15 years of EU membership of Bulgaria and Romania – taking stock

Europa Club Live – Spezial

“15 years of EU membership of Bulgaria and Romania – taking stock”

25 May 2022, 10.00 – 13.00

LIVESTREAM from the House of the European Union, Vienna

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Agenda

10.00 – Welcome and introduction

• Martin Selmayr, Head of Representation, European Commission in Austria
• Emil Hurezeanu, Romanian Ambassador to Austria

10.10 – Panel 1: “Bulgaria and Romania’s contribution to the European Union”

• Florina-Alina Padeanu, State Counsellor for external relations and EU affairs, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Romania
• Atanas Pekanov, Economist, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), former Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds Management of Bulgaria
• Sebastian Schäffer, Director, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)

11.30 – Break

11.40 – Panel 2: “Rethinking European Integration: The consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine”

• Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, Lecturer, Diplomatic Academy Vienna, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Romania
• Velina Tchakarova, Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES)
• Wolfgang Petritsch, President, Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
• OlgaPindyuk, Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), country expert for Ukraine

Chair: Paul Schmidt, Secretary General, Austrian Society for European Politics

13.00 – Concluding remarks: Albena Getova, Chargée d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Austria

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