ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration, 1 - 12 September 2008

ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration 2008 Participants, Alexander Count Lambsdorff (MEP), Prof. Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt (ZEI Director) Excursion to the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium and ZEI program coordinators

Lectures, Workshops, Group and Panel Discussions, Excursions Politics Economics Law The Current State of the European Union Economic Principles of Regional The European Union as a Community Alexander Count Lambsdorff, Member of Integration of Values the European Parliament(MEP- Group of Prof. Dr. Simona Beretta, ASERI, Dr. Thilo Rensmann, University of Bonn the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats Catholic University Milan for Europe) The Primacy Matter – National vs. Regional Asymmetries and Protectionist European Law Ruth Hieronymi, Member of the Pressures Prof. Dr. Andreas Haratsch, Distant European Parliament (MEP-EPP) Prof. Dr. Simona Beretta University of Distant Learning, Hagen Brussels Managing a Common Currency EU Competition Law and Regulatory The Role of Regions in European Prof. Dr. Simona Beretta Policy Integration Robert Klotz, Law Firm, Brussels Michael Mertes, State Secretary for Evolution of Central Banking over Time: Federal and European Affairs, North- The Creation of EMU Acquis Communautaire and the Rhine Westphalia, Düsseldorf Erwin Nierop, European Central Bank Common Market Karlis Svikis, ZEI Hans H. Stein, Representative of the ECB in the EU: Working with EU Fora State of North Rhine-Westphalia in and Institutions Acquis Communautaire and National Brussels Theo Martens, Head of Division, EU Law Institutions and Fora, European Central Karlis Svikis, ZEI European Neighbourhood Policy Bank Charles White/ Benedictus Nieuwenhuis, Acquis Communautaire and Information and Communication Officers, The Road to Euro Area Enlargement/ Enlargement European Commission, Brussels Convergence Criteria Karlis Svikis, ZEI Carolin Nerlich, Senior Economist, EU Europe’s Global Role Countries Division, European Central Andreas Herdina, Head of Unit, DG Bank External Relations, European Commission, Brussels Regional Integration as Tool of Development The Current State of the European Union Dr. Guido Ashoff, German Development and the Role of the Media Institute, Bonn Dr. Jochen Bittner, Die ZEIT, Brussels The Development of EU Commerce Perception of European Policies Among and Partnership Policies Partner Countries Dr. Sanoussi Bilal, European Center for H.E. Mrs. Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, Development Policy Management, Ambassador of Jamaica, Representative Maastricht of CARIFORUM Panel: The EPA Controversy The Role of Democracy in Region- Susanne Henn, Deutsche Welle, Bonn; Building Ursula Hönich, EU Commission, Bonn ; Prof. Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt, ZEI Director Kerstin Lanje, German Watch, Bonn; Davina Makhan, German Development Culture and Identity in Regional Institute, Bonn Integration Dr. Nikki Slocum-Bradley, United Nations Measuring Regional Integration University – Comparative Regional Prof. Dr. Philippe de Lombaerde, Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Bruges Associate Director at the Comparative Regional Integration Studies Long Term Trends in EU public Opinion Programme of the United Nations Antonis Papacostas, Head of University (UNU-CRIS), Bruges Eurobarometer, Brussels

Civil Society Participation in the EU Prof. Michèle Knodt, Technical University Darmstadt

List of Participants

Athanase Atannon – ECOWAS Court of Justice, Benin Chrysantus Ayangafac – African Union Commission, Cameroon Michelle Cave – University of the West Indies, Barbados JB Cronje – Researcher TRALAC, South Africa Antony Dawson D’Silva – Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Daouda Fall – ECOWAS Court of Justice, Senegal Liwaaddine Fliss – African Union Commission, Tunisia Luciana Victoria Gil – University of Bologna Buenos Aires, Argentina Alvaro García Otorola – Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica Monica Hangi – Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania Chaminda Hettiarachichi – University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Ibi Ikpoki – Delegation of EC to Nigeria, Nigeria Apronius Mbilinyi – Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania Marcelo Mondelli – Dublin City University, Ireland, CEEC, Uruguay Ambassador Onoja – ECOWAS Commission, Nigeria Damián Paikin – “Somos MERCOSUR”, Argentina Bala Kumar Palaniappan – ASEAN Secretariat, Malaysia Milward Tobias – University of Malawi, Malawi Safari Vincent – School of Finance and Banking, Rwanda Ruilei Xing – Renmin University of China, China María Emilia Yugovich Medina –Commission of Youth, Paraguay

The ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration was kindly supported by: