Events
This one-day training focuses on the impact of the European Union on migration issues. It examines, amongst others, the activities of the European Commission, recent legal and policy developments at the European Union level, and the Europeanization of migration and immigrant integration policies. Moreover, the seminar looks at the collaboration between the EU and other international organisations (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organisation for Migration) on migration topics.
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The book recently published in London and New York by Routledge provides an original framework for assessing public investment policies co-financed by Union (Federal) governments. This framework is applied to the EU Cohesion Policy and the US Federal Investment Policies. It strongly advocates the case for EU Cohesion Policy and the US Federal Investment Policies. Guidelines such as the Impact Assessment Guidelines (European Commission), the Green Book (British Treasury) and Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs (Executive Office of the US President) are also analyzed. |
This 1-day training focuses on the impact of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on the European Common Foreign and Security Policy. It outlines the roles of the newly-created President of the European Council, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the emerging European External Action Service. Furthermore, the training examines the Common Security and Defence Policy and specifically the process of planning EU civilian crisis management interventions.
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European Project Proposal Development Training |
During this challenging one-day training organised by the Balkan Security Network in partnership with the Institute for European Studies, experienced practitioners and top experts will focus on your concrete project initiatives for open and forecasted EU calls and all available EU instruments; to develop your competencies and skills for initiating projects satisfying the highest quality assurance criteria and understanding driving forces for successful project outcomes.Focusing on available funding opportunities EPP examines key variables for success at each stage of project proposal development, refining necessary communication and fundraising skills and providing irreplaceable insights in the best practices. Experiential learning environment encourages active interplay between conceptual frameworks and their implementation in complex real-world setting.
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Policy Forum: Contemporary European Human Rights Network and Quest of European Standard |
The Institute for European Studies (IES) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Fundamental Rights & Constitutionalism Research Group (FRC) kindly invite you to their next Policy Forum / VUB Law and Criminology Talks, to be held on February 8, 2011 with Jukka Viljanen from Tampere University (Finland)
The IES is hosting professor Jukka Viljanen, a specialist on fundamental rights related issues, who has kindly offered to give a presentation in a Policy Forum as a specific topic "Contemporary European Human Rights Network and Quest of European Standard".
Lost in the labyrinth of EU information? Do you need to find EU documents or monitor different policy initiatives? Or do you simply want to keep up-to date with the latest developments using a variety of sources? Join us to learn all about it!
Who: Leigh Phillips (EU Observer) and Alexandra Mihai (Institute for European Studies)
When: Friday, 11th February, 15:30-17:30, followed by a networking cocktail
Where: VUB campus (Pleinlaan), room D 1.07
This event is free and open for everyone. If you would like to attend, send an email to alexandra.mihai@vub.ac.be by February 4th.
The Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is pleased to announce a lunchtime Policy Forum on EU’s new model of economic governance. The event will be held on February 22 with the following speakers:
• Mr. Peer RITTER from the Cabinet of Commissioner Olli Rehn
• Mr. Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, MEP (EPP)
• Chair: Prof. Antonio Bar Cendón (University of Valencia & IES) and Prof. Harri Kalimo (Institute for European Studies)
IES is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the 