Embassy of Bulgaria

 

 

EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations, the Embassy of Bulgaria to Belgium, CEVIPOL Centre d’étude de la vie politique (ULB)

 

 

Tuesday 27 May, 2008 from 09.00 to 13.00, Egmont Palace, Brussels

 

 

“Fostering Democracy and Development in the Black Sea Region:

Perspectives, Policies and Prospects”

 

 

Programme

 

08.15  Registration

 

09.00  Welcome speech:                 H.E. Mr. Karel De Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium

Introductory speech:         H.E. Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria

            Chair:                          Mr. Pierre Champenois, EGMONT

 

09.45 First panel:  “Policies and Approaches Towards and Within the Black Sea Region. Synergies between actors, initiatives and processes” .

 

Moderator:     Mr. Evgeni Kirilov, MEP, Bulgaria.

 

Speakers:        H.E. Mr. Araz Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan,

Mr. Janos Herman, Deputy Political Director, DG External Relations, Eur. Com.

“The development of the Black Sea Synergy Initiative in its first year and the way forward”.

    Mr.  Vural Öger, MEP , Germany,  

“In the spirit of different Unions : Looking East - thinking a Union for the Black Sea Region”. What can we learn from similar/parallel initiatives as the Union for the Mediterranean?

H.E. Mr Dranga, Ambassador of Romania,

“Towards an effective synergy in the Black Sea Region: from policy to its implementation”.

Ambassador at large Michel Foucher, France,

"Black sea region: French approach on the eve of the French presidency of the EU".

 

     

11.00                  Coffee Break

   

11.30 Second panel:  “Fostering a Policy of Cooperation in the Black Sea Region”.

 

Moderator:     Prof. Jean-Michel De Waele, CEVIPOL, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

 

Speakers:        Mr. Can Incesu, Embassy of Turkey,

    “The Black Sea Economic Cooperation: structures and projects”.

Dr. Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Director General, International Center for Black Sea Studies, Athens,

“Priorities for enhancing interaction between the European Union and the wider Black Sea area”.

Dr. Vladimir Shopov, Chairman, Sophia Analytica,

                            “The Politics of Region / Policy making in the Black Sea”.

    Ms. Alexandra Mantzila, Embassy of Greece,

                            “Synergies between actors, initiatives and processes”.

 

12.45 Closing remarks: Mr. Pierre Champenois, EGMONT

 

13.00  Lunch buffet