The Search for Stability in the Balkans
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ABD Hakan ALTINAY
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.; Founder, Global Civics Academy, Istanbul
1999-2000 | Caspian and Black Sea Coordinator, IREX, Istanbul |
2001-2009 | Executive Director, Open Society Foundation, Istanbul |
2009 | World Fellow, Yale University, New Haven |
2011-2013 | Chairman, Open Society Foundation, Istanbul |
Dr. Erhard BUSEK
Vorsitzender, IDM - Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa, Wien
1959-1963 | Studium an der Universität Wien, Juridische Fakultät |
1964-1968 | Parlamentssekretär im Österreichischen Nationalrat |
1966-1969 | Vorsitzender des Österreichischen Bundesjugendringes |
1972-1976 | Generalsekretär des Österreichischen Wirtschaftsbundes |
1975-1976 | Generalsekretär der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
1976-1978 | Stadtrat in Wien |
1976-1989 | Landesparteiobmann der Wiener Volkspartei |
1978-1987 | Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreter und Vizebürgermeister von Wien |
1989-1994 | Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung |
1994-1995 | Bundesminister für Unterricht und kulturelle Angelegenheiten |
1991-1995 | Vizekanzler der Republik Österreich und Bundesparteiobmann der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
2000-2001 | Regierungsbeauftragter der österreichischen Bundesregierung für EU-Erweiterungsfragen |
2002-2008 | Sonderkoordinator des Stabilitätspaktes für Südosteuropa |
2004-2005 | Vizepräsident des Vienna Economic Forums (VEF) |
2008-2009 | Berater des Außenministers der Tschechischen Regierung in Fragen des westlichen Balkans während der EU-Präsidentschaft 1. Hälfte 2009 |
2000-2012 | Präsident des Europäischen Forums Alpbach |
2005-2014 | Vorsitzender der ERSTE Stiftung |
Aktuelle Funktionen: | |
seit 1995 | Vorsitzender des Instituts für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM) |
seit 1996 | Koordinator der Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) |
seit 2005 | Präsident des Vienna Economic Forums (VEF) |
seit 2008 | Vorsitzender des Universitätsrates, Medizinische Universität Wien |
Jean Monnet Chair ad personam | |
seit 2009 | Präsident des Herbert-Batliner-Europainstituts |
seit 2010 | Präsident des EU-Russia Centre |
Dr. Andrey EDEMSKI
Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
1992-1999 | Research grants from the British Academy, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, |
the Slavic Research Center at Hokkaido University, the Central European University, and the Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic | |
1992-2006 | Academy of Sciences |
2000-2002 | Advisor on PR and GR policy to Ministry for Atomic Energy of Russian Federation |
2002-2004 | Head of Research Informational Unit of PR and GR Policy Department of MDM-Group (Moscow) |
1988-2006 | Junior Fellow, Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow at Slavic Studies Institute |
MPA. Dr. Eric FREY
Managing Editor, Der Standard, Vienna
1981 | Student of Public Affairs, Princeton University |
1991-1996 | Deputy Foreign Editor, Der Standard |
1996-1998 | Foreign Editor, Der Standard |
1998-2001 | Business Editor, Der Standard |
2001-2002 | Marshall Plan Chair for Austrian Studies, University of New Orleans |
since 2002 | Managing Editor, Der Standard |
Dr. Heather GRABBE
Jean Monnet Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute, Florence; Director, Open Society European Policy Institute, Brussels
1993-1995 | Editor, Oxford Analytica, Oxford |
1996-1997 | Research Fellow, Chatham House, London |
1998-1999 | PhD research and Research Fellowships, European University Institute, Florence; EU Institute for Security Studies, Paris; Centre for International Relations, Warsaw; and Wolfson College, Oxford |
2000-2004 | Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform, London |
2004-2009 | Special Advisor to European Commissioner Olli Rehn |
since 2009 | Director, Open Society European Policy Institute |
Maria-Pia KOTHBAUER-LIECHTENSTEIN
Botschafterin des Fürstenturms Liechtenstein in Österreich, Wien
1983 | Master of Arts and Sciences, Political Sciences, Columbia University, New York |
1984-1986 | Hochkommissariat der Vereinten Nationen für Flüchtlinge, Genf/ Schweiz und Khartum/ Sudan |
1987-1988 | Auslandsreferentin der Caritas, Wien |
seit 1989 | im diplomatischen Dienst des Fürstentums Liechtenstein |
1990 | Zweite Botschaftssekretärin in der Liechtensteinischen Botschaft in Bern |
Mitglied der Delegation des Fürstentums Liechtenstein bei der Konferenz über Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (KSZE) | |
1991-1993 | Amt für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Vaduz |
Erste Sekretärin bei der Botschaft des Fürstentums Liechtenstein in Österreich | |
Mitglied der Delegation des Fürstentums Liechtenstein bei der Konferenz über Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (KSZE) | |
1993-1996 | Liechtensteinische Vertreterin in Brüssel |
Botschafterin bei der Europäischen Union und bei der Belgischen Krone | |
seit 1996 | Leiterin der Delegation des Fürstentums Liechtenstein bei der Organisation für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa (OSZE), Wien |
seit 1997 | Botschafterin des Fürstentums Liechtenstein in Österreich, Wien |
seit 2000 | Ständige Vertreterin des Fürstentums Liechtenstein bei den Vereinten Nationen in Wien |
Dr. Meglena KUNEVA
EU Commissioner for consumer protection, Brussels
Education: | |
1981 | Sofia University; M.A. - Jurist |
1984 | Sofia University; Ph.D. - Environmental Law |
1995 | Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA; Foreign School, diploma |
1999-2000 | Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA; Law School, diploma |
Professional Experience: | |
1987-1989 | Assistant Professor, Sofia University |
1988-1990 | Editor, Bulgarian National Broadcasting |
1992-1994 | Professor, Free University of Bourgas |
1993 | Editor, Documentary film pleading against the death penalty |
1994-1995 | Supervisor, Agency of Privatization |
1995 | Member of the Bulgarian Delegation, UN Forth Session, Commission of Sustainable Development |
1991-2001 | Senior Legal Adviser, Council of Ministers |
2001 | Member of Parliament |
Chief Negotiator and Deputy Minister, MFA | |
2002 | Minister of European Affairs |
2007 | EU Commissioner for consumer protection |
Paul LENDVAI
Journalist, Author and Political Analyst; Co-Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Europäische Rundschau, Vienna
1960-1982 | Wiener Korrespondent der britischen Tageszeitung "Financial Times" sowie Kolumnist für österreichische, deutsche und Schweizer Zeitungen und Rundfunkanstalten |
1982-1987 | Leiter der Osteuropa-Redaktion des ORF - Österreichischer Rundfunk |
bis 1998 | Intendant von Radio Österreich International |
seit 1973 | Mitherausgeber und Chefredakteur der Vierteljahreszeitschrift "Europäische Rundschau" |
Leiter des "Europastudios", der monatlichen, internationalen TV-Diskussionssendung des ORF | |
Kolumnist Tageszeitung "Der Standard", Wien |
MA Sonja LICHT
President of the Fund for an Open Society, Beograd
1975 | -92 Research of Eastern Europe |
-81 Institute of International Politics and Economy | |
1981 | -90 Center for Cultural Development |
1990 | -92 Institute for European Studies |
1991 | - SOROS Fund Yugoslavia/Fund for an Open Society - executive director, president |
Hella PICK, CBE
Writer and Conference Organisor for Lord Weidenfeld
Studied Political Science at the London School of Economics (London University) | |
1957-1960 | Journalist with "West Africa" |
1961-1996 | Journalist with "The Guardian", as UN correspondent, Washington correspondent, Diplomatic Editor |
Freelance works for BBC etc. | |
Consultant |
Jovan RATKOVIC
Advisor to the President of Serbia for relations with the European Union and NATO
Degree in politics and environmental economics with international relations at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. | |
During his studies, he formed the Organisation of Serbian Students and Young Professionals Abroad (OSSI). | |
One of the founders and most prominent members of the "Otpor" (Resistance) movement, first as chief of the media team and then of the team for international relations. | |
2000 | Member of the team for the coordination of the campaign against Slobodan Miloaevi. |
1999-2000 | Non-governmental Serbian Information Centre, London |
One of the organisers of the Assembly of the Serb Diaspora and Motherland, held in Sent Andreja (Szentendre, Hungary), which rallied leaders of the Serbian diaspora and of the then opposition movement in Serbia. | |
After the democratic changes in Serbia, he started working at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Serbia-Montenegro. | |
2002-2004 | National coordinator of the South East Europe Stability Pact at the Council of Ministers of Serbia-Montenegro. In this period, he performed two international duties - from April 2002 he represented Serbia-Montenegro during its one-year term as chair of the Process of Cooperation in Southeastern Europe in contacts with the European Union and countries of the region. |
2002 | Regional chairman of the First Working Table (Democratisation and Human Rights) of the South East Europe Stability Pact. |
2003 | Advisor for foreign affairs (European issues) to the Defence Minister of Serbia-Montenegro. |
2004 | Special advisor for foreign affairs (European issues) to the Defence Minister of Serbia-Montenegro. |
2006 | Advisor to the President of the Republic of Serbia. Within the Office of the President, he is in charge of relations with the European Union and NATO, and for bilateral relations with European countries. |
Dr. Albert ROHAN
Secretay-General ret., Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna
Studium der Rechtswissenschaften in Wien und Graz | |
1960 | Promotion zum Doktor der Rechtswissenschaften |
1960-1961 | Versicherungsgesellschaft Le Monde, Paris |
1961-1962 | Europa Kolleg in Brügge, Belgien |
1963 | Eintritt in das Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
1963-1966 | Multilaterale Wirtschaftsabteilung |
1966-1968 | Botschaft Belgrad |
1968-1974 | Botschaft London (sukzessive Erster Sekretär, Botschaftsrat, Generalkonsul) |
1975-1976 | Multilaterale Wirtschaftsabteilung |
1977-1981 | Direktor im Kabinett des UNO Generalsekretärs, New York |
1982-1985 | Leiter der Abteilung II.5 (Internationale Organisationen) |
1985-1990 | Botschafter in Argentinien, Uruguay und Paraguay |
1990-1995 | Leiter der Abteilung II.3 (Zentral-, Ost- und Südosteuropa) |
1993-1995 | Stellvertretender Politischer Direktor |
1994-1995 | Nationaler Koordinator, Zentraleuropäische Initiative |
1996-2001 | Generalsekretär für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
2005-2008 | Stv. Sonderbeauftragter des UNO Generalsekretärs für den künftigen Status Prozess für Kosovo |
seit 2002 | Außenpolitischer Kommentator in Printmedien, Radio und Fernsehen |
Vortragstätigkeit in Universitäten und politischen Institutionen in Europa und USA |
LL.M Goran SVILANOVIC
1989-1998 | Teaching Assistent at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade cooperated with a number of non-governmental organisations, such as, Center for Anti-War Action, Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Center for Advancement of Law Studies and many others |
1997 | Spokesperson of the Civic Alliance of Serbia |
1998 | Vice-President of the Civic Alliance of Serbia |
1999-2004 | President of the Civic Alliance of Serbia |
2000-2003 | Member of the Upper Chamber of the Federal Parliament |
2000-2004 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Serbia and Montenegro |
2004 | Member of the Parliament, Republic of Serbia |
2004-2008 | Chair of the Working Table I, three working tables in the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe |
Dr. Hannes SWOBODA
Mitglied, Europäisches Parlament, Fraktion der Progressiven Allianz der Sozialisten und Demokraten, Brüssel
1964-1972 | Studium der Rechtswissenschaften und Volkswirtschaftslehre |
1972 | Eintritt in die Wiener Arbeiterkammer, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Abteilung: v.a . Finanzwirtschaft und Umweltpolitik |
1976-1986 | Leiter der neugegründeten Abteilung für Kommunalpolitik; Beschäftigung insbes. mit Fragen der kommunalen Wirtschafts-, Gesundheits-, Wohnbaupolitik etc. |
1983-1988 | Mitglied des Wiener Landtages und Gemeinderates |
1986-1988 | Klubobmann der Sozialistischen Fraktion des Wiener Landtages und Gemeinderates |
1988-1991 | Amtsführender Stadtrat für Stadtentwicklung, Stadtplanung und Personal der Stadt Wien |
1991-1994 | Amtsführender Stadtrat für Stadtentwicklung, Stadtplanung und Verkehr der Stadt Wien |
1994-1996 | Amtsführender Stadtrat für Stadtentwicklung, Stadtplanung und Außenbeziehungen der Stadt Wien |
seit 1996 | Abgeordneter zum Europäischen Parlament |
2012 | Fraktionsvorsitzender |
Konferenz der Präsidenten | |
2002 | Stellvertreter, Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
Mag. Andreas TREICHL
President of the Supervisory Board, ERSTE Foundation, Vienna
Andreas Treichl has been Chairman of the Management Board of Erste Group Bank AG since 1997. He studied Economic Science at the University of Vienna and started his banking career in 1977 at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York as a credit analyst. Then he worked for Chase in various management positions in Vienna, Athens and Brussels. In 1994, he became Member of the Management Board of Erste Österreichische Spar-Kasse and on 1st of July 1997 Chairman of the Board. He managed the bank after the merger with GiroCredit and took it public. Under his leadership and initiative, the bank, which had been a purely local savings bank up to then, expanded into a leading financial services provider in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 15.9 million customers. Andreas Treichl established the ERSTE Foundation, was Chairman of the Board until 2012 and is Member of the Advisory Board since 2013. He launched numerous initiatives for social development and sustainability, e.g. good.bee and Zweite Sparkasse, enabling access to financial services for disadvantaged target groups. |
Dr. Mihai-Razvan UNGUREANU
Former Prime Minister of Romania, Bucharest
1992-2006 | Assistant Professor, Reader and Maître de conférences in Modern Romanian History, Faculty of History, "Al.I. Cuza", University of Iasi |
1998-2001 | State Secretary with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Bucharest |
2001-2003 | Director General - Regional Envoy of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe |
Deputy Coordinator for the South-East European Cooperation Initiative (SECI), Vienna | |
2004-2007 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania |
since 2007 | University Professor, Romanian History, Faculty of History, University of Bucharest |
2007-2012 | Director, Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania |
2012 | Prime Minister of Romania |
Ivan VEJVODA
Executive Director, Balkan Trust for Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Belgrade
Graduated from Institut d etudes politiques, Paris | |
Post graduate studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade University | |
1984-1993 | Political Scientist, Institute for European Studies, Belgrade |
1989 | Co-founder of the Democratic Forum in Belgrade |
1992 | Co-founder of the Belgrade Circle of independent intellectuals |
1993-1996 | Lecturer, University of Sussex, Sussex European Institute |
1996-1997 | Lecturer, Macalester College, Minnesota |
1997-1998 | Lecturer, Smith College, Massachusetts |
1998-2002 | Executive Director, Soros Foundation, Belgrade |
2002-2003 | Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister of Serbia Zoran Djindjic |
since 2003 | Executive Director, Balkan Trust for Democracy (a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States) |
Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner WEIDENFELD
Director, CAP - Center for Applied Policy Research, University of Munich
1966-1971 | Studies of political sciences, history and philosophy, University of Bonn |
1971 | Graduation ad Ph.D. |
1975 | Habilitation, Political Sciences |
1975-1995 | Professor of Political Sciences, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz |
1986-1988 | Professeur associé, Sorbonne, Paris |
1987-1999 | Coordinator, German-American Cooperation in the German government |
since 1995 | Director, Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP), University of Munich |
Professor for Political Systems and European Integration, Geschwister-Scholl-Institut, University of Munich | |
since 2000 | permanent Guest-Professor, Remnin University of Peking |
since 2012 | Rector of Alma Mater Europaea, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg |
Dr. Hans WINKLER
Director, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna
1963-1968 | Universität Wien, Rechtsfakultät |
1968 | Promotion zum Dr. iur. |
1968-1970 | Diplomatische Akademie in Wien |
1970 | Eintritt in das Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
1970-1972 | Völkerrechtsbüro |
1972-1973 | Legationssekretär an der österreichischen Delegation in Berlin (West) |
1973-1978 | Botschaftssekretär an der österreichischen Botschaft in Washington |
1978-1981 | Völkerrechtsbüro |
1981-1984 | Gesandter-Botschaftsrat an der österreichischen Botschaft in Belgrad |
1984-1987 | Gesandter-Botschaftsrat an der österreichischen Botschaft in Kairo |
1987-1992 | Gesandter, stellvertretender Leiter des Völkerrechtsbüros, Leiter der Abteilung "Allgemeines Völkerrecht" |
1992-1996 | Botschafter, Ständiger Vertreter Österreichs beim Europarat (1993 Vorsitzender des Ministerdelegiertenkomitees) |
1996-1999 | Leiter der Abteilung für Amerika im Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten (1998 Leiter der Task Force für transatlantische Beziehungen während des österreichischen EU-Vorsitzes) |
1999-2005 | Leiter des Völkerrechtsbüros |
2002-2005 | Stellvertretender Generalsekretär |
2005-2008 | Staatssekretär im Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten |
Seit 2009 Direktor, Diplomatische Akademie, Wien |