European Spring Academy : The EU and its Relations to the US Visit Germany, France, and Belgium 06/03/ / SZ EUROPÄISCHE AKADEMIE OTZENHAUSEN ggmbh (EAO) Europahausstraße 35 Venue 66620 Nonnweiler/Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 6873/662-488 Fax: +49 (0) 0873/662-350 Start 10 March 20 March (West Chester University) End 21 March (East Stroudsburg University) Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen (EAO), Germany East Stroudsburg University (ESU), PA, USA Partners West Chester University (WCU), PA, USA ASKO EUROPA-STIFTUNG (AES), Saarbrücken, Germany Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE), Nice, France Participants Students from the USA Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, EAO Prof. Johan Eliasson, ESU Responsibility Prof. Peter Loedel, WCU Dr. Michael Meimeth, CIFE, Berlin Sebastian Zeitzmann, EAO Seminar leader Hans Beitz M.A., EAO, Dr. Elisabeth Schmitt, EAO (16.-18.03.) Seminar assistant Desirée Haupenthal, EAO Seminar language English With kind support from
2 DRAFT PROGRAM Friday, 10 March Seminar room: Brüssel (Europaeum - main building) 09:15 betw. 09:00 and 10:50 WCU students: Arrival in Frankfurt (Lufthansa (United) 7602) ESU students: Arrival in Frankfurt (on different flights) you will be met around 11:00 by Sebastian Zeitzmann and Desirée Haupenthal at the airport - meeting point Terminal 1 arrivals (close to exits, between baggage claim sections A and B), restaurants and restrooms nearby 12:00 Bus transfer to Otzenhausen 14:15 A light lunch will be served for you in the restaurant 15:00 Check-In / Downtime 16:30 Welcome / Introduction to the programme / Getting familiar with the European Academy of Otzenhausen / Getting to know each other Sebastian Zeitzmann, EAO / Desirée Haupenthal 18:30 Dinner Saturday, 11 March from 08:00 09:00-12:15 Seminar room: Brüssel (Europaeum - main building) coffee break: 10:30-10:50 12:30 Lunch 14:00-17:30 Keynote speech and discussion: Europe is our Destiny! Why we need Europe, how it came into being and its Current Challenges Prof. Dr. Mathias Jopp, IEP Berlin (Germany) Lecture: Economic Integration in the European Union: The Single Market and its Four Fundamental Freedoms Eleftherios Petropoulos LL.M., Saarland University coffee break: 15:30-16:00 19:00 Dinner 20:30-23:30 Night hike to the Celtic Circular Wall (exciting! probably also romantic! definitely worth it!) please bring hiking shoes! Kerstin Adam, Foundation European Culture and Education, Saarbrücken Sunday, 12 March from 08:00 09:00-12:15 Seminar room: Brüssel (Europaeum - main building) coffee break: 10:30-10:50 12:30 Lunch until 14:00 14:30 - open end Lecture: Who s Afraid Of The Brusselo? EU Institutions and their Decision-Making Processes Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO move rooms: please check out of your rooms and return your key to the reception desk - you will receive keys for your new room (doubles) on the spot and can immediately check in there Simulation: Acting as EU Institutions, Dealing with some Funky Issues, Adopting EU Legislation together! Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M. coffee break: 15:30-16:00 19:30 Dinner Monday, 13 March Excursion: Brussels (Belgium) 05:00 Departure (it is really, really early - but you will be able to sleep on the coach) break will be on the motorway at around 7:30 09:30 Visit to the Council of the European Union Afterwards Individual lunch option at Place Luxembourg
3 Afternoon Visit to the European Commission - The Role of the European Commission - TTIP and the Transatlantic Relations - EU Security Policy Afterwards Transfer to the hotel Around 18:00 Check-in hotel (Motel One), free time and dinner (individually) in Brussels Tuesday, 14 March Excursion: Brussels, Mons (Belgium) from 07:00 until 10:00 Check-out hotel 10:15 Departure to Mons 12:00-17:00 Visit to NATO, Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers Europe, Mons 12:00 Arrival at SHAPE Visitor Parking and lunch 14:00 Briefings on NATO and Allied Command Operations, Coffee/Tea Break, Q & A Session 17:00 Transfer to Otzenhausen 20:30 Arrival in Otzenhausen 21:00 Dinner Wednesday, 15 Excursion: Strasbourg (France) March from 06:00 - you can pack your own packed lunch from the breakfast buffet - 06:30 Departure to Strasbourg 09:30-12:30 Visit to the European Parliament Meeting with Reinhard Bütikofer, Member of the European Parliament Presentation: The European Parliament, N.N. (EP staff member) Attendance at the plenary session 13:00-15:00 Visit of the City of Strasbourg Guided tour Meeting point: European Parliament 15:00-18:30 Discover Strasbourg Free time in the city centre of Strasbourg 18:30 Traditional Flamcake dinner in a historical restaurant (Gurtlerhoft) 21:00 Departure to Otzenhausen approx. 23:30 Arrival in Otzenhausen Thursday, 16 March 10:00-13:15 Lecture and workshop: There will always be another day and another election: The transatlantic relations in times of key elections on both sides of the Atlantic Dr. David Sirakov, Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate, Kaiserslautern 13:30 Lunch / Downtime coffee available at 15:45 16:00-18:00 What s going on in Europe these days? Meeting and discussion with Doris Pack, Member of the European Parliament 1989-2014 19:00 Dinner 20:00 Kegeln championship (Kegeln is the traditional German version of bowling with 9 pins and some other differences. It s really cool.)
4 Friday, 17 March Excursion: Saarbrücken (Germany) and Luxembourg from 07:45 08:45 Departure to Saarbrücken 09:45-12:00 Visit to the German Federal Bank, Saarland branch afterwards Transfer to Luxembourg 13:30 Free time for lunch in central Luxembourg City 15:00-17:00 Visit to the European Stability Mechanism afterwards Free time in Central Luxembourg 18:30 Transfer to Longuich 19:30-21:45 The Mosel Region: Famous for fine Wines and Roman History. An introduction, Jürgen Schlöder, Longuich Traditional wine tasting, Winery Schlöder-Thielen 22:00 Departure to Otzenhausen approx. 22:30 Arrival in Otzenhausen Saturday, 18 March 10:00-13:30 Lecture: A multi-faceted Look Outside: EU s Foreign Policy coffee break: 11:40 - Dr. Daniel Schade, Vienna School of International Studies (Austria) 12:00 13:45 Lunch 15:00-18:30 Lecture: EU Sovereign Debt Crisis and its Implications to EU-US Relations coffee break: 16:30 - Prof. Peter Loedel, WCU 17:00 19:30 Dinner Sunday, 19 March 10:00-13:00 Presentation and workshop: Le Pen, Trump, Farage : What Does rising Populism Mean for the Western Democratic Model? Prof. Joachim Schild, University of Trier 13:15 Lunch 14:30-17:30 Lecture: Transatlantic Trade and Investments: Why it Matters to You coffee break: 16:00 - Prof. Johan Eliasson, ESU 16:20 17:40 Evaluation (WCU students only) 18:30 Dinner and awarding of certificates (WCU students) Monday, 20 March Departure of WCU students - have a safe journey back home! WCU students only from 07:45 until 08:45 09:00 approx. 11:00 13:30 Check-out Bus transfer to Frankfurt Arrival in Frankfurt (Terminal 1) Return flight (Lufthansa 402) 10:00-13:15 13:15 Lunch Lecture: A Common Challenge for the EU and the US: Climate Policy and Sustainable Development Dr. Antje Schönwald, EAO
5 14:30-17:30 Lecture: Brexit. Will it ever Come and what might it Look like? coffee break: 16:00 - Dipl.-Jur. Sebastian Zeitzmann, LL.M., EAO 16:15 17:40 Evaluation 18:30 Dinner and awarding of certificates Tuesday, 21 March Packed breakfast will be provided on the evening before for your journey to Frankfurt - have a safe journey back home! until 04:45 Check-out 05:00 Bus transfer to Frankfurt Airport betw. 09:55 and 15:00 Return flights