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SUMMARY:UKRAINE - UKRAINIAN EUROPEAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (postponed)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Ukrainian Association for European Studies invited a former member to participate in the XIV Congress of the UESA. (Theme to be defined)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/ukraine-ukrainian-european-studies-association-october-2020/
CATEGORIES:EP to campus
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201004
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SUMMARY:Online Study Visit 2020 to North Macedonia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”12327″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Files” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] \n\nDossier\nProfile of Speakers\nProgramme\nFull report\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the EP President’s Decision of 26 August 2020\, EP Delegations’ missions remain cancelled. Moreover\, the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic remains quite problematic in many EU countries making the situation very uncertain. Thus\, the Board had decided to hold the Study Visit remotely and no longer with the physical participation of FMA Members.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 5 and 6 October 2020\, an FMA Delegation of former MEPs led by FMA President and European Parliament Former President (2007-2009) Hans-Gert Pöttering participated in the first virtual Study Visit to North Macedonia. \n \nThe visit started with a briefing from H.E. David Geer\, EU Ambassador in North Macedonia\, on the country’s political status-quo after the recent elections and topics such as Human Rights\, EU accession\, COVID-19 and EU economic support to North Macedonia and co-operation in the region. \nDuring the morning session\, the delegation met H.E. Mr Talat Xhaferi\, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia\, who supported the good practice of the Jean Monnet Dialogues and added that the Berlin Plus Initiative is very much welcome by North Macedonia. Dr. Arbr Ademi\, Chair of the Committee on European Affairs and Dr. Antonijo Milososki\, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Policy agreed that joining the EU could bring stability to the whole region. Dr Arbr Ademi in particular talked about the history of the country and the road to EU integration as a strategic goal to reach stability in the whole region. He also emphasised that “similar to the EU members\, we need to put our differences aside and work together in the future”. \nThe North Macedonian Government’s representatives and the FMA members had vivid and constructive exchanges on different topics such as relations with neighbouring relations\, gender issues\, church-state relations\, SMEs\, security and the Covid-19 crisis. \nIn the afternoon\, the delegation met representatives of ten civil society organisations for a vibrant discussion: Open Society Institute Macedonia\, Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation\, Institute for Democracy ‘Societas Civilis’\, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights\, European Policy Institute\, Centre for Civil Communications\, Institute for Human Rights\, Centre for Legal Research and Analysis\, Citizens Association MOST\, Macedonian Institute for Media. \n \n  \nAleksandar Krzhalovski from Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation\, explained that in 2016 a citizens uprising began leading to the early elections and to the arrival of power of the current government\, breaking with a past of chaotic relations with the political elites\, absolute immunity and abuse of power. Arriving to politics from grassroots movements\, the new government members show a more cooperative approach to create new policies and reform the country’s institutions.  One example was the amendment of the Law on Audio and Audio-visual Media Services of the Republic of North Macedonia that now is in general accordance with European and international standards on audio-visual media. \n  \n \nNevertheless\, there are still a lot of challenges ahead\, such as fighting corruption\, having well informed citizens and restoring the people’s engagement. Just like many other countries in the world\, also North Macedonia struggles with “fake news” or rather “disinformation” as Biljana Petkovska from Macedonian Institute for Media\, prefers to call it “because fake news has the objective of harm”.  \nThe speakers explained that the CSOs still depend on international capital and should change to a more domestic funding. Zharko Hadji-Zafirov expressed that besides financial support\, they especially need moral support. \nFurther issues discussed as well were minority rights\, gender equality and climate change. \nAt the end of the first day\, the delegation met the Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee\, Mr Andreas Schieder\, MEP. He explained the issues that North Macedonia might tackle in order to become member of the European Union\, such as its relations with neighbouring countries and the polarization in the society. The MEP indicated that “It is in the interest of North Macedonia to make the necessary reforms”. \n \n  \nOn the second day of the virtual Study Visit to North Macedonia\, the delegation met with President H.E. Mr. Stevo Pendarovski\, Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Bujar Osmani and Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs H.E. Mr. Nikola Dimitrov.  \nMr Osmani explained that because of North Macedonia’s ongoing problems with especially Greece and Bulgaria\, the country had not met the EU’s values and criteria to join. He gladly announced that he will visit Bulgaria’s capital to work further on the relationship between the two countries\, and that North Macedonia’s ties with Greece have become much closer. He indicated that North Macedonia represents a successful model for the entire region in respect of good neighbouring relations and an inclusive society for minorities. \nPresident Stevo Pendarovski said that the working process towards becoming an EU member is not finished yet. Being almost a year without government\, plus facing the pandemic and therefore having to postpone the elections was not helpful in the progress. But now\, the government is set and the negotiations with the EU and with the neighbouring countries can start. For Pendarovski\, the latter is crucial in order for the Balkan countries to have a clear vision towards the European Union. He stressed the shared history: “History connects us\, and does not separate us”. He concluded by saying that accession of North Macedonia is not an enlargement of the EU but its completion. \nThe last speaker of the North Macedonian Government was Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs\, Nikola Dimitrov. He emphasized that in order to become more attractive to the EU\, North Macedonia needs to work on its relations with the other Balkan countries and talked of the priority for infrastructure investment to connect capitals in Western Balkans from EU accession budget investment. He concluded that they opened a new chapter between two neighbours\, North Macedonia and Greece\, and they now need to write empty pages. \n \nTo finalise the successful visit\, the delegation had a meeting with several students from different North Macedonian universities who expressed their desire to become citizens of the European Union and showed interest in a variety of issues such as Fake news\, dispute between Bulgaria and North Macedonia\, Brexit and Rule of Law[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/study-visit-2020/
CATEGORIES:Study Visit
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SUMMARY:Webinar – UNITED STATES – UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER - Edit HERCZOG
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The University of Colorado Boulder invited Former Member Edit Herczog in an online event on 6th of October at 7:30pm. The main theme of the event was the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). \nThe full webinar is now available online. You can find more information about the event here. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”12338″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Edit Herczog during the online event.” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]About the event: \n“The Multi Financial Framework and Next Generation EU: A Tale of Timing”\nThe multiannual financial framework (MFF) budget of the European Union; a proposal which drags on for two years without negotiations is recasted\, and then gets consensus in five days in an institution of 27 members. The same proposal gets consensus in a few months\, but then is stalled for more than a year\, only for it to be recasted in another institution of 705 members. \n  \nThe legislative procedure of the European Union is complex and for many looking from a distance\, chaotic. It is particularly true in 2020\, when the legislative and the financial cycles coincide and get entangled with the lengthy Brexit negotiations. If this was not enough\, COVID- 19 made a disruptive change on both the political goals\, the budget allocations\, and the timeline of the negotiations at the finish line. \n  \nThe lecture will be made of three parts: \n\nReady:   What is the MFF and why it is different from any state budgets? What are the political motivations behind the numbers?\nSet: What are the main changes? How does the future EU budget differ from the current one?   What are the consequences of Brexit? What are the yet open questions?\n\n\nGo: Will the new structure weaken democratic oversight? Will international participation be allowed in the EU programs?\n\n  \nEdit Herczog was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) from 2004- 2014. Her own small consultancy is providing long term compass to generate competitive advantage based on excellence. Interested in the future and prosperity she mostly works on subjects of Data\, Research\, ICT and Energy\, and the Budget as a main ingredient to them. This is the third MFF in which she is engaged. Edit is a committed ‘transatlanticist’. She is a Board member of the Transatlantic Policy Network an NGO registered in Washington DC to build bridges between EU and US Parliamentarians\, civil servants\, and businesses. She is also member of the Global Council of the Research Data Alliance. She visited Denver in 2016 as a keynote speaker at the RDA Plenary. \nEdit is Hungarian and lives in Brussels. Before being elected as a politician\, she worked for Unilever and ICI.  She understands the East and West divide. Her motto from the beginning of her career is: “find what unites and understand what divide us”. \nMore information about CEUCU here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/webinar-at-university-of-colorado-boulder-6-october-2020/
CATEGORIES:EP to campus
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SUMMARY:Webinar - UNITED STATES - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN URBANA-CHAMPAIGN - Maria Gabriela ZOANA
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign invited Mrs Zoana\, former member of the European Parliament\, to participate in an online event on Friday 16 October at 8 PM called “The New Speed of Politics” : Deliberation and Decision in European Governance“. This moderated panel discussion explores how the EU Parliament has tried\, succeeded or failed to adapt to the speed of requests that it is receiving for intervention. Rather than deliver a prepared talk\, the university wishes the former MEP to respond to a moderator’s questions such as: How the EU Parliament has tried\, succeeded or failed to adapt to the speed of the requests of intervention. Did the Parliament manage to retain or expand its role in the face of the cycle of crises of the last two decades? How does the EU parliament compare\, in this perspective\, with national parliaments in Europe or in the U.S.? What initiatives the EU parliament has adopted to protect and expand its role? Is an expansion of the role of the parliament even desirable? \nYou can watch the full lecture of Ms. Zoana about ‘The New Speed of Politics: Is Gender Equality Accelerating or Shutting Down?‘ here. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/webinar-usa-university-of-illinois-in-urbana-champaig/
CATEGORIES:EP to campus
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SUMMARY:Virtual Roundtable "Responding to COVID-19- A Global Discussion”
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 22 October 2020\, for the first time the European Parliament Former Member Association (FMA) and Global Former Parliamentarians from across the world participated in a special virtual roundtable on “Responding to COVID-19 – A Global Discussion”. \n\nThe Former Members Association of European Parliament was presented by Lord Richard Balfe\,\nThe USA Former Members of Congress was presented by President Charles Boustany\,\nThe Former Members of New Zealand Parliament was presented by Peter Dunne.\n\nThe moderator of this event was Rafael Bernal\, a journalist based in Washington DC working for The Hill. \nHere below you can watch the video if you missed it.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/cENdNa30GN8″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/virtual-round-table-global-discussion/
CATEGORIES:FMA Network
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SUMMARY:Online FMA Visit to Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From 26 to 27 October 2020 an FMA Delegation led by President Hans-Gert Pöttering participated in a virtual visit to Germany on the occasion of the Presidency of the Council of the EU. \nThe FMA\, in co-operation with the European Parliament Liaison Office in Berlin\, set up a programme aimed at evaluating the achievements of the EU Presidency. The event included official meetings with Parliament and government as well as a debate with civil society organisations. \nPlease find here the programme of the online visit\, the list of speakers\, the list of participants and the dossier about Germany. You can find as well a document prepared by the EPRS. \nYou can read a full report of the virtual visit here.
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/2019-fma-visit-to-germany/
CATEGORIES:Visit to National Parliaments
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20201027T110000
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SUMMARY:Webinar – UNITED STATES – UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER – Saïd EL KHADRAOUI
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The University of Colorado Boulder invited Saïd El Khadraoui to participate in an online event on 27th of October from 12:00 – 1:30 PM (MST). The main theme of the event was the European Green Deal. \nYou can find here the presentation and full webinar of Mr. El Khadraoui.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”12589″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:http://www.formermembers.eu/event/webinar-united-states-university-of-colorado-boulder/
CATEGORIES:EP to campus
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