Agenda
Notre Europe, Paris Office-German Marshall Fund of the US and Europeum organise the first Advocacy Event of the Transatlantic Policy Forum on 17 December 2008: 10.00am-5.00pm with the support of the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington and the Institute of European Democrates.
Programme:
Session 10.00am-1.00pm: Task Force Analyses and Recommendations
Introduction "Transatlantic Policy Forum" Project Presentation by David Krà¡l, Director, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Czech Republic
What Kind of Cooperation for Common Challenges? Analyses and recommendations of the task force:
1. WTO and Trade Issues
Jean-Christophe Bureau, Agro Paris-Grignon, Notre Europe
Discussant: Joe Guinan, The German Marshall Fund of the US, Brussels
Policy paper by Jean-Christophe Bureau
Floor discussion
2. EU-US Cooperation in the EU Neighbourhood
Vera Rihackova, Research Fellow, EUROPEUM Institute for European policy
Discussant: Nida Gelazis, Program Associate and Editor, East European Studies, The Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington
Policy paper by Vera Rihackova
Floor discussion
3. Democracy Assistance and Promotion
John K. Glenn, Director of Foreign Policy, The German Marshall Fund of the US, Washington
Discussant:
Luca Bader, Executive director, Institute of European
Democrats, Brussels
Policy paper by Anna Michalski
Floor discussion
4. Energy Security and Climate Change
William Siefken, Senior associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Discussant: Cyril Loisel, Coordinator of the programme on Climate change, IDDRI
Policy paper by the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Floor discussion
Session 2.30pm-5.00pm: International ConferenceEU-US: a New Deal?
Opening Remarks by Denis Simonneau, Director of Cabinet for the French Secretary of State for European Affairs
The forthcoming EU Presidency by Vaclav Bartuska, Ambassador-at-large for energy security
Summary and Recommendations from morning session
Moderator: Christian Lequesne, Senior Research Fellow, CERI - Sciences Po
Speakers:
Joachim Bitterlich, Executive Vice-president of Véolia environnement, Vice-President of Notre Europe Laurent Cohen-Tanugi Lawyer and essayist Sandro Gozi, Member of Parliament, Italian Parliament Seth Winnick, Minister Counsellor for Economic Affairs, Embassy of the United States, France
Floor discussion
Closing Remarks Gunnar Lund, Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden, France
