2009 Jean Monnet Conference, Brussel - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 7 september 2009 09:00 - 8 september 2009 |
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| plaats | Brussel, België |
| locatie | Karel de Grote (CHAR) i  |
| aanwezigen | J. (Ján) Figel' i, J.O.M.G. (Jean) Monnet i e.a. |
| organisatie | Europese Commissie (EC) i |
European Commission DG Education and Training
Rue de la Loi 200
1040 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 29 52426
Conference / Convention
Type of Event
Education, Culture & Sports
Policy Field of Event
Registration required
Limitation
Youri Devuyst
Email: youri.devuyst@ec.europa.eu
Contact
European Commission, Charlemagne Building
Rue de la Loi 170
1000 Brussels
Location of event
The Jean Monnet Action was launched as an autonomous Commission initiative on the basis of a Commission Communication adopted on 28 June 1989. It has since grown into a Community programme included in the Lifelong Learning Programme adopted on 15 November 2006. Constituting a global network of excellence in the study of the European integration process, Jean Monnet professors are now active in 62 countries on the five continents, reaching a quarter million students every year.
This year's Jean Monnet conference will bring together 450 leading policy-makers, renowned academics and civil society representatives from all over the world to foster the global debate on the European Union in a variety of fields. The conclusions of the conference will be formally transmitted to the EU institutions and will result in a book published by the European Commission.
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*Jean Monnet Conferences aim to accompany the decision-making process and allow makers to benefit from academic reflection, to promote the interaction between the academic community, policy-makers and civil society, and to stimulate new thinking on a variety of policy issues;
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*Jean Monnet Thematic Groups are composed of a selected number of expert Jean Monnet professors and other high-level intellectuals to discuss a particular topic of political interest with European Commission officials and Members of the European Parliament;
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*Jean Monnet policy support on Intercultural Dialogue. The Jean Monnet Unit has been actively assisting the work of the “High-Level Advisory Group on the Dialogue between Peoples and Cultures in the Euro-Mediterranean Area” that was established by President Prodi (2003).
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