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Roundtable: ‘Geopolitical boundaries of European Integration’
The European Foreign Policy Scorecard

Which member of the European Union is a leader or a slacker in foreign policy?
More than ever, the European Union is surrounded by crises. The current crises in Ukraine and the MENA-region are challenging and require EU-member states to come with new solutions and foreign policy instruments. But what do these measures entail? Which member of the European Union is a leader or a slacker in foreign policy?

On April 8, Utrecht Centre for International Studies and the Institutions Programme of Utrecht University will gather foreign policy experts to exchange their views on the current challenges with Europe’s foreign policy. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (former SG NATO), Beatrice de Graaf (Professor International Relations and Global Governance) Petra Stienen (Middle East expert and former diplomat), Han ten Broeke (Member of Parliament) and Tony Agotha (to be confirmed, Head of EU Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) will share their vision in an expert panel. And the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) will present the outcomes of their European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015. The European Foreign Policy Scorecard provides a systematic assessment of Europe’s foreign policy performance, analysing the performance of the 28 member states and the EU institutions on 65 policy areas arranged around six key issue areas: Russia; United States; Wider Europe; Middle East and North Africa; Asia and China; Multilateral issues.

14:00-14:25                        Registration (coffee/tea)

14:25-14:30                         Welcome by Prof. Duco Hellema (UCIS director)

14:30-15:00                         Introduction Scorecard (Susi Dennison, ECFR London)

15:00-16:00                         Roundtable: Geopolitical Boundaries of European Integration

                                                 (Dr. Brianne McGonigle Leyh, co-director  of UCIS)

16:00-16:30                         Q&A

16:30-17:30                         Meet and Greet with Experts and UCIS Students

This event is organised by Utrecht Centre for International Studies (UCIS), the Utrecht University Institutions Programme and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

The Utrecht Centre for International Studies (UCIS) was founded in 2014 and aims to support and encourage study and research on international issues across the humanities and law at Utrecht University. Our approach to international studies is to synergise the interdisciplinary knowledge of the faculty of Law, Economics and Governance on the one hand and Humanities on the other hand.

For more information on UCIS, visit our website: http://ucis.sites.uu.nl/

Utrecht University Strategic Theme Institutions

The research programme “Institutions” of Utrecht University is built around five interrelated research themes, which represent the cornerstones of open and sustainable societies. Relevant expertise from the various disciplines is thus clustered around these themes, which at the same time link up with major societal issues. The programme seamlessly connects to the grand societal challenges identified in Horizon2020. For more information of Institutions, visit our website: http://www.uu.nl/en/research/institutions

European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research; provide a safe meeting space for policy-makers, activists and intellectuals to share ideas and offer a media platform to get Europeans talking about their role in the world.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.ecfr.eu

To view the European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015 visit: http://www.ecfr.eu/scorecard/2015

If you have any questions regarding the program please contact: ucis@uu.nl. To register please reply to this e-mail.

Kind regards,
On behalf of UCIS,

Prof. Duco Hellema
managing director of UCIS

Informatie

Datum: woensdag 8 april 2015 om 14.00

Sprekers: Beatrice de GraafHan ten BroekeJaap de Hoop SchefferPetra StienenTony Agotha (to be confirmed)

Paushuize
Kromme Nieuwegracht 49
Utrecht

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