The euroatlantic future of the western balkans as a key factor for strengthening security in the region
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Second Sofia Meeting THE EUROATLANTIC FUTURE OF THE WESTERN BALKANS AS A KEY FACTOR FOR STRENGTHENING SECURITY IN THE REGION Organised by: NATO Information Centre in Sofia Open Society Institute Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Danish Atlantic Treaty Association Casa NATO - Romania Euro-Atlantic Club of Macedonia Euro-Atlantic Education Initiative Hotel Princess Sofia, 10 May 2005
09:30 – 13:00 FIRST PANEL The Euro-Atlantic future of the Balkans - key factor for reinforcing the security in the region The need for growing regional cooperation in response to new threats to security: NATO, EU and OSCE support – the Ohrid process of enhancing border security and management in the Balkans. Chair:Arian Starova, President, Albanian Atlantic Association Welcome remarks by Troels Froling, Secretary General, Atlantic Treaty Association Speakers: Milen Keremedchiev, National Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Bulgaria Maxim Minchev, Director General, Bulgarian News Agency Tsveta Nenova, President, European Spaces 21 Association, Bulgaria 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break REPORTS OF THE WORKING GROUPS Lazar Elenovski, Secretary General, Euro-Atlantic Club of Macedonia Conflict prevention and crisis management Dr. Liviu Muresan, Executive President, EURISC Foundation, Romania Defence and security sector reform Teodor Russinov, Europe I Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria Economic development and infrastructure: Social and economic cohesion Gordan Grlic-Radman, Member of the Board, Atlantic Council of Croatia Strengthening the rule of law Lulzim Peci, Director, KIPRED Institute, UNMIK-Kosovo Border security and management Panel discussion 13:15 – 14:15 Lunch 14:30 – 18:30 SECOND PANEL Regional cooperation in a globalising environment: the European perspective Enhancing security through closer economic cooperation: Are present and future EU members from the region ready to become the engine of this process? Infrastructure projects: Pan-European corridors. How the efforts of the EU, the international financial institutions and the interests of the countries of the South-East Europe could be matched? Public perceptions in the Western Balkans of the Euro-Atlantic perspective for the region: How could public diplomacy and NGOs enhance their role? Confidence-building through dissipating misperceptions in the region: the responsibility of both the media and NGOs. How could media and NGOs substantially contribute to this process? Chair: Troels Froling, Secretary General, Atlantic Treaty Association Speakers: Avgustina TzvetkovaVice-President, Atlantic Treaty Association, Bulgaria Kristian Sorensen, ATA Advisor, CEO, Dialogue Development, Denmark Mette Kjuel Nielsen, Head, Balkans Departement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark Panel discussion 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break REPORTS OF THE WORKING GROUPS Dr. Ismet Drenova, Ministry of Defense, Albania Arms control and removal of small arms and light weapons Marko Kovacevic, President of the Youth Association Atlantic Council of Serbia and Montenegro Threat of terrorism Milos Solaja, President, Center for International Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina Improvement of the environment Discussion and adoption of the Second Sofia Declaration Conclusion remarks by Troels Froling, Secretary General, Atlantic Treaty Association Directory: 2008 2008 -> Exam 1 of Computer Networks (ice 1230) 2008 7 2008 -> Program description 2008 -> Curriculum Vitae Museok Song 2008 -> Word Wall Chants Use these as fun ways to practice word wall words at home! 2008 -> Rockettothesky 2008 -> "Unique " "dfo " "Glide " "Country" "Other" "Nations" "X. Affected" "Locations" "Rivers" "Began" "Ended" "Days" "Dead" "Displaced" "Damage usd." "Main cause" "Severity " "Affected sq km" "Magnitude m " "Notes and 2008 -> The environment in the news 2008 -> Virginia High School League Scholastic Bowl page 2007-08 District Competition Match #46 2008 -> Missouri State High School Activities Association Match #12 2007-08 Conference & Tournament Competitions page 2008 -> Louisiana state university health science center new orleans emergency medicine residency program policies to supplement lsuhsc house officer manual Download 117.07 Kb. Share with your friends:
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