14th CEI DUBROVNIK DIPLOMATIC FORUM
‘EU and Its Neighbours: Prospects and Challenges’
Dubrovnik,Croatia, 1-4 June 2011
Draft Programme
(13-05-2011)
Day 1: Thursday, 2 June 201108:30 – 09:00Registration of the Participants
Centre for Advanced Academic Studies (CAAS), Don Frana Bulića 4
09:00 – 10:00Opening of the 2011 CEI Dubrovnik Diplomatic Forum
Opening session and welcome addresses:
Ms Vlasta Brunsko, Head of the CAAS Office,Dubrovnik
High Representative of the City of Dubrovnik
H.E. Dr. Gerhard Pfanzelter, Secretary General, CEI Executive Secretariat,Trieste
Prof. Dr. Joseph Mifsud, President of EMUNIUniversity, Piran
H.E. Mr. Paul Vandoren,Head of the Delegation of the EU to the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb
High Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI), Croatia
10:00– 12:30PLENARY SESSION:
Moderators:H.E. Dr. Gerhard Pfanzelter, Prof. Dr. Joseph Mifsud, Prof. Dr. Nabil Ayad
10:00–10:1514th CEI DubrovnikDiplomatic Forum: Introductory Remarks - H.E.Dr.Mladen
Andrlić, Director, Diplomatic Academy, MFAEI, Zagreb
10:15– 10:30What do the Black Sea Strategy and the Union for the Mediterraneanhave in common - H. E. Dr. Hans Winkler, Director, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna,
10:30– 10:45Union for the Mediterranean and Croatia - Ms. Nives Malenica, Co-ordinator for the Union for the Mediterranean, MFAEI, Zagreb
10:45–11:10Family photo in the courtyard & Coffee break
11:10– 11:25Prof. Dr. Joseph Mifsud
11.25– 11.40Dr. Evgeny Bozhanov, Director, Diplomatic Academy, MFA, Moscow
11:40– 12:30Comments and discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14.15 – 17.00WORKING SESIONS 1&2
14.15 – 17.00Working Session 1:
Moderators:H. E. Dr. Guido Lenzi, Prof. Dr. Vlad Nistor, Mr Ivan Velimir Starčević
14.15 – 15.15The implications of the intervention in Libya on the ENP - H. E. Dr. Guido Lenzi,MFA, Rome
Europe and Middle East: Present and Future - Prof. Dr. Vlad Nistor, Dean, Institute forDiplomatic Studies, University of Bucharest
The Arab revolutions in motion: challenge and opportunity for the ENP – Dr. Daniela Zaharia
15.15 - 15.45Coffee break
15.45–17.00Europe in Postmodern Peace Operations - Mr Ivan Velimir Starčević, MFAEI, Croatia
Comments and discussion
14.15–17.00Workshop for junior diplomats: EU Prospects and Challenges
Moderators: Prof. Dr. Nabil Ayad, Prof. Dr. Joseph Mifsud, H.E.Dr. Maden Andrlić,H.E. Dr. Gerhard Pfanzelter
Introductory, comments and discussion
15.15–15.45Coffee break
17.20 – 19.00Sightseeing of Dubrovnik – Guided Tour19.30 – 20.30Dinner
Day 2: Friday, 3 June 201109.00 – 12.30PLENARY SESSION
Moderators: Prof. Osama Badr, Dr. Colum Murphy, Prof. Dr. Boris Vujčić,
09.00 – 09.30- H.E. Dr.Bernd Fischer, German Ambassador in Zagreb
09.30 – 10.00Economic Aspects of the EU Accession: Public Perception and the Reality - Prof. Dr.
Boris Vujčić, Deputy Chief Negotiator & Deputy Governor, Croatian National Bank
10.00 – 10.30Comments and discussion
10.30 – 11.00Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30The Role of Diplomacy in Bridging the Cultural Gap - Prof. Dr. Nabil Ayad, London Academy of Diplomacy, University of East Anglia, UK
11.30 – 12.00Mediterranean Cultural Dialogue – Ms Ivana Burđelez, Director, Center for Mediterranean Studies, Dubrovnik
12.00 – 12.30Comments and discussion
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.15– 17.00WORKING SESSION: Integration Policies and Diplomatic Training
Moderators:H.E. Dr. Božin Nikolić, Dr. Borys Humenyuk, Prof. Radu Carp
14.15 – 14.30EU and Mediterranean Relation and Current Crises - Prof. Dr. Lisen Bashkurti, President, AlbanianDiplomaticAcademy, Tirana
14.30 – 14.45Improving the Eastern Partnership: a View from Moldova –H.E. Mr
AlexandruCodreanu, Moldavian Ambassador to Budapest
14.45 – 15.00The Eurointegration Policy of Ukraine in the Contexts of Social Modernization –
Dr. Borys Humenyuk, Rector, Diplomatic Academy, MFA, Kiev
15.15 - 15.45Comments and discussion
15.45 - 16.15Coffee break
16.15 - 16.30Euro-Mediterranean Diplomatic Training - Prof. Dr. Joseph Mifsud,President, EMUNI,
University, Piran, Slovenia
16.30 - 16.45Some Proposal For Regional Diplomatic Training - H.E.Dr. Mladen Andrlić, Director,
Diplomatic Academy, MFAEI, Zagreb
16.45 - 17.30Comments and discussion
19.30 – 20.30Dinner
Day 3: Saturday, 4 June 201109:00 –11:15PLENARY SESSION
Moderators:H.E. Dr. Svjetlan Berković, Mr Hrvoje Kanta, Ms Lenche Mitevska-Avramova
09.00 – 09.40Diplomacy of the Republic of Dubrovnik - H.E. Dr. SvjetlanBerković,Croatian
Ambassador in Ljubljana, Slovenia
09.40 – 10.30EU and State Administration Reforms - Mr Davor Ljubanović, State Secretary, Ministry of Administration, Zagreb, Croatia
10:30 – 11:15Commentsand discussion, coffee break
10:30 – 11:15Closing Session of the 2011 CEI Dubrovnik Diplomatic Forum
Moderators:H.E. Dr. Mladen Andrlić, Ms Vlasta Brunsko, Prof. Joseph Mifsud
(Brief summaries on the contents and findings of the Forum sessions presented by young diplomats from the CEI member states, with final remarks of the organisers of the Forum, including possible additional comments of other participants, as well as with the ceremony of presenting the Certificate of attendance to the young diplomats.)
12.30 - 14.00Lunch
(Free time)
Departure of the participants