, from 8.00am to 10.00am. Breakfast briefing organised by the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE). Information and contact: http: //http://www.ecipe.org/ecipe-breakfast-briefing-eu-russia-relations-what-next .
Combating the Global Crisis: Prospects and Challenges - Brussels, Wednesday 20, from 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Speakers: Jorg Decressin, Head of the World Economic Studies Division, International Monetary Fund, and Silvia Sgherri, European Department, International Monetary Fund. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.
The security implications of Europe's energy thirst - Brussels, Monday 2, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Round table discussion organised by Security & Defense Agenda (SDA). Programme and registration: http: //http://www.securitydefenceagenda.org/Hiddenpages/EventMgt/tabid/542/EventType/EventView/EventId/ 385/ThesecurityimplicationsofEuropesenergythirst.aspx.
Mobility, higher education and the Bologna Process - Brussels, Tuesday 26, from 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Lunch debate organised by the Institut français des relations internationales and introduced by Jan Figel, European Commissioner for Education, Training and Culture. Registration: http: //http://www.ifri.org/files/ Invitations/MA_IFRI_BXL_REGISTRATIONFIGEL.pdf.
Is Europe doing enough to fight the credit crisis? - Brussels, Wednesday 27, from 1.30pm to 6.00pm. Conference organised by the CEPS and BusinessEurope. Speakers include Paul Mercier, Deputy Director of the European Central Bank and Emil Paulis, Director at DG Markt of the European Commission. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.
Never Again: The shape of a new global financial architecture - Brussels, Thursday 28, from 11.30am to 3.30pm. Round table discussion organised by Friends of Europe. Information and contact: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/397/NeveragainThe shapeofanewglobalfinancialarchitecture.aspx.
Les consolidations bancaires et les plans de soutien: quel est l'intérêt européen? - Brussels, Thursday 28, from noon to 2.30pm. Conference organised by Confrontations Europe with Nicolas Véron, of the Bruegel think tank, and Philippe Herzog, President of Confrontations Europe. Registration: http: //http://www.confrontations.org/spip.php?page=evenement&id_article=599 . (O.L./transl.rt)