The future of Mitrovica

WPS06/1 Wilton Park Conference
Vienna
Thursday 29 – Friday 30 September 2005



In association with the European Stability Initiative

Sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs

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WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2006

2000

  

Informal Dinner

THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2006

0915-0925

1

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION:

CONFERENCE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Chris LANGDON
South-East Europe Director, Wilton Park, UK

0925 - 1100

  

MITROVICA’S FUTURE

What is the future of Mitrovica and its hinterland, once the industrial heart of Kosovo, now the poorest town in Kosovo? What is the linkage between the political and economic crises affecting the town? What are the potential solutions?

Gerald KNAUS
President, European Stability Initiative, Berlin

1100 - 1130

  

Coffee/Tea

1130 - 1300

2

REBUILDING THE ECONOMY

What is the scale of the economic potential for Mitrovica and its industrial economy? Which parts of Trepca can provide significant employment? What would be the first steps for a significant programme of economic support? Mitrovica survives through transfers from Pristina, Belgrade and the international community. What are the best ways of using public money to create a future for the town and its inhabitants?

Kristof BENDER
Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative, Vienna

1300 – 1430

  

Lunch

1430 – 1545

3

MITROVICA - THE WAY FORWARD

What can the international community do to help create the conditions for a sustainable future for Mitrovica and its people?

Opening comments from:

John ERATH
Deputy Director for Kosovo, Office of South Central European Affairs, State Department, Washington DC

Stefan LEHNE
EU Representative, UNOSEK, Vienna; Director, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Council of EU, Brussels

1545 – 1615

  

Tea/Coffee and Photograph

1615 – 1730

4

CONCLUDING SESSION : PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS

How to move beyond stalemate in Mitrovica.

1940

2000

  

Depart to British Residence

Dinner

FRIDAY 31 MARCH

International participants Depart


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Alan Grant is an Irish photographer who travelled extensively in the Balkans and other countries and regions of the world. Thanks to him, ESI is able to show fascinating pictures of the Balkans: the facades of Tirana, the painted mosques of Travnik, the fabulous old houses of Plovdiv and the spectacular blue of water - dark in the Bay of Kotor, emerald in the river valleys of Bosnia, deep blue in Ohrid, twinkling in the Aegean Sea and on the Bosporus.

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Jonathan Lewis lives between London and Istanbul. He moved to London and spent many years studying photography and now specialises in photojournalism, documentary photography and commercial work for a wide variety of private and commercial clients in the UK, Europe and Turkey. His work has appeared in a number of magazines and publications and is used on the ESI website as well.

You can find out more about Jonathan Lewis on his website www.jonathanlewisphoto.com