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Regional Conference " Challenges for the European Union"

The Ministry of Economy and Energy of Bulgaria and the German Buro for Technical Cooperation GTZ, on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and development, are please to invite you to participate in the Regional Conference " Challenges for the European Union" and in the ceremony for the official end of the Bulgarian-German technical cooperation, which will be hald on 2-4 November 2010 at Hotel Sheraton Sofia.

Here below you can consult the official program for the three days of the event.

Everyone who wants to attend the conference can confirm its participation to Anna Ivanova ( GTZ ) by phone : 02/965.10.16. or by email : anna.ivanova@gtz-bg.com

 

For further information please visit www.gtz.de or www.eu-challenges.com

 

 

Tentative Programme (21.10.2010)

 

Official Closing Event and Ceremony of Bilateral Technical Cooperation

 

Tuesday, 02.11.2010

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan

16.30 – 17.00

Registration and Welcome Drink

17.00 – 19.00

Official Closing Ceremony of Bilateral Technical Cooperation:

Approaches and Impact of Bulgarian-German Technical Cooperation

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan

19.00

Reception

Archeological Museum

 

Regional Conference: The European Union Challenges

 

Wednesday, 03.11.2010

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan

9.00 – 9.30

Registration and Welcome Coffee

9.30 – 10.00

Opening of the Conference

Mr. Ivo Marinov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism

Mr. Henning Twesten, Country Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

 

10.00 -13.00

Towards 2020: Challenges for the EU and South East Europe 

 

 

Europe today and towards 2020: What challenges is Europe facing?  

Dr. Peter Heil, Director, ConsAlt Consultancy, Hungary

 

Towards 2020: Reforming the Cohesion Policy

Prof. Dr. Fabrizio Barca, Special Advisor to the Commissioner for Regional Policy

 

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

 

Panel Discussion

Prof. Dr. F. Barca (Italy), Dr. P. Heil (Hungary), Ms. J. Nikolova (Bulgaria), Mr. B. Rollmann (Bulgaria), Ms. I. Scheffmann (Romania)


13.00 – 14.30

Lunch Break

14.30 – 18.00

Parallel Workshops:

Concrete Challenges and Approaches in South East Europe

Workshop A:     Promoting Innovation – Seeds For Future Growth

Workshop B:     Vocational Education And Training Systems As Drivers Of Sustainable And Inclusive Growth

Workshop C:    Integrated Urban Development – Challenges and Prospects

Workshop D:    Modern Industrial Policy in the Age of Globalisation

 

Thursday, 04.11.2010

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan

9:00 – 9.30

Findings from the Workshops (1st day)

Reporters and Moderator

9.30 – 12.30

Addressing the Challenges – what responses does Europe offer?

 

Tackling the Challenges: Issues of Concern for Bulgaria

Dr. Liliana Pavlova, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria

 

Tackling the Challenges: The EU Response and Priorities

Mr. Renaldo Mandmets, Head of Unit Regio H/4 (Bulgaria), EU Commission

 

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

 

Panel Discussion – Reactions and Recommendation from the Region

Moderator: Peter Wostner

Mr. Krasimir Popov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria

Dr. Andrej Horvat, State Secretary, Slovenia

Dr. Ognjen Mirić, Coordinator for EU funds, Serbia

Dr. Peter Heil, Director, ConsAlt Consultancy, Hungary

 

12:30 – 12:45

Conclusions for the EU Commission

Mr. Renaldo Mandmets, Head of Unit Regio H/4 (Bulgaria), EU Commission

12:45 – 13:00

Official Closing

Ms. Silvana Lubenova, Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism

Ms. Marieta Slavkova, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

13:00

Farewell Lunch

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