Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Integrating European neighbourhoods
Rue de la loi 155 – 1040 Brussels
PROGRAMME
09.00 Opening remarks
Yves Pascouau, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre
09.05 Presentation of the conceptual and methodological basis of the Concordia Discors project
Ferruccio Pastore and Irene Ponzo, FIERI
Discussant:
Marco Martiniello, CEDEM,
09.45 Local spaces and intergroup relations
Presentation of the Concordia Discors results
Ben Gidley COMPAS,
Discussants:
Maria Lucinda Fonseca, IGOT,
10.30 Q&A session
10.45 Coffee Break
11.15 Panel debate
Building integration from below
Chair: Ferruccio Pastore, FIERI
Nicos Trimikliniotis,
Kinga Göncz, Member of the European Parliament
Luc Van den Brande, Member of the Committee of Regions
Michael Keating, Cohesion and integration strategy for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
12.30 Q&A session
13.00
14.30 Parallel working groups (in EPC Conference room and Max Kohnstamm room, 4th floor)
Working group 1
How do urban spaces affect integration and intergroup relations?
Chair: Ricard Morén Alegret, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Pietro Cingolani, FIERI
Ana Feder, Eurocities
Emmanouil Dardoufas, CIVEX Commission, Committee of the Regions
Ana Maria Sust Soler, Sagrada Familia Library
Working group 2
What can local institutions and civil society do to turn conflict into cooperation?
Chair: Claudia Köhler, EFMS,
Daniele Valle, District 3,
Cristian Pirvulescu, Member of the EESC
Eric De Jonge, BON, Flemish community helpdesk for new migrants in
Tea Garadnay,
16.00 Documentary screening, shot in Concordia Discors cities
16.15 Final plenary session (Polak Room)
Chair: Endre Sik, TARKI
Feedback from working groups
Claudia Köhler and Ricard Morén Alegret
16.30 Q&A session
16.45 Concluding remarks
Stefano Manservisi, Director General for Home Affairs, European Commission
17.00 Q&A session
17.15 End