European Union and Its Neighbours

How might the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and external action service evolve? As soft and hard power distinctions blur, how can internal co-ordination and relations with external actors be improved? How are tensions over the Georgia conflict, energy supplies and other issues impacting on relations with Russia and the EU’s neighbours? What impact from the financial crisis on links with Russia, China and the Middle East in particular? What priorities for northern regions and the Baltic? What future for South-East Europe? What progress on Euro-med initiatives? How to promote the EU and its values in the CFSP arena? How to secure greater public engagement? PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATES - Thursday 19 - Sunday 22 February 2009

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