Global actor for six months - The Swedish EU presidency and its priorities.

On 1 July this year, Sweden took over the EU presidency. During six months Sweden leads the work in the EU and represents the EU in the world. All this means that Sweden is a "substitute global power". So what does Sweden want with its presidency and what opportunities do Sweden have to influence the EU in the direction that we want? The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, UI, is organizing, in cooperation with SIEPS and the Government Office, a tour of Sweden in six cities with the seminar series Stormakt i sex månader, to discuss various aspects of the Swedish EU presidency

In this open seminar you will to find out what it means to lead the EU and what Sweden will do during these six months. Come and listen to some of the leading experts in the field and ask your questions. 

Programme

Moderator:
Jan Joel Andersson, programme manager, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

Speakers:
Göran von Sydow, researcher, Sieps: The Swedish Presidency and its priorities

Jakub Swiecicki, analyst, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs: Enlargement and eastern partnership

Lee Miles, professor, Karlstad University: Swedish, Finnish and Danish EU Presidencies – a comparission

Panel discussion:
Magnus Lindh, researcher, Karlstad University

Andreas Norman, Editor in Chief, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs
with the other speakers and the audience

Time: Tuesday 25 august 2009 at 6-8 pm
Venue: Gamla Wermlandsbanken, Tingvallagatan 13 at Stora torget in Karlstad