ACTIVITIES - Lecture Series

THE GRADUATE CENTER
of The City University of New York

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2008

New!

Johan Tiedemann, Swedish State Secretary for Nordic Cooperation
The Swedish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers:
Efforts to Strengthen the Impact of the Nordic Countries in a Globalized World
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 17:30
365 Fifth Avenue, Rooms: C201/C202
RSVP by September 22, 2008; Tel: 212 817 2053/51; E-mail: eusc@gc.cuny.edu

Alenka Suhadolnik, Consul General of Slovenia in New York
The State of the European Union
July 9, 2008
Irene Finel-Honigman, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Société Générale 2008: Rogues in the Trading Room; Knaves in the Boardroom
June 26, 2008
Michael Leigh, Director-General for EU Enlargement, European Commission
The Future of EU Enlargement
June 23, 2008

Ambassador Christoph Bubb, Consul General of Switzerland in New York
U.S. - Swiss Economic Relations - A Strategic Outlook
May 28, 2008
Wilfried Prewo, Chief Executive of the Hannover Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Board Member of the Center for the New Europe in Brussels
Tax Harmonization in the EU - Competition or Political Collusion?
May 14, 2008
The European Union Studies Center and the Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, Queens College
Theodore Pelagidis, Professor of Economic Analysis, University of Piraeus, Greece
Structural Rigidities, Structural Reform and Macroeconomic Policies in the EU
April 16, 2008
Queens College
The European Union Studies Center and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA);
Dusan Sidjanski, President of the European Cultural Centre, Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission
The Simplified European Treaty and the Future of the European Federation
April 7, 2008
Franjo D. Štiblar, Professor of Law and Economics, University of Ljubljana School of Law
Slovenia’s Success Story - Transition from Yugoslavia to European Monetary Union
April 1, 2008
Christa Altenstetter, Professor of Political Science, The Graduate Center and Queens College, CUNY
Challenges of Trade with Medical Devices
March 25, 2008
The European Union Studies Center and the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA);
Yannos Papantoniou, Former Minister of National Economy and Finance, Former Minister of National Defense, Greece
Regional Security in Southeastern Europe
March 6, 2008
Bernd Marin, Executive Director, European Centre for Social Welfare, Policy and Research affiliated to the United Nations, Vienna
Living Longer, Working Shorter? Toward the Limits of Sustainable Welfare
February 14, 2008
Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament
The European Parliament: Politics and Power in the EU’s Joint Legislature
February 11, 2008

2007

Clive Belfield, Assistant Professor of Economics, Queens College, CUNY
A Union At Risk? Reforming Education in the European Union
December 6, 2007
Special lecture commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Otto L. Walter,
a great personal friend and benefactor of the Center and a former Advisory Board member
From Free Trade to Deep Integration: Outlook on Economic Relations between the EU and US
with
Professor Norbert Walter, Chief Economist of the Deutsche Bank Group
November 13, 2007
Greg Behrman, Henry Kissinger Fellow for Foreign Policy at The Aspen Institute
The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe
October 16, 2007
Georg Rich, Honorary Professor at the University of Bern, Former Chief Economist of the Swiss National Bank
Communicating European Monetary Policy: Is there any role for money?
October 10, 2007
Rolandas Paksas, Former President of Lithuania
Democratization in the Baltic States
October 1, 2007
The European Union Studies Center and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York;
book presentation
The European Union's Enlargement: Opportunity or Risk?
with the authors:
Ambassador Martin Sajdik, Director General for European Integration and Economic Affairs, Austrian Foreign Ministry;
former Head of Department for Enlargement and Economic Relations to Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe.
Michael Schwarzinger, Head of Unit for the European Council and the General Affairs Council, Austrian Foreign Ministry,
former representative for Austria in the Council Working Groups "Central Europe" and "EU-Enlargement"
September 11, 2007
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York
The State of the European Union
July 26, 2007
Irene Finel-Honigman, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
Nicholas Sarkozy: American Bonaparte or French Clinton? A Discussion on New Leadership in France
June 5, 2007
Volker Berghahn, Seth Low Professor of History, Columbia University
The German Model of Industrial Capitalism: Past, Present, and Future
May 30, 2007
Hans Decker, Executive in Residence at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University
Corporate Social Responsibility
May 8, 2007
Antonio de Lecea, Director for International Economic & Financial Affairs, European Commission
EU Macroeconomic Policy: The External Dimension, Do Global Macroeconomic Challenges Require
a Stronger EU Representation?
April 18, 2007
The Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, the Ikaros Hellenic Orthodox Club
and the European Union Studies Center at the Graduate Center;
a seminar on
The European Potential of the Balkans and its Importance in International Affairs
Keynote Speaker:
The Hon. Anna Diamantopoulou, Member of the Greek Parliament, Former EU Commissioner for Employment & Social Affairs
March 19, 2007
Queens College
Professor Sibylle Quack, Max Weber Chair, Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, New York University
Divided History – Common Memory?
A Question of the Culture of Memory in the European Union
February 28, 2007
Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, Consul General of Finland in New York
The State of the European Union
February 15, 2007
Special lecture with music to celebrate
the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community
Raymond Erickson, Professor of Music, Queens College and Graduate Center of CUNY
with Ellie Kang, violin
Bach's Legacy: A Musical European Union
February 8, 2007
FONDACA Euro-American Colloquia on Citizenship Program – 2006 edition
FONDACA - Active Citizenship Foundation and the European Union Studies Center, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Citizen Activism in the European Union: Between Cynicism and False Expectation
a lecture by
Paul Magnette, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for the European Studies, Free University of Brussels
discussants:
Walter Goldstein, Visiting Professor of International Relations, New York University
Martin Schain, Professor of Politics, Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University
Opening Remarks: Hon. Antonio Bandini, Consul General of the Consulate General of Italy in New York
Introduction: Hugo Kaufmann, Director, European Union Studies Center, City University of New York,
Giovanni Moro, President, FONDACA - Active Citizenship Foundation
For the invitation to this program in pdf format please click here
(For the entire itinerary of the FONDACA Euro-American Colloquia on Citizenship Program – 2006 edition
in pdf format, please click here)
January 24, 2007

2006

Irene Finel-Honigman, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
The US Midterms, the French Primary: Cause and Effect on EU Anti-Americanism
December 12, 2006
Dr. Herbert W. Cooper, President of Dynalytics Corporation
Energy Politics in Europe:
Kilocalories, Kilowatts and the European Union
November 9, 2006
Ambassador Fernando M. Valenzuela, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission
to the United Nations
The EU and the UN: A Natural Partnership for the 21st Century
October 12, 2006
The European Union Studies Center and the Hungarian Cultural Center in New York;
panel discussion:
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: Fifty Years On
with
Charles Gati, Professor, of European Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Csaba Békés, Founding Director, Cold War History Research Center
Attila Szakolczai, Senior Research Fellow, the 1956 Institute in Budapest
The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Hugo M. Kaufmann, Director of the European Union Studies Center
October 5, 2006
(for poster of the event in pdf format please click here)
The Center for Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, The European Union Studies Center at the Graduate Center,
The Department of Political Science and the Ikaros Hellenic Orthodox Club;
Greece and the European Neighborhood Policy
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Panos Kazakos, Professor, Political Science Department, University of Athens
October 3, 2006
Queens College
Dr. Brigitta Blaha, Consul General of Austria in New York
The State of the European Union
September 18, 2006
Ulrich Wegener, Deutsche Bundesbank, Centre for Technical Central Bank Cooperation, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Globalization of Financial Services: A Challenge for Central Banks and their Technical Cooperation
May 30, 2006
Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice President, Responsible for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud
Strengthening Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century: the EU, the UN and Management Reform
May 17, 2006
Ambassador Dr. Gábor Horváth, Consul General of Hungary in New York
Two Years after Enlargement: Challenges and Prospects for the EU
March 29, 2006
Roger J. Goebel, Director, Center for European Union Law, Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School
Seven Years of European Monetary Union: Some Constitutional, Legal and Political Reflections
March 22, 2006
Mark Sobel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Monetary and Financial Policy, Department of the Treasury
Finding Common Ground: Inside the US-EU Financial Dialogue
March 9, 2006
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York
A new German Government - European and Transatlantic Perspectives
February 28, 2006
Jon Benjamin, Deputy Consul General of Great Britain in New York
The State of the European Union
January 24, 2006

2005

Martin Schain, Professor of Politics, Faculty Fellow, The Remarque Institute, New York University
Europe and the Politics of Immigration
December 6, 2005
André Baeyens, Former Consul General of France in New York
Napoleon's European Union
November 22, 2005
The European Union Studies Center and the Queens College Department of Economics;
lecture by:
Alexander von Lingen, Former Official of the European Parliament, Brussels
The Principles of the Internal European Market
November 16, 2005
Powdermaker Hall, Queens College
The Kosciuszko Foundation; the CUNY's European Union Studies Center; and the East Central European Center of Columbia University;
lecture by:
Professor Andrzej Harasimowicz, University of Warsaw
Poland in the European Union, One Year After Joining
November 14, 2005
The Kosciuszko Foundation House
Paolo Galizzi, Marie Curie Fellow, Imperial College, London & Visiting Associate Professor of Law,
Fordham University Law School
A Green Europe? The EU and the Protection of the Environment
November 9, 2005
Mr. Moreno Bertoldi, Economic and Financial Counselor, Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
EU Fiscal Policy After the Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact
November 4, 2005
The Doctoral Specialization in Italian, the Ph.D. Program in Comparative Literature, the Consulate General of Switzerland
and the European Union Studies Center;
lecture by
Professor Stefano Vassere, IULM University, Milan, Italy
Le legislazioni linguistiche contemporanee - Italia, Svizzera, Europa (in Italian)
October 28, 2005
The European Union Studies Center and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York
Panel discussion on:
The 2005 National Elections in Germany: Implications for the EU and the US
with
Dr. Dieter Dettke, Executive Director, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Dr. Dieter Roth, Chairman, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
September 27, 2005
The German House Auditorium
Mr. Georges Faber, Consul General of Luxembourg in New York
The State of the European Union
September 21, 2005
Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy
Old World, New Order: Europe's Place in the International Architecture of the 21st Century
September 15, 2005
Sven C. Oehme, President and CEO, The European-American Business Organization and American Business Forum on Europe
Tough Times for the EU
June 21, 2005
Professor Norbert Walter, Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank Group
World Economy Slowing Down – Europe Suffering
June 6, 2005
Cordula Janowski, Program Director, European Studies; Center for European Integration Studies, University of Bonn
The European Constitution: Old Continent, New Perspectives?
May 17, 2005
H.E. Mrs. Magdaléna Vášáryová, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
EU Enlargement One Year After: A Slovak Perspective
May 2, 2005
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York, Goethe-Institut New York, German Book Office, New York
in association with Deutsches Haus at New York University and the European Union Studies Center;
dialog with:
Carolin Emcke, Staff writer at the German news magazine Der Spiegel
Ian Buruma, Luce Professor of Democracy, Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, New York
Reporting on Transnational Migration
Introduction: Hubert Kolb, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Moderator: Claus Preute, U.S. Bureau Chief for FOCUS magazine
April 19, 2005
German House Auditorium
Lionel Barber, US Managing Editor of the Financial Times
New Perspectives on the Transatlantic Relationship
April 12, 2005
H. E. Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia
The European Union of 25 and Beyond
April 4, 2005
The Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College, The European Union Studies Center at CUNY Graduate Center & the Departments: European Languages & Literatures, History, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Studies & The Ikaros Greek Club;
Human Rights in Europe of 46 States
Keynote speaker: Dr. Dimitri Constas, Professor of International Relations & Director of Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, Athens. Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Mission of Greece to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (1997-1999).
Queens College
April 4, 2005
The European Union Studies Center in collaboration with International Privacy Law Committee, International Law & Practice Section,
New York Bar Association;
Panel discussion including four attorneys from firms with international practices that specialize
in privacy compliance and related matters:
The Developing Patchwork of Global, Regional and National Data Privacy Law:
the European Union, Latin America, Canada and the USA
Speakers:
Laura Becking, Partner, Donahue & Partners LLP
Shelagh J. Gaskill, Partner, Pinsent Masons
John P. Beardwood, Partner at the Toronto office Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Isabel Davara, Partner, Davara & Davara
Moderators:
Drew Jaglom, Partner, Tannebaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
Nava Bat-Avraham, Founder and Co-Chair of the International Privacy Law Committee
March 15, 2005
The Smith Family Foundation in collaboration with the European Union Studies Center;
free public discussion on:
American Cowboy Capitalism vs. Euro-sclerosis: Which Model will end up in the dustbin of history?
Jeff Madrick, The New York Times, contributing economics columnist, Director, Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School
Author of Why Economies Grow
Edmund S. Phelps, McVickar Professor of Political Economy, Columbia University, Author of Enterprise and Inclusion in Italy
Moderated by Harvey Shapiro, Sr. Contributing Editor, Institutional Investor
March 8, 2005
Wim Geerts, Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, The Royal Netherlands Embassy, Washington DC
The State of the European Union
February 23, 2005
Roger J. Goebel, Director, Center for European Union Law; Professor of Law, Fordham University Law School
The Draft Constitution: A great leap forward or a bridge too far?
February 16, 2005

2004

Volker Berghahn, Seth Low Professor of History, Columbia University
US Cultural Diplomacy and European Anti-Americanism
December 7, 2004
Raymond Loretan, Ambassador, Consul General of Switzerland in New York
Switzerland and the European Union
November 22, 2004
Panel discussion and reception in honor of the late Otto L. Walter
on “Corporate Governance: Competing Views in the United States and Europe?”
Please see the Special Events section for the details
November 4, 2004
Alexander von Lingen, Former Staff Member of the European Parliament
and the European Commission, Founder of EQUIPEuropa
Absorbing the Enlargement Shock and Consolidating the Greater Union
October 28, 2004
Anna Schwartz, Distinguished Fellow, American Economic Association,
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Banking Regulations and Money Laundering
October 5, 2004
Christina McElwaine, Press Officer, Consulate of Ireland in New York
The State of the European Union
September 28, 2004
The European Union Studies Center of the Graduate Center, CUNY
and the New York State Bar Association International Law and Practice Section;
seminar on
European Union - 25 -- Opportunities and Pitfalls
Ambassador Dr. Gábor Horvath, Hungarian Consulate
Ambassador John Richardson, European Union Representative to the United Nations
Dr. Tibor Palszabo, Hungarian Desk - Ernst & Young LLP
Eberhard Röhm, Administrative Partner of Donahue & Partner LLP
June 22, 2004
Lord Paul of Marylebone, Chairman of the Caparo Group Ltd., Ambassador for British Business
Challenges Facing the New Europe
June 1, 2004
Diego Hidalgo, President of FRIDE (Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior),
Member of the Executive Committee of the CLUB OF MADRID
Terrorism, Elections and New Foreign Policy in Spain: "The Club of Madrid"
May 24, 2004
Edward Goldberg, President of F.J. Elsner North America Ltd.,
Chairperson and Lecturer at "The Silent Embargo Seminar" at the Harriman Institute of Columbia University
Russia - Playing Bismarck's Balancing Game Par Excellence
May 20, 2004
The United Nations Association of New York
and the European Union Studies Center of the City University of New York;
Panel Discussion: The European Union (for the flyer of the event please click here)
H. E. Mr. Roman Kirn, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the UN
H. E. Mr. László Molnár, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN
H. E. Mrs. Merle Pajula, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN
Moderator: Dr. Ángel Carro Castrillo, Deputy Head of Delegation,
Delegation of the European Commission to the UN
May 19, 2004
Christa Altenstetter, Professor of Political Science,
The Graduate Center and Queens College, CUNY
Safety Standards: A Race to the Bottom of EU Regulatory Policy?
May 6, 2004
Hermann Naust, Deutsche Bundesbank, Representative Office New York
The Accession Countries' Impact on the European Union
April 29, 2004
Irene Finel-Honigman, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
European France / French Europe: Deconstructing EU Identities
April 26, 2004
Sven C. Oehme, President and CEO, European-American Business Organization, Inc.
The Enlargement of the European Union:
How U.S. Companies Can Benefit and Profit from This Historic Development
April 14, 2004
Ronald Tiersky, Eastman Professor of Politics, Amherst College
The Strategic Significance of Europe's Demographic Deficit
March 22, 2004
Susan Stern, University of Frankfurt, Co-editor of "Desperately Seeking Europe" (2003)
On Anti-Semitism and Agendas in the European Union
February 26, 2004
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, Director General for European Integration,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy
The State of the European Union
February 17, 2004

2003

Elizabeth F. Defeis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University, School of Law
A Constitution for Europe? Reflections from the US
December 2, 2003
Frederic Mishkin, Professor of Finance and Economics, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
The Miracle of Exchange Rate Regimes in Emerging Market Countries
November 24, 2003
The Honorable Sir Thomas G. Harris, Director General, British Trade and Investment, USA
The UK and the Euro
November 13, 2003
H.E. Ambassador Stéphane De Loecker, Consul General of Belgium in New York
2004 - A Challenging Year for the European Union
October 16, 2003
Ernst Walch, Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein
Old or New? Some Thoughts on Transatlantic Relations
September 29, 2003
Panel Discussion: Desperately Seeking Europe (for flyer of the event click here)
Hans-Ulrich Klose, Member of the German Bundestag, SPD
Ambassador Avi Primor, Vice President, Tel Aviv University
Ilija Trojanow, Journalist and Author
Lord William Wallace, London School of Economics
Moderator: Susan Stern, University of Frankfurt
Union Club, New York
September 18, 2003
Dimitris Platis, Consul General of Greece in New York
The State of the European Union
June 19, 2003
Frank Barry, Professor of Economics, University College Dublin in Ireland
Enlargement and the EU Periphery
May 1, 2003
Danuta Hübner, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Poland: A Future Member of the European Union
April 28, 2003
Panel Discussion with: Dr. Arnold Koller, Former President and Minister of Justice of the Swiss Confederation; Dr. Alfredo Defago, Visiting Professor of International Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and former Swiss Ambassador to the United States; Gregory Fossedal, Author of "Direct Democracy in Switzerland"; John Fund, Author, Journalist and TV Political Commentator
The Future of Direct Democracy in the U.S. and Switzerland
Harvard Club, New York
April 10, 2003
Pavel Černoch, Ph.D., European Studies Specialist; Jeanne Monnet Center of Charles University;
State University of New York Program in Prague
America's New Allies: The Impacts of EU & NATO Enlargement on EU-US Relations - A Czech View
Czech Center New York
March 26, 2003
Bernard E. Brown, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, CUNY, Graduate Center
EU Against US: A New Superpower Rivalry?
March 18, 2003
Georg Rich, Honorary Professor at the University of Bern and Former Chief Economist of the Swiss National Bank
The EURO After Four Years: View From the Outside
February 25, 2003
H.E. Ulrik Federspiel, Denmark's Ambassador to the United States
The State of the European Union
February 6, 2003

2002

Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Department of International Relations, Boston University
The Futures of European Capitalism
November 20, 2002
Renée Haferkamp, Emile Noël Distinguished Fellow, NYU School of Law, Former Director General, European Commission
From Jean Monnet to Romano Prodi: An Inside View
November 11, 2002
Prof. Dr. Robert Picht, Director of the Franco-German Institute in Ludwigsburg, Professor of Sociology at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, Dean of Europa Kolleg
Towards a Greater Europe: Franco-German Partnership Building the Union
October 28, 2002
Nikos Agathocleous, Former Ambassador of Cyprus to Brussels
and
George Cunningham, Head of Press and Public Affairs, European Commission, New York Delegation
EU Enlargement and Cyprus: Make or Break?
October 23, 2002

Dieter K. Roth, Professor of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, Chairman Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
The Significance of the German Elections for Germany, the EU and Transatlantic Relations
October 8, 2002

H.E. John B. Richardson, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations in New York
Europe and US: A Community of Values?
September 24, 2002

H.E. Emilio Cassinello, Consul General of Spain in New York
The State of the European Union
June 27, 2002

Prof. Hans Decker, Executive in Residence at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University
European Competition Law as Seen from the United States
May 7, 2002

Prof. Roger Goebel, Center for European Union Law, Fordham University Law School
Protecting Rights in the EU: the Court of Justice, European Citizenship and the Charter of Rights
April 16, 2002

H.E. Thomas Harris, KBE, CMG, British Consul General in New York
The UK's Approach to Euro
March 5, 2002

2001

H.E. Inge Kristoffersen, Belgian Consul General
The State of the European Union
December 17, 2001

Dr. Norbert Walter, Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank Group
The Euro as an International Currency and Its Impact on the Dollar
December 4, 2001

George Cunningham, Head of Press and Public Affairs
European Commission New York Delegation
The EU, the UN and the Multilateral System
November 29, 2001
Anna Schwartz, Professor, Distinguished Fellow, American Economic Association
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
The IMF's Origins as a Blueprint for Its Future
November 5, 2001

Per Nordahl, Professor, Umeå University, Sweden
Constructing and Defending the Swedish Welfare System:
Paradoxes of Diversity and Integration
October 23, 2001

Günter Verheugen, EU Commissioner of Enlargement
Shaping a New Europe: Challenges and Benefits of EU Enlargement
September 24, 2001
Please note that this event has been cancelled.
Pierre Schori, the Swedish Ambassador to the United Nations
The State of the European Union
Permanent Mission of France to the U.N.
June 20, 2001

Václav Šmejkal, Director of the Center for European Integration
Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic
Sensitive Issues of the Czech Republic's Accession to the European Union
Czech Center New York
June 12, 2001

Jan Kavan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic in the Enlarged EU and the Transatlantic Partnership
May 17, 2001

Lord Paul of Marylebone, Ambassador for British Business
The European Issue in the British General Election
British Consulate General
May 7, 2001

Jaroslav Chlebo, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Integration and Economy of Slovakia in Transition
April 26, 2001

Thomas Weiss, UN Intellectual History Project,
Presidential Professor, Graduate Center, CUNY
Intervention and State Sovereignty at the Crossroads: Some Reflections after Kosovo
March 29, 2001

Irene Finel-Honigman, Professor, John Hopkins University
Culture of the New European Multinationals
March 15, 2001

Christa Altenstetter, Professor, Graduate Center and Queens College, CUNY
Europeanization vs. National Autonomy in Health
March 1, 2001

Prof. Manfred Lahnstein, Special Representative of the Board of Bertelsmann
Intersecting Responsibilities Between Economics and Politics
January 29, 2001

The Hon. Richard Duqué, Consul General of France in New York
The State of the European Union
January 16, 2001

2000

George Cunningham, Head of Press and Public Affairs, Delegation of the
European Commission in New York
Enlargement of the EU after the Nice Summit
December 14, 2000

Andreas Nachama, Executive President of the Jewish Community in Berlin;
The Rebirth of Jewish Communities in Germany and the Challenge of Xenophobia in Europe
December 12, 2000

Juerg Martin Gabriel, Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich;
Center for International Studies, ETH
Switzerland and the European Union
November 30, 2000
Ellen L. Frost, Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Economics,
Co-Chair, Globalization Project, National Defense University
Globalization and Transatlantic Relations
November 9, 2000
Andre Baeyens, Former Consul General of France in New York
Will the EU's Security and Defense Force Affect European-American Relations?
October 31, 2000

Michael Calingaert, Executive Director, The Council for the United States and Italy
Guest Scholar, The Brookings Institution
Implications of EU Enlargement for Transatlantic Relations
September 14, 2000

Hans Ulrich Wegener, Chief Representative of Deutsche Bundesbank in the U.S.
The Future Functions of the European Central Banks in the EMU
August 23, 2000

Francisco Seixas da Costa, Secretary for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
The State of the European Union
July 6, 2000

Pavel Telicka, Secretary of State for European Affairs,
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
The Accession Talks between the EU and the Czech Republic
June 26, 2000

Wouter Wilton, Head of Press and Information of the EU Commission's Delegation in New York
European Union: Current Developments
June 12, 2000

Alessandra Casella, Professor of Economics at Columbia University
The Stability Pact in the EU Monetary Union
May 8, 2000

Hans von Stackelberg, Acting Consul General of Germany in New York
The Future of German-American Relations - A Personal Retrospective
March 9, 2000

Henry Meyer-Oertel, Executive Vice President, Gruner+Jahr International Marketing,
A subsidiary of Gruner+Jahr Publishing Co., Hamburg, Germany
The Media Revolution in Europe: Print, Television and Internet - A Publishers Perspective
February 8, 2000

1999

Ambassador Eikka Kosonen, Director General of the Secretariat for EU Affairs,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
The State of the European Union
December 16, 1999

EUCNY - Pavia Joint Conference EUROPE ENTERING THE NEXT MILLENNIUM
November 11-12, 1999
To see the full program of the Conference - look under Special Events

Esko Antola, Professor of Political Science, Jean Monnet Chair, University of Turku
Money and Power: A European Great Power in the Making?
October 5, 1999

Eberhard Koelsch,
Deputy Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany
Germany's Presidency of the European Union - Review and Appraisal
June 8, 1999

Georg Rich, Chief Economist of the Swiss National Bank
The International Monetary System -- Is The Euro A Bulwark Against 'Foreign' Monetary Crises?
May 4, 1999

Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, Director, Italian Cultural Institute
Prospects for the Arts Marketing in Euroland
April 26, 1999

Tore Godal, Present Member of Norwegian Parliament, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Norway: An Outsider - For How Much Longer?
April 19, 1999

Dagmar Boving, Head of North and South American Affairs at the German Federation of Chambers of Commerce
Germany’s Presidency of the EU and the Start of the Euro
April 13, 1999

Rosemarie Bletter, Professor, Ph.D. Program in Art History, Ph.D. Program in Germanic Languages
The Architecture of the New Berlin - Capital of Capital
March 24, 1999

Edmond Israel, Honorary Chairman, Cedel International, Vice Chairman, Asia-Europe Foundation
Will the 21st Century Be European?
February 25, 1999

Robert Thomson, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times
The Euro: An Accepted Currency?
February 18, 1999

1998

Ulrich Stacher, Director General for European Integration and Economic Coordination in the Federal
Chancellor's Office in Vienna
The State of the European Union.
December 15, 1998

André Baeyens, Former Consul General of France in New York
Can the EU Survive the Euro?
November 23, 1998

EMU Day - Symposium on the European Monetary Union
October 28, 1998

Dieter Dettke, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues in Germany.
October 26, 1998

H.E. Andrea Willi, Foreign Minister of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein in the Process of European Integration and Cooperation.
September 24, 1998

Jeffrey Ling, CMG British Consul General and Director General of Trade and Investment (USA)
State of the European Union Lecture.
June 2, 1998

Diego Hidalgo, Senior Associate, Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Europe, Globalization and Economic and Monetary Union.
April 30, 1998

Jeffrey Ling, CMG British Consul General and Director General of Trade and Investment (USA)
The Hon. Jean Graff, Consul General of Luxembourg, New York
The Hon. Herald Miltner, Consul General of Austria, New York
European Monetary Union, Enlargement and the Single Market.
April 1, 1998

1997

H.E. Ambassador Alphonse Berns, Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington D.C.
State of the European Union Lecture.
December 16, 1997

David Williamson, Former Secretary General of the European Union
The European Union in Transition.
December 12, 1997

Jean-Louis Quermonne, Professor of Political Science at the Université de Grenoble and the
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
La Construction de l’Europe Apres le Sommet d’Amsterdam.
December 8, 1997

André Baeyens, Former Consul General of France in New York
Does Cohabitation Affect French Foreign Policy?
November 19, 1997

Peter Kenen, Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance, Princeton University
European Economic and Monetary Union: Can the Pre-Conditions Be Met?
November 5, 1997

Pascal Lamy, Director General, Crédit Lyonnais, Paris
The EU and EMU - A View from the Banking Sector.
November 3, 1997

Roger Goebel, Prof. of Law and Director of the Center for European Community Law,
Fordham University; President American Foreign Law Association
The Constitutional Significance of the Amsterdam Treaty: A Modest of Major Step Toward Union?
October 9, 1997

Florin Aftalion, Prof. of Economics and Finance at ESSEC, France
A Common Currency for Europe? A Critical View.
September 26, 1997

H.E. Adriaan Jacobovits de Szeged, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
State of the European Union Lecture.
June 26, 1997

Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Chairman of the Board, Friedrich Naumann Foundation;
President of the Trilateral Commission; Former Minister of Economics
and Chairman of the Free Democratic Party of the German Federal Republic
Economic Impact of a Common Currency in Europe.
April 16, 1997

Georg Rich, Chief Economist, Swiss National Bank, Zurich
Transition to a Single European Currency -- Can the Swiss Franc Remain Independent?
April 10, 1997

Hans Ulrich Wegener, Representative of the Deutsche Bundesbank in New York
The Deutsche Bundesbank on the Way to Economic and Monetary Union.
March 24, 1997

Antoine Mérieux, Conseiller, Embassy of France in New York, Member of the French Finance Ministry
France and the Preparation for EMU.
March 6, 1997

Victor Zarnowitz, Professor and Director of the Center for International Business Cycle Analysis,
Columbia University
Is There a ‘European’ Business Cycle?
February 19, 1997

Florus Wijsenbeek, Member of the European Parliament; Spokesman of the Liberal and Democratic
Group for Legal Affairs
The Working of the European Parliament and the Parliament’s Influence
on Decisionmaking after ‘Maastricht’.
February 10, 1997

1996

Peter R. Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Implications of the European Economic and Monetary Union on Capital Markets.
December 3, 1996

André Baeyens, Former Consul General of France in New York
Between NATO and the Western European Union: Has the European Security and Defense
Identity Lost Its Way?
November 12, 1996

Wolf Linder, University of Bern, Switzerland
Swiss Democracy and the Challenge of European Integration.
October 29, 1996

Hannes Swoboda, Austrian Member of the European Parliament
The Role of the European Parliament in the Decisionmaking Process of the EU.
October 22, 1996

Franco Mistretta, Consul General of Italy in New York
Italy’s Presidency of the European Union: Challenges and Accomplishments.
May 20, 1996

Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission 1985-'95
The European Union: What Lies Ahead?
May 7, 1996

André Baeyens, Former Consul General of France in New York
Reflections on Issues Facing France and the European Union.
March 26, 1996

Dan Bavly, Fellow, Kennedy Center of Business and Government, Harvard University
Factors and Jealousies on the Way to Peace in the Middle East: European Union-American Rivalries.
March 12, 1996

Roger Goebel, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for European Community Law Fordham University
1995 and Beyond: Constitutional Issues in the Enlargement of the European Union
February 27, 1996

Donald J. Puchala, Harold L. Jacobson Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Institute of International Affairs at the University of South Carolina
The Unity of East West in Europe: Some Perspectives from Eastern Europe.
February 15, 1996

1995

H.E. José M. Allendesalazar, Consul General of Spain in New York
Spain’s Presidency of the European Union.
The European Union Before the Intergovernmental Conference: Issues, Plans, Challenges.
November 27, 1995

Elisabeth Guigou, Member of the European Parliament; V.P. Committee on Institutional Affairs;
member of the Reflection Group preparing the IGC; former Deputy Finance Minister under Jacques Delors
The European Union’s Intergovernmental Conference: A Constitution for Europe?
October 30, 1995

Daniela Del Boca, Professor of Economics, University of Turin and Visiting Professor, New York University
Labor Policy and Women’s Work in Italy and in an International Context
October 19, 1995

Luigi Graziano, Professor of Political Science, University of Turin; Vice President, International Political Science Association
Political Pluralism in Italy and the European Union.
September 11, 1995

Jürgen Doeblin , Professor of Economics, Fachhochschule Nuremberg
Telecommunications Policies in Germany and the European Union: Problems and Prospects
July 18, 1995

André Baeyens, Consul General Consulate General of France in New York
France Between the Presidential Elections and the European Summit
May 11, 1995

Kirky Kefalea, Institute for Mediterranean Studies
The U.S. Image In the Contemporary German Literature
May 2, 1995

Frank Stern, Tel Aviv University and Columbia University
The Historic Triangle: Americans, Germans, Jewish Survivors in Occupied Germany
April 27, 1995

Diego Hidalgo, Harvard University and Universidad de Extramadura, Spain
The Future of the World As Seen From The U.S. and Europe
April 6, 1995

Dieter Dettke, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Dick Howard, Stony Brook University
Social Democracy and the European Union
March 23, 1995

Pierre Defraigne, Director for North-South Relations
The European Union: A United States of Europe or A United Nations of Europe?
January 25, 1995

1994

Hans-Heinrich von Stackelberg, Deputy Consul General The Consulate General of Germany in New York
Berlin and Jerusalem The Complex Relationship Between Germany and Israel
December 5,1994

Angel Viñas, United Nations Representative of the European Commission
The Iberian Dimension of the European Union
November 16, 1994

Bill Newton Dunn, Honorary Member of the European Parliament
The European Union After Elections and Referenda: An Insider’s View
October 20, 1994

Georges Tapinos, Professor of Economics and Demography at the Institut d’Etudes Politique de Paris
Do Demographic Trends in Europe Endanger the Welfare State?
October 11, 1994

Pascal Bruckner, Visiting Professor of Political Science and French Literature at NYU and San Diego
Ex-Yugoslavie: le coup de la passivité
September 20, 1994

Ambassador Gregor Woschnagg, Head of the Department for Economic Integration EFTA-States-EC
The Forthcoming Austrian Membership in the European Union and Future Developments
in the European Integration
September 13, 1994

Niels Hoffmeyer, Counselor on European Communities Questions, Parliament of Denmark
The Budgetary Process and Intergovernmental Conference Planned in the European Union
September 8, 1994

Peter Doyle, Director of Press and Public Affairs, Delegation of the European Commission Washington, DC
The European Union: Widening and Deepening
April 28, 1994

Furio Colombo, Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Director, Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Translating Italy: Understanding Italian Events in the US Media
April 19, 1994

Andrei Markovits, Professor of Political Science, University of California at Santa Cruz
German Hegemony in Europe
March 24, 1994

Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Professor of Sociology, University of Mannheim
Organized Labor and European Integration
March 17, 1994

Marc Abélès, Professor of Anthropology, Ecole des Hautes Etudesen Sciences Sociales
An Anthropologist Looks at the European Parliament
March 1, 1994

Ray Raymond, Vice-Consul, Policy Division, British Information Services
Britain and the European Economic and Monetary Union
February 10, 1994

Bernd Marin, Executive Director European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Can Advanced Welfare Societies Survive?
February 4, 1994

1993

Barbara Noël, Director of Press and Public Affairs Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities
The Rocky Road to European Economic and Monetary Union
December 9, 1993

Bill Newton Dunn, Chairman, British Conservative Member of the European Parliament
The European Community: Past - Present - Future
November 10, 1993

Collette Ysmal, Distinguished French Political Scientist
Les Partis Politiques entre Deux Elections
October 17, 1993

Dan Bavly, Senior Executive Partner, Horwath Bavly Millner, Israel
Asher Arian and Dankwart Rustow, Distinguished Professors of Political Science
Graduate School and University Center
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East: Is the EC Model Relevant?
October 12, 1993

Susan Stern, Journalist & Editor of Meet United Germany (1992)
How Xenophobic is United Germany?
October 5, 1993

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