EU and Russia – competition and cooperation: Balkans vs. Caucasus
Sunday, February 22
10.30 Opening Statement Ivan Krastev, Wolfgang Petritsch
11.15 Panel 1 EU and Russia in the Balkans Milica Delic, Jacques Rupnik, Ivan Vejvoda, Mark Medish, Sandra Breka Moderator: Wolfgang Petritsch 13.00 Lunch
15.00 Panel 2 EU and Russia in the Caucasus Pawel Swieboda, Boris Dolgin, Pavol Demes, Ghia Nodia Moderator: Ognyan Minchev Monday, February 23
10.00 Panel 3 EU and Russia: troubled relationship after the Russia-Georgia war and against the background of the global financial crisis Dov Lynch, Andrey Ryabov, Steven Everts, Tomas Pojar (tbc), Lars Wahlund (tbc), Levan Ramishvili Moderator: Ivan Krastev 11.30 Coffee Break
11.45 Panel 4 Can the EU’s Balkan strategy serve as a model for its policy in the Caucasus? Alex Rondos, Stefan Lehne, Gerald Knaus, Goran Svilanovic Moderator: Vessela Tcherneva
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Panel 5 ENP vs. Russia’s near abroad policy Nicu Popescu, Sabine Fischer, Irina Yasina, Marie Mendras Moderator: Soli Ozel 19.00 Public Lecture Steven Everts Respondants: Ivan Vejvoda and Irina Yasina