In December 2007 Mr. Frans Timmermans, Minister of European Affairs in the Government of the Netherlands, and Mr. Pierre Moscovici, former French Minister for European Affairs from 1997-2002 and current member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the French National Assembly visited the IIEA to engage with a packed audience in a dialogue on the Future of Europe.
Each speaker made initial remarks, outlining the various reasons for No votes in France and the Netherlands in the 2004 referenda on the Constitutional Treaty and the prospects of a referendum in Ireland. A series of issues regarding the Reform Treaty were then raised by the Chair, such as the new need to communicate Europe and mobilize governments in order to inform citizens, the need for a Minister for Europe in governments across Europe and the role of the press in addressing European affairs, which the two speakers then addressed in turn.
To listen to the podcast of this event, click here www.iiea.com/audio/YPN/Timmermans-Moscovici.mp3
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