Europe Day Public Address: Identity of Europe: to give Europe a soul or "European Narrative"

Dr Erhard Busek is former Austrian Vice Chancellor, Federal Minister for Science and Research and Federal Minister for Education. Among his many current appointments, he is Director of the EURussia Centre, Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe and Jean Monnet Professor (ad personam). Dr Busek has a long-standing history and involvement in European affairs and development. He also has an extensive and illustrious career contributing to areas of research, scholarship, policy development and public service. Dr Busek is the President of the Vienna Economic Forum, Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe and Chairman of the University Council of the Medical University of Vienna. Betweeen 2002 and 2008, Dr Busek worked in Brussels as Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and from 2009 – 2011 he was President of the International Center for Advanced and Comparative EU-Russia (NIS) Research in Vienna. He has been Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic in questions concerning the Western Balkans and was the Special Representative of the Austrian Government for the Enlargement of the European Union between 2000 – 2001. Dr Busek has held the position of Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for the City of Vienna, been a Member of the Austrian Parliament, General Secretary of the Austrian People’s Party and Secretary of the Parliament of the Austrian National Council.

What is Europe Day?
Europe Day is celebrated annually on 9 May, a date chosen to mark the anniversary of the historic ‘Schuman Declaration’. Schuman’s proposal is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union.

 

Date & time

Wed 04 May 2016, 12am

Location

ANU Centre for European Studies Th e Nye Hughes Room, Bldg 67C, 1 Liversidge St, ANU Acton ACT 2601

Speakers

Dr Erhard Busek

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