European Values Network 2009 overview

40 participants, young scholars, experts, and professionals, from 17 EU countries took part in the European Values Network 2009. With the help of politicians, academics, and policy makers, they set a goal to find solutions to the following issues:

• Single European Market: Liberalization and deregulation as the path to follow?
• EU-Russia Relations: How to enhance cooperation beyond the energy agenda?
• European Elections: How can European political parties mobilize voters?
• European Defence Policy: Opportunities and challenges under the new US administrative?
• The Successful Integration of Immigrants: What should be the common European standards?

The outcome of their work has been summarized in the publication of 5 policy papers. Download EVN 2009 Policy Papers

Among Guest Speakers of the EVN 2009 in Brussels featured:

• Roberta Bonazzi (executive director of the European Foundation for Democracy)
• António José Cabral (senior advisor to the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso)
• Jacek-Srayuzs Wolski  (MEP, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee)
• Giorgios Dimitrakupulous, MEP (Subcommittee on Defence and Security)
• Christian Kremer (Deputy Secretary General of the European People’s Party)

The policy-papers at the Final Conference in Prague were commented on by:

• Jiří Rusnok  (Director General, ING PF, former Minister of Finanace of the Czech Republic)
• Luděk Niedermayer (former Czech National Bank vice governor, consultant with Delloite and Touche)
• Jiří Schneider (Programme Director Prague Security Studies Institute, former Czech ambassador to Israel)
• Elsa Tulmets (Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations in Prague)
• Stefan Greefs (Counsellor for Political and Economic Affairs, Embassy of Belgium in Prague)
• Mitchell A. Belfer (Editor in Chief of the Central European Journal of International & Security Studies)

European Values Network 2008 overview

The European Values Network 2008 was held under the auspices of President of the European Parliament Mr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, and with the support of Mr. Josef Zieleniec. The EVN 2008 participants consisted of 45 outstanding young scholars and experts from 17 EU countries. The outcome of their work has been summarized in a publication of five policy-papers on the following issues:

• Legitimate government in the EU: What system for the formation of the European Commission?
• A new architecture for Europe: How to integrate the Eastern EU neighbours without full membership?
• Illegal immigration: What effective measures to prevent it?
• New security environment: What strategies for transatlantic partners?
• Economy: How to ensure social consensus while making Europe competitive in the globalized world?

 The outcome of their work has been summarized in the publication of 5 policy papers.  Download EVN 2008 Policy Papers

Among Guest Speakers of the EVN 2008 in Brussels were:

• Josef Zieleniec (Czech MEP, former Foreign Affaires Minister)
• Alain Lamassoure (French MEP, former Minister with special responsibility for European Affairs)
• Charles Tannock (British MEP, UK Conservative Foreign Affairs Spokesman)
• Alojz Peterle (Slovenian MEP, former Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister)
• Jean-Louis De Brouwer (Director, Immigration, Borders and Asylum, JLS DL)       

The policy-papers at the Final Conference in Prague were commented by:

• Jan Karlas (Head of research department, Institute of International Relations)
• Jiří Pehe (Director of the New York University in Prague)
• Lucie Sládková (Director of the International Organization for Migration, Mission in Prague)
• Mitchell A. Belfer (Chief of the Central European Journal of International & Security Studies)
• Andreas Ortmann (Senior Researcher and Associate Professor at CERGE-EI)
• Tomáš Sedláček (Chief Macro-economic strategist of ČSOB Bank)

European Values Network 2007 overview

• How should  EU institutions be reformed in order to improve efficiency and motivate citizens to engage moret?
• Where should the borders of the EU be, and how shall we deal with our diverse neighbourhood?
• How shall the challenge of immigration to Europe be addressed?
• How can we comply with responsibility to future generations as far as the economy and the environment are concerned?
• What should the EU do in order to reinforce the promotion of its interests in the world?

Among Guest Speakers of the EVN 2008 were:

• Klaus Hänsch (MEP, former President of the European Parliament)
• Elmar Brok (MEP, former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the EP)
• Gunnar Hökmark (MEP, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs)
• Eneko Landaburu (Director-General of the DG External Relations of the European Commission)
• Konrad Scharinger (Minister-Counsellor of the German Embassy in Prague)
• Michel Pouchepadass (First Counsellor of the French Embassy in Prague)
• Jiří Pehe (Director of the New York University in Prague)