Un convegno: il futuro europeo della Federazione Jugoslava

Come accelerare l'adesione di Serbia e Montenegro al Consiglio d'Europa ed all'Unione Europea?

Saranno questi i temi trattati in un convegno organizzato a Belgrado nel prossimo fine settimana tra il 22 ed il 24 novembre. Organizzatori l'Istituto per gli Studi Europei di Belgrado e la Fondazione Konrad Adenauer, sempre di Belgrado. Le giornate saranno densissime di interventi. Tra gli altri ad esempio anche Vojislav Kostunica, Presidente della Repubblica Federale di Jugoslavia, Francois Friedrich, a capo dell'ufficio di Belgrado del Consiglio d'Europa e Joachim Schmidt, ambasciatore della Repubblica Federale Tedesca.
Sarà l'occasione per confrontarsi con temi scottanti che la nuova classe dirigente jugoslava si trova ad affrontare dopo la caduta di Milosevic e la rottura dell'isolamento internazionale. Si partirà con alcune considerazioni su questi ultimi dieci anni di transizioni e tragedie, per poi affrontare tematiche legate all'allargamento europeo, alle riforme economiche e politiche in vista di un'integrazione con gli altri paesi europei e soprattutto si discuterà di come riuscire a stabilizzare e radicare questa giovane democrazia.

Qui di seguito il programma:

INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES, BELGRADEKONRAD ADENAUER FOUNDATION, BELGRADE

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Eduardo Frei Foundation, Kingdom of the NetherlandsKristdemokraterna,
The Council for Democracy and Development of the Swedish Christian Democrats

November 22nd - 24th, 2001, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Sava centar conference hall

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Opening of the Conference (Thursday, 22 November)
OPENING ADDRESSES:
(18.30 - 20.00)
-Dr. Vojislav Kostunica, President, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
-Mr. Francois Friederich, Head of Belgrade Office, Council of Europe
-H.E. Mr. Joachim Schmidt, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the FRY
-Dr. Gregor Ryssel, Director, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Belgrade
-Dr. Djuro Kovacevic, Director, Institute for European Studies, Belgrade

(20.00-22.00) Reception (le Club, Hotel Intercontinental, 1st floor)

First session (Friday morning, 23 November)
EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXT
(9.00 - 13:15) Moderator: Dr. Slobodan Samardzic

(9.00-9.45) Ten years of transition: experiences and lessons
-Dr. Vladimir Gligorov, Institute for International Economic Studies, Vienna, Austria
(Transition Lessons for Latecomers)
-Dr. Daniel Daianu, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
(South East European Transition A Decade Later)
-Dr. Jan Zielonka, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
(Lessons of Transition within a European Context)
(9.45-10.15) Discussion

(10.15-11.00) EU reforms and enlargement: dilemmas and controversies
-Mr. Leopold Maurer, Head of Unit, DG Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels
(EU Reforms and Enlargement: Dilemmas and Controversies)
-Dr. Jovan Teokarevic, IES Fellow
(Western Balkans and EU Enlargement)
-Dr. Roberto Toniatti, Faculty of Law, University of Trento, Italy
(EU Governance and EU Regional Policy)
(11.00-11.30) Discussion

(11.30-12.00) Coffee break
(12.00-12.45) Transition - EU accession - globalization
-Mr. Armin Laschet, Committee of Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
(European Integration and Enlargement - an Answer to Globalization)
-Mr. Laza Kekic, Economist Intelligence Unit, London, UK
(Foreign Investment - Transition - EU Accession)
-Dr. Radmila Nakarada, IES Fellow
(Globalization and Transition)

(12.45-13.15) Discussion
(13.15-15.00) Lunch

Second session (Friday afternoon, 23 November)
CHALLENGES OF CRISIS AND PERSPECTIVES OF REFORMS IN FR YUGOSLAVIA
(15.00-19.30) Moderator: Dr. Radmila Nakarada

(15.00-15.30) Economic reforms: institutional and policy choices
-Dr. Boris Begovic, Main Adviser to the Federal Deputy Prime Minister, FRY Government
(Economic Reforms: State of Affairs)
-Dr. Miroslav Prokopijevic, IES Fellow
(Reforms in Serbia: Bad Choices, Poor Results)
(15.30-16.00) Discussion

(16.00-16.45) Political reforms: constitutional changes and stabilization of democracy
-Dr. Slobodan Samardzic, IES Fellow, Political Advisor to the FRY President
(Political Reforms: State of Affairs)
-Mr. Kristof Bender, European Stability Initiative, Vienna, Austria
(Serbian-Montenegrin Relations and European Integration)
-Dr. Lidija Basta Fleiner, Director, International Research and Consulting Centre of the Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
(The Challenges of the Constitutional Reforms)
(16.45-17.15) Discussion

(17.15-17.45) Coffee break
(17.45-19.00) Legal reforms: towards the membership in the Council of Europe and the European Union
-Mr. Francois Friedrich, Head of Belgrade Office, Council of Europe
(Forthcoming Membership in the Council of Europe)
-Dr. Zorica Radovic, IES Fellow
(Legal Requirements for the Membership in the Council of Europe)
-Dr. George Papadimitriou, Prof. and Legal adviser to the Greek Prime Minister
(Greek Experiences in Legal Reforms)
-Dr. Vesna Rakic-Vodinelic, Director, Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade
(Legal Harmonization for the CoE and EU Membership: Principles and Methods)
-Dr. Thomas Fleiner, Director, Inst. of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
(European Integration - a Challenge for a Multicultural Country)

(19.00-19.30) Discussion

Third session (Saturday morning, 24 November)
EU ACCESSION: HOW TO USE BEST THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS?
(9.00-13.45) Moderator: Dr. Jovan Teokarevic

(9.00-9.45) What can we learn from others?
-Dr. Philippe Schmitter, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
(Transition and Europeanization)
-H.E. Mr. Hannes Porias, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the FR Yugoslavia
(Experiences of a New EU Member - Austria)
-Dr. Dusko Lopandic, Director, Directorate for the EU, MFA, FRY
(FR Yugoslav Strategy towards the EU Membership)
(9.45-10.15) Enhanced relations short of full membership: Switzerland, Turkey
Mr. Urs Bucher, Minister, Deputy Head of the Swiss European Integration Office
(Europeanization without EU Membership: The Case of Switzerland)
Mr.Volkan Bozkir, Ambassador, Deputy General Secretary for EU Affairs, MFA, Turkey
(Turkish Experiences in Relations with the EU)

(10.15-10.45) Discussion
(10.45-11.15) Coffee break

(11.15-12.45) Candidate countries experiences: critical assessment
-Mr. Istvan Csejtei, Head of the EU Political Relations Department, MFA, Hungary
(Hungarian Experiences in EU Accession)
-Dr. Joze Mencinger, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
(Slovenian Model of Transition and EU Accession)
-Ms. Veronika Lombardini, Director, EU Political Relations, MFA, Slovakia
(Slovak Experiences in the EU Accession)
-Ms. Leda Koursoumba, Head of the EU section, Law Office of the Republic, Cyprus
(Cyprus: Constitutional Challenges on the Road to the European Union)
-Mr. Nikolai Mladenov, European Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
(Bulgaria and EU Membership)
-Dr. Damir Grubiša, Institute of International Relations, Zagreb, Croatia
(Croatia and EU Membership)
(12.45-13.45) Discussion

(13.45-16.00) Lunch

Fourth session (Saturday afternoon, 24 November)
THROUGH REGIONAL COOPERATION TOGETHER TOWARDS THE EU
(16.00 - 19.45) Moderator: Dr. Miroslav Prokopijevic

(16.00-16.15) Introductory word: Goran Svilanovic, Foreign Minister, FR Yugoslavia
(16.15-17.15) The relevance of the EU model for South East Europe
-Mr. Misha Glenny, writer, London, UK
(An Overview of Current Balkan Predicaments)
-Dr. Jens Reuter, Forum Ost-West Switzerland, Thessaloniki branch
(EU Model and South East Europe)
-Dr. Heather Grabbe, Center for European Reform, London, UK
(EU Enlargement and South East Europe)
-Dr. Jan Oberg, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, Lund, Sweden
(Possibilities for a Stable Peace in the Balkans)

(17.15-17.45) Discussion
(17.45-18.15) Coffee break

(18.15-19.15) Political and economic cooperation in the Balkans: how feasible is it?
-Dr. Predrag Simic, Fac. of Pol. Sciences, foreign political advisor to the FRY President
(Towards New Forms of Political and Security Cooperation)
-Minna Jarvenpaa, Director, Belgrade office, European Stability Initiative
(Functional Integration in South East Europe)
-Dr. Milica Uvalic, University of Perugia, Italy
(Regional Economic Cooperation in the Balkans)
-Dr. Bozo Stojanovic, IES Fellow
(Regional Cooperation and Economic Progress)
(19.15-19.45) Discussion

19.45 Closing of the Conference