CATCHING UP AFTER ENLARGEMENT:

THE INTEGRATION OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES

INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION

International Seminar for Experts in the series Great Debates organised by the Cicero Foundation.

Code: GD 2450

Venue: Maison de l’Amérique Latine

217, boulevard Saint-Germain

75007 PARIS

Date: 14 and 15 October 2004

Language: English

P R O G R A M M E

Thursday, 14 October 2004

FIRST DAY: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

9.00 - 9.30 Arrival of the Participants

9.30 - 9.40 Welcome and Introduction

9.40 - 10.30 Opening Lecture

His Excellency Mr. Jan BIELAWSKI

Ambassador of Poland to the OECD

"Catching Up after Enlargement: What Strategies

to Choose? The Example of Poland"

10.30 - 10.50 Break

10.50 - 11.40 Mr. Patrick LENAIN

OECD, Paris

Economic Department

"Prospects of Economic Integration:

Are the New Member States Ready

to Catch-Up in the Wider EU?"

11.40 - 12.30 Mr. Armin-Detlef RIESS

European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

Deputy Head

Economic and Financial Studies Department

"Fiscal Policy Challenges Facing the New Member States in a Period of Large Capital Inflows and Substantial Investment Requirements"
    1. Lunch

14.15 – 15.05 Mr. Reinhard PRIEBE

European Commission, Brussels

Director of Directorate D, Western Balkans

"Stabilising the Western Balkans by

the Prospect of EU Membership?"

15.05 – 15.20 Break

15.20 – 16.20 WORKSHOP I:

Integrating into the Wider EU Market:

Economic and Financial Aspects

· What are the Economic Prospects for the New Member States?

· Are the New Member States Ready to Compete

on the EU Internal Market?

· Why are Some New Member States More Successful in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment than Others?

· What are the Possibilities and Limits of Fiscal Policy Measures?
    • Adopting the Euro: When and How?

WORKSHOP II:

Labour Market Policy, Schengen, Migration

· What are the Consequences of Enlargement for the

Labour Market in the Old and New Member States?

· Strengthening the New Members’ Competitiveness:

The Role of Social and Fiscal Policies
    • Are the New Members Prepared to Implement

Europe’s Migration and Refugee Policy?

· Will the New Border Controls Hamper Regional Cooperation?

16.20 - 17.10 Mr. Philippe MOUTOT

European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main

Deputy Director General, DG Economics

"Preparing for Euro-Zone Membership:

Economic, Financial, and Monetary Lessons from

the Past Relevant for the New Member States"

  • Friday, 15 October 2004

    •

    SECOND DAY: INSTITUTIONAL, SECURITY AND POLITICAL

    ISSUES - NEXT ENLARGEMENT(S)

     

    9.30 - 10.20 Prof. Dr. Renaud DEHOUSSE

    Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris

    Jean Monnet Chair of European Studies

    "What Will Be the Impact of the New Constitution

    on the Position of the New Member States?"

    10.20 - 10.50 Break

    10.50 – 11.40 Mr. Gilles ANDREANI

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris

    Director, Centre d’Analyse et de Prévision

    "Will Enlargement Lead to Reinforced Cooperation Between a Small Group of EU Countries?"

    11.40 - 12.30 Mr. Marcel H. VAN HERPEN

    Director Cicero Foundation

    "NATO Membership and ESDP after Iraq:

    How Do the New Member States View their Security Interests?

     

    15.00 - 16.00 WORKSHOP III:

    Security Aspects of Enlargement and the New Borders

    · ESDP and NATO:

    How Do They Interact?

    · ’Old’ Versus ‘New’ Europe?

    What Are Its Consequences for European Security?

    · The ‘Wider Europe’ and the New Borders of the EU: Implications for the CFSP
    •                                                             The Barcelona Process:

      An EU Plan for the Middle East?

    WORKSHOP IV:

    Institutional Aspects of Enlargement

    New Enlargement(s)

    · The Impact of the European Constitution on the New Member States

    · Will Enlargement Lead to Reinforced Cooperation of a European Avantgarde?

    · The Coming Enlargement with Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia

    · The Western Balkans: Integration for Political Reasons?

    · The Turkish Candidacy: Preparing for the December Summit

    16.00 - 16.20 Break

    16.20 - 17.10 Closing Lecture

    Mr. Patrick VENTURINI

    Secretary General

    European Economic and Social Committee

    "Promoting Economic and Social Cohesion in an Enlarging EU – What are the Tasks Ahead?"

    17.10 - 17.30 Conclusions and Evaluation