Return-Path: Received: from n17.grp.scd.yahoo.com (n17.grp.scd.yahoo.com [66.218.66.72]) by mx1.verat.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id g4L80Fjm001656 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 10:00:15 +0200 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-1682553-431-1021968014-epussp=verat.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.194] by n17.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 May 2002 08:00:14 -0000 X-Sender: balkanid@freemail.com.mk X-Apparently-To: balkanidea_info@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_3_2); 21 May 2002 08:00:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 17624 invoked from network); 21 May 2002 08:00:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m12.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 21 May 2002 08:00:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO freemail.com.mk) (212.120.16.11) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 May 2002 08:00:12 -0000 Received: from zczcz [212.110.66.170] by freemail.com.mk (SMTPD32-6.06) id AE7F160214; Tue, 21 May 2002 09:59:59 +0200 Message-ID: <001701c2009e$2d59fc60$aa426ed4@zczcz> To: "BalkanIDEA INFO" Organization: BalkanIDEA Skopje X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-eGroups-From: "BalkanIDEA Skopje" From: "BalkanIDEA Skopje" X-Yahoo-Profile: karavasko MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list balkanidea_info@yahoogroups.com; contact balkanidea_info-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list balkanidea_info@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 22:46:12 +0200 Subject: [balkanidea_info] " WHAT FUTURE FOR WHAT EUROPE?" offered by The AMSTERDAM-MAASTRICHT SUMMER UNIVERSITY AND THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Reply-To: "BalkanIDEA Skopje" Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit | To the attention of BalkanIDEA ,
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| Please find below detailed information about the seminar:
|
| " WHAT FUTURE FOR WHAT EUROPE?
| THE DEBATE OVER A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE
| EUROPEAN UNION ".
|
| This seminar is offered by the Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University
(AMSU)
| in co-operation with the European Institute of Public Administration
(EIPA)
| and will take place on 1 - 2 July, 2002 at the European Institute of
Public
| Administration in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
|
| A limited number of scholarships are available for participants from
Central
| & Eastern European countries and Turkey. In addition, I would like to
| highlight that, upon request, we can provide you with a detailed list of
| hotels in Maastricht in order to allow you to reserve the accommodation
most
| suitable for your requirements (the hotel list is also available at the
URL:
| http://www.amsu.edu/housing/hotellist.htm).
|
| Please note that the deadline for application is the 21st  of May 2002.
|
| We hope these seminars are of interest to you and we would like to kindly
| ask you to circulate this information among colleagues and other persons
who
| might be interested in the seminar.
|
| Should you need further information or should you have any question,
please,
| do not hesitate to contact me, preferably by E-mail at
ruggero.lala@amsu.edu
| or visit the seminar URL: http://www.amsu.edu/courses/law/publ22002.htm.
|
|
| With kind regards,
|
|
|
| Ruggero Lala
| Course Co-ordinator
| The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University
| P.O. Box 53066
| 1007 RB Amsterdam. The Netherlands
| T: +31 (0)20 620 0225
| F: +31 (0)20 624 9368
| e-mail: Ruggero.Lala@amsu.edu
| http://www.amsu.edu
|
|
|
| PS: Apologies for cross-posting
|
|
|
|
|
| WHAT FUTURE FOR WHAT EUROPE?
| THE DEBATE OVER A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE
| EUROPEAN UNION
| 1 - 2 July, Maastricht
|
|
| INITIATORS
| The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University and the European Institute for
| Public Administration.
|
|
| INTRODUCTION
| The European Union is at an historical crossroads. Fundamental decisions
| about "The Future of Europe" are being prepared, which are particularly
| complex since we must simultaneously agree on what we want the Union to be
| and prepare for what 'we' are becoming.
| An innovative mechanism has been established to prepare the next stage in
| developing the constitutional arrangements of the Union. A Convention has
| been set up, bringing together representatives of national governments and
| national parliaments with representatives of the European Commission and
the
| European Parliament, as well as observers from the candidate countries.
This
| body must prepare options to be considered by the next Intergovernmental
| Conference, which are likely to include some fundamental changes in the
| structure of the Union.
| At the same time, the EU must complete negotiations for an unprecedented
| enlargement. By the end of 2002 these negotiations will have to have dealt
| with the sensitive issues remaining, including agriculture, structural
funds
| and other matters with important budgetary implications. These will force
| some tough decisions between the Member States as well as tough
discussions
| with the candidates, since enlargement will have a substantial impact not
| only on the functioning, but also on the very nature of the Union.
| This seminar will offer a forum in which to discuss the problems and
| perspectives of these two historic processes taking place in 2002 which
will
| shape the future of European integration, and, perhaps most crucially, how
| these two processes will interact.
| The working sessions will consist of presentations by academic specialists
| and practitioners who are directly participating in the enlargement
| negotiations and in the preparations for the next Intergovernmental
| Conference, followed by informal, and off-the-record, debate. On each of
the
| two days, a whole session will be devoted to group discussion, with a view
| to reaching conclusions for the future.
|
|
| APPLICANT PROFILE
| This seminar is intended for officials of the EU, of the Member States and
| of the Applicant Countries, but also for policy makers, consultants,
| lobbyists, academics and (graduate) students of political science and law
| involved or with a keen interest in the process of EU institutional reform
| and EU enlargement.
|
|
| LOCATION AND REGISTRATION
| The seminar will take place in the Bordeaux Conference Room at the
European
| Institute of Public Administration, O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6201 BE
| Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296222, fax: +31.43.3296296. Registration will
be
| on Monday 1 July at 09:00 in the Bordeaux Conference Room at the European
| Institute of Public Administration.
|
|
| SPEAKERS
| Dr. E. Best, Professor and Head of Unit, 'European Governance and Policy
| Processes' (EIPA) and Dr. P. Nicolaides, Professor (EIPA). Guest speaker:
| Dr. Alexander Stubb, Group of Policy Advisers, European Commission (to be
| confirmed).
|
|
| FEE
| EURO 650-, and it includes participation to the seminar, course material,
| lunches and refreshments during the seminar.
|
|
| APPLICATION
| Applicants should return, by mail or fax, the completed application form
| (which can printed out from the URL:
| http://www.amsu.edu/courses/law/publ22002app.htm)  not later then 21st of
| May, 2002 to:
| The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University. P.O. Box 53066. 1007 RB
| Amsterdam. The Netherlands. FAX: +31.20.624.9368
|
|
| SCHOLARSHIPS
|
| A limited number of scholarships (covering the course fee, accommodation
and
| meals) are available for participants from Central and Eastern Europe and
| Turkey. To apply for the scholarship, please send a letter of motivation,
| curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation along with your
application
| form. All letters should be written in English.
|
| ACCOMMODATION
|
| The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University do not provide accommodation in
| Maastricht. However, a detailed list of suitable hotels is available on
our
| website at the URL: http://www.amsu.edu/housing/hotellist.htm  or can be
| forwarded to you upon request.
|
|
| COURSE CO-ORDINATION
|
| For more information you can contact Ruggero Lala at the AMSU:
| TEL:+31.20.620.0225; Fax: +31.20.624.9368.
| E-mail ruggero.lala@amsu.edu
| The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University.
| P.O. Box 53066. 1007 RB Amsterdam. The Netherlands.
| Visiting address: Felix Meritis, Keizergracht 324, Amsterdam, The
| Netherlands.
|
| Updates on the programme and further information can be also found on our
| website: www.amsu.edu
|
|
|
| PROGRAMME
|
|
| Monday, 1 July 2002
|
| 09.00 hrs REGISTRATION & INTRODUCTION TO THE SEMINAR by Edward Best and
| Phedon Nicolaides
|
| 09.30 hrs NEGOTIATIONS AND CONVENTION 2002 - WHAT IS GOING ON?
| This first session will provide a concise overview of the background,
| objectives and structures of the different negotiations and debates taking
| place in 2002; Then it will offer a general analysis of the kinds of
| linkages and tradeoffs which may arise between the enlargement process and
| the work of the Convention.
| Sessions led by Edward Best and Phedon Nicolaides
|
| 10.30 hrs Coffee break
|
| 11.00 hrs ENLARGEMENT - THE STATE OF PLAY
| The current state of play of the enlargement negotiations will be reviewed
| in the light of the requirements for accession defined by the European
| Councils of Copenhagen, Madrid and Feira, and the conclusions of the
| European Councils of Luxembourg, Helsinki, Nice, Gothenburg, and Seville
and
| the Commission's Regular Reports. The main contentious issues will be
| identified and the perspectives for the next stages will be evaluated.
| Sessions led by Phedon Nicolaides
|
| 13.00 hrs Lunch
|
| 14.30 hrs ENLARGEMENT - DISCUSSION SESSION 1
| Key questions:
| What is likely to be the impact of enlargement on the EU's finances and
main
| policies?
| Are the Member States ready to make the necessary changes?
| Are the candidate countries ready to assume the obligations of membership
| and enforce effectively EU rules?
| Why are there difficulties and sensitivities in judging the readiness of
the
| candidates?
|
|
| 16.00 hrs Coffee break
|
| 16.30 hrs ENLARGEMENT - DISCUSSION SESSION 2
| Key questions:
| How will enlargement affects the evolution of political and security
| co-operation in Europe?
| What specific linkages can be seen between the enlargement process and the
| process of reform of the EU?
|
| 18.00 hrs End of the First Day
|
|
|
| Tuesday, 2 July 2002
|
| 09.00 hrs THE DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE - KEY ISSUES ON THE AGENDA
| The main institutional and constitutional issues on the European agenda
| after the Laeken Declaration will be addressed, taking into account also
the
| debate on 'New Forms of European Governance'; the mandate and working
| methods of the Convention will be reviewed as well as the perspectives
| outlined for the next Intergovernmental Conference.
| Sessions led by Edward Best and Alexander Stubb
|
| 10.30 hrs Coffee break
|
| 11.00 hrs THE FUTURE OF EUROPE - DISCUSSION SESSION 1
| Key questions
| Can there and should there be a clear delimitation of competencies between
| the Member States and the Union?
| What reorganisation of competencies could be appropriate?
| Does the European Union need a constitution?
|
| 13.00 hrs Lunch
|
| 14.30 hrs THE FUTURE OF EUROPE - DISCUSSION SESSION 2
| Key questions
| How can the Institutions be made more efficient and more legitimate?
| What can be the role of national parliaments in the EU system?
| How can the Convention and the next IGC be best made to work?
|
| 16.00 hrs Coffee break
|
| 16.30 hrs NEGOTIATIONS AND CONVENTION 2002 - Perspectives
| This final session will round off the seminar by highlighting the
| interaction between enlargement, the Convention and other major
developments
| affecting future of the Union, and drawing conclusions from the points
| raised during the discussions.
|
| 17.30 hrs Conclusion of the Seminar
|
| NB: We would be most grateful if you could circulate this information
among
| any other persons who may be interested in this seminar. For updates on
this
| programme, further information and for an overview of all other programmes
| offered by The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University please visit our
| website www.amsu.edu.
|
|
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