Conference "The State of the Union" - Europe after Lisbon - Europe in the Globalised World

Afternoon
2. Europe in the Globalised World

Introduction
14.15 Europe, Shaping and Being Shaped by Globalization
Adrienne Héritier, European University Institute

Moderator: Peter Spiegel, Financial Times

Presentations
14.30 The EU External Action and the EEAS
Catherine Ashton, EC Vice President, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

14.45 National Diplomacies and the EEAS
Franco Frattini, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs

15.00 The Role of the EU in the Global World from the Perspective of the EU Presidency
János Martonyi, Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs

15.15 Coffee Break – Sala d’Arme

15.45 The EU and US: The Burden of Global Responsibility
William E. Kennard, US Ambassador to the EU

16.00 The EU Seen from China
Jianmin Wu, President of China Foreign Affairs University

16.15 The EU Seen from Russia
Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation

16.30 Reactions and Coherence of Europe towards the Crisis, from the Balkans to Maghreb
Massimo Nava, Corriere della Sera

16.45 – 17.30 Discussion

By Invitation only