The College of Europe organised a cycle of conferences on the EU enlargement at the premises of the
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Alicante, Spain.
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Dates
From February to December 2003, 10 relevant personalities from the academic, diplomatic and political spheres visited the OHIM with the aim of making its staff acquainted with the new member states.
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Programme
The conferences were structured in two parts: at first the speakers presented an overview of their respective countries’ historical, cultural and geopolitical characteristics. The second half of the presentation was devoted to analyse the consequences of their accession to the European Union and the long-term implications, both for the EU and for the new Member-State.
The conferences gave rise to highly participatory and lively debates between the audience and the speakers.
To complement and update the overview of the situation of the EU after enlargement an additional conference was organised in May 2004. It focused on the work of the Convention for the Future of Europe and the innovations brought in by the draft Constitutional Treaty.
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Participants
The conferences were open to all the staff of the OHIM. Speakers addressed the audience either in English, French or Spanish. Each time, simultaneous translation was provided into the other two languages.
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Cycle of Conferences on Enlargement 
