BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IES: The Institute for European Studies | February 10 2012- August 08 2012 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120214T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120214T130000Z UID:http://www.ies.be/research-colloquium/romas-position-czech-education-system-under-eu-framework URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/research-colloquium/romas-position-czech-education-system-under-eu-framework SUMMARY:Roma's Position in the Czech Education System under the EU Framework DESCRIPTION:
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120222T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120222T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/new-multiannual-financial-framework-eu-%E2%80%93-problem-or-solution URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/new-multiannual-financial-framework-eu-%E2%80%93-problem-or-solution SUMMARY:The New Multiannual Financial Framework of the EU – Problem or Solution? DESCRIPTION:by Dr. Magdalena Sapala

The procedure for establishing the multiannual budgets\, introduced in the EU in 1988\, was to be a remedy to the growing difficulty in negotiating the annual budgets\, the guarantee of fiscal discipline and the stable framework for important European long-term projects. It is evident however\, that despite the use of this method\, the negotiations of both - annual and multiannual budgets - are still very difficult. In recent years the problem has even worsened.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120307T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120307T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/quo-vadis-eu-foreign-policy-vehicles-and-near-neighbourhood URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/quo-vadis-eu-foreign-policy-vehicles-and-near-neighbourhood SUMMARY:Quo vadis EU\: Foreign Policy Vehicles and Near Neighbourhood DESCRIPTION:'\;Quo vadis EU\: Foreign Policy Vehicles and Near Neighbourhood'\;
by\: Prof. Dr. Amelia Hadfield\, Prof. Dr. Joachim Koops\, Prof. Dr. Selen Gueren and Dr. Alexander Mattelaer
In addition to major geopolitical transformations of enlargement\, and the development of the European Neighbourhood Policy (including a speciaized look at the contemporary role of migration policy within the context of the Arab Spring) this third Jean Monnet Webinar examines the current role of EU trade and development policy\, as well as reviewing EU'\;s relations with NATO. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120313T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120313T130000Z UID:http://www.ies.be/research-colloquium/search-essence-crimes-against-humanity URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/research-colloquium/search-essence-crimes-against-humanity SUMMARY:In Search of the Essence of Crimes Against Humanity DESCRIPTION:Demystifying the grey zone between internal human rights abuses and crimes that warrant international jurisdiction. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120314T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120314T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-european-commission URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-european-commission SUMMARY:Decoding the EU\: European Commission DESCRIPTION:This webinar is the first session of the series of webinars "\;DECODING THE EU\: EU INSTITUTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING IES ONLINE COURSE"\; which provides advanced understanding of the EU institutions and decision-making.
During this webinar you will learn about the role\, composition and functioning of the European Commission and understand its power as policy initiator. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-council-ministers-and-european-council URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-council-ministers-and-european-council SUMMARY:Decoding the EU\: Council of Ministers and European Council DESCRIPTION:This webinar is the second session of the series of webinars "\;DECODING THE EU\: EU INSTITUTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING IES ONLINE COURSE"\; which provides advanced understanding of the EU institutions and decision-making.
During this webinar you will learn about the composition of both the Council of Ministers and the European Council and their role in EU policy-making. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120327T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120327T130000Z UID:http://www.ies.be/research-colloquium/performance-management-evaluation-potential-framework-assessing-eu-io-interactio URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/research-colloquium/performance-management-evaluation-potential-framework-assessing-eu-io-interactio SUMMARY:Performance Management / Evaluation'\: A Potential Framework for Assessing EU - IO Interactions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120328T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120328T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-european-parliament URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-european-parliament SUMMARY:Decoding the EU\: European Parliament DESCRIPTION:This webinar is the first session of the series of webinars "\;DECODING THE EU\: EU INSTITUTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING IES ONLINE COURSE"\; which provides advanced understanding of the EU institutions and decision-making.
This webinar will give an overview of the powers\, structures and functioning of the European Parliament. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120404T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120404T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-inter-institutional-decision-making URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/decoding-eu-inter-institutional-decision-making SUMMARY:Decoding the EU\: Inter-Institutional Decision-Making DESCRIPTION:This webinar is the fourth and last session of the series of webinars "\;DECODING THE EU\: EU INSTITUTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING IES ONLINE COURSE"\; which provides advanced understanding of the EU institutions and decision-making.
This webinar is a guide to the EU decision-making procedure\, with a focus on the ordinary legislative procedure (former co-decision) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T121500Z UID:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/quo-vadis-eu-eu-abroad-world URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/wednesday-webinars/quo-vadis-eu-eu-abroad-world SUMMARY:Quo vadis EU\: The EU Abroad in the World DESCRIPTION:'\;Quo vadis EU\: The EU Abroad in the World'\;
by\: Prof. Dr. Amelia Hadfield\, Prof. Dr. Luis Simon\, Dr. Alexander Mattelaer\, Dr. Fraser Cameron
This fourth and final Jean Monnet Webinar focuses on the most animating aspects of EU external relations\: foreign and security policy\, defence developments\, and its current strategic partnerships with Russia\, US and Asia\, including focal points relating to trade and energy security\, before concluding with a broad analysis of short and long term trends. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120210T020245Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120503T080000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T080000Z UID:http://www.ies.be/conference/euia2012 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ies.be/conference/euia2012 SUMMARY:The European Union in International Affairs III DESCRIPTION:

The Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (IES-VUB)\, the Institut d&rsquo\;É\;tudes Europé\;ennes at the Université\; Libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB)\, the United Nations University Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) and Egmont &ndash\; the Royal Institute for International Relations biannually organise the &lsquo\;European Union in International Affairs&rsquo\; (EUIA) Conference. The organisers are currently reviewing the submissions for the third edition of EUIA\, which will take place in Brussels from 3 to 5 May 2012.

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