|
|
Nordic Forum for Security Policy 2008 EXPERIENCE SHARING BETWEEN BALTIC & BLACK SEA REGIONS Ukraine’s European Vision in Focus
Day 1, 10th September
17.00 Conference registration starts (venue: Government Residence building, Grushevskoho str. 22)
18.00 High-level opening session
Ukraine’s role in Baltic and Black Sea regions
Welcome address and chairing of the opening Finnish MP and STETE’s chair
Ilkka Kanerva Finnish MP, Chair of the Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Besik Tserediani Deputy Minister on Refugees of Georgia
Witold Sobków Ambassador, Acting Political Director, MFA of Poland
Ihor Dolgov Director of International Affairs Department of Presidential Secretariat of Ukraine
Rolf Ekeus Ambassador, Chair of Swedish OSCE Network
General Dr. Klaus Olshausen Former military representative of Germany to NATO
Questions and discussion
20.00 Reception (venue: Government Residence building, Grushevskoho str. 22) Hosted by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Day 2, 11th of September
Venue: Hotel Rus
How to strengthen the regional cooperation and security
9.00 Prospects of Ukraine’s EU membership and current EU Neighbourhood Policy relations
Chair: Nico Lange Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung
Speakers: Ilkka Kanerva Finnish MP, Chair of the Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Witold Sobków Ambassador, Acting Political Director, MFA of Poland
Center for Peace, Conversion and Foreign Policy of Ukraine
Questions and discussion
10.00 Models for regional cooperation in Baltic Sea region
Chair: Heikki Järvenpää The Finnish Committee for European Security (STETE)
Speakers: Northern Dimension: Hanna Lehtinen Head of the Unit for the Northern Dimension, MFA of Finland
Eastern Dimension: Johan Frisell Director and Head of Eastern Europe Division, MFA of Sweden
Baltic Sea Region cooperation – where to go after almost 20 years of cooperation: Barbro Widing Council of Baltic Sea States, WGEC
Border cooperation with Russia – experiences from Finland: Antti Hartikainen The Finnish Border Guard
Questions and discussion
Coffee break (15 min.)
Chair: Nico Lange Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
EU Black Sea synergy: Traian Laurentiu Hristea Ambassador of Romania to Ukraine
Impacts of Georgian situation to Ukraine and neighbourhood Oleg Rybachuk
Former Head of Presidential Secretariat, Ukraine
Overview of the situation in Georgia Ghia Khasia Director of Independent Radio “Atiati”, Georgia
Overview of Transdniestria situation Serhiy Bursa Euro-Atlantic Association, Moldova
Questions and discussion
13.00 Lunch
Environmental security and protection – common objectives for North and South
Chair: Krista Kiuru Finnish MP and STETE’s chair
Speakers: Concrete project: Environmental Partnership (NDEP) Martti Poutanen Ministry of the Environment of Finland
Ukraine’s environmental situation from NGO perspective Serhiy Kurykin Head of the Public Council within the Nuclear Regulation Committee of Ukraine
Anna Golubovska-Onisimova President of Mama-86
Moldovan-Ukrainian cooperation on the Dniester river basin Tamara Kutonova The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
Questions and discussion
15.15 Coffee break
15.30 Parallel working groups I Prospective NATO membership (working language is English without translation)
Chair: Svyatoslav Pavlyuk Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation (PAUCI)
Regional consequences of Ukraine’s NATO membership
Speakers: Jakub Godzimirski The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Michael Gorny St. Petersburg Center for Humanities and Political Studies, “Strategy”
Klaus Olshausen
General Dr., Germany
Questions and discussion
II Energy security in the context of Baltic & Black Sea cooperation (working languages are English and Ukrainian)
Chair: Krzysztof Bobinski Unia & Polska; Pauci
Speakers: Caucasian pipelines and trans-border high politics Mikko Palonkorpi Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki
Black Sea energy cooperation Bohdan Sokolovski Ukrainian presidential commissioner for international energy security issues
Energy efficiency - Role of renewable energy Anatoliy Kopec Association of Energy Efficient cities of Ukraine
Questions and discussion
III Europe and Black Sea Region: developments in the Human Dimension (working language is English without translation)
Chairs: Introduction Rolf Ekéus Swedish diplomat, former High Commissioner on National Minorities (OSCE)
Speakers: Rule of law and strategies against corruption Åke Peterson Head of Office of Council of Europe
Visa issue – crusial challenge in EU-Ukraine relations Grzegorz Gromadzki Batory Foundation, Warsaw
Jeffrey Labovitz Chief of Mission, IOM Ukraine
Humanitarian situation in Georgia Julia Kharashvili Ministry of Emergencies of Georgia
Questions and discussion
17.00 Frozen conflicts in Ukraine’s neighbourhood
Chairs: Jan Pieklo PAUCI
Speakers: Different models for conflict resolution (focus on Transdnestria, South Ossetia) Janne Taalas Councellor, Deputy Head of the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship Task Force
Andrew Filmer Deputy Head of Operations of the Mission, EUBAM
Rolf Ekéus OSSE-nätverket
Crimea as the emerging hot spot: The Sevastopol / Black Sea fleet question Rainer Lindner German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Questions and discussion 18.15 Conclusions & Recommendations
Rapporteurs of the working groups
Closing of the 2008 Nordic Forum Gunnar Lassinantti The Olof Palme International Center, OSSE-nätverket
19.00 Reception Welcoming words by Christer Michelsson, Ambassador of Finland to Ukraine Address by Finnish Member of Parliament Sari Palm Hosted by the Ambassador of Finland Christer Michelsson at His Residence (Vul. Luteranska 7/10)
Day 3, 12th of September
9.00 Cultural Programme: Chernobyl museum and city tour 12.00 Lunch
         
|
På svenska
In English
