European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and the Mediterranean

Welcome address
Ambassador Maurizio Melani (Italian Presidency of the EU)
1st session: Where do we stand? The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and European Security and Defence Policy
Alvaro de Vasconcelos (IEEI, Lisbon)
Rosemary Hollis (Chatham House, London)
2nd session: Specific fields for cooperation in security and defence matters
Roberto Aliboni (IAI, Rome)
Martin Ortega (EU ISS, Paris)
3rd session: Prospects after the Iraqi Crisis and the stalemate in the Middle East
Volker Perthes (SWP, Berlin)
Alain Dieckhoff (CERI, Paris)
Conclusions 
Stefano Silvestri (IAI, Rome) and Nicole Gnesotto (Director EU ISS)
Concluding remarks 
Ambassador Maurizio Melani (Italian Presidency of the EU)