SUB-REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EUROPE - Cinderellas or Fairy Godmothers?

4.10.2007

A public seminar of the Department of Political Science and Centre for
the Study of Small States, University of Iceland

0900-1230 hrs, Tuesday 9 October 2007 plus lunch reception
Conference Room, National and University Library (Þjóðarbókhlaða)

Programme

0830-0900    Arrival, check-in and coffee

0900        Introduction: 
What are sub-regional organizations? 
What is their role in European security, democracy, and integration? 
Alyson J.K. Bailes, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Political Science 
        
Respondent: 
What does this mean for Iceland and for ‘small states’ generally? 
Professor Valur Ingimundarsson, University of Iceland 
        
Questions and answers

0945        Experience from South-Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region: 
        
(i) Black Sea groupings 
Mme. Victoria Popescu, Ambassador of Romania at Stockholm 
        
(ii) The Central European Initiative and South-East European Cooperation Process       Mme. Natalia Gherman, Ambassador of Moldova at Stockholm 
        
Quetions and answers

1045-1100        Coffee Break

1100        Experience from the Baltic and Nordic Region: 
An interview withKornelius Sigmundsson, Ambassador (Regional
                                  Cooperation), Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Remarks by Mrs Madeleine Ströje-Wilkins, Ambassador of Sweden at Reykjavik, on behalf of the recent Swedish CBSS Presidency

Closing Panel and Audience Discussion
Chair: Alyson J.K. Bailes

1215        Thanks and close of seminar

1230-1330        Reception for all seminar participants at the National Museum, kindly co-hosted by the Embassy of  Sweden with the University of Iceland

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