Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination

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European Union

The Sound of Europe
27-28 January 2006
Salzburg, Austria

LISD Director Wolfgang Danspeckgruber and Andrew Moravcsik, Professor of Politics, Director of the Woodrow Wilson School’s European Union Program, and an LISD Faculty Advisor participated in the conference launching the Austrian presidency of the European Union, January 27-28, 2006 in Salzburg, Austria. The conference, “The Sound of Europe,” convened politicians, diplomats, scholars, and representatives of the private sector to discuss the meaning and role of Europe in today’s global community, existing tensions within the European Union, and proposals for practical solutions to critical issues currently confronting the EU.

Danspeckgruber chaired a panel at the conference that analyzed the opportunities that exist and challenges that face the EU in the twenty-first century from a global perspective. Moravcsik
was a panelist at the opening session of the conference which looked at the current EU impasse resulting from the French and Dutch rejection of the EU Constitutional Treaty and proposed strategies for moving forward. Panelists at this session included the prime ministers of France and the Netherlands, the German Foreign Minister, and the EU Commissioner on Foreign Affairs.