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April 27 | Brussels Balkans Forum meeting: FYR Macedonia's European future: beyond the name issue, Organised by the European Policy Center (EPC), from 10.00 to 12.00. April 27-28 | Zagreb Hearing: The impact of the global financial and economic crisis on the industrial sectors of Eastern European countries (Day 1); Industrial change in Croatia (Day 2), Organised by the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change of theEuropean Economic and Social Committee (EESC). This event will be held at the Croatian Chamber of Economy of Zagreb; from 13:30 to 18:00. April 27-28 | Luxembourg General Affairs and External Relations Council Meeting The Council will open its meeting with an assessment of the state of play of accession negotiations with Croatia (10:00). The Council will also be discussing the preparations for the Social Troika Summit on employment and for the Southern Corridor summit which will be held in Prague on 7 and 8 May respectively. Stabilisation and Association Council EU – Croatia At 18:00, in the margin of the Council, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will attend the EU - Croatia Stabilisation and Association Council meeting. It will focus on the stock of negotiations with Croatia on accession to the EU, following the postponement of an intergovernmental conference (IGC) at deputy level and given the Commission’s involvement in resolving border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia. Press conference to be held at +/- 19.40. April 28-29 | Leuven/ Louvain-la-Neuve Bologna Process ministerial meeting This Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process will be hosted by the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). Ministers responsible for higher education from Albania, BiH, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia will meet with their peers from the other Bologna Process countries to discuss the developments since the last ministerial meeting in 2007, and decide on future activities. April 29 | Brussels Outgoing President of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Branko Crvenkovski will meet with EU High Representative Javier Solana (10:00) and, later, with EU enlargement Commissioner Olli REHN. Press point to be held at the end of afternoon. April 29 | Paris Conference: Le Kosovo et sa perspective européenne, Organised by the Maison de l’Europe de Paris, with the participation of Muhamedin KULLASHI, Kosovo Embassy of Paris. A photo exhibition on Kosovo by Aferdita Ibrahimaj and Bruno Fertwill be held prior to the debates. From 18:30 to 20:30.
April 29-30 | Vienna Workshop: “Greening the Energy Community”. This workshop, organised by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), will focus on the recently adopted EU Renewable Energy Directive that includes provisions for cooperation mechanisms and joint projects with implications for Energy Community Contracting Parties (Albania, BiH, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro, Serbia and the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) and Observers.
WEEK 20-26
April 22 | Brussels
Committee of Regions: Meeting of the Intergroup DANUBE REGION in the morning of
the second Plenary Session day of the Committee of the Regions. Room JDE 51.
April 23 | Strasbourg
Commissioner Olli REHN will attend the Plenary session of the EP (21-24) for the joint debate
on Western Balkans, on the report of MEP Anna IBRISAGIC (EPP-ED, SE)
Consolidating stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans; followed by the
Council and Commission statements on Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Plenary Chamber, debates on current issues session, from 15:00 to 19:00.
April 23 | Strasbourg
President of European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering will meet with mothers
from Srebrenica at 12h30.
April 23 | Belgrade
Press conference: Presentation of annual report on media freedom in Serbia.
Organised by the OSCE Mission to Serbia (Media Department). Attendees will
include representatives of relevant state authorities, NGO's and journalists'
associations.
April 24 | Sarajevo
RCC Conference: EU Commissioner for Science and Research Janez POTOCNIK will deliver a keynote speech at the Ministerial Conference "Developing Regional Research Strategy for the Western Balkans". The aim of the conference is to promote the project of Regional Research Strategy for the Western Balkans which supports communication and cooperation among scientific and research communities of the Western Balkans.
April 20-24 | Zagreb
Conference: Accessing to the EU: Croatia towards Excellence in EU Affairs and
Business , University of Zagreb, Faculty of Business and Economy, in partnership with the European Training Institute.
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