Last Call for Applications &
Opportunities in the Field of Cultural Diplomacy
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, we are writing to you now to bring to your attention a number of new exciting opportunities in the Field of Cultural Diplomacy (outlined below) as well as information about our upcoming major programs (outlined below) hosted by the ICD in partnership with other leading organizations.
We warmly encourage you to explore our upcoming conferences (see detailed information below) and would be grateful if you could forward the information to anyone you feel might be interested in participating.
We are currently accepting applications for the following events:
The Berlin International Economics Congress 2012 (BIEC)
"Building Economic Bridges: Integrating Cultural Diplomacy into Nation Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Governance"
(Berlin, March 7th – 10th, 2012)
The speakers during the conference will include leading figures and experts from international economics and politics, academia, the diplomatic community, civil society and the private sector, from across the world. These speakers will include a number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board. Speakers for the Conference Include:
· The Hon. Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia
· Dr. Eric Stark Maskin (Economist, Nobel Prize Laureate)
· Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi (Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development/ UNCTAD)
· The Hon. Richard Boucher (Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD)
We are also accepting applications for the following events:
(For the complete ICD Calendar 2012 click here)
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| Press Release 07/2012 | 21 February 2012 |
| Civil Society representatives address the economic crisis with President Barroso and Vice-President Almunia | |
| The 478th plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee, to be held on February 22-23, will address civil society's main concerns about the current economic crisis and its social consequences. On Wednesday, President José Manuel Barroso is going to explain the European Commission's position on the Europe 2020 Strategy and outline the preparation of the Spring European Council. President Barroso and EESC President Staffan Nilsson will sign the renewed EC/EESC Cooperation Protocol. Also on Wednesday, President Nilsson will mark the mid-term of his mandate and look at challenges ahead. On Thursday, the Vice-President of the European Commission Joaquín Almunia will discuss the reform of State aid with the EESC. Venue: European Commission's Charlemagne building: meeting room S3, 1040 Brussels Start: 14:30, Wednesday, February 22 Streaming: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-478th-plenary-session-live-stream The opinions and topics to be voted at the upcoming plenary session include: Annual Growth Survey 2012 With a view to the Spring European Council, the Committee discusses its opinion on the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) and highlights its priorities for action at both national and EU levels for 2012. The need for forward-looking, growth-enhancing reforms and for these to be concretely implemented in all member states is emphasised. Additionally, the Committee reiterates the necessity for all three aspects of growth - smart, sustainable and inclusive - to be interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Concern regarding grave austerity measures within the AGS is expressed in the draft opinion. The opinion suggests a carefully crafted balance between fiscal consolidation and growth. A Committee consensus, concerning the European semester, purports the need for full involvement of organised civil society. How to involve civil society in financial regulation Inadequate regulation and supervision of financial markets are considered main causes of the financial crisis. Consequently, this matter should be recognised as a major concern to civil society, whose interests are largely under-represented in the sector. The EESC is well positioned to rectify the lack of civil society involvement since it includes representatives of financial industry associations, consumer organisations and trade unions. The opinion not only encourages European institutions and member states to count on civil society; it urges civil society to make their voices heard and calls upon the financial industry and other actors, including academia, think tanks and media to also play their part. Growth and sovereign debt in the EU: two innovative proposals The EESC considers the Euro problem to be primarily political rather than economic. Therefore, the solution lies in changing economic policies, boosting competitiveness and consolidating fairness, solidarity and cohesion. The EESC's proposal advocates the introduction of two complementary but distinct EU bonds: Union bonds for stabilising debt and Eurobonds for recovery and growth. Additionally, a share of the net inflows into Eurobonds is suggested to be used to finance a European venture capital fund. Measurable EU targets for specific groups in employment policy required In the coming years Europe will navigate an exceedingly fraught employment situation. Austerity measures pose risks of increasing poverty and social exclusion, affecting the most disadvantaged groups, especially young people. The EESC claims that, despite the crisis, national and EU funding for employment should be maintained or even increased, where needed. Tackling unemployment should take high priority in the new guidelines of the European Council. A speedy, targeted and coordinated investment should be carried out to ensure a high employment impact, accompanied by measurable targets for women, young people, older workers and other vulnerable groups. A Convention to protect the social acquis in upcoming treaty amendments The EESC welcomes Commission and Member States’ efforts to improve economic and budgetary coordination for the EU. However, the EESC dismisses the current structure of the European Economic Governance, as it primarily focuses on economic policy, leaving social aspects aside. Converse to and in contrast with EU2020 goals the austerity measures will have negative repercussions for access to and quality of services, and could damage growth, employment and social inclusion. The posed risk assumes that the increasing national and regional disparities can reduce economic and social cohesion and in turn constitute a threat to European integration. The EESC stresses the importance of assessing the social impact of the new economic governance rules and calls for a Convention to be set up with representatives of European and national parliaments, social partners and the EESC to establish a strategy for securing social progress during future treaty amendments. Trans-European network "Trans-European network" is likely to be the buzz-phrase of the February plenary session, as the Committee intends to adopt a range of opinions on telecoms, transport and energy networks in Europe. It will tackle the financing of these networks head-on and is expected to embrace the idea of EU bonds for infrastructure projects. "This should trigger a multiplier effect by leveraging the public and private capital required for investment needs estimated at EUR 1 000 billion", said Raymond Hencks (Luxembourg, Workers' Group), rapporteur for one of the opinions. For further information please contact: Karin Füssl Head of the EESC Press Unit Tel.:+32 2 546 8722 | |
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Romania / 2010 / 100 mins / Dir: Marian Crişan / Romanian (with English subtitles)
Cast: András Hatházi, Yilmaz Yalcin and Elvira Rimbu
The Tricycle Cinema in Kilburn, North London has included a special screenings of the Romanian film, Morgen as part of its International Film Season. The season celebrates the International submissions to the Foreign Language Film category at the 2012 Oscars.
Nelu, lead character of Morgen, works as a security guard in the local supermarket in Salonta, a small town on the Romanian-Hungarian border and a key crossing point for illegal immigrants to Hungary and the West. For Nelu, each day is the same. Fishing in the river at dawn, then work, and finally home with his wife.
One morning, Nelu “fishes” something different out of the river: a Turkish man trying to cross the border… The two men are unable to communicate with words, but Nelu provides the illegal emigrant with clothes, food, shelter and a far-fetched promise to help him accomplish his journey.
Following the screening, lead actor Andras Hathazi, will take part in a Q&A.
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| PRESS RELEASE No 06/2012 | 9 February 2012 |
| EESC calls on world leaders to commit to a concrete action plan on the road to Rio | |
| The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted a conference on sustainable development on 7 and 8 February. The outcome of the conference debates is a set of recommendations from European civil society to EU and global leaders, ahead of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in EESC president Staffan Nilsson explained that "the Rio+20 summit will not solve the world's problems overnight; however it will be able to harness the will to act and give new momentum to sustainable development". He urged political leaders to agree at the Rio+20 summit on additional measures to improve effective civil society involvement in reform processes and encouraged civil society to take global responsibility and continue pushing for a Rio+20 outcome capable of meeting the challenges the planet is facing. "Civil society's thinking and action for the The two days featured many prominent speakers, including Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, and Brice Lalonde, Executive Coordinator of the UN Rio+20 Conference. Mr Lalonde praised the Committee for its work of channelling European civil society's requests and underlined EESC members' efforts to raise public awareness about sustainable development and climate change. He noted that the - urges European negotiators to place much greater emphasis on the social dimension of sustainable development; - stresses that eradicating poverty and securing access to enough food, clean water and sustainable energy for all must be a top priority on the - calls on Member States to commit to sustainable development and reduce their resource consumption; - calls on political leaders to commit to a green economy roadmap, with clear goals and monitoring mechanisms; - calls for the creation of a new United Nations agency for the environment. The conference "Go sustainable, be responsible – European civil society on the Road to Rio+20" is the latest in a series of initiatives that the EESC has pursued over the last few years in the field of sustainable development. This two-day event in | |
| The full conference conclusions are available on the EESC website. For further information, please contact: Karin Füssl, Head of the EESC Press Unit Tel.:+32 2 546 8722 | |
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