12 October - 14 December 2004 Brussels, Belgium
AUTUMN LECTURE SERIES ON THE EU AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS

This series of meetings are organized by the Institute for European Studies and the Department of Human Ecology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in cooperation with the Flemish Environment and Nature Council. The lectures will cover topics such as: The EU Sustainable Development Strategy: A First Assessment 3 Years After Göteborg; Sustainable Development and Political Union; Global Sustainable Development and Multilateralism: Towards a Partnership between Japan and the EU?; The EU’s Global Leadership on Sustainable Development: Myth or Reality?”; The New Constitution: A Charter for Sustainable Development in Europe?; Achievements and Challenges for National Sustainable Development Strategies in the EU: A Governance Perspective; The EU Sustainable Development Strategy: The Role of the Private Sector; Democratization, Economic Transition and Sustainable Development: A Perspective from the EU’s New Member States and Neighbors; and Promoting Sustainable Development: Belgium’s Role in the EU and the UN.  

dates: 12 October-14 December 2004  
location: Brussels, Belgium  
contact: Institute for European Studies  
phone: 32-2-629-1222  
fax: 32-2-629-1809  
e-mail: ies@vub.ac.be  
www: http://www.ies.be/