Is the International Strategy for the Western Balkans in Trouble?

Is the International Strategy for the Western Balkans in Trouble?:

Addressing the socio-political obstacles to the Western Balkan NATO and EU Accession

List of Invitees

Electra Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, 16-17 December 2011

Armakolas Ioannis(Dr.), Lecturer, University of Macedonia;‘Stavros Costopoulos’ Research Fellow at ELIAMEP, Athens

Bali Kaki (Ms.), Journalist, Avgi newspaper, Thessaloniki

Bellou Fotini (Dr.), Assistant Professor, University of Macedonia, Thessalonoki

Bender Kristof (Mr.), Deputy Chairman, European Stability Initiative, Vienna

Bobic Maja (Ms.), Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia, Belgrade

Boutaris Yannis (Mr.), Mayor of Thessaloniki (tbc)

Couloumbis Theodore(Prof.), Vice-President, ELIAMEP, Athens

Dervishi Dashnor (Amb.), Ambassador of Albania in Athens

Efthymiadis Nikolaos (Mr.), President, K & N Efthymiadis S.A., Thessaloniki

Feta Bledar(Mr.), Junior Researcher, ELIAMEP, Athens

Gelazis Nida (Ms.), Woodrow Wilson International Institute for Scholars, WashingtonDC

Gounaris Vassilis (Dr.), Associate Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (tbc)

Hajrullahu Venera (Ms.), Executive Director, Kosovo Civil Society Foundation, Pristina

Judah Tim (Mr.), Journalist, Economist, London (tbc)

Kamaras Antonis (Mr.), Adviser to the Mayor of Thessaloniki (tbc)

Karampairis Apostolis (Mr.), Junior Researcher, ELIAMEP, Athens

Karamperidou Despoina (Ms.), Research Intern, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki

Kantouris Costas (Mr.), Journalist, Associated Press

Keridis Dimitris (Dr.), Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Macedonia; Director, Navarino Network, Thessaloniki

Kentrotis Kyriakos (Dr.), Associate Professor, University of Western Macedonia, Florina (tbc)

Latal Srecko (Mr.), Expert on the Balkans, International Crisis Group, Sarajevo

Lazarevic Branko (Mr.), Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Serbia, Athens (tbc)

Maronkova Barbora (Ms), Information Officer for Western Balkans, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO, Brussels

Mavrogeni Stavroula (Dr.), Lecturer, University of Western Macedonia, Florina (tbc)

Mihalopoulos Alexandros (Mr.), Honorary Consul for Economic affairs, Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thessaloniki (tbc)

Milanovic Milena (Ms.), Research Intern, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki

Mylonas Harris (Dr.), Assistant Professor of Political Science, GeorgeWashingtonUniversity; Academy Scholar, HarvardAcademy of International and Area Studies, , WashingtonDC

Papadopoulou Sophia (Ms.), Journalist, Head of Balkans Desk, ANA-MPA, Thessaloniki

Pendarovski Stevo (Dr.), Assistant Professor, AmericanCollegeUniversity, Skopje

Petroula Eleni (Ms.), Head of Consular Office of the HellenicRepublic in Skopje (tbc)

Phocas Elizabeth(Ms.), Deputy Director, ELIAMEP, Athens

Rondos Alex (Mr.), Expert on the Balkans, Athens (tbc)

Savvidis Pantelis (Mr.), Journalist, ET3, Thessaloniki

Stangos Filios (Mr.), Journalist, TV100, Thessaloniki

Starova Arian (Dr.), Deputy Minister of Defense of Albania, Tirana

Syrri Despina (Ms.), Navarino Network, Thessaloniki

Thimonier Christian (Mr.), Honorary General Counsellor of France in Greece, Thessaloniki

Topic Lidija (Ms.), Advisor, Regional Cooperation Council, Liaison Office, Brussels

Tzimas Stavros(Mr.), Vice-President- Director of Macedonian Regional Directorate of ANA-MPA, Head of Kathimerini Daily, Thessaloniki Bureau

Tzogopoulos Georgios (Dr.), Bodossakis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, ELIAMEP, Athens

Wallden Axel Sotiris (Dr.), DG Enlargement, Enlargement Strategy, European Commission, Brussels

Weichert Michael (Mr.), Director, Friedrich-Ebert Foundation office in Tirana

Wisner David (Dr.), Executive Director, Michael and KittyDukakisCenter for Public and Humanitarian Service, AmericanCollege, Thessaloniki