11 december 2015 – Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Hlboká cesta 2, Bratislava

10:30 – 10:45    Welcome/Opening Remarks

10:45 – 12:15    Migration and Refugees: A European Response to a Common Challenge?

How can we best protect Schengen? How should we handle applicants for asylum across the EU? Which is the best way to control the flow of refugees from EU neighbourhoods?

12:15 – 13:15    Lunch Discussion: The Slovak EU Council Presidency

13:15 – 14:45    Advancing EU Energy Policy: Internal and External Dimensions

How to assess the progress of the Energy Union? How liberal are gas and electricity markets in the EU? Can Nord Stream 2 contribute to the EU’s energy security? How is the Energiewende affecting relations between Berlin and the V4 countries? How to use EU energy policy to include and stabilise Eastern partners.

14:45 – 15:00    Concluding Remarks

Meeting was organized thanks to the kind support of:

– Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Bratislava
– Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic