Panel discussion: Challenges and Opportunities of Leadership within the Context of EU Accession: Croatia as a Case Study

The University of Graz in cooperation with the Regional Government of Styria (FA 1E), the Diocese Graz-Seckau and the COMECE kindly invites you to participate in the panel discussion:

Challenges and Opportunities of Leadership within the Context of EU Accession: Croatia as a Case Study

On July 1, 2013 Croatia will become the 28th member state of the European Union after a long application process. Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003, negotiations took place between 2005 and 2011. The panel will discuss political, economic, social, historical, and cultural issues relating to the aspect of leadership – both on side of the EU as well as of Croatia – in terms of challenges and opportunities faced within this process. In addition, the panel will attempt an outlook on the enlargement policy of the EU and the challenges and opportunities this provides for the member states and the neighbouring regions.

Introduction: 

• LR Christian Buchmann, Minister for Economy, Europe and Culture of the Regional Government of Styria
  Styrian Focus on Croatia: Fostering future relations of Styria and Croatia
• Richard Kühnel , Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Austria
  Croatia's EU accession: Chances for transformation

Panel:

• Prof. Florian Bieber, University of Graz, Centre for South-Eastern European Studies
• Prof. Tomislav Boric, University of Graz
• Prof. Johan Verstraaten, University of Leuven

Chair:  Prof. Roberta Maierhofer, University of Graz

This event takes place in the framework of the 7th International Summerschool Seggau
(http://international.uni-graz.at/seggausummerschool/).

Please confirm your participation by July 6th by email to manuela.dorsch(at)uni-graz.at