“FUTURE FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES OF THE EU – INSTITUTIONS, GEOSTRATEGY AND
ECONOMY”
INSTITUTIONS
House of Europe, Cesarčeva 4, Zagreb
17 April 2015
PROGRAMME
Welcome:
10:00 – 10:15
Dr. Ana Maria Boromisa, Institute for Development and International Relations
Aleksandra Markić Boban, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Zagreb
Opening Speech
H.E. Branko Baričević, Head of European Commission Representation, Zagreb (tbc)
Moderation:
10:15 – 11:45
Dr. Sandro Knezović, Institute for Development and International Relations
Complexity of decision-making process in the EU’s CFSP: institutions, procedures
Prof.Dr. Eckart D. Stratenschulte, Director of the European Academy Berlin, Germany
European decision-making – an insider’s perspective of a newcomer
Andrej Plenković, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Zrinka Ujević, Head of Sector for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign
and European Affairs
Discussion
11:45 – 12:00
Coffe Break
12:00 – 13:30
Moderation:
Bruno Lopandić
National/supranational discourse in EU’s CFSP decision-making and legitimacy of
relevant institutions
Valentin Gescher, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy,
Small countries in the EU and decision-making process in the field of CFSP
Dr. Đana Luša, Faculty of Political Science
Discussion
Buffet Lunch