EVENTS

EAPC Seminar on "Ten years of defence economics - security and stability in transition"

Bled, Slovenia, 28-29 January 2002

Draft Scenario, 22 January 2002

27 January 2002

• 15.00
  Registration of participants at hotel Park, Bled
• 18.30
  Briefing Session for participants at hotel
• 19.30
  Reception hosted by the Seminar Chairman

28 January 2002

• 10.00
  • Opening Remarks by the Chairman of the Seminar
  • Remarks by Mr. André ROUVIERE, Sénateur, République Française
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Johnny YOUNG, Ambassador of the United States of America to Slovenia
  • Statement by Mr. Ignac GOLOB, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia
  • Statement by Mr. Janko DEZELAK, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Slovenia

• 10.45
  PANEL I: REGIONAL, EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL DIMENSION OF TRANSITION IN A SECURITY-RELATED PERSPECTIVE
  • Mrs. Renata VITEZ, State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy of Slovenia (title of presentation to be determined)
  • Dr. András CSORBA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary: Reorientation of Trade and Investment Flows: Hungarian experiences
  • Mr. Grzegorz MAJEWSKI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Reorientation of European Security Policy and Polish Defence Economics After 1989
  • Mr. Andrei POPOV, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova: Challenges and Lessons of Transition: The Case of Moldova
  • Mrs. Inga PALIANI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia: Security and Defence Economics in Georgia
  (Rapporteur: ................., Slovenia)

• 12.45
  Lunch

• 14.30
  PANEL II: NEW CONCEPTS OF ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION; PROSPECTS FOR BETTER REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION; REGIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY
  • Dr. Krassen STANCHEV, Institute for Market Economics, Bulgaria: Balkan Crises, Organised Crime and International Cooperation
  • Slovenian speaker (to be determined)
  • Ms. Irena MLADENOVA, Deputy Director, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria: Building a Stable Business Environment - Prospects for Economic Development
  • Mr. Peter RESTSINSKI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia: Business Environment in Estonia
  • Mr. CSORBA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary: Remarks on CEFTA Cooperation
  • Mr. Paruyr HOVHANNISYAN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia: Role of Regional Economic Cooperation in Promoting Stability in the South Caucasus
  (Rapporteur: Dr. Krassen STANCHEV)

• 16.30
  PANEL III: SELECTED ISSUES IN DEFENCE INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING
  • Slovenian Speaker: (to be determined)
  • Mr. Petr SOUKUP, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic: Czech Defence Industry in Transition
  • Ms. Nina NEVIDOMA, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine: Problematic Issues of Ukraine's Defence Industrial Complex
  • Mr. Alexandru IRIMIA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania: Creating a South Eastern Dimension
  (Rapporteur: Ms. Irena MLADENOVA)

29 January 2002

• 09.00
  PANEL IV: DEFENCE EXPENDITURES IN TRANSITION: AFFORDABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCING TECHNIQUES
  • Slovenian speaker (to be determined)
  • Mr. Ovidiu PETRESCU, House of Deputies, Romania: The Role of Romanian Parliament in Approving Defence Budget
  • Capt. (Navy) Gerd FRORATH, German Ministry of Defence: Defence Expenditures in Transition: Facts, Solutions and German Experiences
  • Mr. Neil DAVIES, U.K. Ministry of Defence: Defence Programming and Budgeting
  • Maj. General Viktor STORONIN, Ministry of Defence of Russia: Streamlining Defence Expenses in Conditions of Budget Limitations
  • Mr. Gregic ZELJKO, Ministry of Defence of Croatia: Defence Budgeting
  • Mr. George DUMBADZE, Ministry of Defence of Georgia: Security and Defence Economics in Georgia: Achievements and Challenges
  • Ms. Anita SUNGAILE, Ministry of Defence of Latvia: General Economic Development and Economic Aspects of Defence Budgeting in Latvia
  (Rapporteur: Capt. (Navy) Gerd FRORATH)

• 11.30
  Conclusion and Follow up

• 12.30
  Lunch