Dr. Gabriele Kötschau
Legal and Political Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
Plan of lectures, KielUniversity, Summer term 2011
I.Tuesday,12 April 2011, 14.00 – 18.00 (Leibnizstrasse 6, room 1-2)
14:00– 16:00h:Mare Balticum - history and development
16:00– 18:00 h:Political and legal challenges in the Baltic Sea Region
The dates for the following lectures will be agreed with the listeners.
II.Tuesday,26 April2011 (or Tu, 3 May, Tu, 10 May oder Fr, 6 May), 14 – 18.00:
14 - 16 h:Activitiesof International Organisations in the Baltic Sea Regionand their role in European integration and cooperation
4. 16 - 18 h:The role of the European Union in developing the Baltic Sea Region –cooperation with regional organisations in the Baltic Sea Region, EU Baltic Sea Strategy and the cooperation with the Russian Federation
III. Friday,13 May 2011 (or Tu, 17 May. or Tu, 24 May), 10.30 – 15.00
EuropeanCenter for Minority Issues (ECMI), Schiffbrücke 12, 24939 Flensburg, (eventually together withFlensburgUniversity and Syddansk University Odense/Sonderborg
Legal and political situation of minorities in the Baltic Sea Region
Model Schleswig-Holstein with options for improvement?
IV. Tuesday,14 June 2011 (or Tu, 24 May or Fr, 7 June), 14:00 – 16:00 h
European Neighbourhood Policy –an instrument for the cooperation with neighbouring countries in the Baltic Sea Region
(especially Belarus and Ukraine)
V.Wednesday,22 June 2011, 16.00 – 17.00 h
H.E. Andrei Giro, Ambassador of the Republicof Belarus to Germany:Belarus and her role in the Baltic Sea Region Cooperation
17.00 – 18.00 h: Resume:(Why) is the Baltic Sea Region so particular?
-Political and geographic situation
-Minorites (result of ECMI- discussions)
-Neighbouring countries (e.g. Belarus, Ukraine)
-Model for other regions in Europe?