“WIDENED EUROPEAN FAMILY BY 2030: MISSION (IM) POSSIBLE?”

WEDNESDAY, 14 June, 2023

Arrival and registration of the participants and guests (Hotel Drim)

HOTEL DRIM RESTAURANT

19:30-22:00

Informal Dinner @ Hotel Drim Restaurant

THURSDAY, 15 June, 2023

DIPLOMATIC HALL

09:00-10:00

@ Diplomatic Hall

Signing ceremony

Memorandum of Understanding between Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI) and Regional Anti-corruption Initiative (RAI)

10:00-10:30

@ Diplomatic Hall

Signing ceremony

Memorandum for Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia and Friends of Europe

CONGRESS HALL
(fishbowl format)

09:00-10:00

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Warm-up Youth Panel Discussion “Youth Engagement in the Energy Transition to a Youth-driven Green Economy for a Sustainable Future for All”

Opening Remarks by the Host:

Memet Zhaku

Key-note Speaker:

Hristina Odzaklieska

Speakers:

Larissa Lojić

Naser Bislimi

Melanie Jaindl

Vlatko Kostovski

Модератор:

Bojan Petrovski

CONGRESS HALL
(fishbowl format)

10:30-11:30

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Warm-up Session “Western Balkans on the Frontline: Regional Cooperation and Collective Response against Foreign Malign Influence”

Key-note address:

Фатмире Исаки

Speakers:

Ilhan Saygili

Nicolas Faye

Адриан Давидоиу

Вања Петрова

Валбона Зенели

Андреја Стојковски

Модератор::

Алехандро Естесо

TERRACE
(fishbowl format)

10:15-11:15

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “EU-Western Balkans Migration Management: Solidarity and Shared Commitments”

Key-note address:

Оливер Спасовски

Special Guest Speaker:

Ејми Поп

Speakers:

Zoran Miljaniќ

Nenad Nešić

Јоханес Ајгнер

Сашко Коцев

Павел Бусијакиевич

Selvije Mustafi

Модератор:

Хуго Бреди

TERRACE
(fishbowl format)

11:30-12:30

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “Paving the Way to Prosperity: EcoFin Strategies for Western Balkans Growth”

Key-note address:

Фатмир Битиќи

Обраќања на специјални гости:

Ivana Živković

Speakers:

Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska

Aleksandar Damjanović

Branko Azeski

Заклучни согледувања:

Крешник Бектеши

Модератор:

Jana Repanšek

CONGRESS HALL
(fishbowl format)

12:00-13:45

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Youth Panel Discussion “Developing Skills & Providing Opportunities: Strategies for Tackling Brain Drain”

Opening Remarks by the Host:

Marko Gjorgievski

Key-note addresses:

Jovan Despotovski

Maja HandjiskaTrendafilova

Speakers:

Igor Madzov

Blerina Zendeli

Lekë Zherka

Greta Harapaj

Ljupcho Petkovski

Andrija Mladenović

Blendi Hodai

Sead Šahman

Stefan Veljanovski

Special Guest Addresses:

Ливиа Леу

David Geer

Модератор:

Корина Стратулат

TERRACE

12:45 – 13:30

@ Terrace

Fishbowl conversation ”Road to Prespa: Lessons Learnt and Prospects”

Speakers:

Ali Ahmeti

Angelina Eichorst

Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska

Модератор:

Vanja Petrova

RESTAURANT

13:00-15:00

Informal lunch @ Restaurant

CONGRESS HALL
(fishbowl format)

14:00-15:00

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Session “Rooting Out Corruption through Good Governance Policies and Justice Reform”

Key-note speaker:

Slavica Grkovska

Speakers:

Зоран Миљаниќ

Улси Мања

Десислава Гоцкова

Philippe Donckel

Aleksandar Kržalovski

Concluding Remarks:

Viktorija Avramovska-Madic

Модератор:

Дармендра Канани

TERRACE
(fishbowl format)

13:45-15:15

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “EU Enlargement in the Transforming Geopolitical Dynamics”

Воведничари:

Бојан Маричиќ

Speakers:

Питер Бурк

Tanja Miščević

Мартин Дворак

Majlinda Dhuka

Helene Holm-Pedersen

Anžej Frangeš

Симонида Кацарска

Деа Елмаслари

Модератор:

Milena Lazarevic

TERRACE
(fishbowl format)

15:30-17:00

@ Terrace (fishbowl format)

Session “Reconciliation and Democracy as Catalyst of Change in the Balkans”

Key-note address:

Артан Груби

Speakers:

Емилија Реџепи

Ливиа Леу

Ангелина Ајхорст

Мирослав Лајчак

Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski

Мануел Саразин

Кристиан Шмидт

Алберт Хани

Модератор:

Harald Schenker

CONGRESS HALL
(fishbowl format)

16:00-17:15

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Session “Does the Franco-German initiative on EU reform is putting the engine back in (loco) motion?”

Key-note speaker:

Бујар Османи

Special Guest Speaker:

Горан Грилиќ Радман

Speakers:

Lars Wahlund

Симонида Кацарска

Márton Schőberl

Lukáš Macek

Воутер Звеерс

Srđan Majstorović

Модератор:

Франсоa Лафонд

TERRACE
(theater format)

19:00-20:30

@ Terrace (theater format)

Official opening session “Prespa Agreement Five Years on: Challenges Turned into Opportunities”

Воведничари:

Димитар Ковачевски

Special Guest Speaker:

Charles Michel (video)

Speakers:

Талат Џафери

Мирослав Јенча

Angelina Eichhorst

Сер Стјуарт Пич

Roussos Koundouros

Мануел Саразин

Милош Ристовски

Заклучни согледувања:

Бујар Османи

Модератор:

Валбона Зенели

HOTEL DRIM GARDEN

20:30-22:30

@ Hotel Drim Garden

Official Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski

FRIDAY, 16 June, 2023

TERRACE
(theater format)

09:30-11:00

@ Terrace (theater format)

Session “Peace and Democracy versus War and Autocracy”

Key-note address:

Стево Пендаровски

Special Guest speaker:

Jens Stoltenberg (video)

Speakers:

Jakov Milatović

Бајрам Бегај

Zorana Antovska

Зоран Милановиќ

Модератор:

Milena Lazarević

TERRACE
(theater format)

11:15-12:30

@Terrace (theater format)

Session “Genuine Regional Cooperation Keeps the Boat Steady”

Key-note address:

Димитар Ковачевски

Special Guest Speaker:

Роберта Метсола (video)

Speakers:

Дритан Абазовиќ

Мајлинда Брегу

Модератор:

Корина Стратулат

TERRACE
(theater format)

12:30-13:30

@Terrace (theater format)

Pathways to Progress: One-on-One Conversation with Albin Kurti

By Dharmendra Kanani

TERRACE

(theater format)

14:15-15:00

@ Terrace (theater format)

Session “Addressing Security Challenges with (non) EU Integrated Western Balkans”

Key-note address:

Хелга Марија Шмид

Special Guest Speaker:

Kenji Yamada (video)

Speakers:

Сер Стјуарт Пич

Меги Фино

Wojciech Piotr Gerwel

Sofia Grammata

Модератор:

Ајтуг Гоксу

RESTAURANT

13:00-15:00

Informal Networking Lunch @ Restaurant

CONGRESS HALL

(fishbowl format)

15:15-16:15

@ Congress Hall (fishbowl format)

Session “Digital Transformation Connects: Perspectives for Building Partnerships in the Western Balkans”

Key-note address:

Azir Aliu

Special Guest Speaker:

Емилија Стојменова Дух

Speakers:

Aino Lepik von Wirén

Дамјан Манчевски

Ermira Idrizi

Dzabir Derala

Concluding remarks:

Drita Abdiu-Halili

Модератор:

Bojan Kordalov

TERRACE

(theater format)

15:00-17:00

@ Terrace (theater format)

Youth Panel Discussion “Modalities for the Enhancement of Good-neighbourly Relations & Regional Cooperation”

Opening Remarks by the Host & Co-moderator of the two sessions:

Filip Tosevski

Special Welcome:

Dolores Prin

Part 1:

Key-note Speaker:

Бисера Костадиновска- Стојчевска

Special Guest Address:

Ami Larsson Jain

Speakers:

Милош Ристовски

Dag Henrik Nygård

Jósúa Davíðsson

Hüseyin Silman

Benjamin Couteau

Ieva Sinkevičiūtė

Frauke Seebass

Pavel Havliček

Co-moderator:

Ilija Djugumanov


Кафе пауза


Part 2:

Special Guest Address:

Jaroslav Ludva

Speakers:

Методија Стојчески

Дитјон Фетаху

Mariana Angelova

Nikola Kandić

Мирослав Цеков

Anna Bampili

Enrik Keco

Hannah Wüstefeld

Jelena Fuštić

Anja Jokić

Co-moderator:

Димитар Николовски

END OF THE PROGRAMME

17:00

End of the Programme

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