Programme
The programme of this anniversary events will consist of two panels, one focusing primarily on the achievements of NATO related to the 2004 enlargement round, and a second one focusing on the current and future challenges that the Alliance faces, specifically on its eastern flank.
14:15-14:45 Walk-in and registration
14:45-15:00 Word of welcome (Bob Deen)
15:00-16:00 First panel discussion: achievements
- Baiba Braže, Ambassador-at-Large of Latvia and former NATO Assistant Secretary General
- Andrej Benedejčič, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to NATO
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Former Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Clingendael Institute
- Dan Neculăescu, Permanent Representative of Romania to NATO
- Moderator: Bob Deen, Head of the Security Unit at the Clingendael Institute
16:00-17:00 Second panel discussion: challenges
- Peter Bátor, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to NATO
- Nikolay Milkov, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to NATO
- Žilvinas Tomkus, Deputy Minister of Defense of Lithuania
- Anna Van Zoest, Director of the Netherlands Atlantic Association
- Moderator: Dick Zandee, Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute
17:00-18:00 Reception
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