The IES organises its next Environmental Policy Forum on Wednesday 10 February. \; Mr. Arthur Runge-Metzger will present a keynote address on EU Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen and will focus on the prospects for EU climate policy after Copenhagen\, covering both internal policy and the Commission's view on the next steps at the international level.

His presentation comes on the occasion of the launch of the latest volume in the IES book series!

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This workshop is designed to elucidate the ethical consequence of the changes in the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) including the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) as a result of the progressive blurring of the internal/external borders and policy objectives. Within this overall objective\, the workshop examines the value assumptions underlying traditional CFSP/ESDP objectives including SSR\, rule of law and peace building more broadly\; and contrasts these assumptions with the value premises underlying JHA that touch on CFSP (particularly counter-terrorism and border management) and that underline the increasing blurring between internal and external security objectives of EU external relations. In addition to a conceptual stock taking\, the workshop also discusses the consequences of these potentially conflicting objectives in the field.