Brussels, 29/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - A selection of major workshops, conferences and seminars on European issues in June 2009:
EuroNanoForum2009 - Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Economy - Prague, 2-3 June. Forum organised by the Czech Presidency of the EU. Programme, website, further information and registration: http: //http://www.euronanoforum2009.eu .
First European Research Conference on Microfinance - Brussels, 2-4 June. Conference organised by 'Université Libre de Bruxelles' (ULB). Speakers: David Hulme, Manchester University, Jonathan Morduc, New York University, Marek Hudon, Solvay Business School, Brussels. Contact: webmaster@ulb.ac.be.
Narrowing the Atlantic: The way forward for EU-US trade and investment - Brussels, Tuesday 9, 11-12.45pm. Event organised by Centre for European Reform (CER). Speakers: David O'Sullivan, Director General, DG Trade, European Commission, Sean Mulvaney, German Marshall Fund, Frederik Erixon, ECIPE. (European Centre for International Political Economy). Contact: aspencer@gmfus.org.
10th Anniversary Conference of the European Credit Research Institute - The Future of Retail Banking in Europe: Competition and Regulatory Challenges - Brussels, Wednesday 10, 9-1.30pm. Conference organised by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Programme: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/374.pdf . Registration: http: //http://www.ceps.be/registration.php?event_id=374 . Contact: isabelle.tenaerts@ceps.eu.
Obama's Foreign Policy: Is this change we can believe in? - Brussels, Friday 12, from 1.30 to 4.30pm. 32nd European Security Forum organised by CEPS/IISS/DCAF/GCSP. Programme: http: //http://www.ceps.be/files/383.doc. Contact: malgorzata.pekala@ceps.eu.
Loteries et jeux de hasard dans le marché intérieur - À la recherche de l'équilibre entre intérêts de l'État and intérêts privés - Prague, Monday 15 and Tuesday 16. Conference organised by the Academy of European Law. Full information:
http: //http://www.era.int/web/fr/html/nodes_main/4_2127_474/conferences_0000_Date/5_1796_9560.htm.
L'Europe pèsera-t-elle plus dans l'OTAN de demain? - Brussels, Wednesday 17 at 1.00pm. Event organised by the Madariaga Foundation. Speakers: Benoît d'Abboville, former French Permanent Representative to NATO, and Jean-Luc Dehaene, former Belgian prime minister. Contact: info@madariaga.org.
Analyse des (dys)fonctionnements institutionnels de l'Union and propositions d'action - Brussels, Wednesday 17, 2.30pm. Meeting of the 'Confrontations Europe' Governance workgroup. Speakers: Alain Lamassoure MEP, Véronique de Keyser, MEP, Olivier Guersent, Director, DG Competition, European Commission. Contact: userafin@confrontations.org
Annual conference of the European Policy Centre - Brussels, Wednesday 17, 5.00-7.30pm. Speakers: Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister, Meglena Kuneva, EU Consumer Commissioner, and Antonio Vitorino, former EU Commissioner. Contact: v.gilles@epc.eu.
The political economy of trade reforms in emerging markets: crisis or opportunity - Brussels, Thursday 18, 1.00-2.30pm. ECIPE-organised launch of book by Peter Draper of the South African Institute of International Affairs. Information: http: //http://www.ecipe.org/book-launch-the-political-economy-of-trade-reform-in-emerging-markets-crisis-or-opportunit . Contact: info@ecipe.org.
Le paquet Énergie/Climat: un moteur pour sortir de la crise? - Brussels, 23 June, 9.00am-7.00pm. Event organised by 'Confrontations Europe' and 'Les Entretiens européens'. Speakers: Philippe Maystadt, EIB President, Karl Falkenberg, Director General at DG Environment, European Commission, Roland Verstappen, Vice-president of ArcelorMittal, and Vitor Gaspar, BEPA Director at the European Commission. Programme: http: //http://www.confrontations.org/spip.php?page=evenement&id_article=555 .
Climate Change: Keys to a concerted policy shift - Brussels, Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24. Summit organised by Friends of Europe. Speakers: Karl Falkenberg, Director General, DG Environment, European Commission, Mathias Machning, German secretary of state for the environment, and Jason Anderson, WWF. Information: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Events/tabid/452/EventType/EventView/EventId/388/ClimatechangeKeystoaconcertedpolicyshift.aspx . Contact: info@friendsofeurope.org.
The Priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the EU - Brussels, Friday 26, 1.15-2.30pm. Event organised by CEPS, featuring Christian Danielsson, Sweden's Permanent Representative to the EU. Contact: amboudou@ceps.eu.