International Conference In co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Croatia in the – Enlargement of the European Union to the Southeast of Europe

Pula, October 26 – 28, 2012.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Participation of the invited speakers must be confirmed. Changes in the programme are still possible.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Premises: Dom hrvatskih branitelja, Leharova 1, Pula

14.00 – 15.30 Registration of participants

15.30 – 17.00 Opening ceremony and welcoming addresses

Pavo Barišić, President of the Croatian PEU Stanko Mališa, President of the Istrian Branch of the Croatian PEU Ivan Milovan, Bishop of the Diocese Poreč-Pula Boris Miletić, Mayor of the City of Pula Ivan Jakovčić, Prefect of the Istria County Alain Terrenoire, President of the International PEU Zoran Milanović, President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Ivo Josipović, President of the Republic of Croatia

17.00 – 17.30 Coffee break

17.30 – 19.30 I. Croatia in the EU – Enlargement of the EU to the Southeast of Europe

Vesna Pusić, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Genc Pollo, Minister for Innovation and Information Technology of the Republic of Albania , Member of the European Parliament Anna Záborská, Member of the European Parliament

P A N E U R O P A C R O A T I A I N N E C E S S A R I I S U N I T A S – I N D U B I I S L I B E R T A S – I N O M N I B U S C A R I T A S Franjo Topić, Member of the Presidency of the International PEU Walburga von Habsburg Douglas, Acting Vice-President of the International PEU Mislav Ježić, Vice-President of the International PEU

19.30 – 20.00 Lecture on the occasion of the 200th birth anniversary of the Istrian bishop and benefactor Juraj Dobrila

Marko Trogrlić, President of the Split Branch of the Croatian PEU

20.00 - 23.00 Reception by the Mayor of the City of Pula

Musical programme and dinner

Saturday, October 27, 2012

09.00 – 11.00 II. Croatia in the EU – Enlargement of the EU to the Southeast of Europe

Dino Bedrina, Member of the Presidency of the Croatian PEU Marco Pons, Secretary General of the International PEU Ivan Lovrinović, Head of the Department of Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb Dražen Gagulić, President of the PEU Bosnia and Herzegovina Vojislav Mitić, President of the PEU Serbia Arian Krasniqi, President of the PEU Kosovo Andrej Rahten, Member of the Presidency of the International PEU Andrej Lepavcov, Member of the Presidency of the International PEU Karl von Habsburg, President of the PEU Austria

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 14.00 III. Croatia in the EU – Enlargement of the EU to the Southeast of Europe

Neven Mimica, Vice-President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Anna Ibrišagić, Member of the European Parliament Paul Vandoren, Head of the Delegation of the EU in the Republic of Croatia Gergana Passy, President of the PEU Bulgaria Bernd Posselt, Member of the European Parliament

Closing Discussion

14.00 – 15.30 Lunch

15.30 – 17.30 Sightseeing of Arena and the City of Pula

P A N E U R O P A C R O A T I A I N N E C E S S A R I I S U N I T A S – I N D U B I I S L I B E R T A S – I N O M N I B U S C A R I T A S 17.30 – 19.00 Hommage to Otto von Habsburg on the occasion of his birth centenary

Premiere of the movie „Otto and the Croats“

19.00 – 20.00 Excursion into Istria

20.00 – 23.00 Dinner with the Istrian Folk Music Solemn presentation of award charters and acknowledgments on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Istrian Branch of the Croatian PEU

Sunday, October 28, 2012

09.00 – 10.45 Assembly of the Croatian PEU

Sightseeing of the City of Pula for foreign participants

11.00 – 12.00 Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Pula celebrated by Bishop Ivan Milovan

12.00 End of the programme

High Auspices President of the Republic of Croatia Prefect of the Istria County Mayor of the City of Pula

Co-organizer Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia

Support Robert Schuman Foundation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Otto von Habsburg Foundation, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Istria County, City of Pula, Croatian Tourist Agency, Tourist Association of the City of Pula

Accommodation Hotel Istria, Hotel Veli Jože

P A N E U R O P A C R O A T I A I N N E C E S S A R I I S U N I T A S – I N D U B I I S L I B E R T A S – I N O M N I B U S C A R I T A S