EU Enlargement: Perspectives, Challenges, and the Future of the EU
10:00 – Participant registration
10:15 – Welcome remarks from the institutions
Giovanni Orsina – Director of the Department of Political Science, Luiss
Marco Simoni – Director, IAI
Andi Dobrushi – Director, Open Society Foundations Western Balkans
10:30 – Introductory Remarks
Luigi Soreca – European Union Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
10:50 – EU enlargement in a changing geopolitical landscape
Speakers
Thomas Christiansen – Professor, Luiss
Sonia Lucarelli – Professor, University of Bologna; Vice President, IA
Ioannis Armakolas – Head of the Wider Europe Programme at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and Professor at the University of Macedonia
Tobias Schumacher – Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Moderator
Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré – Professor, Luiss
12:00 – Coffee break
12:15 – Enlargement from a regional perspective
Speakers
Srdjan Majstorović – Chair of the Governing Board, European Policy Centre (EPC)
Daliborka Uljarević – Executive Director, Centre for Civic Education
Odeta Barbullushi – Full Professor, College of Europe in Tirana
Una Hajdari – Journalist, Politico, Brussels
Moderator
Matteo Bonomi – Head of the Europe Programme, IAI
13:25 – Concluding remarks
Sergio Fabbrini – Professor Emeritus, Luiss