The Maastricht Treaty: taking stock after 20 years
Catégorie :Rencontres scientifiques
Date :du mardi, 07 février 2012 au mercredi, 08 février 2012
Lieu :Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University (Pays-Bas)
Lien : http://www.mceg-maastricht.eu
Contact : m.geary..a..maastrichtuniversity.nl
Résumé :
On 7 and 8 February 2012, Maastricht University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Centre for European Governance (MCEG) in cooperation with the Municipality of Maastricht and the European Journalism Centre, will organise a conference on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. The international conference will open on 7 February with a roundtable discussion between Wim Kok (former Prime Minister and former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands), Enrique Baron Crespo (former President of the European Parliament) and Henning Christophersen (former Vice-President of the European Commission). Conference speakers on 8 February will include distinguished academics, leading experts and scholars who will discuss the historical significance and continuing relevance of the Maastricht Treaty from a historical, economic and political perspective. The conference will conclude with a keynote address by international best-selling author and academic Parag Khanna on the evening of 8 February.
Détails :
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
09.00-16.00 - Workshop for European Journalists (organised by the European Journalism Centre)
Chair: Wilfried Ruetten (EJC)
16.30-16.45 - Welcome (Lecture Hall TS 53, SBE)
Gerard Mols (UM), Onno Hoes (Mayor of Maastricht)
16.45-18.30 - Keynote Round Table
Chair: Paul Gillespie (UCD and Irish Times)
Participants: Wim Kok (former Prime Minister and former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands), Enrique Barón Crespo, MEP (former President of the European Parliament), Henning Christophersen (former Vice-President of the European Commission)
18.30-19.30 - Reception
20.00 - Conference Dinner (Château Bethlehem)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012 (Aula – Minderbroedersberg 4-6)
09.00 - Opening of the Conference Thomas Christiansen, Kiran K. Patel (UM), Theo Bovens (TBC) (Governor of the Province of Limburg)
09.15 - Introduction to the theme of the conference Michael J. Geary, Carine Germond (UM)
09.30 - Panel 1: The Road to Maastricht : Historical Perspectives
Chair: Kiran K. Patel (UM)
Panelists: Piers Ludlow (LSE), Youssef Cassis (EUI), Wilfried Loth (Duisburg-Essen)
11.00 - Coffee Break
11.30 - Panel 2: Monetary Union : A Historical Project in Troubled Times
Chair: Joan Muysken (UM)
Panelists: Kevin Featherstone (LSE), Raymond Luja (UM), Jacques Delacave (former Chief Economist, Banque de Bruxelles)
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Panel 3: The EU Institutions After Maastricht : Towards a More Effective and Democratic Union ?
Chair: Sophie Vanhoonacker (UM)
Panelists: Wolfgang Wessels (Cologne), Michael Smith (Loughborough), Anne Rasmussen (Leiden)
15.30 - Coffee Break
16.00 - Panel 4: Maastrichtand Beyond: Future Perspectives
Chair: Thomas Christiansen (UM)
Panel: Desmond Dinan (George Mason University), Olaf Sleijpen (UM), Tom de Bruijn (Dutch State Council/former Dutch EU Ambassador)
17.30 - Closing Remarks Michael J. Geary, Carine Germond
18.00 - Dinner (invitation only)
20.00 - Keynote Lecture: Parag Khanna (TBC) (New America Foundation/Council of European Foreign Relations) (Lecture Hall TS 53, SBE)
For further information or to register, please contact: m.geary..a..maastrichtuniversity.nl and c.germond..a..maastrichtuniversity.nl