They already completed the first part of the programme: the two-week Summer Academy in Germany from 30 August to 13 September 2008. Both in Berlin and in Neuhardenberg castle, the participants were able to discuss with and learn from prominent experts in their respective fields, from the EU, the US and from Southeast Europe. The EU and its role in Southeast Europe were at stake in most of the issues debated. Moreover, participants had the chance to enhance their professional skills thanks to different practical workshops. They had also the opportunity to make the acquaintance of the high-level professionals from the TRANSFUSE network and to attend a discussion with Ivan Krastev, from the Centre for Liberal Studies in Sofia.
This year again, the Academy included a cultural programme with, amongst others, a rally and a sightseeing tour in Berlin, a visit to Frankfurt (Oder), as well as an intercultural evening and a cinema event featuring a documentary by a director from the region.
The participants are now back in their home countries, working in small cross-border groups to implement joint activities on EU-relevant topics in Southeast Europe by March 2009. For more information, please visit Joint Activities.
The final event of the Programme – a five-day seminar – will be organised in Belgium, both in Brussels and in Bruges. The participants will have the opportunity to meet policy-makers from the EU and NATO and discuss with them, in the institutions’ premises, a number of issues that concern Southeast Europe and its future. This five-day seminar will also include a day at the College of Europe in Bruges, as well as a visit to one of the donors of the Programme, the King Baudouin Foundation.
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