2003 Joint Conference

                  Romania and EU Enlargement: the challenge of domestic reform

Organised in association with the Centre for European Studies,
School of Politics and International Studies, Queen's University Belfast

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Date	Friday, 31 October 2003
Venue	Room G108, 20 Kingsway, LSE
Organisers	Dimitris Papadimitriou, LSE/University of Manchester David Phinnemore, Queen's University Belfast

 

PROGRAMME

Welcome by Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou

Session 1: Romania and the European Union in context

• Romania and the EU: from marginalization to inclusion?
  David Phinnemore (Queen's University Belfast)
• The Evolution of Romania's European Policy: a retrospective
  Florin Lupescu (State adviser for EU and NATO affairs, Office of  the Romanian President)

Session 2: Negotiating enlargement

• Preparing Romania for EU Membership: a Commission perspective
  Martijn Quinn (Romania Desk Officer, DG Enlargement, European Commission)
• Negotiating Accession: the challenge of interdepartmental coordination
  Leonard Orban (Secretary of State for accession negotiations, Ministry of European Integration)

Session 3: Reforming Romania's public administration

• Public Administration Reform in Romania
  Dimitris Papadimitriou (LSE/University of Manchester)
• The EU and Public Administration Reform in Romania: a practitioner's perspective
  Richard Harding (Pre Accession Adviser, Ministry of European Integration)

Session 4: The challenge of political and economic reform

• Political Reform and the Challenge of Combating Corruption
  Dennis Deletant (SSEES, University College London)
• The Challenge of Economic Reform
  Joan Hoey (Senior Editor, The Economist Intelligence Unit)

Concluding Remarks by David Phinnemore