Challenges and Prospects for the European Union and the Globalizing World
Scripps College, Claremont, California
April 24-25, 2003

The theme of the 2003 conference is "Challenges and Prospects for the European Union and the Globalizing World." The conference was comprised of ten panels, each with a different topic and discussant:

Panel 1 - EU Capital Market Integration, EMU, and the Decision-Making Process in the ECB
Panelist: Manfred Keil

Panel 2 - Regulatory Approaches to the Bioscience and Energy Sectors
Discussant: Georgina Moreno

Panel 3 - Immigration POlicies and Labor Markets in the EU
Discussant: Nigel Boyle

Panel 4 - Regional Conflict and Nationalism in the EU
Discussant: Elizabeth Crighton

Panel 5 - Shaping EU Institutions for More Effective Governance
Discussant: Nigel Boyle

Panel 6 - Economic and Political Challenges of EU Enlargement
Discussant: Valentina Padula

Panel 7 - Turkey: EU Membership and Islam
Discussants: Nuket Kardam and Thomas Ilgen

Panel 8 - Post-Communist Transition and EU Enlargement
Discussant: Patricia Dillon

Panel 9 - EU Foreign Policy and CFSP
Discussant: Thomas Ilgen

Panel 10 - The Role of the EU in International Relations
Discussant: Gerlinde Bernd

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