Northern Europe – a winner region in the European Union?

INVITATION
Northern Europe – a winner region in the European Union?
5 December 2012 (Wednesday)
Sala Balowa Pałacu Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich,
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 3
The Scientific Foundation Norden Centrum together with the Institute of Social Policy at the University of
Warsaw and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Poland are pleased to invite you to a debate on the reasons
and consequences of the emerging North-South division in the European Union. Why social and economic
performance of the Scandinavian states and Germany is relatively better than that of Mediterranean
countries? What are possible implications for Poland?
PROGRA MME
14:30-15:00 – Coffee/ tea and registration
15:00 – Welcome
- Prof. C. Żołędowski, Director, Institute of Social Policy
- Knut Dethlefsen, Resident Representative of Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Poland
15:05-15:40 – Lecture by Prof. Stein Kuhnle,
University of Bergen and Hertie School of Governance in Berlin
15:40-16:10 – Comments by discussants:
- Prof. Joachim Osiński, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)
- Prof. Mirosław Księżopolski, University of Warsaw (UW)
- Prof. Wojciech Nowiak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (UAM)
16:10-16:30 – Q&A session
Chair: Prof. Włodzimierz Anioł,
University of Warsaw and Norden Centrum
The debate will be held in English and Polish (a simultaneous translation service will be provided).
Participation in the event is free of charge.
REGISTRATION
Due to the limited number of seats, please register your participation in the debate by 3 December 2012, using the form
available at the website www.nordencentrum.pl
Scientific Foundation NORDEN CENTRUM, http://nordencentrum.pl
e-mail: [email protected], tel. 502 485 286