Austrian Institute for International Affairs
Schlossplatz 13, A-2361 Laxenburg
Trans European Policy Studies Association
11, rue d'Egmont, B-1000 Brussels
Conference
The Austrian Presidency of the European Union:
Assessment and Perspectives
Austrian Academy of Sciences
(Theatersaal)
Sonnenfelsgasse 19, A–1010 Vienna
Vienna, 19–20 March 1999
DRAFT PROGRAMME
| Friday, 19 March 1999 | ||||
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Registration | |||
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome: | Sonja Puntscher Riekmann
Otmar Höll Wolfgang Wessels |
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| 9:15 – 9:30 | Opening Address: | Wolfgang Streitenberger | ||
| SESSION I: | Expectations and Results | |||
| Chairperson: | Hanspeter Neuhold | |||
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Speakers: | Christoph Thun-Hohenstein
Ian Manners Ferenc Miszlivetz |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Discussant: | Tuomas Forsberg | ||
| General Discussion | ||||
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Buffet Lunch (Aula, ÖAW) | |||
| SESSION II: | Key Matters of the Austrian Presidency
and Future Consequences
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| Chairperson: | Manfried Welan | |||
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Speakers: | Manfred Scheich
Dietmar Schweisgut Christa Peutl |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Discussant: | Mathias Jopp | ||
| General discussion | ||||
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Panel Discussion (Federal Chancellery) | |||
| Chairperson: | Otmar Höll | |||
| Participants: | Maria Berger (SPÖ)
Friedhelm Frischenschlager (LIF) Gerhard Hager (FPÖ) Ursula Stenzel (ÖVP) Johannes Voggenhuber (Grüne) |
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| 20:00 | Reception (Federal Chancellery) | |||
| Saturday, 20 March 1999 | ||||
| SESSION III: | External and Internal Constraints | |||
| Chairperson: | Hubert Isak | |||
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Speakers: | Maria Karasinska-Fendler
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell Paul Luif |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee break | |||
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Discussant: | Fraser Cameron | ||
| General Discussion | ||||
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Buffet Lunch (MAK) | |||
| SESSION IV: | Does the Presidency Really Matter?
Theoretical Perspectives and Reform Proposals |
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| Chairperson: | Raoul Kneucker | |||
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Speakers: | Stefan Lehne
Helen Wallace Wolfgang Wessels |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Discussant: | Herbert Gottweis | ||
| General discussion | ||||
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Concluding Remarks: | Sonja Puntscher Riekmann | ||