NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMISSION
President: Bernard SNOY (Belgium)
Former Presidents (2004-2009): Giselbert SCHMIDBURG (Austria)
(till 2004): Michael PALMER (United Kingdom)
Former "Enlargement Commission" - President: Michael PALMER (United Kingdom)
Meetings
Brussels (BE) - 15 October 2009
Topic: Role of the EU in conflicts prevention and resolution in its Eastern neighbourhood
-> Pierre MOREL, Ambassadeur représentant de l'UE pour l'Asie Centrale et les conflits en Géorgie
-> Amanda AKçAKOCA, Policy Analyst & Programme Executive, European Policy Center
Brussels (BE) - 30 April 2009
Topics: ¤ Is the EU doing enough for the countries of the Western Balkans?
-> Erhard BUSEK, Former Special Co-ordinator Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
¤ Recent developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina
-> Charalambos KONTONIS - Desk Officer Bosnia-Herzegovina, DG ELARG - European Commission
¤ Capacity of absorption of the EU
-> Dirk VERBEKEN, Senior Economist, Desk Officer Turkey, DG ECFIN - European Commission
Brussels (BE) - 14 November 2008
Topics: ¤ Role of the OSCE in the countries of Eastern and South-East Europe
-> Bernard SNOY, Former Co-ordinator Economic and Environmental activities, OSCE
¤ The Ukraine-EU relationship: problems and prospects
-> Jean-François RIVALAIN, Director "Wider EU advocacy & projects" agency
Brussels (BE) - 22 April 2008
Topic: Economic balance of the impact of the coming of new member states into the EU
-> Marie-Hélène BÉRARD - ancienne collaboratrice de Raymond Barre
Jean-Loïc GUIÈZE - Analyste risque pays - BNP Paribas
Filip KEEREMAN - Head of Unit (CZ-PL-RO-SK) - DG ECFIN - European Commission
Philippe TRAINAR - Chief Economist - SCOR
◊ resolution "The effects of EU enlargement"
Bern (CH) - 30 November 2007
Conference "EFTA-EU Relations"
Topics: ¤ Iceland and the EU
-> Andres PETURSSON
¤ The EEA agreement - a crofter contract?"
-> Erik O. ERIKSEN
¤ EFTA-EU relations: the Swiss experience"
-> Thomas COTTIER
¤ The EEA agreement - experiences since 1994"
-> Titus van STIPHOUT
Brussels (BE) - 4 May 2007
Topic: European Neighbourhood Policy: objectives and developments
-> Graham AVERY, Secretary General - Trans European Policy Studies Association
Luc-Dominique BERNARD, Honorary professor - University of Louvain
Sieglinde GSTÖHL, Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges
Andrea MOGNI, Policy Coordinator - DG RELEX - European Commission
◊ conclusions "European neighbourhood policy"
Brussels (BE) - 5 May 2006
Topic: The Council of Europe
-> Jack HANNING, Director External and Multilateral Relations - Council of Europe
Brussels (BE) - 29 November 2005
Topics: ¤ Catching up: the future of South Eastern Europe in the EU
-> Bozidar DJELIC, former Minister of Finances of Serbia
¤ European Democracy Centre
-> Edward McMILLAN SCOTT, Vice President of the European Parliament
Brussels (BE) - 4 April 2005
Topic: The new neighbourhood policy
-> Thomas GRÜNERT, Head of Unit, Secretariat of the European Parliament
Eberhard RHEIN, EUROPEAN POLICY CENTER
Alexandre STUTZMANN, Administrator, Foreign Affairs Commission - European Parliament
◊ resolution "EU new neighbourhood policy"
Brussels (BE) - 10 November 2004
Topic: The work of the Stability Pact for South-East Europe
-> Erhard BUSEK, Chief Coordinator
ENLARGEMENT COMMISSION
President: Michael PALMER (United Kingdom)
Brussels (BE) - 22 March 2004
Topics: ¤ The role of the EIB in relation to enlargement
-> Philippe MAYSTADT, President of the European Investment Bank
¤ Activity of the Transparency Company Foundation - Poland
-> Robert WYSZYNSKI, President & Rafal EILE, Director of TCF
Brussels (BE) - 9 December 2003
Topics: ¤ The EU enlargement of 1 May 2004 - a political view
-> Hans-Gert POETTERING, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group of the European Parliament
¤ Convergence économique dans l'UE élargie
-> Grégoire BROUHNS, Secrétaire général et Haut Représentant du Ministères belge des finances
Brussels (BE) - 28 March 2003
Topics: ¤ Financing Enlargement
-> James SPENCE, Deputy Chef de Cabinet of the Commissioner for the Budget, Mrs. Schreyer - European Commission
¤ Elargissement: le double défi du nombre et de la diversité
-> Dietrich HAMMER, Rapporteur
Brussels (BE) - 18 November 2002 - "enlarged" meeting
Topics: ¤ Foreign direct investment as economic leverage in the accession countries (Economic & Social Commission)
-> Sylvain PLASSCHAERT, Professor at the KUL - Belgium
¤ EU enlargement: challenge for the CAP (Agriculture Commission)
-> Nikolaus MORAWITZ, Chairman COPA Policy Coordination Committee
¤ The Common Agricultural Policy and the Eastward enlargement of the EU
-> Dietrich HAMMER, Rapporteur for the Enlargement Commission
Brussels (BE) - 20 September 2002
Topic: European agriculture after enlargement
Brussels (BE) - 28 June 2002
Topic: European agriculture after enlargement
Brussels (BE) - 8 February 2002
Topics: ¤ Corruption: a/ the work of Transparency International - b/ corruption in the candidate countries
-> Dieter FRISCH, Vice Chairman Transparency International Brussels
¤ After enlargement: a new vision for European Agriculture?
-> Shelby MATTHEWS, Director International Affairs, COPA/COGECA
Charles JENKINS, Director Western Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit
Brussels (BE) - 28 September 2001- "Enlarged" meeting
Topics: ¤ Capital needs of the new member states (Economic & Social Commission)
-> Rapporteurs: Jean-Marie SEPULCHRE, Secretary General, ANVAR - France
Eliane MOSSE, Adviser, IFRI - France
¤ The future of the CAP: possible impacts of WTO and of EU enlargement (Agriculture Commission)
-> Rapporteur: Shelby MATTHEWS, Director International Affairs, COPA-COGECA
¤ Private Public Partnership: financing infrastructures in the EU and Eastern countries (Infrastructures Commission)
-> Rapporteurs: Klaus MILZ, President European Affaires, Bombardier Transportation
D. BADEA-TAYLOR, CEO, The PPP Club
Brussels (BE) - 3 May 2001
Topics: ¤ Enlargement perspectives
-> John PALMER, Director, European Policy Centre
¤ Exchange policy in the countries candidate for EU accession
-> Josef CHRISTL, Chief Economist, Bank Austria-Creditanstalt
Peter PRAET, Director, National Bank of Belgium
¤ Planning of a joint commissions meeting
Brussels (BE) - 27 October 2000
Topics: ¤ Enlargement negotiations - Problems and perspectives in Poland
-> Krzysztof NERS, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finances (Poland)
¤ Situation of the Roma in the CEECs
-> John MURRAY, Coordinator for the Roma, Council of Europe
Luxembourg (LU) - 28 April 2000
Topics: ¤ Roma in the candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe
¤ Pan-European Networks (PENs) and Trans-European Networks (TENs)
-> Ottokar HAHN, President ELEC Infrastructures Commission
Guido BRUCH, European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
Brussels (BE) - 22 November 1999
Topics: ¤ State of enlargement negotiations with the CEECs
-> Sven-Olov CARLSSON, DG Enlargement, European Commission
¤ Future relations between the EU and the Balkan region
-> Michael EMERSON, Research-fellow, CEPS (Brussels)
Vienna (AT) - 2 June 1999
Topics: ¤ Austrian approach of political and security aspects in the framework of EU Eastward enlargement
-> Johann BRIEGER, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
¤ The action of the OCDE
-> Jutta STEFAN-BASTL, Head of the Austrian delegation at the OCDE
¤ Action of the Council of Europe in favour of minorities rights
-> Antti KORKEAKIVI, Directorate Human Rights, Council of Europe
¤ The future of European agriculture in the framework of EU Eastward enlargement
-> Rudolf STRASSER, President of ELEC Agriculture Commission
Budapest (HU) - 16/17 April 1999
Topics: ¤ Hungarian approach of EU accession and preparation of public administration
-> Péter GYÖRKÖS, Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Budapest)
¤ Financing enlargement
-> Tamás SZEMLÉR, Research-fellow, Institute for World Economics (Budapest)
¤ Problems of Hungarian minorities in Romania, Slovakia and Yugoslavia
-> Csaba TABAJDI, President of the Committee for minorities at the Hungarian Parliament
Brussels (BE) - 25 November 1998
Topics: ¤ Costs of financing EU Eastward enlargement
-> Efthymios CHRISTODOULOU, Rapporteur of the Budget Committee of the European Parliament
¤ Nature and role of the enlarged EU in the world
-> Charles JENKINS, Director EU, Economist Intelligence Unit
¤ Situation of human rights and ethnic minorities in the candidate countries
-> Henri WIBAULT, former employee at the European Commission
Warsaw (PL) - 15 May 1998
Topics: ¤ Poland and the EU
-> Krzysztof NERS, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finances (Poland)
¤ SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe
¤ History and role of the European College of Natolin
-> Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Vice-Rector
¤ Role of the "third sector" (NGOs) in the CEECs
-> Agnieszka SAWCZUK, Programme "BORIS" (Warsaw)
◊ resolution "EU Eastward enlargement: ELEC's vision"
Brussels (BE) - 22 April 1998
Topics: ¤ Eastward enlargement: ELEC's vision
¤ Programme of work of the Enlargement Commission
Brussels (BE) - 24 October 1997
Topic: EU Eastward enlargement: Agenda 2000
-> Françoise GAUDENZI, Principal Advisor, DG IA, European Commission
Prague (CZ) - 18 April 1997
Topics: ¤ Main problems concerning Eastward enlargement negotiations
¤ Presentation of the activities of the Institute for East/West Studies
-> Stephen HEINTZ, Director IEWS (Prague)
"Working Group" of the Enlargement Commission
Topics of discussion
¤ Costs of financing Eastward enlargement
¤ Cahier Comte Boël: "SMEs in Central and Eastern European countries"
¤ Cahier Comte Boël: "Nature and role of the enlarged union"
¤ Project of a conference on enlargement
¤ A new vision of agriculture after enlargement
Meetings
Bruxelles - 6 February 2004
Bruxelles - 28 April 2003
Bruxelles - 21 February 2003
Bruxelles - 17 May 2002
Bruxelles - 26 November 2001
Bruxelles - 19 June 2001
Bruxelles - 29 September 2000
Bruxelles - 10 July 2000
Bruxelles - 7 February 2000
Bruxelles - 22 November 1999
Bruxelles - 28 October 1999
Bruxelles - 21 September 1999
Bruxelles - 13 July 1999
Bruxelles - 27 May 1999
Bruxelles - 10 February 1999
Bruxelles - 23 April 1998
Bruxelles - 9 March 1998
Bruxelles - 29 January 1998
Bruxelles - 18 December 1997
Bruxelles - 13 November 1997
Bruxelles - 29 October 1997
Bruxelles - 11 September 1997
Bruxelles - 2 July 1997
Bruxelles - 7 May 1997
Luxembourg - 28 February 1997