The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group Chairman of the Board European Policy Centre Srdjan Majstorović is Chairman of the Governing Board of the European Policy Centre – CEP, a Belgrade - based think tank. Previously, he served as Deputy Director of the Serbian European Integration Office and member of the Negotiating Team for Accession of the Republic of Serbia to the European Union in charge of political criteria and rule of law chapters 23 and 24. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade, Department of International Relations, and attained his MA degree at the University of Graz, Karl-Franzens Faculty of Law, Department of European Integration and Regionalism. Mr. Majstorovic is also member of the Governing Board of the Open Society Foundation Serbia. Areas of expertise: EU enlargement, EU accession negotiations, regional cooperation, good governance, rule of law, international relations Languages: English, Italian, French
Tuesday 29
12.45 - 13.45
WHAT FUTURE FOR EU ENLARGEMENT AND THE WESTERN BALKANS? ASSESSING THE NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AFTER THE RECENT EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
Metropol Palace Hotel
A panel on the outlook of the new Von der Layen Commission, its priorities, a profile of relevant Commissioners (i.e. Enlargement) and how they might have changed due to the results of the recent European Elections.