The EU and member states: sharing the same political orbit?

9h30-9h45

Presentation of the results of the Building Bridges project 

Vivien Pertusot, Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), France 

9h45-11h15

Do Europeans still like (each) others?

With Julie Hamann, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Germany, Antoinette Primatarova, Centre for Liberal Strategies (CLS), Bulgaria and Marton Ugrosdy, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT), Hungary.

11h15-11h30

Coffee break

11h30-13h00

Is growth still associated with the EU?

With Yiannos Ioannou, Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, Lola Raich, Austrian Institute for International Politics (OIIP), Austria and Senada Selo Sabic, Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia.

13h00-14h00

Lunch

14h00-15h30

How to strengthen the EU in member states?

With Ana Benje, Institute of European Studies and International Relations, Comenius Unversity, Slovakia, Maja Kluger Rasmussen, Think Europa, Denmark, Guido Lessing, Centre for European Studies and Research (CERE), Luxembourg and Mihai Sebe, European Institute of Romania (IER), Romania.

15h30 -15h45

Coffee break

15h45-17h15

Does the EU need to be more active in the world?

With Dominique David, Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), France, Sandra Fernandes, University of Minho, Portugal and Roderick Pace, Institute for European Studies, University of Malta.