18/04/2016 - Roundtable Discussion: "The European Union as an International Actor: Internal - External Security Dimensions" (Thessaloniki)

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of the University of Macedonia invites you to the Roundtable Discussion: “The European Union as an International Actor: Internal - External Security Dimensions” (April 18, 2016 at 17.00 hrs,Conference Hall, 1st floor).

Panelists:
Ambassador Mara Marinaki, EEAS Principal Advisor on Gender and on UNSCR 1325/WPS, European External Action Service
Professor Dr. Sven Biscop, Director, Europe in the World Programme, Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, Visiting Professor, Ghent University & College of Europe
Associate Professor George Voskopoulos, President of the Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia and
Assistant Professor Fotini Bellou, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia
Moderator: Professor Ilias Kouskouvelis, Thucidydes Chair, Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of Macedonia

Questions to be discussed (in English):
- Inevitability of merging EU Internal and External Security Policies
- Soft Power and EU Internal Security
- The impact of the economic and refugee crises upon the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy
- Security as the new raison d'etre of the EU
- The New European Security Strategy
- EU Role for "Women in peace and security".