EU AND RUSSIA – Upcoming Challenges of Globalisation
STETE organised in co-operation with the Aleksanteri Instituute a seminar ”EU and Russia – Upcoming Challenges of Globalisation”, 4 February, 2004. The idea of the seminar was to discuss possibilities for co-operation for instance in the field of economic and environmental issues as well as human security. Some of the speeches and discussion can be found in http://www.northerndimension.net (Selected documents -> Speeches)
EU and Russia – Upcoming Challenges of Globalisation
4 February, 2004, 8.30-16.00
Parliament House, Auditorium (Entrance from the left hand side)
8.30 – 10.00
Chair
MP, Chair of STETE Sinikka Hurskainen
Speakers
GLOBAL THREATS CALL FOR JOINT EFFORTS
Professor, Director Raimo Väyrynen, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies
RUSSIAN EXPECTATIONS OF GLOBALISATION
Political Projects Director Andrey Fedorov, Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, Moscow
OPENING REMARKS – THE NORTHERN DIMENSION
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break
10.30 – 11.30 CASE 1: ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES
Chair
MP, Vice Chair of STETE Mari Kiviniemi
SpeakersExecutive Vice President Matti Vuoria, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Senior Vice President Veli-Jussi Potka, Stora Enso
11.30 – 12.15 CASE 2: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Chair
Manager Timo Hellenberg, Aleksanteri Institute/ EU Affairs
Speaker
Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja
Discussion with audience
12.15 – 13.45 Lunch break at restaurant ”TAIDEHALLIN KLUBI”, Ainonkatu 3
13.45 – 14.45 CASE 3: MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND HUMAN SECURITY
Chair
Manager Timo Hellenberg, Aleksanteri Institute/ EU Affairs
Speakers
Special Adviser Olavi Elo, UNAIDS
Chair Ilkka Herlin, Center Party’s Russia Group
Head of Unit Alexey Klimov, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
14.45 – 16 CLOSING PANEL
Chair
Director Markku Kivinen, Aleksanteri Institute
Panelists
MP Henrik Lax
MP Kimmo Sasi
MP, Vice Chair of STETE Anni Sinnemäki
Counsellor Leonid Anisimov, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Helsinki Student Elena Gorschkow, Finnish Youth Co-operation Allianssi
CONCLUSIONS / SUMMARY OF THE SEMINAR
by Director Markku Kivinen, Aleksanteri Institute
The seminar is sponsored by Stora Enso.
