Challenges facing the European Union and its Relations to Russia

Challenges facing the European Union and its Relations to Russia

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How to move on?
Challenges facing the European Union and its Relations to Russia
SUMMER EUROPEAN ACADEMY 2015
Joint German-Russian Seminar
23.03.2015
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EUROPÄISCHE AKADEMIE
OTZENHAUSEN gGmbH (EAO)
Europahausstraße 35
66620 Nonnweiler/Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 6873/662-441
Fax: +49 (0) 0873/662-350
22 July 2015
01 August 2015
Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen (EAO)
ASKO EUROPA-STIFTUNG (AES)
Centre international de formation européenne (cife)
Centre for German and European Studies (ZDES)
Universität Bielefeld | Staatliche Universität St.
Petersburg
Young people from Germany and Russia
Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO
Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO
Denise Pellegrini
English
With the kind support of
PROGRAMME
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Wednesday, 22.07.2015
Until 18:00
18:00
19:00 – 21:00
Arrival of participants and check-in
Dinner
Welcome, Getting to know each other, Introduction to the
programme, Otzenhausen campus tour
Dipl. Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann LL.M., EAO
Thursday, 23.07.2015
08:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 13:00
Workshop: Intercultural Communication
(Incl. coffee break at 10:30) Elena Razumovskaya, ZDES, St. Petersburg
13:00
Lunch
14:30 – 16:30
Workshop: Country presentations
By participants
16:30
Coffee break
17:00 – 19:00
Why do we need Europe? An Introduction
Hans Beitz, M.A., EAO
Presentation and Discussion
19:30
BBQ
Friday, 24.07.2015
FRANKFURT EXCURSION
06:45
07:45
10:30 – 12:30
12:30 – 15:30
15:30 – 17:00
19:45
22:00
Saturday, 25.07.2015
Breakfast
Departure for Frankfurt
Visit to the European Central Bank:
The Economic and Monetary Union in Crisis
NN, ECB
Lunch and free time in Frankfurt
Development of German Democracy – Visit and Guided Tour,
Paulskirche
Afterwards transfer to Longuich
Dinner and wine tasting
Return to Otzenhausen
08:30
Breakfast
09:30
„This time it’s different“: The EU and its Institutions post the 2014 EP
(Incl. coffee break at 11:00) Elections
Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO
Presentation and Discussion
13:00
Lunch
14:00 – 18:30
Simulation: We need to talk about Tobacco! How does the EU adopt
(Incl. coffee break at 16:00) its Legislation?
Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO
Workshop
19:00
Dinner
21:00
Night hike to the Celtic Circular Wall
Please bring hiking boots!
Sunday, 26.07.2015
09:00
Breakfast
10:00 – 13:30
Tendencies of Renationalisation in Europe – a Threat for the
(Incl. coffee break at 11:30) European Project?
Prof. Dr. Siegmar Schmidt, University of Koblenz-Landau
Presentation and Workshop
13:30
Lunch
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15:00 – 18:00
Halfway between Information and Propaganda: The Role of Media in
(Incl. coffee break at 16:30) the EU and in Russia today
Workshop
Moderation: Verena Molitor M.A., University of Bielefeld, Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian
Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO
19:00
BBQ
Monday, 27.07.2015
STRASBOURG EXCURSION
06:00
07:00
10:00 – 12:00
12:30
14:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 20:30
20:30
Tuesday, 28.07.2015
Breakfast
Departure for Strasbourg
Visit to the Council of Europe
Joint lunch (flam cake)
Strasbourg – one of Europe’s Capitals
Guided tour round historical Strasbourg
Free time and dinner (individual)
Return to Otzenhausen
09:00
10:00 – 12:00
Breakfast
Possibilities of and Limits to civic Participation in today’s Russia
Sergei Tereshenkov, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Berlin
Presentation with discussion and workshop
12:30
Lunch
14:00 – 17:30
Workshop (continued)
(Incl. coffee break at 15:30) Sergei Tereshenkov, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Berlin
18:30
Dinner
20:30
Movie night
Wednesday, 29.07.2015
08:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 12:30
A new Cold War? The Impact of the Crisis in Ukraine on EU-Russian
(Incl. coffee break at 10:30) Relations and on the EU Neighbourhood Policy
Dr. Andreas Marchetti, politglott, Bad Honnef
Presentation and discussion
12:30
Lunch
14:00 – 17:30
The War in Ukraine and its Challenges for the Federal Republic of
(Incl. coffee break at 15:30) Germany
NN, Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office), Berlin
18:30
Dinner
Thursday, 30.07.2015
08:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 12:30
Russia keeps us busy, but there is more to deal with: EU Common
(Incl. coffee break at 10:30) Foreign and Security Policy
Prof. Dr. Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet, Würzburg University
Presentation and discussion
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Transfer to Saarbrücken
15:00
Of Romans, Bavarians, Prussians, French and Germans – a chequered
history
Historical city tour of Alt-Saarbrücken
17:00 – 21:00
Could Russia be a partner again soon?
Public discussion in cooperation with Europe Direct at Rathaus St. Johann (in
German language, interpretation will be provided)
Elena Belokurova, St. Petersburg State University
Oliver Groll, Head of International Affairs department, Industrie- und
Handelskammer Saarland
NN, Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office), Berlin
Moderation by Prof. Dr. Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet, Würzburg University
Afterwards reception and informal discussion
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21:00
22:00
Friday, 31.07.2015
Dinner
Return to Otzenhausen
08:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 12:30
Future workshop: Where to go? What do we want? What is realistic
(Incl. coffee break at 10:30) at all? Perspectives for EU-Russian relations
Moderation: Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO, Dr. Elisabeth Schmitt, EAO
12:30
Lunch
14:00 – 17:30 Uhr
Student presentations on future workshop
(Incl. coffee break at 15:30) Moderation: Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO, Dr. Elisabeth Schmitt, EAO
17:30 – 18:30
Seminar evaluation and awarding of certificates
19:00
Farewell dinner
Saturday, 01.08.2015
08:00
Breakfast
Afterwards check-out and departure