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NATO Parliamentary Assembly
96TH ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR & SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT
The Western Balkans: Past Misperceptions, Current Challenges and Future Endeavours
Ljubljana, Slovenia
7-9 November 2017
DRAFT PROGRAMME
IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
Updated 31 August 2017
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Monday 6 November 2017
ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS
No organised airport transfers
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Slon Slovenska Cesta 34 Ljubljana, Osrednjeslovenska 1000 Slovenia
Evening Free
Tuesday 7 November 2017
Registration of participants staying at the Hotel Slon
Registration of local observers and local guest speakers will take place inside the National Assembly
Departure to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Šubičeva ulica 4 SI-1000 Ljubljana
9:15 Arrival at the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
OPENING SESSION
Moderator Jasna MURGEL, Head of the Slovenian Delegation to the NATO PA
9:30-9:40 Milan BRGLEZ, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
9:40-9:45 Swiss Government Representative (to be confirmed)
9:45-9:50 Paolo ALLI, NATO PA President (to be confirmed)
9:50-10:10 Keynote presentation by The Honorable Rose E. GOTTEMOELLER, Deputy Secretary General, NATO (to be confirmed)
10:10-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
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SESSION I SECURITY IN THE BALKANS: CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Moderator MP tbc
11:15-11:25 Borut PAHOR, President of the Republic of Slovenia (to be confirmed)
11:25-11:55 Discussion (30mn to be confirmed)
11:55-12:05 Andreja KATIČ, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia on Slovenia’s Contribution to Regional Stability
12:05-12:15 Vincenzo AMENDOLA, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy on An Italian Perspective (to be confirmed)
12:15-12:25 Wolfgang PETRITSCH, President of the Austrian Marshallplan Foundation, Ambassador and former EU Special Envoy for Kosovo and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina An Austrian perspective
12:25-13:15 Discussion
13:15-15:00 lunch hosted by the Slovenian Delegation to the NATO PA (location tbc)
SESSION II THE EURO-ATLANTIC PERSPECTIVE OF THE WESTERN BALKANS
Moderator MP tbc
15:00-1510 Karl ERJAVEC, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
15:10-15:20 Speaker tbd, NATO HQ, on Chances the Remaining Countries in the Western Balkans Have of Joining NATO
15:20-15:30 Johannes HAHN, EU Commissioner, European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, on Promoting the European Vocation of the Western Balkans – the Role of the European Union (to be confirmed)
15:30-16:15 Discussion
16:15-16:30 Coffee break
SESSION III THE WESTERN BALKANS IN A CHANGING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
Moderator MP tbc
16:30-16:40 Speaker tbd on How NATO Sees the Security Challenges in the Western Balkans
16:40-16:50 Predrag JUREKOVIĆ, Head, Section for Conflict Analysis, the Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management at the Austrian National Defence Academy, on A Region in Limbo: South East Europe in the Light of Strained Western-Russian Relations
16:50-17:45 Discussion
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Evening reserved for Embassies
Wednesday 8 November 2017
SESSION IV THE LEGACIES OF THE PAST AND CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS – Part one
Moderator MP tbc
9:30-9:45 Christopher BENNETT, Spokesperson and Political Adviser to the Specialist Prosecutor on Developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
9:45-10:00 Erwan FOUÉRÉ, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1
10:00-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
SESSION IV THE LEGACIES OF THE PAST AND CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS – Part two
Moderator MP tbc
11:30-11:45 Sonja STONJANOVIC GAJIC, Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, on Serbia (to be confirmed)
11:45-12:00 Jan BRAATHU, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, on Kosovo (to be confirmed)
12:00-1300 Discussion
13:00-15:00 Lunch (Free time)
SESSION V THE OPEN SOCIETY AND ITS ENEMIES TODAY
Moderator MP tbc
15:00-15:15 Dejan VERČIČ, Professor and Head of Centre for Marketing and Public Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, on Fake News and its Consequences
15:15-15:30 Dunja MIJATOVIĆ, former OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
15:30-15:45 Frederick FOOY, Chief Analyts, Operational Support Branch, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
15:45-16:45 Discussion
1 Turkey recognizes the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name
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19.30 Dinner offered by the Head of the Slovenian Delegation to the NATO PA, Jasna MURGEL at the Grand hotel Union Miklošičeva cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Thursday 9 November 2017
SESSION VI THE MIGRATION CHALLENGE: IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOCIETIES OF THE WESTERN BALKANS
Moderator MP tbc
09:00-09:10 Gordana DELIC, Director, Balkan Trust for Democracy (to be confirmed)
09:10-09:20 Ioannis ARMAKOLAS, Assistant Professor at the university of Macedonia (to be confirmed)
9:20-10:15 Discussion
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
SESSION VII TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
Moderator MP tbc
10:30-10:45 Peter SANFEY, Deputy Director, Country Economics and Policy Vice Presidency Policy and Partnerships, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on General Overview of the Economic Situation in the Western Balkans
10:45-11:00 Fredrik WESSLAU, Director of the Wider Europe Programme European Council on Foreign Relations on Reform and the Challenge of Corruption and “State Capture” (to be confirmed)
11:00-11:45 Discussion
11:45-12:00 Concluding remarks
12:00-13:30 Lunch
FIELD VISIT TO PIVKA AND DINNER
13:30 Departure by bus from Ljubljana
14:30 Arrival in Pivka
14:45-16:45 Guided tour of the Park and the Museum of Military History Kolodvorska cesta 51 6257 Pivka
17:00 Departure to Postojna/Prestranek
17:30-19:30 Dinner hosted at the tourist farm Smrekarjeva domacija
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Grobišče 11, 6258 Prestranek
19:35 Departure by bus to Ljubljana
20:30 Arrival in Ljubljana
Free evening
Friday 10 November 2017
DEPARTURE OF PARTICIPANTS
No organised transfers to the airport
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