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26 August 2008: CDRSEE at European Forum Alpach 2008. From 14 to 30 August 2008, the forum explored the issue of how perception and interpretation lead to diagnostics that in turn have an impact on decision-making. The general topic of ‘Perception and Decision’ was discussed by a variety of scientific disciplines and was presided upon by Dr. Erhard Busek. The event offers an opportunity to enter into discussion with renowned personalities. To read more, click here.
2-3 July 2008: CDRSEE at the final conference for the “European Young Journalist Award”. The Center’s executive director, Nenad Sebek, was invited to speak at the closing conference for the European Young Journalist Award, which took place in Ljubliana on 2-3 July and was organised jointly by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enlargement and the European Youth Press Association. The conference allowed for a productive debate between 400 young journalists on topics such as mobility in the ‘enlarged Europe’, identity issues, or cultural interaction, with representatives from media and politics as well as researchers and specialists on EU-related topics. Following the conference, Mr. Jan Truszczyński, Deputy Director-General of DG Enlargement presented all national winners with an award.
 13 July 2008 - CDRSEE rocks EXIT! What do you take with you if you are performing at one of Europe’s most happening, funky, energetic and diverse music festivals? A guitar…? Groupies and roadies…?….a list of the most ridiculous backstage demands you can think up? ….well, if you are the CDRSEE, you take sticky syrupy pastries! Click here for the full story and more photographs.
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| Projects - EU Conflict Prevention |
Seminar
"EU Conflict Prevention:
Lessons Learned from the W. Balkans"
Athens, 4 - 7 May 2003
A seminar organized by the Hellenic Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
under the aegis of the Greek Presidency of the EU
and in cooperation with
the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
and the ADB/ the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in SEE.
Schedule
| SUNDAY 4 MAY 2003 |
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Arrival in Athens -Check in at the hotel
(Astir Palace Hotel, 44 Apollonos Av. 16671, Vouliagmeni, Athens
tel: (00 30) 210 8902000; fax: (0030) 210 8963194 and 8960758) |
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Opening Reception |
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| MONDAY 5 MAY 2003 |
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| 09.00 - 09:30 |
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Welcome Address by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
His
Excellency Mr. Georgios Papandreou |
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| 09:30 - 10:00 |
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EU Conflict Prevention: Policies and Strategies
**To be announced |
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| 10:00 - 11:45 |
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The role of International Institutions in Conflict Prevention in
the Balkans
Chair: Dan Smith, PRIO, Oslo; Onassis Fellow ELIAMEP
Stefan Lehne, Western Balkans, Director, Directorate
General for External and Politico-Military Affairs, EU
Robert Serry, Director, Crisis Management and Operations
Directorate, NATO
Amb. Lamberto Zannier, Director of the OSCE's Conflict
Prevention Center
Mr Johannes de Jonge, Director of External Relations,
Directorate General of Political Affairs, Council of Europe |
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| 11:45 - 12:15 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 12:15 - 14:00 |
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Preventing Conflicts in the Balkans: Lessons Learned
Chair:
a Swedish official (To be announced)
Alexandros
Yannis, Directorate General for External and Politico-Military
Affairs, EU
Amb. Alexandros Mallias, Director
of Balkans Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Gerald
Knaus, Director, European Stability Initiative
Jacques
Forster, Vice-President, International Committee of the Red
Cross
John Riddle, Deputy Special Co-ordinator,
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
*His Excellency, Mr. Ilir Meta, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Albania |
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| 16:00 - 18:00 |
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Looking ahead: Challenges to Peace and Security in the Balkans
Chair: Marc Otte, EU Policy Unit, Head of Task Force for ESDP
*Michael Steiner, Head, United Nations Mission
in Kosovo
*Amb. Dice, Deputy, Office of the UN High Representative
for Bosnia & Herzegovina
Alexis Brouhns, EU special representative in the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
Ivan Simonovic, Deputy Foreign Minister of Croatia |
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| 20:00 - 21:00 |
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Dinner (Restaurant outside Hotel premises) |
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| TUESDAY 6 MAY 2003 |
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| 09:00 - 12:30 |
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Group One: Building democratic institutions in
the Balkans
(social exclusion, unemployment, human rights, ethnic reconciliation,
good governance, etc.)
Moderator: Karen Fogg, Secretary General, International IDEA
Rapporteur: Paul Risley, Senior Programme Officer, International
IDEA
Group Two: Assessing the efforts against organized
crime
(human trafficking, narcotics, money laundering, trafficking of
illegal goods etc.)
Moderator: Anna Matveeva, Head of Arms and Security, Eastern Europe
Programme, Saferworld
Rapporteur: Sheila Cannon, Projects Director, ADB/CDRSEE
Group Three: Building Partnerships/Networks on
Conflict Prevention. From Helsingborg to Athens
(Governments, IOs, IFIs, NGOs / inter-agency co-ordination and complementarity
within EU agencies)
Moderator: Anders Ronquist, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
Rapporteur: Lambis Kondonis, Research Fellow, ELIAMEP |
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Lunch |
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
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Towards a Comprehensive EU Strategy on Conflict Prevention
in the Balkans
Presentation of working group reports |
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| WEDNESDAY 7 MAY 2003 |
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Participants departure |
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