Development Office Newsletter: Issue N°2 2012
INTERVIEW
Hans Geeroms is a Visiting Professor of Economics here at the College as well as a renowned expert in the field of macro-economic policy. In the middle of next month, he shall be one of the headline speakers in our flagship Intensive Seminar, in its Compact one-week programme. Ahead of all this, we caught up with Professor Geeroms for a brief yet frank discussion on the current financial difficulties facing Europe.
An overview of the current crisis with Professor Hans Geeroms
Professor Geeroms, you will participate as a lecturer and panelist in the College’s Intensive Seminar on the EU next July, can you give us some hints as to what the key messages you will put forward to our participants will be?
I am delighted to lecture again at this most interesting Seminar at the College. My lecture concerns the most pressing European issue at this moment: the eurocrisis. The main messages will be:
a) The europroject was flawed from the beginning because not all participating member states met the economic requirements for joining a common currency and because the necessary economic EU institutions were not fully in place; former Commission President Jacques Delors, who launched the euro, made the same statement recently.
ACTIVITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
European Neighbourhood Policy training seminars in Natolin
From 25 June to 18 July, the Development Office will organise at the College’s campus in Natolin a total of six training seminars on the ENP, Euromed, Eastern Partnership, EU Negotiations and EU Project Management for about 200 officials coming from the 16 ENP partner countries.EU-Canada Young Journalist Award Study Visit in Brussels
From 28 May to 1 June, three young promising Canadian journalists took part in a visit to Brussels organised by the College of Europe Development Office, as part of their prize for winning the EU-Canada Young Journalist Award, organised yearly by the EU Delegation in Canada.Troisième édition du séminaire sur la terminologie de l'UE en français
Dans le cadre de la coopération entre l’Institut d’Etudes Européennes (ESI) auprès de l’université MGIMO à Moscou et le Collège d’Europe, le service de développement organise à Bruges du 14 au 22 juin 2012 un séminaire pour une quinzaine de professeurs de français intitulé « Terminologie de l’Union européenne en français ».FWC Lot 2 Communication and Training
From June 4 to 7, in the framework of the mission “Training and Guidance documents in the area of Justice and Rule of Law”, the Development Office has organised a training seminar for DG DEVCO, and staff of the European Commission working in delegations.Publication of a Green Public Procurement Study
In May 2011, the Development Office, as part of a consortium led by CEPS, has been awarded, by DG Environment, a study on monitoring the uptake of Green Public Procurement in the EU. The resulting study has just been published.Provision of staff training and related consultancy services to the EU institutions, bodies and agencies – LOT 6 EU Governance Matters
In May 2011, the Development Office, as part of a consortium led by CEPS, has been awarded, by DG Environment, a study on monitoring the uptake of Green Public Procurement in the EU. The resulting study has just been published.Open Registrations
»Intensive Seminar on the EU
All you need to know about EU decision-making and policies! Choose from one- to three-week courses tailored to your level of experience. College's flagship training programme, organised every summer in Bruges and Brussels since 1993!
Registration is open till 18 June 2012: very few seats left!!10-15-20% discounts for groups, former participants, College of Europe Alumni and EU officials.
»Trade Policy
Improve, extend and update your knowledge and understanding of the EU's trade Policy and international trade law through an innovative and interactive training programme.
Register by 30 June 2012 to receive a 10% reduction on the registration fee. Registration is open till 31 July 2012.
» EU Diplomacy
Grasp the complexities of the EU Diplomacy with a specialised training programme designed to learn and better understand the EU external relations after the launching of the EEAS.
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Registration is open till 17 September 2012, on a first-come first-served basis. 10-15-20% discounts for groups, former participants, College of Europe Alumni and EU officials.
» EU Fact Finding
A half-day fact finding mission to guide you through the 'labyrinth' of EU-related websites.
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Registration is open till 24 September 2012.
» EU Negotiations in Practice
The principles and practice of EU decision-making including a two-day simulation exercise.
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» EU Project Management
A one-week interactive journey along the life of EU projects, from fund raising through to tender writing, project implementation and evaluation.
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