BULGARIAN EUROPEAN COMMUNITY STUDIES ASSOCIATION
TRANS-EUROPEAN POLICY STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Citizens' Europe?
Reflections on the Implications of the Reform Treaty
14 December 2007
Sofia, “Radisson SAS” Hotel, “Narodno Sabranie” sq., conference room 6
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The conference is organized within the project
Networking for Citizens and Neighbours:
Networking for Europe
under the Bulgarian “PHARE 2004 CIVIL SOCIETY” Programme
PROGRAMME
09:00-09:30
Arrival of participants
Official opening
09:30-10:30
Chair, moderator and introductory words
Prof. Dr. DINKO DINKOV
BECSA President, Jean Monnet lecturer at the International Relations Department, University of National and World Economy – Sofia
Address on behalf of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) – project partner
“DOES THE NEW REFORM TREATY BRING EUROPE CLOSER TO THE CITIZENS?
VIEWS FROM THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT”
Mr. KRISTIAN VIGENIN, Member of the European Parliament, Party of European Socialists
Ms. DUSHANA ZDRAVKOVA, Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party
(power point presentation)
Questions and answers
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
Theme 1:
UNACCOMPLISHED CONSTITUTIONALISATION?
Institutional, legal and democratic aspects of the Reform Treaty
11:00-12:30
Chair and moderator
Ms. ANTOINETTE PRIMATAROVA
Programme Director / European Union, Centre for Liberal Strategies – Sofia
Speakers:
“Constitutionalisation without a constitution?”
Mr. BRENDAN DONNELLY
Director of the Federal Trust for Education and Research – London, United Kingdom [TEPSA member institute]
“Reflections on the Implications of the Reform Treaty: What’s in It for the European Parliament?”
Dr. MICHAEL KAEDING
Lecturer at the European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA) – Maastricht, The Netherlands [TEPSA associate member institute]
( power point presentation)
“The Differing Concepts of Constitution: Why Do Different Nations Perceive the Reform Treaty in Diverse Ways?”
Dr. RUMYANA KOLAROVA
Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Politics, Political Science Department, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, BECSA member
“Constitutional Values and the Construction of Europe as a Polity”
Dr. DANIEL SMILOV
Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Law and Constitutionalism, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, BECSA member
( power point presentation)
12:30-13:00
Discussion
13:00-14:00
Lunch break
Theme 2:
CITIZENS’ EUROPE?:
Constitutionalisation FOR or WITH European citizens
14:00-14:45
Chair and moderator
Mr. KRASIMIR NIKOLOV
BECSA Secretary General, Jean Monnet chair holder in European Integration at Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”
Speakers:
“Globalization, European integration and national modernization: expectations, fears and realities facing European societies”
Prof. Dr. ANDRAS INOTAI
Director of Institute for World Economics, Budapest, Hungary, TEPSA member institute
“The EU and Its Citizens: Who Sees Whom?”
Mr. VLADIMIR SHOPOV
Political Science Department, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, BECSA member
14:45-15:15
Discussion
15:15-15:45
Coffee break
15:45-16:30
Chair and moderator
Dr. RUMYANA KOLAROVA
Jean Monnet Lecturer in European Politics, Political Science Department, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, BECSA member
Speakers:
“European Citizens’ Initiative: Challenges and Prospects”
Ms. KATIA HRISTOVA-VALTCHEVA
BECSA Board Member, Jean Monnet lecturer in European Politics at the New Bulgarian university
(power point presentation)
“The Reform Treaty and Its Implications for the Future of the European Integration Project”
Dr. KATJA MICHALAK
Assistant Professor of Political Science, AmericanUniversity in Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad
16:30-17:00
Discussion
17:00-17:15
Closing remarks:
Dr. RUMYANA KOLAROVA
Ms. KATIA HRISTOVA-VALTCHEVA
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