Vienna – Kosovo - Europe's sidelined challenge
15 March 2012
Market in Peja, Kosovo. Photo: flickr/Cindy Dam
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 9:30-13:00
Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Favoritenstraße 15a
1040 Vienna
Kosovo – Europe's sidelined challenge
The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, the European Stability Initiative and the British Embassy in Vienna, would like to invite you to a public seminar about "Kosovo – Europe's sidelined challenge" on the 15 March 2012. We want to discuss challenges for Kosovo's economy, its development and its relations with the EU.
Welcome:
Mr. Hans Winkler,
Ambassador, Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
Opening Address: Mr. Jan Kickert,
Political Director, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Panel I: Addressing economic issues in Kosovo
- Mrs. Mimosa Kusari-Lila, Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Kosovo, Pristina
- Mr. Shpend Ahmeti, Vice-President of Lëvizja Vetëvendosje, Pristina
- Mr. Lawrence Meredith, Head of Unit Kosovo Issues, DG Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels
- Introduction and Moderation: Ms. Besa Shahini, Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative, Pristina
Panel II: Kosovo and the limits of EU soft power Options for the future?
- Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Pristina
- Mr. Alexandros Mallias, Ambassador, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens
- Mr. Ignacio Molina, Senior Analyst, Elcano Royal Institute of International Strategic Studies, Madrid
- Introduction and moderation: Mr. Gerald Knaus, Chairman, European Stability Initiative, Istanbul/Paris
Please register till 12 March 2012 via
www.da-vienna.ac.at/events,
e-mail info@da-vienna.ac.at or
fax +43 1 5042265
