| | | | | | On behalf of the Austrian Institute for International Affairs – oiip I would like to draw your attention to the following Public Roundtable: Unity and disunity in Europe: New approaches to European cooperation and integration? The European Union, the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partners in wider Europe The European Union (EU), its Eastern partners and the Western Balkans all share a vital interest in ensuring peace and comprehensive security in Europe as a primary condition for their stability, prosperity and development. To advance this shared interest, the EU relies on different sets of external policies promoting cooperation and / or integration in wider Europe, regardless of the finalité of the process. From Tbilisi to Pristina, from Minsk to Belgrade, the challenges faced by the EU and its partners are very different. But they also show a number of commonalities. Almost thirty years after the Charter of Paris for a new Europe and in the context of Brexit, the challenge of unity, integration and cooperation in wider Europe remains more topical than ever. This public roundtable, building on both the “Eastern Partnership Reflection Forum” and “Western Balkans Reflection Forum” initiatives, will seek to advance a wider, strategic reflection on the EU’s external approach across its neighbourhoods. How much commonality is there in the EU’s approach towards its Eastern and Western Balkan partners? What can the EU achieve in its changing neighbourhoods, considering its internal fragilities? What is at stake for the EU in the wider geopolitical context? What lessons can be drawn from the EU’s experience in both fields? Date & Time: 29 October 2018 18h00-20h10 Venue: Diplomatische Akademie Wien Favoritenstraße 15a, Vienna Registration: 17h45 Opening: 18h00 Emil Brix Director, Vienna School of International Studies, Vienna Magda Stumvoll Programme Coordinator and Research Fellow, Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe, Vienna Keynotes: 18h15 Werner Fasslabend President, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy, Vienna Thomas Greminger Secretary General, Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, Vienna Panel discussion: 18h45 Luiza Bialasiewicz Professor, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Srđan Cvijić Senior policy analyst, Open Society European Policy Institute, Brussels Christophe Hillion Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo Ferdinando Nelli Feroci President of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Rome Moderation: Hannes Swoboda President, International Institute for Peace (IIP), Vienna 20h00: A Perspective from the region Daniela Morari Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau End of the event: 20h10 Program Registration is compulsory An event organised in the framework of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Best regards Petra Podesser Austrian Institute for International Affairs - oiip Berggasse 7, A-1090 Vienna Tel: +43 1 581 11 06/12 Email: petra.podesser@oiip.ac.at ------------------ Website: http://www.oiip.ac.at By participating in this event you agree that photos or films that are taken at the event can be used for publication. | |
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