Institute for International Relations

Zagreb, Croatia, 7 May 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 16:00 p.m.

Venue

EU Info Centre, Delegation of the European Commission to Croatia, Trg žrtava fašizma 6

Organizers

Institute for International Relations (IMO), Zagreb
European Movement in Serbia (EMS), Belgrade
CEPOR, Zagreb

The conference is organised in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Commission in Zagreb.

Background

The International Conference is organised as a part of the project Ljubljana Agenda for the New Phase of the Stabilization and Association Process, which represents a continuation of the activities initiated by the successful implementation of the project Regional Framework for Development and European Integration in 2007 by a network of think-tanks from South East Europe (SEE).

Conference Aims

The international conference Lisbon Agenda for South East Europe aims to launch a debate on: how do countries of the South East Europe perceive their potential for growth and jobs and what does the extension of the Lisbon Strategy mean for the South Eastern European countries. The discussion will focus on human capital development and the labour market. The Conference will also serve as a starting point for further discussion of reform agendas in the region and their importance for growth and development in the SEE, from the point of view of the clearer EU perspective for these countries.

Programme

The Conference will be composed of opening speeches and expert presentations that will be followed by the debate.

Working Languages

The working language of the Conference is English (with Croatian translation).

Participation

100 participants are expected, including:

* representatives of the institutions participation in the project Ljubljana Agenda for the new phase of the Stabilization and Association Process (Institute for International Relations, European Movement in Serbia, Albanian Institute for International Studies etc.);
* experts in the field of human capital development and labour market;

Registration

Participation at the conference is free of charge. If interested, please fill in the following registration form and return it by 1 May 2008 to the address below.

Contact

Tanja Ilić, IMO, European Documentation Centre, Ul. Lj. F. Vukotinovića 2, P.O. Box 303, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; tel.: +385-1-4877460; fax: +385-1-4828361; e-mail: tanja@irmo.hr