EU External Relations Lecture Series

From Wed 9 February to Wed 30 March 2011, BSIS hosted a series of high-profile lectures as part of its EU External Relations Lecture Series: 'Europe and its Neighbours'. The series brought together senior members of the Brussels diplomatic community, European decision-makers, researchers and postgraduate students to discuss key foreign policy issues.

For eight consecutive weeks diplomats and practitioners gave their views on the relations between the EU and its neighbours, with ample time for debate.

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Week 1: Wednesday; February 9
Europe-China-Russia: Challenges Vs Cooperation

Speaker: Ambassador Vladimir Rakhmanin
Deputy-Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
Former-Head of Protocol to the former Russian President, Vladimir Putin
Discussant: Mr Gary Cartwright, Senior Policy Advisor on Russia, European Parliament

Ambassador Rakhmanin

Week 2: Wednesday; February 16
Europe and Russia: past contemplations and future considerations

Speaker: Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov,
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union

Ambassador Chizhov

Week 3: Wednesday; February 23
Europe and Ukraine: prospect for cooperation

Speaker: Ambassador Kostiantyn Yelisieiev ,
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the European Union
Discussant: Giovanni Cremonini,
European External Action Service,

Ambassador Yelisieiev and Mr Cremonini

Week 4: Wednesday; March 2
Europe and the Arctic

Mr Steffen Weber ,
Secretary General; EU-Arctic Forum, European Parliament
Ambassador Oda Helen Sletnes,
Permanent Representative of Norway to the European Union,

Ambassador Oda Helen Sletnes

Week 5: Wednesday; March 9
NATO and European collective defence

Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin ,
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to Nato
Dr Jamie Shea,
Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Emerging Security Challenges Division, Nato

Dr Jamie Shea and Ambassador Rogozin

Week 6: Wednesday; March 16
European energy policy: aspirations, assessments and impacts

Dr Yuri lavrov,
Lukoil Belgium N.V
Theresa Fallon
Independant Oil and Energy Professional
Mr Howard Chase,
Director of European Government Affairs, BP