“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
Moderator:
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:
Fatmire Isaki
Speakers:
Ilhan Saygili
Nicolas Faye
Adrian Davidoiu
Vanya Petrova
Valbona Zeneli
Andreja Stojkovski
Moderator:
Alejandro Esteso
TERRACE
(fishbowl format)
10:15-11:15
@ Terrace (fishbowl format)
Session “EU-Western Balkans Migration Management: Solidarity and Shared Commitments”
Key-note address:
Oliver Spasovski
Special Guest Speaker:
Amy E. Pope
Speakers:
Zoran Miljanić
Nenad Nešić
Johannes Eigner
Sashko Kocev
Pavel Busiakievich
Selvije Mustafi
Moderator:
Hugo Brady
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:
Fatmir Bytyqi
Fjalimet e mysafirëve special:
Ivana Živković
Speakers:
Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska
Aleksandar Damjanović
Branko Azeski
Konkluzione:
Kreshnik Bekteshi
Moderator:
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 Handjiska–Trendafilova
Speakers:
Igor Madzov
Blerina Zendeli
Lekë Zherka
Greta Harapaj
Ljupcho Petkovski
Andrija Mladenović
Blendi Hodai
Sead Šahman
Stefan Veljanovski
Special Guest Addresses:
Livia Leu
David Geer
Moderator:
Corina Stratulat
TERRACE
12:45 – 13:30
@ Terrace
Fishbowl conversation ”Road to Prespa: Lessons Learnt and Prospects”
Speakers:
Ali Ahmeti
Angelina Eichorst
Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska
Moderator:
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:
Zoran Miljanić
Ulsi Manja
Desislava Gotskova
Philippe Donckel
Aleksandar Kržalovski
Concluding Remarks:
Viktorija Avramovska-Madic
Moderator:
Dharmendra Kanani
TERRACE
(fishbowl format)
13:45-15:15
@ Terrace (fishbowl format)
Session “EU Enlargement in the Transforming Geopolitical Dynamics”
Fjala e hapjes
Bojan Marichikj
Speakers:
Peter Burke
Tanja Miščević
Martin Dvorak
Majlinda Dhuka
Helene Holm-Pedersen
Anžej Frangeš
Simonida Kacarska
Dea Elmasllari
Moderator:
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:
Artan Grubi
Speakers:
Emilija Rexhepi
Livia Leu
Angelina Eichhorst
Mirosllav Lajçak
Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski
Manuel Sarrazin
Christian Schmid
Albert Hani
Moderator:
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:
Bujar Osmani
Special Guest Speaker:
Gordan Grliq-Radman
Speakers:
Lars Wahlund
Simonida Kacarska
Márton Schőberl
Lukáš Macek
Wouter Zweers
Srđan Majstorović
Moderator:
François Lafond
TERRACE
(theater format)
19:00-20:30
@ Terrace (theater format)
Official opening session “Prespa Agreement Five Years on: Challenges Turned into Opportunities”
Fjala e hapjes
Dimitar Kovaçevski
Special Guest Speaker:
Charles Michel (video)
Speakers:
Talat Xhaferi
Miroslav Jenca
Angelina Eichhorst
Lord Stuart Peach
Roussos Koundouros
Manuel Sarrazin
Milosh Ristovski
Konkluzione:
Bujar Osmani
Moderator:
Valbona Zeneli
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:
Stevo Pendarovski
Special Guest speaker:
Jens Stoltenberg (video)
Speakers:
Jakov Milatović
Bajram Begaj
Zorana Antovska
Zoran Milanović
Moderator:
Milena Lazarević
TERRACE
(theater format)
11:15-12:30
@Terrace (theater format)
Session “Genuine Regional Cooperation Keeps the Boat Steady”
Key-note address:
Dimitar Kovaçevski
Special Guest Speaker:
Roberta Metsola (video)
Speakers:
Dritan Abazoviq
Majlinda Bregu
Moderator:
Corina Stratulat
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:
Helga Maria Schmid
Special Guest Speaker:
Kenji Yamada (video)
Speakers:
Lord Stuart Peach
Megi Fino
Wojciech Piotr Gerwel
Sofia Grammata
Moderator:
Aytuğ Göksu
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:
Emilija Stojmenova Duh
Speakers:
Aino Lepik von Wirén
Damjan Manchevski
Ermira Idrizi
Dzabir Derala
Concluding remarks:
Drita Abdiu-Halili
Moderator:
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:
Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska
Special Guest Address:
Ami Larsson Jain
Speakers:
Milosh Ristovski
Dag Henrik Nygård
Jósúa Davíðsson
Hüseyin Silman
Benjamin Couteau
Ieva Sinkevičiūtė
Frauke Seebass
Pavel Havliček
Co-moderator:
Ilija Djugumanov
Coffee break
Part 2:
Special Guest Address:
Jaroslav Ludva
Speakers:
Metodija Stojcheski
Ditjon Fetahu
Mariana Angelova
Nikola Kandić
Miroslav Tsekov
Anna Bampili
Enrik Keco
Hannah Wüstefeld
Jelena Fuštić
Anja Jokić
Co-moderator:
Dimitar Nikolovski
END OF THE PROGRAMME
17:00
End of the Programme
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