Seminar: Europa – en stormagt?

Time: Tuesday, 7 June at 14 – 16 hours

Venue: Politikens foredragssal, Vestergade 28 (Nær Rådhuspladsen og Politikens Boghandel), København K

Europe is often derided as an economic giant but political dwarf, divided and unable to defend its interests and values in the world. But a closer examination of European foreign policy leads to a more nuanced, less negative conclusion.

Time: Tuesday, 7 June at 14 – 16 hours

Venue: Politikens foredragssal, Vestergade 28 (Nær Rådhuspladsen og Politikens Boghandel), København K

Europe is often derided as an economic giant but political dwarf, divided and unable to defend its interests and values in the world. But a closer examination of European foreign policy leads to a more nuanced, less negative conclusion.

On a number of issues, Europeans have common objectives and achieve operational levels of coordination—whether through European Union (EU) institutions or outside of them. Most significantly, they obtain results.

To offer a more accurate perspective on European foreign policy performance, the European Council on Foreign Relations has created the European Foreign Policy Scorecard.

This annual report assesses the performance of the 27 member states and the EU institutions on six major policy areas: relations with China, Russia, the United States, and “Wider Europe,” crisis management and multilateral issues.

SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS

* Helle Thorning-Schmidt, MP, Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Social Democratic Party
* Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former Foreign Minister of Denmark, Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations
* Hans Kundnani, Editorial Director, European Council on Foreign Relations
* Jonas Parello-Plesner, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
* Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

PROGRAMME

14 – 14.10
Welcome – Bo Lidegaard, Editor-in-Chief, Politiken

14.10 – 14.50
Europe as a Great Power? A Scorecard for European Foreign Policy – Panel debate

14.50 – 15
Discussant – Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

15 -16
Open Discussion

Chair: Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. The seminar will take place at Politikens foredragssal, Vestergade 28, København K..

Please use our online registration form no later than Monday, 6 June 2011 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.