Who are we in Europe? Challenges and Perspectives of the European Community of Values

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1 Summer School 2016 Who are we in Europe? Challenges and Perspectives of the European Community of Values Source: youthvoice.network-together.com The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the main contemporary European challenges with a particular relevance for the Baltic region. The issues of Common Foreign and Security Policy, energy policy or European Asylum System will be debated against the background of the so-called European identity: Do these policies mirror the EU s formal commitment to a set of common European values such as democracy, peace, individual freedom and human rights or are they driven by mere economic and political interests of its member-states? Are there values shared by all EU-citizens? What do Europeans have in common? What is the future of European integration? For those interested in European politics the Summer School offers a unique opportunity to discuss these essential questions with experts and political actors in an open and international setting. Begabtenförderung und Kultur der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.v Berlin; Katharina-Heinroth-Ufer 1 Mail: Simon.Backovsky@kas.de, T

2 Date of the event: 01. August 07. August 2016 Location: Participation fee: Organization: Kuldīga, Jēkaba seta/ Rīga, Konventa sēta No participation fee, Agnese Kublina, Linas Kojala Programme Breakfast: 08:00-09:00 Lunch: 12:30-14:00 Dinner: 18:30-19:30 Monday, 01. August 2016: 16:15 Transfer from Riga airport to hotel Until 18:00 Registration and accommodation 19:30-20:45 Welcome Address and Introduction Speakers: Elisabeth Bauer, Head of the KAS-Office in the Baltic states and Scandinavia;, project coordinator, KAS Berlin, Main Department Scholarships and Culture Tuesday, 02. August 2016: European Integration from the Perspective of the Baltic States and Germany 09:00-10:30 Team work: A short Introduction to national Identities in Germany and the Baltic States ; Linas Kojala, research associate, KAS- Office in Lithuania 11:00-12:30 Discussion: A short Introduction to national Identities in Germany and the Baltic States /Linas Kojala Seite 2 von 5

3 14:30-16:00 European Integration from the Perspective of the Baltic States Vaidas Augunas, President of EDUCATIO Institute 16:00-16:30 Coffee break 16:30-18:00 European Integration from the Perspective of Germany Olaf Wientzek, Coordinator for European Policy, KAS Berlin, Main Department European and International Cooperation Wednesday, 03. August 2016: Europe a Community of Values? The Case of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) 09:00-10:30 Team work: Who are we in Europe? Values, Culture and Interests 11:00-12:30 The Borders of the European Community of Values: the Case of Belarus Dr. Wolfgang Sender, Head of the KAS-Office in Belarus 14:00-15:00 Team work: CFSP History, Problems and Visions Linas Kojala 15:00-16:30 Contemporary Challenges of the CFSP at EU s Eastern Borders Linas Kojala 16:30-17:00 Coffee break 17:00-18:30 EU s Energy Policy The Case of the Baltic Region Edgars Vīgants, Board Member of the Latvian Renewable Energy Federation Seite 3 von 5

4 Thursday, 04. August 2016: Europe a Community of Values? The Case of Asylum and Immigration Policy 09:00-10:30 Towards a European Asylum and Immigration Policy? an Introduction Ina Strazdiņa, Brussels correspondent, Latvian radio news service 11:00-12:30 Team work: Towards a European Asylum and Immigration Policy? Ina Strazdiņa 14:00-16:30 Immigration Policy in Latvia (with coffee break) Hosams Abu Meri, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Latvia, Vienotiba 17:00-17:30 Preparations for the team work on Saturday Friday, 05. August 2016: Excursion 08:00 trip to Riga 10:30-12:15 Visit to the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia (Note: Do not forget your ID's!) 12:15-13:15 Lunch in the Parliament building 14:00-16:00 Guided Tour: Riga a European Capital 16:00-18:30 Free time 18:30 Meeting at the hotel for a surprise event! Saturday, 06. August 2016: Declaration on European Integration 09:00-10:30 Team work I (brainstorming) Seite 4 von 5

5 11:00-12:30 Discussion: Results of team work I 14:00-15:30 Team work II (writing the declaration) 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:30 Discussion: Results of the team work II and adoption of the Declaration on European Integration From 20:00 Farewell evening (organized by participants) Sunday, 07. August 2016: 09:00-10:00 Evaluation and concluding remarks 10:30/11:00 Departure The event is kindly sponsored by Seite 5 von 5