South-east Europe, which has recently had to face a series of crucial events, from Kosovo's declaration of independence to the political crisis in Turkey, is looking impatiently towards the European Union, which is once again engrossed in its institutional reform. The crisis in Georgia this summer may also change the agenda for future EU enlargements. This conference will tackle the implications for the region’s future from the perspective of the impending enlargement of the European Union and of NATO, as well as issues of security, democracy, immigration and the fight against organised crime.

Giuliano Amato, ex-Prime Minister of Italy and President of the International Commission on the Balkans, Ishak Alaton, President of the Alarko Group, Istanbul, and Ivan Krastev, Director of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, will be debating the issues with analysts and political representatives arriving from all the countries in southeast Europe, emphasizing the presence of Bozidar Delic, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Ivica Bocevski, Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia, Gordana Gjurovic, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Edi Rama, Mayor of Tirana and Bajram Rexhepi, Mayor of Mitrovica.

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