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THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2004
1700-1710
1710-1715
1
WELCOME
Kolinda GRABAR - KITAROVIĆ
Minister of European Integration, Zagreb
Colin JENNINGS
Chief Executive, Wilton Park
CONFERENCE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Chris LANGDON
South East Europe Director, Wilton Park
1715-1750
1
THE NEW SOUTH EAST EUROPE: THE NEXT
ENLARGEMENT What is the next phase of Croatia's EU accession strategy? What are
its concrete proposals for regional co-operation? What is Croatia’s
vision of the new South East Europe?
Speaker to be announced.
1750-1800
Coffee/Tea
1800-1930
2
SOUTH EAST EUROPE 2006 What will South Eastern Europe look like in 2006, if present trends
continue? What will be its relationship to the European Union? What
would it take to put the turbulent past decade behind it for good?
Gerald KNAUS
Director, European Stability Initiative, Berlin
Radmila ŠEKERINSKA
Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia, Skopje
Milan CVIKL
Minister without Portfolio for European Affairs, Ljubljana
2000
BRITISH AMBASSADOR’S RECEPTION Gradska Kavana, Dubrovnik Old City
FRIDAY 11 JUNE 2004
0915-1045
3
EUROPEANISATION AS A MOTOR FOR CHANGE:
THE BULGARIAN EXPERIENCE A decade ago Bulgaria looked locked into the periphery of Europe;
today it has confounded the sceptics; it is due to join the Union in
2007, a member of NATO, and attracting foreign direct investment, and
is improving its infrastructure with growing European Union support. How
has this come about? What are the key lessons for the other countries
in the region?
Vladimir KISSIOV Speaker of the City Assembly, former Chief EU Negotiator, Sofia
Chair:Kristof BENDER Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative, Vienna
1045-1115
Photograph and Coffee/Tea
1115-1245
4
THE EUROPEAN UNION & SOUTH EAST
EUROPE BEYOND 2006 Following the recent enlargement, is the EU ready for another expansion? In
an environment of growing budgetary pressures, will the Union be able
to put aside the resources for the budgetary period 2006-2013 that it
would take to make a success of its South Eastern enlargement? Can
the EU prevent a deepening of the internal division of the region?
Janez POTOČNIK
European Commissioner, Brussels
1245-1415
Lunch
1415-1545
5
PARALLEL SESSIONS
REGIONAL CO-OPERATION - PRACTICAL STEPS How can transnational border co-operation be improved - what
concrete steps can be taken? How will successive EU enlargements
affect regional co-operation?
Davor ČILIĆ
Assistant Minister, Ministry of European Integration, Zagreb
Chair: Paul FOX
Deputy Head, Eastern Adriatic Department, Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, London
HOW CAN THE EUROPEANISATION EFFECT WORK IN BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
(BiH)? How close is Bosnia and Herzegovina today to meet the Copenhagen
political criteria? When will international organisations cease
to play a direct role in its internal governance? Is there a sufficiently
strong domestic consensus to move towards meeting EU criteria?
Mladen IVANIĆ
Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
Chair: Marcus COX
Senior Editor, ESI, London
1545-1615
Tea/Coffee
1615-1630
6
PARALLEL SESSION REPORT BACK What are the policy outcomes/ideas from each session? Chairs
to provide five minute summary.
1630-1730
6
EUROPEANISATION AS A MOTOR FOR CHANGE:
THE TURKISH EXPERIENCE What has been the impact of the 1999 EU Helsinki summit decision
on Turkish reforms? How important is the prospect of beginning membership
negotiations next year for sustaining the momentum of change? What
would be the impact of such negotiations on the wider South East Europe
region?
Murat Emin SUNGAR
Secretary General, Secretariat General for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Turkey, Ankara
1800
TOUR OF DUBROVNIK
2000
LINĐO FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE
Lazareti
2040
INFORMAL BUFFET DINNER
Revelin Tower, City of Dubrovnik
SATURDAY 12 JUNE 2004
0915-1030
7
PARALLEL SESSIONS
KOSOVO AND THE EUROPEANISATION AGENDA Given current trends, will Kosovo be more stable and prosperous
in 2006 than it is now? Will its citizens be closer to European
integration? Will the European Union be required to take a
bigger role in stabilising Kosovo and helping it catch up? How
much have the March riots set back the prospects for a multiethnic
and European Kosovo?
Gerald KNAUS
Director, Lessons Learned and Analysis Unit, EU Pillar of UNMIK,
Pristina
EUROPEANISATION AS A MOTOR FOR CHANGE:
The IMPACT ON MONTENEGRO What will be Montenegro's relationship with the European Union
in 2007? How can Montenegro accelerate its preparations? What concrete
steps will the Government take? Does the Europeanisation agenda have
a real impact?
Gordana ĐUROVIĆ
Minister for International Economic Relations and European Integration,
Podgorica
1030-1045
DISCUSSION GROUP REPORT BACK
1045-1115
Coffee/Tea
1115-1245
8
PARALLEL SESSIONS
EUROPEANISATION AS A MOTOR FOR CHANGE:
THE ROMANIAN EXPERIENCE As Romania prepares to join the European Union in 2007 what challenges
remain? What are the lessons from the pre-accession period
that are relevant to other South East European countries? What will
be the impact of its accession on the wider region?
Alexandru FARCAS
Minister of European Integration, Bucharest
THE SERBIAN EXPERIENCE What is needed for Serbia to catch up with its neighbours who
have either joined, are about to join or are about to begin negotiations
with the Union? What can be done to strengthen the domestic consensus
in favour of EU integration?
Radmila MILIVOJEVIC
Secretary General, Office of European Integration, Government of Serbia,
Belgrade
HE ALBANIAN EXPERIENCE
How significant is the EU as a motor for change in Albania? What
will be Albania’s relationship with the European Union in 2007?
Ermelinda MEKSI
Minister of European Integration, Tirana
1245-1300
DISCUSSION GROUP REPORT-BACK
1300-1430
Lunch
1430-1545
9
WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION IN SOUTH
EAST EUROPE – TOWARDS THE DUTCH PRESIDENCY What will be the key issues in South East Europe for the Dutch Presidency?
Is the EU ready for another major enlargement beyond 2007?
Klaas van der TEMPEL Director, Western Balkans Division, South East and East Europe
Affairs Department, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Hague
1545-1615
Tea/Coffee
1615-1715
10
CLOSING SESSION – SOUTH EAST EUROPE 2006
Gerald KNAUS
Director, ESI, Berlin
Kolinda GRABAR - KITAROVIĆ Minister of European Integration, Zagreb
1800
BOAT EXCURSION TO CAVTAT
2000
FINAL DINNER
Konavoski Dvori
SUNDAY 13 JUNE 2004
0800
Breakfast
0930
Participants Depart
1230
Informal lunch for remaining participants
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