Calendar of events
This is a provisional calendar and details of events and speakers are subject to confirmation to EPC members by e-mail.
These events are only open to EPC members, EU officials and the media, unless specified otherwise.
May 2012
Friday, 18 May 2012 - 10.00 to 15.00
Internatiional high-level debate (in Kyiv, Ukraine)
Ukraine-EU relations: at the Rubicon
Registration: By invitation only
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 - 10.00 to 12.00
Roundtable
Fostering innovation in the health arena - what role for health technology assessments?
Registration: By invitation only
Wednesday, 23 May 2012 - 17.30 to 18.30
Visions for Europe Sixty Minute Briefing
A two-speed Europe – a route out of the crisis?
Speaker(s):
Jean-Claude Piris, former Director General of the Legal Service of the Council of the European Union
Registration: Open for registration
Thursday, 24 May 2012 - 09.00 to 10.30
Election Briefing
The U.S. elections 2012 – What do they mean for Europe?
Speaker(s):
David Mark, Senior Editor, Politico
Registration: Open for registration
Wednesday, 30 May 2012 - 17.30 to 18.30
Sixty-Minute Briefing
with Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank
Speaker(s):
Registration: Not yet open for registration
June 2012
Wednesday, 06 June 2012 - 08.00 to 09.30
Breakfast Policy Briefing
The priorities of the Cypriot presidency of the EU
Speaker(s):
Kornelios Korneliou, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the EU
Registration: Not yet open for registration
Thursday, 07 June 2012 - 10.30 to 12.30
Turkish Insights Policy Dialogue
The Arab awakening and the role of Turkey
Speaker(s):
Gökhan Bacik, Director of the Middle East Strategic Research Center, Zirve
University, Turkey
Philip Robins, Reader in Middle East Politics and Faculty Fellow at St Antony's
College, Oxford University
Registration: Not yet open for registration
Friday, 15 June 2012 - 11.00 to 12.30
Turkish Insights Policy Dialogue
Inter-regional cooperation in the Black Sea: prospects & challenges
Registration: Not yet open for registration
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 - 16.00 to 18.00
Kick-off conference
Creating second career labour markets
Speaker(s):
László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Registration: Not yet open for registration
Monday, 25 June 2012 - 14.00 to 16.00
CHES Policy Dialogue
EU Health Council Briefing
Speaker(s):
Marie Louise Rostrup, Health Attaché, Permanent Representation of Denmark to the EU
Charitini Frenaritou, Health Attaché, Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU
Registration: Not yet open for registration
Monday, 25 June 2012 - 16.30 to 18.00
Eastern Promises Policy Dialogue
Ukraine preparing for elections: challenges and priorities
Registration: Not yet open for registration
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 - 12.00 to 13.00
Moving Europe forward
A conversation with the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso
Registration: Not yet open for registration
July 2012
Thursday, 05 July 2012 - 17.00 to 18.00
Stanley Crossick Annual Lecture
with Arif Havas Oegroseno, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia
Registration: Not yet open for registration
October 2012
Tuesday, 16 October 2012 - 15.00 to 16.00
Policy Dialogue
Role of ICT in supporting active healthy ageing: possibilities and barriers?
Speaker(s): Robert Madelin, Director-General, DG Information Society and Media
Registration: Not yet open for registration
November 2012
Friday, 30 November 2012 - 08.00 to 09.30
Breakfast Policy Briefing
The priorities of the Irish Presidency of the EU
Speaker(s):
Rory Montgomery, Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union
Registration: Not yet open for registration