University American College Skopje is proud to initiate FOURTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION   EUROPE IN CRISIS: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES Skopje, Macedonia 29th May 2009   Summary This inter- and multi-disciplinary one-day conference explored the current global crisis and its consequences for the future of European integration. The underlying assumption was that such a crisis poses threats to existing structures, values and achievements, but also opens opportunities for critical reassessment and improved solutions to exigent problems. The aim of the conference was to emphasize and explore the contribution that academia can make to catalyse an adequate response to the crisis.  It started with determining first the nature of the crisis in which Europe was in 2009 and identifying possible overseen warnings as a tool to predict and prevent similar crisis in the future. The outcome of the crisis, not being clear at all, caused experts to take sides and communicate optimistic and pessimistic views for the end of 2010 and beyond. So, possible scenarios were discussed ranging from a worse case scenario-protectionism to following risk-averse industries and their governance models with a common conclusion that there is no universal solution.  In this conference however, the crisis was given a local and domestic context discussing the case of Macedonia and the Balkans. Experts from eight countries expressed their views as well as relevant professionals who gave the opening speech at the conference:  Mr. Ivica Bocevski, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, His Excellency Mr. Bernard Valero, French Ambassador to Macedonia and Mr. Juan Carlos Fernandez Zara, Regional Program Manager of IFC Corporate Governance Program in Southern Europe.

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Dr. Clarisse Molad, UACS Vice Dean, e-mail: molad@uacs.edu.mk

Prof. Dr. Jovan Pejkovski, e-mail: pejkovski@uacs.edu.mk

Dr. Ivan Dodovski, e-mail: dodovski@uacs.edu.mk

 

Ilijana Petrovska, e-mail: petrovska@uacs.edu.mk

Ana Keener, e-mail: keener@uacs.edu.mk

Elena Makrevska, e-mail: makrevska@uacs.edu.mk

Elena Kilsarovska, email: klisarovska@uacs.edu.mk