Program

University American College Skopje is proud to organize

the fifth annual international conference on European integration

EUROPE AFTER THE LISBON TREATY

20 May 2010, Hotel ARKA, Skopje

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

9:30-10:00           Registration

10:00-12:00         Opening ceremony

Opening addresses:

Mr. Nikola Todorov, Minister for Education and Science in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia

Mr. José Manuel Paz Agüeras, Spanish Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia

Dr. Biro Gaspar, Rector of the University American College Skopje

Dr. Heinz Bongartz, Resident representative of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in the Republic of Macedonia

Official key speakers:

Prof. Dr. Franz Lothar Altmann, Professor at Central European University Budapest.

Prof. Vladimir Gligorov, Senior Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

Master of Ceremony:

Dr. Stevo Pendarovski, University American College Skopje

12:00-13:00            Lunch

13:00-17:30           Parallel working sessions

17:30-18:00           Closing plenary session

Academic Track I: Law, International Relations, Diplomacy

This session gathers experts on diplomacy, international relations and law who will present papers on the politics surrounding the Lisbon Treaty, EU enlargement, foreign policy, pros and cons of the Lisbon Treaty, democracy, the Treaty’s legal framework and other relevant issues.

Academic Track II: Economy, Energy, Environment, Social Sciences

Scholars and professionals on economics, finance, energy, environment, marketing, communication, ICT, and identity and culture will explore related issues such as: economic development, trade policy, recession, enlargement implications to the environment, and new energy policy and energy cooperation, EU identity, human rights, global marketing, EU social policy and education and communication strategies after the Lisbon Treaty.

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Program of the working sessions:

Academic Track I: Law, International Relation and Diplomacy

Moderator: Dr. Stevo Pendarovski

Opening remarks: Prof. Dr Zlat Milovanovic and Dr. Heinz Bongartz (FES)

Rapporteur:  Igor Jovanoski

Dr. Mark Gillis (Bosnia and Herzegovina):

Constitutional Review of EU Treaties: Democracy Fig Leaf or Genuine Protection of National Sovereignty

Dr. Selcen Oner (Turkey):

The Influence of Lisbon Treaty on EU as a Global Actor

Dr. John Calvin Jones (Bosnia and Herzegovina):

Debt Peonage, Franken-food, and Tyranny: an Optimist’s Guide to Lisbon

Dr. Stevo Pendarovski (Macedonia):

Isolation and Multi-Vector Foreign Policy in Contemporary Europe

Dr. Irfan Kaya Ulger (Turkey):

Nothing New in the West Side: Foreign, Security and Defence Policy in the Lisbon Treaty

Dr. Sergiu Gherghina and George Jiglau, MA (Netherlands/Romania):

Building on the Lisbon Treaty: the Creation of a European Electoral System

Dane Taleski, PhD candidate (Macedonia):

The European Union Foreign Policy after the Lisbon Treaty: Transformation and Integration of the Western Balkans

Igor Jovanoski, PhD candidate (Macedonia):

The Lisbon Treaty and the Future of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy. (Post) National Sovereignty Revisited

Malinka Jordanova, PhD candidate (Macedonia):

Lisbon Treaty: Potential Normative Impact on the Stabilization and Association Process

Kemale Valiyela, PhD student (Azerbaijan):

Understanding the EU as a Global Political Actor: Potentials and Difficulties

Aleksandar Dastevski, MBA student (Macedonia):

EU Enlargement as a Precondition for European Stability

Jovan Despotovski, MBA student (Macedonia):

The Future of EU Enlargement

Ivana Tomovska, MA (Macedonia):

The Trans-Atlantic Link Revisited: Prospects of EU- US Cooperation

Academic Track II: Economy, Energy, Environment, Social Sciences

Moderator: Dr. Ivan Dodovski

Opening remarks: Prof. Dr. Tome Nenovski and Mr. Aleksandar Krzhalovski (MCMS)

 Rapporteur: Dr. Miograda Stefanovska

Dr. Alexander Gusev (Russia):

EU Energy Policy after the Ratification of Lisbon Treaty

Dr. Zoran Sapurik (Macedonia):

Lisbon Treaty and the Environment

 Dr. Jovan Pejkovski (Macedonia):

The Potentials of the Post Lisbon EU in Forming Efficient Responses to Financial and Economic Recession

Dr. Nikica Mojsoska-Blazevski and Marjan Petreski, MSc (Macedonia):

How Sensitive is Macedonian Export Performance on the EU Business Cycle?

Dr. Miograda Stefanovska (Macedonia):

The Lisbon Treaty and the EU External Trade Policy

Dr. Stojan Slaveski (Macedonia):

EU and MK: from External Engagement to Conflict Resolution to Contribution of the Multiethnic and Multicultural European Code of Conduct?

Dr. Abdula Azizi (Macedonia):

EU Social Policy According to Lisbon Treaty

Dr. Marjan Bojadziev, Dr. Nikica Mojsoska-Blazevski , Dr. Miograda Stefanovska, Venera Krliu, MBA, Jasminka Janakievska, Valon Saracini (Macedonia):

The Workplace as a Motivator: a Comparative Study of Employees in Business and Public Administration in Macedonia and Neighboring Countries

Dr. Ilijana Petrovska and Ljupka Naumovska (Macedonia):

Global Marketing Communication Strategies after Lisbon Treaty

Suzana Panova, PhD candidate (Macedonia):

Building the EU Identity: a Brand Management Approach

Marija Risteska, PhD candidate (Macedonia):

The EU Conditionality after the Lisbon Treaty- Effects on Macedonia