European Union Studies - The Jean Monnet Chair

Activities

European Union-United States Relations: Comparisons and Current Issues

Thursday, November 19, 2009, 9:50-11:05 am
Room 1393, Third Floor, 1000 Building, Miami-Dade College, North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33167

Introduction:
Michael Lenaghan
Miami Dade Community College

Presentation:
Joaquín Roy
University of Miami

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The Union for the Mediterranean and the EU Neighborhood Policy

Monday, November 16, 2009, 5:00 pm
Merrick 307, University of Miami

Presentation:
Astrid Boening
University of Miami

This is an activity to commemorate the 25 years (1985-2010) of Spain’s membership in the EU, and to celebrate the Spanish presidency of the EU Council (January-June 2010)

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Cross border practice of law: a view from Europe

Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:30 pm
Room A110A, School of Law, University of Miami

Introduction:
Caroline Bradley
School of Law, University of Miami

Presentation:
Ramón Mullerat
University of Barcelona and KPMG Abogados

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The adaptation of Spain’s law to the European Union legislation

Monday, November 9, 2009, 5pm
Merrick 307, University of Miami

Opening words:
Santiago Cabanas
Consul General of Spain

Presentation:
Ramón Mullerat
University of Barcelona and KPMG Abogados

Moderator: Ambler H. Moss, Jr. University of Miami

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The European Union at the crossroads: results of the Irish referendum (held Friday, October 2) on the Lisbon Treaty

Monday, October 5, 2009, 5pm
Merrick 307, University of Miami

Moderator: Ambler H. Moss, Professor of International Studies

Participants:
Christophe Arnau, Press Attaché, Consulate of France
María Lorca, Instructor in International Economics
Klaus Ranner, Consul General of Germany
Marco Rocca, Consul General of Italy

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Lisbon Fado: The European Union under Reform

Friday, June 5, 8:30am
Board Room, Bankers Club, One Biscayne Tower, 12th Floor, Miami, Florida

Joaquin Roy, University of Miami
Roberto Dominguez, Suffolk University, Boston Co-Editors

Prefaces by:

Jose Socrates, Prime Minister of Brazil
Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission

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Lisbon Fado: The European Union under Reform

Saturday, May 30, 10:30am
Florida Atlantic University, Live Oaks Pavillon (A and B), 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431

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UM Ph. D. graduates Markus Thiel (FIU), Aimee Kanner (FAU), Roberto Domínguez (Suffok University), and Joaquín Roy

The development aid programs of Spain in Latin America

Monday, April 20th, 11:15am-12:05pm
LC 182, University of Miami

José Antonio Sanahuja
Universidad Complutense of Madrid

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The European Union relations with the United States: cooperation and conflict in trade and security

Monday, April 20th, 4:30-6:00pm
MB 306, University of Miami

Sergio Fabbrini
University of Trento, Italy

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A Reconquest of America?: Spain’s membership in the EU and its impact on its relationship with Latin America

Monday, April 13th, 4:30-6:00pm
MB 306, University of Miami

Sebastián Royo
Suffolk University, Boston

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Regionalism and the European Union

Monday, April 6th, 3:30-6:00pm
Memorial 200, University of Miami

Co-chairs: Joaquín Roy, University of Miami
Elizabeth Pruegl, Florida International University

Session I: The nature of the EU and regional integration

Karine Silva, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brazil
“The legacy of the message of Jean Monnet today”
Vivien Schmidt, Boston University
“Europe as a menu”
Philippe de Lombaerde, United Nations University/ CRIS, Brugge, Belgium
”The Problem of Comparison in Comparative Regionalism”
Comments: Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University, Boston

Session II: The EU: a reference for Latin America and Asia?

Felix Peña, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires
“MERCOSUR or UNASUR?”
Fernando Rueda-Junquera, Universidad de Burgos, Spain.
“Central American integration: progress or stagnation?”
Katja Weber, Georgia State University, “The EU and ASEAN: Light Years
Apart, Yet Success Stories in Their Own Right”
Comments: Laura Gómez-Mera, University of Miami

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Global Trade Governance and the G-20: Opportunities for Developing Countries

Monday, April 6th, 11:15am-12:05pm
LC 180, University of Miami

Félix Peña

Félix Peña is Director of the Institute of International Trade of the Standard Bank Foundation and of the Jean Monnet Module and Interdisciplinary Center of International Studies at Tres de Febrero National University (UNTREF). Member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI). President of the Academic Council of Export-Ar Foundation. Member of Brains Trust, Evian Group.

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The European Union: A Model of Integration and Overlapping Identities

Thursday, April 2nd, 7:00-8:20pm
Room 2147 (Building 2), Miami-Dade College, Kendall

Joaquín Roy
Jean Monnet Professor
Director, European Union Center
University of Miami

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Perspectives on European Union (EU) Relations with Cuba

Tuesday, March 24th, 8:30-10:00am
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Joaquín Roy
Jean Monnet Professor
Director, European Union Center
University of Miami

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The Euro as an Economic and Political Stabilizer for the Eurozone

Monday, March 9th, 9:00-10:00am
Ferré 123, University of Miami

María Lorca-Susino

Members of the Dissertation Committee:
Caroline Bradley, Professor of Law
Michael Connolly, Professor of Economics
Francesc Granell, University of Barcelona
Ambler H. Moss, Jr, University of Miami, Professor of International Studies
Joaquín Roy, Professor of International Studies, Chair

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From the Barcelona Process to the Union for the Mediterranean: Sectors and Levels of Integration and Trust in the Mediterranean region

Monday, March 9th, 10:00-11:00am
Ferré 123, University of Miami

Astrid Boening

Members of the Dissertation Committee:
Michael Connolly, Professor of Economics
Francesc Granell, University of Barcelona
Ambler H. Moss, Jr, Professor of International Studies
Elizabeth Prugel, Florida International University
Joaquín Roy, Professor of International Studies, Chair

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The European Union relations with the United States: cooperation and conflict in trade and security

Monday, March 9th, 4:30-6:00pm
MB 306, University of Miami

Francesc Granell
University of Barcelona

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The European Union and Russia: A dangerous relationship?

Monday, March 2, 4:30-6:00pm
Learning Center 170, University of Miami

Heinrich Vogel, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin University of Amsterdam
Presenter: Roger Kanet, University of Miami
Closing Words: Klaus Ranner, Consul General of Germany

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EU, NATO, and European Defense Integration

Monday, February 23rd, 3:30-6:00pm
MB 306, University of Miami

Presented By Joe Wallis
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Headquarters Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia

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Italy in the European Union

Monday, February 16th, 4:30-6:00pm
MB 306, University of Miami

Presented By Federiga Bindi
University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, and Brookings Institution

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The Treaty of Lisbon: The European Union under reform

Tuesday, January 27, 4:30-6:00pm
GS 107, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Ratón

Joaquín Roy, Jean Monnet Professor and Director of the EU Center, University of Miami
Presenter: Aimee Kanner, Florida Atlantic University

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US Policy towards Cuba: A European Perspective

Tuesday, December 9, 7:00pm
Casa Bacardi, 1531 Brescia Avenue
Coral Gables Campus, University of Miami

Cost: $10.00

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Havana, Cuba

Introduction: Jaime Suchlicki, Director of Cuban and Cuban-American Studies and Emilio Bacardi Moreau, Proffessor of History, University of Miami

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US Policy towards Cuba: Problems and Opportunities for the Incoming Obama Administration

Wednesday, December 3, 12:00-2:00pm
Wesley Gallery, College of Arts and Sciences

Roundtable Lunch with Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff

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Europe’s Constitution: the EU Treaties

Tuesday, November 18, 3:30-6:30pm
Merrick Building 307, University of Miami

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The European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy: Past development and prospects after the US presidential election

Tuesday, November 11, 3:30
Merrick Building 306, University of Miami

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
European Commission
EU Fellow, University of Miami, Fall 2008
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"Human Rights Promotion from A European Union Perspective: Development, Challenges and Prospects"

Wednesday, November 19, 3:30-5:00pm
FIU, University Park, GL 220

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
European Commission
EU Fellow, University of Miami, Fall 2008
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"Coming to the USA: Men, Women, and Labor across the Atlantic in the Age of Mass Migration"

Thursday, November 6, 2:00-3:30pm
FIU, University Park, MARC International Pavilion

Dr. Ferdinando Fasce
Professor of North American History
University of Genoa, Italy
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"US/EU relationship with Russia"

Wednesday, October 29, 2:00-3:30pm
FIU, University Park, GL 220

Hon. Ian Bond
Political Counselor for Foreign Policy and Security issues at the British Embassy in DC
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"What does it mean to be European"

Tuesday, October 28, 3:00-4:30pm
FIU, University Park, GL 220

By European Students

"Campus France - The French Universities"

Wednesday, October 15, 2:00-3:30pm
FIU, University Park, GL 220

Mr. Christian Joly
Cultural Attache in Charge of the Universities
French Embassy in Washington DC
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"The French Presidency of the European Union"

Tuesday, October 14, 5:00pm
Merrick 306, University of Miami

Philippe Vongradoff
Consul General of France
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"The EU, International Organizations and Global Governance"

Monday, October 13, 2:00-3:30pm
FIU, University Park, MARC International Pavilion

Professor Roger A. Coate
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina
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"Transportation and The Creation of an Integral European Economy since 1945"

Wednesday, October 8, 2:00-3:30pm
FIU, University Park, GL 220

Dr. Richard Vahrenkamp
Professor of Production Economy and Logistics, University of Kassel, Germany

The European Commission: development and challenges

Tuesday, September 30, 5:00pm
Merrick 306, University of Miami

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
European Commission
EU Fellow, University of Miami
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Europe’s Relations with Cuba: The Role of the European Union and Spain

Monday, September 29, 7:00 PM.
Eaton Residential College, Faculty Master’s Apartment University of Miami, 1211 Dickinson Drive

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
European Commission
Joaquín Roy
Director, European Union Center, University of Miami
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Europe’s Relations with Cuba: The Role of the European Union and Spain

Wednesday, September 24, 3:30 PM.
Merrick 307 University of Miami

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff
European Commission
Joaquín Roy
Director, European Union Center, University of Miami
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Seminars

Timothy Shaw University of the West Indies, Trinidad, “The current state of regional integration in the Americas”	April 21, 2008, 5:00 pm	The European Union and Latin American Integration
Film Projection	April 14, 2008, 3:30 pm	"Nous nous sommes tant haïs !" (The Birth of the European Union)
Chair: Caroline Bradley, University of Miami School of Law Panel: John Flood, University of Westminster, United Kingdom; Visiting Professor, University of Miami, "Will there be fallout from Clementi? The global repercussions for the legal profession after the Legal Services Act 2007" Ramon Mullerat, KPMG Abogados/University of Barcelona Law School, “Different approaches of civil law and the common law lawyers in Europe and the United States, regarding litigation and arbitration” Comments: Robert Rosen, University of Miami School of Law	April 4, 2008, 9:00 am	Law Practice in the European Union and the United States
Angelos Pangratis	April 2, 2008, 11:30 am	European Union’s Current Issues
Chair: Ambler H. Moss, Jr. University of Miami Panel: Joaquín Roy, University of Miami, “The Ibero-American Summits”. Julia Schmied, University of Brasilia, Brazil, “The Foreign Policy of Brazil towards Spain and the European Union” Albert Galinsoga, University of Lleida, Spain, “legal and constitutional aspects of the foreign policy of Spain towards Latin America”	March 31, 2008, 4:30 pm	Spain’s Relations with Latin America
Chair: Ambler H. Moss, Jr. University of Miami Panel: Joaquín Roy, University of Miami, “EU’s relations with the Andean region: the case of Colombia”. Julia Schmied, University of Brasilia, Brazil, “MERCOSUR’s institutional and juridical structure, in comparison with the EU” Laura Gómez-Mera, University of Miami, “MERCOSUR’s successes and shortcomings: a comparison with the EU”	March 24, 2008, 4:30 pm	The European Union’s relations with South America
Joaquin Roy, Director, European Union Center, University of Miami	March 18, 2008, 7:00 pm	The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939): Background and Consequences An introduction to the film “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Presentation: Joaquin Roy, Director, European Union Center, University of Miami Introduction: Yvonne Gavela, Department of modern Languages	March 18, 2008, 11:30 am	Spain’s March 9 Elections
Chair: Ambler Moss, University of Miami Panel: Joaquin Roy, University of Miami, “The process of San José: EU’s policy towards Central America and its integration” Gustavo Vega, El Colegio de México, México, "NAFTA and CAFTA compared” Wendy Grenade, University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados, “The current state of CARICOM”	March 17, 2008, 4:30 pm	The European Union and Regional Integration: Central America and the Caribbean
Chair: Joaquin Roy Panel: Roberto Domínguez, Suffolk University, “The European Union, the United States and Mexico: regional integration or cooperation? Luk Van Laghenhove, Center for Regional Integration Studies, United Nations University, Brugge, Belgium, “The EU and global governance” Francesc Granell, University of Barcelona, “The EU Development policy” Comments: Laura Gómez-Mera, University of Miami	March 3, 2008, 4:30 pm	The European Union, Regional Integration and World Governance
Anthony Smallwood (European Commission)	February 27, 2008, 10.00 am	The European Union Economic Policies: what Americans should know
Panel I: Internal dimension Chair: Elizabeth Pruegl, Panel: Lavinia Bucsa, Markus Thiel, Panel II: External projection Chair: Ambler Moss, Panel: Astrid B. Boening, Frank Ortoleva, María Lorca, Keynote presentation: Finn Laursen,	February 25, 2008, 3:30 pm	Conference: The European Union and Regional Integration
Paul Hockenos	February 25, 2008, 2:00 pm	Book presentation :"Joschka Fischer and the Making of the Berlin Republic”
Manuel Alcantara	February 18, 2008, 5:00 pm	How Latin America is Studied in Europe: A View from Spain
Per Norström and Hanna Lambert Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs	February 14, 2008, 11:00 am	Sweden's Relations with Latin America
Joaquin Roy	November 29, 2007, 8:30 am	The European Union: History, Institutions, Policies
Joaquin Roy	November 16, 2007, 10:30 pm	El Tratado de Reforma de la Unión Europea
Markus Thiel	November 12, 2007, 04:30 pm	European Identity
Astrid B. Boening	November 5, 2007, 04:30 pm	The EU’s Mediterranean Policy
Ambler Moss	October 29, 2007, 04:30 pm	The Role of the EU member countries at the United Nations
Joaquin Roy and Roberto Dominguez	October 26, 2007, 04:00 pm	After Vienna: Dimensions of the Relationship between the European Union and the Latin America-Caribbean Region
Joaquin Roy and Francesc Granell	October 25, 2007, 10:00 am	The €uro and the Dollar in the Global Economy
Laura Gomez-Mera	October 22, 2007, 04:00 pm	The International Political Economy: the place of the EU
Caroline Bradley	October 15, 2007, 04:00 pm	EU’s Justice, Freedom and Security Policies: Immigration, citizenship and police cooperation
Maria Lorca	October 4, 2007, 12:00 pm	The Euro And The U.S. Dollar
Joaquin Roy	October 4, 2007, 12:00 pm	After Vienna: Dimensions of the Relationship between the European Union and the Latin America-Caribbean Region
Rita Giacalone	October 1, 2007, 4:30 pm	Possibilities and Limits of EU international behavior vis-a-vis developing nations
Louise Davidson-Schmich	September 12, 2007	Becoming Party Politicians: Eastern German State Legislators in the Decade Following Democratization
Joaquin Roy	September 7, 2007	The European Union failed Constitution and the New Reform Treaty
Joaquin Roy	September 6, 2007	After Vienna: Dimensions of the Relationship between the European Union and the Latin America-Caribbean Region
Joaquin Roy	May 30, 2007	The European Union: What Americans should know
Angelos Pangratis	March 29, 2007, 12:30 pm	EU Security and Defense policy: Partnership with the US
Panel, chaired by Dr. Markus Thiel Panelists: Hon. Philipe Vinogradoff, Dr. Tatiana Kostadinova, Dr. Nicol Rae, Dr. Joaquin Roy	March 28, 2007	"What does it mean to be European"
Conference and Workshops directed by Joaquin Roy	March 26, 2007. 9.15 am - 5.00 pm	The European Union, Fifty Years after the Treaty of Rome (March 25, 1957): The EU Model in the Americas, Asia and Africa
Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff	February 16, 2007, 2:30 pm	The European Unin's Development Cooperation Policy: The case of Cuba
Astrid B. Boening	November 6, 2006, 4:30 pm	European Identity
David Abraham, Maria Ilcheva and Markus Thiel, with comments by Roger Kanet, University of Miami	October 30, 2006, 4:45 pm	Towards the Completion of Europe: Analysis and Perspectives of the New European Union Enlargement
Ambler Moss	October 23, 2006	The role of EU Member States in the United Nations: the cases of the United Kingdom and France
Riccardo Casale	October 16, 2006, 4:30 pm	The European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO)
Katja Mirwaldt	October 9, 2006, 4:30 pm	Borders and free movement of citizens: Schengen and 'fortress Europe'.
Joaquin Roy	October 2, 2006, 6:30 pm	European Union-Cuba relations before, during and after the Castro’s illness crisis
Joaquin Roy	October 12, 2006, 5:00 pm	The European Union perception and policy towards Cuba
Pedro Gomis-Porqueras	October 2, 2006, 3:00 pm	The Euro, the Dollar and their Central Banks
Riccardo Casale	September 25, 2006, 4:30 pm	The European Union’s Environmental Policies
Riccardo Casale	September 18, 2006, 4:30 pm	The European Commission: Background and Today’s Challenges