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Moldova Foundation on behalf of the Baltic Black Sea Initiative (USA)
Institute for Political Studies and International Relations in cooperation with University of Bucharest's Sociology and Social Assistance Department (Romania)
Regional conference
Moving Forward in the Baltic Black Sea Region
After the War in Georgia and in the midst of the Global Economic Recession
March 27, 2009
Iaşi, Romania
A.I. Cuza University
Senate Hall (Bulevardul Carol I, nr.11, Tel. +40-232-201101)
09.30-10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00-10.10: Welcome Address
Rector Vasile Işan, A. I. Cuza University
10.10-10.30: Opening remarks
Nadia McConnell, President, US-Ukraine Foundation, USA
Constantin Matache, Head of Cooperation with Republic of Moldova Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
Constantin Simirad, Chairman of the Board of the Iasi County
PANEL I. Security challenges within the geopolitical context after the war in Georgia
10:30-12:40
Moderator: Vlad Spânu, Moldova Foundation, USA
- Post-Soviet separatist conflicts: searching for a resolution through confidence-building measures, internationalization of peace-keeping format, democratization. The case of Moldova
- Kalman Mizsei, EU Special Representative for Moldova
- Natalia Belitser, Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy, Ukraine
- Valeriu Mitul, Mayor of Corjova, Moldova
- Ion Manole, President of Promo-Lex, a human rights watchdog, Moldova
12.40-14.00: Buffet lunch
PANEL II. Advancing towards European Union standards and norms in the countries of the Baltic Black Sea region
14:00-16:00
Moderator: Ion Bulei, IPSIR, Romania
- Elections - test for countries' state of 'Europeanization' - Maria Petre, member of the European Parliament, member of the EU-Moldova cooperation Committee (Romania)
- European Union's new members, best advocates in Brussels for non-EU members in Europe's East – George Dura, Researcher, Centre for European Policy Studies (Belgium)
- The role of media in a democracy: positive experience and challenges - Nadine Gogu, Independent Journalist Center (Moldova)
- Perspectives of trans-border cooperation between countries in the EU context - Dan Dungaciu, Professor at the Bucharest University (Romania)
16:00-16:15 Closing remarks