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Perceptions of future developments in the European Union Conference report edited by A. Brouwrs – M. Kwast-van Duursen – H. Ruyg

PERCEPTIONS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION CONFERENCE REPORT

On October 6 1995, the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) organized a seminar in The Hague for a group of foreign and domestic foreign policy experts.

The purpose of this seminar was to discuss the main themes of the WRR report Stability and Security in Europe, and thereby to contribute to the current foreign policy debate in the Netherlands.

In the morning four foreign guests opened the debate with comments on the WRR report: Prof. W. Wallace (St. Antony’s College, Oxford),

Mr. F. Barry Delongchamps (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Mr. C. Schmidt (Member of the Bundestag) and Mr. E. Brok (Member of the European Parliament). The afternoon session focused on the prospects for further European integration and the Dutch position in the EU.

The speakers were Prof. P.H. Kooijmans (University of Leiden), Mr. F. Bolkestein (Member of Dutch· parlia­ ment),

and Mr. P. Dankert (Member of the European Parliament). A key-note speech was delivered by Prof. D.J. Wolfson (Erasmus University and WRR). The chairman of the day was Mr. J.P.H. Donner who is chairman of the Scientific Council for Government Policy.