Ten Years After: an Assessment of the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union

The conference organized in cooperation with the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) and the French Center for Social Sciences Research in Prague (CEFRES); with the support of Polish, Slovak and Czech Embassies in Paris.

15. 5. 2014 (9:00)

Tento obsah není aktuální CERI-56 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris / Conference Room

Programme:

9:00-9:15 Opening and welcome

Alain Dieckhoff (director, CERI-Sciences Po), Petr Kratochvil (director, IIR), Philippe Rusin (director, CEFRES)

9:15 - 11:00 Social perceptions of the Eastern enlargement

Chair: Philippe Rusin, CEFRES

  • Eastern enlargement 10: years on and its future prospects, Jacques Rupnik, CERI-Sciences Po
  • Discourses, narratives and opinions about enlargements in the "old" Member States, Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po
  • Discourses, narratives and opinions in Central European countries, Petr Kratochvil, IIR

Discussant: Charles Sitzenstuhl, CERI-Sciences Po

11:15 - 13:00 The EU’s Transformative Power and the New Member States

Chair: Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po

  • Economic and social convergence, Gilles Lepesant, CERI-Sciences Po
  • Democracy and decision-making, Vladimir Bilcik, Slovak Foreign Policy Association
  • Public policies of the environment, Mats Braun, IIR

Discussant: Florent Parmentier, Sciences Po

14:30 - 17:00 The EU Transformed by its Enlargement

Chair: Petr Kratochvil, IIR

  • The decision-making capability of the EU, Lukas Macek, Sciences Po
  • Towards a more differentiated Europe, Vit Benes, IIR
  • Migrations and labor markets, Pawel Kaczmarczyk, University of Warsaw

Discussant: Tanja Mayrguendter, University of Bolzano

Conclusions: Pierre Mirel, DG Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels

Working language: English

Scientific Coordinators: Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po; Jacques Rupnik, CERI-Sciences Po

CERI-56 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris / Conference Room

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The French Center for Social Sciences Research in Prague (CEFRES); with the support of Polish, Slovak and Czech Embassies in Paris

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