Belgrade has hosted the 4th “Belgrade Dialogues” two-day conference, organised by the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence and Forum Serbia Germany, in cooperation with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and with the support of the Balkan Trust for Democracy and the Council of Europe.
A large number of eminent speakers from Europe and elsewhere in the world discussed the fate of the EU, the rise of nationalism and populism, the impact on the European idea and the issue of EU enlargement under current circumstances.
The first day of the dialogue was opened by Serbian Minister without portfolio Responsible for European Integration, Jadranka Joksimović, H.E. German Ambassador to Serbia Axel Dittmann, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Oscar Benedict, and President of the Managerial Board of Forum Serbia Germany, Bojan Predojević.
Speaking about Europe between nationalism, populism and expansion were Adam Fagan, Head of the School of Politics and International Relations and Professor of European Politics at the Queen Mary University of London, with a panel discussion following on the impact of these trends on the European idea and expansion as a possible response to the crisis.
Interview with Adam Fagan will be published in the February issue.
