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19th-22nd October 2017, Iasi, Romania

 

The Vulnerability of Freedom in Europe

 The Center for Institutional Analysis and Development – Eleutheria (CADI), The Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), the Institute for Economic Studies Europe (IES- Europe) the Society for Individual Freedom (SoLib) and the Hayek Institute in Iasi welcome you to the colloquium The Vulnerability of Freedom in Europe, between October 19th-22th, 2017, at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania.

Location of Event: University Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Corp B, Room B417, Str. Copou, nr. 22, Iasi, Romania

Accommodation&Dinner: Hotel Moldova, Str. Anastasie Panu 31, Iasi, Romania, Tel: 0040 0372 791748

Language: English/Romanian

Agenda The Vulnerability of Freedom in Europe

How to apply:

Participants would be students and graduates in human and social sciences and in other fields who are interested in the value of liberty.

  1. Please send a CV in English to office@cadi.ro including your name, contacts, birthdate and institutional affiliation.
  2. Please indicate whether you apply for a sponsored place.

A limited number of sponsored places are available which include accommodation and meals. If you do not apply for one or if we will not be able to select you for one, you can still be accepted to participate but you will need to arrange for your accommodation and to pay for your meals.

Registration deadline is Monday, October 16, 2017.

Please pass this call to anyone you think may be interested. For further inquiries feel free to write to office@cadi.ro or call 004 021 316 0252. Please find attached the draft program; follow www.cadi.ro homepage for the latest program updates.

 

AGENDA

 

Day 1 (Th, Oct. 19).     Arrival of participants & Opening

 

16.00 – 18:00             Registration                

Location: University Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Room B 417

 

18.00 – 18.30                           Welcome addresses & Opening

 Gabriel Mursa, Hayek Romania

Horia Terpe, CADI-Eleutheria

Ovidiu Neacșu, SoLib

Christian Nasulea, IES Romania

Raimar Wagner, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF)

 

Location: University Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Room B 417

 

18.30 – 20.00            Keynote address: Freedom vs. Harmonization in Europe ­Bogdan Calinescu, Institute for Economic and Fiscal Studies Paris

Open event. Discussion with the participants and the students from the University of Iasi.

Location: Room B417

Moderator:                Raimar Wagner, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF)

 

20.30                           Dinner

Location: Restaurant Hotel Moldova

 

Day 2 (Fr., Oct. 20). Ideas Threatening Freedom in Europe

   

09.15-11.00                  Lecture 1: Trading off Freedom for Freedoms – Emanuel Socaciu, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy

 Discussion

Location: Room B417

 

11.00-11.30                  Coffee Break

 

11.30-13.15                Debate 1: The Rise of Populism. How to Deal with It?

Moderator:                   Ovidiu Neacsu, Solib

Panel:                             Daniel Kaddik, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF)

                                      Pierre Garello, Institute for Economic Studies Europe (IES)

                                      Cristian Păun, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest

                                       Radu Nechita, University Babes Bolyai Cluj

Discussion

Location: Room B417

 

13.30 – 14.30            Lunch

 

15.00- 16.45              Book Launch: The Economic Bible of the Civilized Man by Vlad Topan, Mises Romania

 Open event. Presentation&discussion.

Location: Room B417

 

17.15 – 19.00            Open Space: How to Change the World from a Liberal Perspective

Moderator:                Aura Matei, CADI-Eleutheria

Co-moderators:        Daniel Kaddik, Pierre Garello

 Working groups

Location: Room B417

 

20.00  Dinner

Location: Restaurant Hotel Moldova

 

Day 3 (Sa, Sep. 21): The Four Freedoms Under Siege

09.15-11.00                  Lecture 3: Barriers Against Trade Inside and Outside the EU Pierre Garello, Institute for Economic Studies Europe

Discussion

Location: Room B417 

 

11.00-11.30                  Coffee Break

 

11.30-13.00                Lecture 4: Will Macron’s New Approach to Labour Succeed in France and Become a Model for the Entire EU?Bogdan Calinescu, Institute for Economic and Fiscal Studies Paris

 

Discussion

Location: Room B417 

 

13:30 – 14.30               Lunch

 

15.00- 16.45                 Lecture 5: The Economics of Euroskepticism: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Radu Nechita, University Babes Bolyai of Cluj, Faculty for European Studies

 

Discussion

Location: Room B417 

 

17.15 – 19.00                Debate 2: The Freedoms of Markets in Europe vs. Overregulation and Excessive Taxation

 

Moderator:                   Horia Terpe, CADI-Eleutheria

Panel:                             Vladimir Topan, Mises Romania

                                      Christian Nasulea, IES Europe

                                      Radu Uszkai, Bucharest University

                                      Gabriel Mursa, Hayek Romania

Discussion

Location: Room B417

             

20:00    Dinner

Location: Restaurant Hotel Moldova

 

Day 4 (Su, Oct. 22): Conclusions

 

10.00-11:45                  A final overview and conclusions

 

Moderator:                   Gabriel Mursa, Hayek Romania

 

Discussion

Location: Room B417

 

12.00           Lunch

 

Departure