Roundtable "The European Union’s next enlargement: prospects and pitfalls”

In the context of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the purpose of this event is to discuss the prospect of the Balkan countries to join the EU. This event includes the participation of government officials who are responsible for the European integration policy of Spain, Slovenia and several candidate countries, as well as academic experts in the field.
9:30 Greetings and introductory remarks:
-Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute
-Robert Krmelj, Ambassador of Slovenia to Spain
-Maciej Popowski, Acting Director-General at the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
9:45 to 10:30: First Session - The Slovenian EU Council Presidency
-Juan González-Barba, State Secretary for the European Union, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation
-Gašper Dovžan, State Secretary, Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-Nikola Dimitrov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia
-Jadranka Joksimović, Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia
-Ljubomir Mišurović, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
-Moderator: Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute
10:30 to 11:45: Second Session - The EU’s daunting enlargement dilemmas
-Florian Bieber, Coordinator, Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group
-Ivan Vejvoda, Acting Rector, Institute for Human Sciences
-Vesko Garcevic, Professor, Boston University; ex ambassador of Montenegro to NATO
-Peter Grk, Secretary General of Bled Strategic Forum
-Ruth Ferrero, professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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