Strengthening regional cooperation

Enlargement
Negotiations
EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans:
Strengthening regional cooperation
27 April 2015
Haus der Europäischen Union
Wipplingerstraße 35, A-1010 Vienna
16:00Registration
16:20 – 16:30 Welcome and short introduction
Erhard Busek, Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe,
Vice Chancellor A.D., Federal Minister for Science and Research A.D. and Federal Minister
for Education A.D.
Johann Sollgruber, Acting Head of the Representation of the European Commission
in Austria
16:30 – 16:45The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA):
Strengthening regional cooperation
Irina Ploeg Cruceru, Programme Manager, Directorate-General Regional and Urban
Policy, European Commission
16:45 – 17:30Results and benefits registered by the Member States and
possible perspectives and challenges for the Danube region
Stefan Scholz, Head of Department, Planning and Programming Development
Cooperation, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs
Martina Hartl, Deputy Head of Department International Research Cooperation, Federal
Ministry of Science, Research and Economy
1 Representative, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, tbc
Chair:
Johann Sollgruber, Acting Head of the Representation of the European Commission
in Austria
17:30 – 17:45 Coffee break
Enlargement
Negotiations
17:45 – 18:15 T
he Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA):
NEWADA – Network of the Danube Waterway Administrations
Barbara Kéri, Project Manager NEWADA and NEWADA duo, via donau
Otto Schwetz, Chairman for Corridor VII, Board Member for the Institute for the
Danube Region and Central Europe, Counsellor for TINA VIENNA, Head of the working
group Transport and Navigation for Working Community of the Danube Countries
(ARGE Donauländer)
Chair:
Erhard Busek, Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe,
Vice Chancellor A.D., Federal Minister for Science and Research A.D. and Federal Minister
for Education A.D.
18:15 – 18:30Open discussion with all experts
18:30Networking Buffet
Working language: English

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