Ten Years After: an Assessment of the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union

In cooperation with the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) and the French Center for Social Sciences Research in Prague (CEFRES); with the support of Polish, Slovak and Czech Embassies in Paris

 
9:00-9:15am   Opening and welcome:
Alain Dieckhoff (director, CERI-Sciences Po), Petr Kratochvil (director, IIR), Philippe Rusin (director, CEFRES)

9:15-11:00am   Social perceptions of the Eastern enlargement
Chair: Philippe Rusin, CEFRES

Eastern enlargement 10: years on and its future prospects, Jacques Rupnik, CERI-Sciences Po
Discourses, narratives and opinions about enlargements in the “old” Member States, Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po
Discourses, narratives and opinions in Central European countries, Petr Kratochvil, IIR

Discussant: Charles Sitzenstuhl, CERI-Sciences Po

11:15am-1:00pm   The EU’s Transformative Power and the New Member States
Chair: Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po

Economic and social convergence, Gilles Lepesant, CERI-Sciences Po
Democracy and the rule of law, Vladimir Bilcik, Slovak Foreign Policy Association
Public policies of the environment, Mats Braun, IIR

Discussant: Florent Parmentier, Sciences Po

2:30-5:00pm   The EU Transformed by its Enlargement
Chair: Petr Kratochvil, IIR

The decision-making capability of the EU, Lukas Macek, Sciences Po
Towards a more differentiated Europe, Vit Benes, IIR
Migrations and labor markets, Pawel Kaczmarczyk, University of Warsaw
 
Discussant: Tanja Mayrguendter, University of Bolzano

Conclusions: Pierre Mirel, DG Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels