Seminar
Details
PROGRAM
17 April 2008, Thursday
Arrival of participants
20.00 Uhr Dinner
18 April 2008, Friday
09.00 – 09.30 UhrAccreditation and registration of participants
09.30 – 09.45 UhrOpening addresses
Welcoming address by Dr. Andreas von Below, Konrad Adenauer Foundation representative
Welcoming address by Dr. Dirk Foerger, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, South East Europe Media Programme
Welcoming address by Petar Paunov – Mayor of Kyustendil
09.45 – 10.45 UhrIntroduction
Presentation of the seminar agenda, organizers, speakers, participants, challenges and expectations
Moderator: Yana Pelovska, Media Development Center
10.45 – 11.00 UhrCoffee break
11.00 – 11.50 UhrMain priorities and challenges to Bulgarian foreign policy vis-à-vis EU, security and stability in the region (Russia, Kosovo, NATO new members)
Speaker: Bisserka Benisheva, Europe I Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
11.50 – 12.00 UhrBreak
12.00 – 13.00 UhrDiscussion
Moderator: Yana Pelovska, Media Development Center
13.00 – 14.30 Uhr Lunch
14.30 – 15.45 UhrPriorities and challenges in German/EU Foreign policy: in search of the right balance (Russia, NATO, new EU members, Kosovo)
Speaker: Hans-Joachim Falenski, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser, CDU/CSU, Bundestag
15.45 – 16.00 UhrCoffee break
16.00-17.00 UhrDiscussion
Moderator: Yana Pelovska, Media Development Center
20.00 UhrDinner
19 April 2008, Saturday
09.30 – 10.15 UhrNATO priorities after the Bucharest Summit and it’s implications on the region of South East Europe
Moderator: Yana Pelovska
11.00 – 11.15 UhrCoffee break
11.15 – 12.00 UhrChallenges to European foreign policy vis-à-vis NATO, US, Russia, Balkans
Speaker: Simeon Vassilev, former correspondent to Germany, Director BBT News, expert in international relations
12.00 – 13.00 UhrDiscussion
Moderator: Avgustina Tsvetkova
13.00 – 14.30 UhrLunch
14.30 – 15.30 UhrKosovo – challenges and perspectives - a journalistic view
Speaker: Boyko Vassilev, Presenter, Bulgarian National TV
15.30-15.45 UhrCoffee break
15.45 – 16.30 UhrDiscussion
Moderator: Avgustina Tsvetkova
16.30-17.00 UhrEvaluation and closing remarks
20.00 UhrDinner
Moderator: Avgustina Tsvetkova
20 April 2008, Sunday
08.00-10.00 UhrBreakfast
Departure of participants
