Dear members,

UACES organizes a one day conference 'France and Europe: The French EU 
Presidency 2000 in Perspective'.
* If you wish to register, complete the form in the attachment
* Details on the conference:

Friday 9 March 2001, Loughborough University, GB

This one-day conference will examine the French Presidency of the European 
Union, July-December 2000. It will consider the presidency's contribution 
to the ongoing key dossiers of European integration, including the IGC, and 
assess its significance for France's relationship with the European Union. 
The morning session will bring together academics and practitioners seeking 
to provide an overview of the objectives, operation, and main outcomes of 
the six-month presidency. The contributors to the afternoon session will 
debate the policy and political issues central to contemporary French 
European policy.  Both sessions will take the form of a round table, with 
contributions by speakers followed by general discussion.

10:00 - 12:30   Round Table 1:  The European Agenda at Nice
This session will explore the objectives, operation and outcomes of the 
presidency. Each presentation will last 15-20 minutes, leaving at least one 
hour for questions and debate.  Refreshments will be served during the session.
* Denis Simonneau, Spokesman, French Permanent Representation to the 
European Union, Brussels
'La présidence française vue de Bruxelles' (in French; questions can be 
taken in English)
* Jean-Pascal Daloz, CNRS Research Fellow, Institut d'Études Politiques de 
Bordeaux
'How do French EU Policy-Makers see Themselves? A Reflective View from 
Inside the Presidency'
* Florence Deloche-Gaudez, Chargé de mission, Institut d'Études Politiques 
de Paris, and Consultant to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Centre 
d'analyse et de prévision)
'Vers une évaluation de la présidence française de l'UE, 2000' (In French; 
questions can be taken in English)
* Alistair Cole, Research Professor, School of European Studies, Cardiff, 
University of Wales
'The Franco-German Relationship at Nice'

12:30 - 14:00   Lunch

14:00 - 17:00   Round Table 2:  The French Agenda At Nice
This session, following the same format as the morning round table, will 
address the key issues facing French decision-makers when making European 
policy. Refreshments will be served during the session.
* Vivien Schmidt, Professor of International Relations, Boston University 
USA; and from January-June 2001, Visiting Professor, Centre européen, 
Institut d'Études Politiques de France
'French Democracy and Institutions: the Challenge of European Integration'
* Jolyon Howorth, Professor of French Civilisation and Jean Monnet 
Professor of European Politics, Department of European Studies and Modern 
Languages, Bath University, GB
'CESDP after the French Presidency: Now for the Real Problems'
* Susan Milner, Reader in European Studies, Bath University, GB
'The French and European Social Models'
* David Howarth, Lecturer, Department of Politics, Queen Mary and Westfield 
College, London, GB
'The French Pursuit of Economic Government'

Conference organised on behalf of UACES by Helen Drake, Dept of European 
Studies, Loughborough University.
UACES is grateful for the financial support from the European Commission 
(subject to official confirmation),
the East Midlands Jean Monnet Centre based at Loughborough University,
and the French Politics and Policy Standing Group of the Political Studies 
Association (subject to confirmation).

UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION FOR CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES
UACES Secretariat, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, GB
Tel:+ 44 (0)20 7240 0206  Fax: + 44 (0)20 7836 2350.  E-mail 
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