Fachkonferenz
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Expanding the EU and NATO: Securing Peace from the Black to the Baltic Sea
Organizers:
Polish Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation (PAUCI)
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Patrons:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
Ministry of Defense, Ukraine
Ministry of Defense, Poland
Sponsors:
NATO Headquarters, Public Diplomacy Division, Brussels
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
Saturday July 1
18:00 Welcome
Roman Kuzniar, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs
Orysia Lutsevych, Deputy Director, PAUCI Foundation/Kyiv Office
18.10 Opening Speeches
Anatoliy Grytsenko, Ukrainian Defense Minister
Radoslaw Sikorski, Polish Defense Minister
19.00 Reception
Sunday July 2
9.30 – 12.00
Panel 1: Energy Security in the Region: The European Dimension and the Role of NATO
NATO, the European Union, and Ukraine play indisputably significant roles in the energy security of the Euro-Atlantic region. However, the way in which these bodies may cooperate to improve energy security has yet to be fully elaborated. This panel will explore the mutual protection of energy infrastructure against terrorism and other threats and the cooperation of member states of the EU and NATO and their neighbors and trading partners in ensuring the fair and open distribution of energy resources to allied countries. Private sector representatives will inform participants of the status of energy trade and transportation and the possible contribution of businesses to energy security in the region.
Keynote speaker: Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South
Eastern Europe
Moderator: Tim Gould, Senior Advisor, Energy Charter Secretariat (TBC)
Panel Members:
1. Nezdet Pamir, ASAM (Ankara)
2. Hryhory Nemyria, Senior Advisor, Block of Yulia Tymoschenko (TBC)
3. Ignasio Ibarra, Union Fenosa, Chisinau (TBC)
4. European Commission Representative
5. NATO Representative
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch
Policy Address: Borys Tarasiuk, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
13.30 – 15.30
Panel 2: Regional Security: Different Perspectives
This panel will address the security and defense aspects of NATO and the European Union’s relationships with Ukraine. In relation to NATO, topics include member countries’ assistance in streamlining and restructuring Ukraine’s civil defense, emergency response and military systems and Ukraine’s role in the active contribution to the security of the Euro-Atlantic region. Panel members will also discuss the security relationship between Ukraine and the European Union as they relate to free trade agreements, border cooperation and Ukraine’s possible application for membership in NATO and the EU.
Keynote speaker: High level Turkish Representative
Moderator: Robert Pszczel, Press Officer, Office of Information and Press, NATO Headquarters, Brussels
Panel Members:
1. Bruce P. Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies, USA
2. Suat Kiniklioglu, Director, German Marshall Fund, Ankara
3. General Dr. Klaus Olshausen, former German Representative to NATO Military Committee
4. Robert Kupiecki, Head of Security Department, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5. James Sherr, Fellow, United Kingdom Defence Academy
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 18.00
Panel 3: The Challenges of NATO Membership
Speakers will set forth and analyze the steps necessary for Ukraine and other post-Soviet states to join NATO and the European Union. Rather than focus on defence reform and security cooperation agreements, this panel will address the domestic impediments to NATO membership and specify what is needed to adjust different populations’ attitudes towards the organization. The Ukrainian panel member will describe the domestic situation in Ukraine and the measures currently undertaken by the government and domestic groups, while speakers from old and new NATO countries will share their experiences in moving towards membership (in the case of new members) and how they may assist potential member states in campaigns to increase public awareness of NATO issues.
Keynote Speaker: Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Vice President, European Parliament; former Minister of Defense, Poland
Moderator: Taras Vozniak, Editor of JI Magazine and Chairman of the Board, PAUCI Foundation
Panel Members:
1. Oleksandr Chaly, Vice President, Donbass Industrial Union; Former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
2. Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament of Estonia, former Minister of Defence
3. Ali Riza Alaboyun, deputy chair EU Committee, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM)
4. Igor Munteanu, Executive Director ISIS, former Minister of Defence, Chisinau,
Moldova (TBC)
19:00 Conclusions
Roman Kuzniar, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs
20:00 Closing Reception