French Presidency of the Council of the European Union Under the auspices of the Romanian and French foreign ministries, the EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ROMANIA (IER) and ROBERT SCHUMAN FRANCE Foundation, was organized, the international conference
„Common European defense in the context of the war in Ukraine”
With the participation of the regional manager for Eastern Europe of DEFENCE UNLIMITED [www.defenceunlimited.com] Dr. Sorin Dobircianu, Ph.D. D., Director of the Center for International Relations and Lobby – EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH and Mr Bruno DEMAILLE, dialogue facilitator, international mediator & negotiator-team builder.
Bucharest, June 9, 2022
French Institute – Cinema Elvira Popescu
Agenda: Background Public support for the European project has grown in the wake of the pandemic and crisis in Ukraine.
However, the European Union faces many challenges in terms of the green and digital transition, energy security, food or cyber security, and the achievement of European common defense goals.
Based on the current reality, the purpose of the event is to facilitate a bilateral dialogue between Romanian and French experts on the multisectoral consequences of the war in Ukraine.
The conference is part of a series of activities carried out by the Robert Schuman Foundation in partnership with European research centers and think tanks, included in the program of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Official interventions:
S.E. Ms Laurence Auer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Romania
Ms Irina Zidaru, Director General, Strategic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
Ms. Alina Bârgăoanu, PhD, Chairman of the Board, European Institute of Romania
Mr Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President, Robert Schuman Foundation, France
Joint European Defense Workshop in the context of the war in Ukraine:
Mr Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President, Robert Schuman Foundation, France
Gen Bg. Liviu-Mihail Iancu, Deputy Head of the Department for Defense Policy, Planning and International Relations, Ministry of National Defense, Romania
Ms. Pascale Joannin, General Manager, Robert Schuman Foundation, France
Ms. Angela Grămadă, President, Association of Experts for Security and Global Affairs – ESGA, Romania
Mr Șerban Filip Cioculescu, Principal Investigator, Institute for Political Studies of Defense and Military History, Romania
Mr. Mihai Sebe, Head of the European Studies Service, European Institute of Romania
