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Building and Economical Reforms in the Western Balkans –
An Agenda for Security and Prosperity
Hotel Aleksandar Palace, Skopje, 30.11. – 02.12.2005
Program
Wednesday, 30th of November 2005
18.00Introduction
Ulrich Kleppmann, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Skopje
Pantelis Sklias, Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy (CKID), Athens
18.15Welcome speech of
Branko Crvenkovski
State President
18.45Welcome addresses
Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, Director of CKID
Ralf Andreas Breth, German Ambassador
20.00Dinner
Thursday, 1st of December 2005
09.30Opening addresses
Ulrich Kleppmann, KAS Skopje
Pantelis Sklias, CKID Athens
10.00 – 12.30 First session:
Stability, Security and International Relations in the Western Balkans
Moderator: Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, CKID
Panelists:
Radmila Sekerinska, Vice Prime Minister, Skopje(tbc)
Petrit Karabina, Deputy Minister of Defence, Albania (tbc)
Dusan Prorokovic, President of the Serbian Assembly’s Committee for Kosovo and Metohija
Dragan Barbutovski, Stability Pact
Bujar Dugolli, Minister for Trade, Pristina
Dragan Kujovic, Vice President of Parliament, Podgorica (tbc)
Torbjörn Sohlström, Policy Unit of Council of European Union
Olaf Theiler, Academy for Information and Communication of the German Federal Ministry of Defence
Miho Dimitrov Mihov, Bulgarian Ambassador
12.30 – 14.00Lunch
14.00 – 16.30Second session:
Economic Development and Regional Cooperation
Moderator: Delco Jovanovski, University of Sv. Kiril and Methodi, Skopje
Panelists:
Emil Tepavicarov, Ministry of Economy, Sofia
Joachim Rücker, UNMIK – DSRSG, Pristina
Dragan Penezic, Ministry of International Economic Relations, Belgrade
Angelos Kotios, University of Thessaly
Ion Pop, Director of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, Bukarest
Ognyan Siderov, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Skopje
19.00Dinner
Friday, 2nd of December 2005
09.30Comprehensive review of the last day
Ulrich Kleppmann, KAS
10.00 – 12.30Third session:
Democratization – Institutional Reforms in the Western Balkans
Moderator: Katja Plate, KAS Berlin
Panelists:
Andreas Raab, OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission, Skopje
Aleksandar Vostic, Counsellor of Minister Petkovic, Pristina
Radu Carp, Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest
Daria Duilovic, Senior Advisor, High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aristotelis Tziambiris, University of Piraeus
12.30Conclusions
Pantelis Sklias, CKID and Ulrich Kleppmann, KAS
13.00Lunch and End of the Conference