COLLOQUIUM: Fifth Belgo-British Conference

"Ensuring Europe's prosperity - Building Bridges"

The Royal Institute for International Relations (IRRI-KIIB), Brussels
and British Council

Namur, 25-27 Nov. 2004

Through working groups and open plenaries, delegates approached the title of this year's conference, Ensuring Europe's prosperity - Building Bridges, through four themes.

• Future Prosperity: investing in science, research and higher education
• Enabling Prosperity: how Europe can help secure a better future for Africa
• Sharing prosperity: working with Asia
• Maintaining Prosperity: can we sustain the European social model?

- Karel De Gucht, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Belgium: Keynote speech, 25 Nov. 2004

- Neil Kinnock, Chair of the British Council and Former Vice President of the Commission: his speech, 26 Nov. 2004