FT Business - LSE European Institute The Future of Europe lecture series
Date: Thursday 6 December 2007
Time: 3-4pm
Venue: Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old Building
Speaker: Vladimir Drobnjak
Chair: Maurice Fraser
Croatia's chief negotiator, Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak will present the state of play in Croatia's accession negotiations two years after their opening. He will speak about the challenges of enlargement for both the EU and Croatia in terms of novelties introduced into the process and the overall political environment in which the negotiations are taking place. He will speak about Croatia's achievements thus far and the importance of Croatia's accession to the EU for the rest of South East Europe and the EU enlargement process in general.
Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak is the chief negotiator for the accession negotiations of Croatia to the EU, a position he has held since early 2005. He is a career diplomat since 1992, serving in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among his numerous diplomatic postings he served as the permanent representative to the UN in New York and the head of mission to the EU in Brussels. Prior to joining the diplomatic service he was a professional journalist. His 12-year journalistic career for the Croatian daily Vjesnik included working as the correspondent from the USA and the UN, as well as various editorial duties. He was born in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1956.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, email events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.
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The next public lecture organised by the European Institute will be on Thursday 6 December and is entitled Europe Should Open its Doors to Immigrants.