Ten Years After: An Assessment of the 2004 Enlargement of the European Union

Colloque du 15 mai 2015 au CERI

In cooperation with the Prague Institute of International Relations (IIR) and the French Center for Social Sciences Research in Prague (CEFRES); with the support of Polish, Slovak and Czech Embassies in Paris

Opening and welcome
Alain Dieckhoff (director, CERI-Sciences Po), Petr Kratochvil (director, IIR), Philippe Rusin (director, CEFRES)

Social perceptions of the Eastern enlargement

Chair: Philippe Rusin, CEFRES

Eastern enlargement 10: years on and its future prospects, Jacques Rupnik, CERI-Sciences Po Discourses, narratives and opinions about enlargements in the "old" Member States, Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po
Discourses, narratives and opinions in Central European countries, Petr Kratochvil, IIR

Discussant: Charles Sitzenstuhl, CERI-Sciences Po

The EU’s Transformative Power and the New Member States

Chair: Christian Lequesne, CERI-Sciences Po

Economic and social convergence, Gilles Lepesant, CERI-Sciences Po
Democracy and decision-making, Vladimir Bilcik, Slovak Foreign Policy Association
Public policies of the environment, Mats Braun, IIR

Discussant: Florent Parmentier, Sciences Po

The EU Transformed by its Enlargement

Chair: Petr Kratochvil, IIR

The decision-making capability of the EU, Lukas Macek, Sciences Po
Towards a more differentiated Europe, Vit Benes, IIR
Migrations and labor markets, Pawel Kaczmarczyk, University of Warsaw

Discussant: Tanja Mayrguendter, University of Bolzano Conclusions: Pierre Mirel, DG Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels