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ENoP's member, The Stiftelsen Svenskt Internationellt Liberalt Center, SILC, is co-organizing a discussion on EU's role for Cuban democracy during the coming years. The event will take place in view with the latest situation in Cuban politics, taking into consideration the aftermath of the financial crisis and the creation of EU's External Action Service. Among the panellists are former political prisoners who will share their experience and present viewpoints on EU's role in Cuban politics.

The event will take place on 8 December, 2010 between 12:30-14:30, in the premises of the European Parliament, Brussles.

On the initiative of ENoP's member - the Liberal Politological Institute/ Bulgaria - a delegation from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, visited ENoP. Professor Ivka Tsakova and her delegates have paid a visit at the European Parliament and Commission to obtain practical knowledge on lobbying in the EU institutions for research reasons. During their meeting at ENoP's premises, the delegates exchanged views on lobbying mechanisms in the political field of Europe.

The ENoP member Dr.-Karl-Renner-Institute organises in cooperation with the University of Vienna, Institute of Political Science Research Platform POTREBA and the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz Centre for Southeast European Studies, a public debate and an international conference on "Democratization and Europeanization in the Western Balkans".

The event will take place in Vienna, next 25-26 November 2010.

The seminar, organised by the European Liberal Forum asbl (ELF) with the support of the ENoP member VVD International/Haya van Somerenstichting (The Netherlands) and Prometheus Liberaal Kenniscentrum (Belgium), aims to provide with a liberal view on democratisation and democracy assistance in Europe and among its neighbours.

Learn more about Green Economics responses & solutions to the climate, and economics crises at this one day conference organised by the British ENoP member.

Themes and presentations of the day include progress since COP15, Analysis and update from Cancun COP16, responses to the austerity packages in the UK and Europe, and tales from South East Asia of low carbon travel. This day closes with a Mexican and Greek style Gala Dinner. 

Book now, and join us for a day of lively discussion, networking and innovation.  

Contact greeneconomicsevents@yahoo.co.uk to receive further details and to book this event.

The Green Economics Institute presents a Symposium which will bring together state of the art research about the Rural Urban Fringe, and the economics of the built environment on the 17^th of January at the Green Economics Institute in Oxford.  Themes and presentations include, planning for the long term, overcoming issues of planning for the long term, rural centric/urban centric perspectives, opportunities for sustainability in the Rural Urban Fringe, and case studies from around the world of RUF concerns. Join us for an exciting day of innovation and lively discussion for research about the rural urban fringe!

Around 70 participants attended the round table event "European Enlargement Strategy - What is needed to get the Balkans out of the Crisis?" today in the European Parliament. The event was co organized by ENoP and Solidar.Four Members of the European Parliament were  invited by ENoP: Ms Marije Cornelissen MEP (Greens/EFA Group), Mr Jelko Kacin MEP (ALDE), Mr Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP (EPP) and Michail Tremopoulos MEP (Greens/EFA Group), ) 

The conclusions were presented by Jens Orback from the Olof Palme Center/Sweden, which s a member of both networks.

The ENoP member Res Publica organises, in joint collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, an International Conference opened to the public, which will launch a process of research and reflection about the competitiveness and the technological modernization of the Portuguese economy.

In the follow up of the ENoP feedback on her declaration on occasion of the International Day of Democracy the High Representative Catherine Ashton invited an ENoP delegation to meet her cabinet. The exchange of views focussed on the next steps of the implementation of the council conclusions on democracy support. Please find the full text of the declaration of 15 September below.

A group of 40 students coming from the Corvinus University, Budapest/HU visited ENoP in its premises for an information meeting. On the visiting programm of  their study trip in Brussels were meetings with the European Commission, European Parliament and NATO. The visit was organised by the ENoP member organisation Antall Jozsef Foundation.