15: The EU Member States: Giants, Dwarfs and Those in Between?
Supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and the Environmental Bureau Austria
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in englischer SpracheThe 28 Member States of the European Union are characterised by large differences – factors such as size, population, economic data and political influence all vary significantly. Who has influence in the European Union and how much influence do they have? Are the “big states” dominant or is that just a myth? What strategies do medium and small Member States need to be heard? What is the role of member state coalitions like the Visegrád Group? How transparent are these processes for the general public?
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Carole DIESCHBOURG
Minister for the Environment, Luxembourg
| 1997-2005 | Studies (Master of Arts), Historical Sciences, German Language and Literature, University of Trier |
| 2005-2006 | Project Coordinator, "Moulins - inventaire, excursion et sentier régional" and "Millebuch", Leader+ Müllerthal |
| 2011-2013 | Municipal Councillor, Echternach |
| 2013 | Minister for the Environment, Luxembourg |
Petr DRULAK
Political Secretary, Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
| 1994-1997 | Executive Director of the Czech Council on Foreign Relations |
| 1996-2004 | Teaching assistant at the University of Economics in Prague |
| 1998-2000 | Research fellow at the Institute of International Relations in Prague |
| 1999-2004 | Guest teacher at the Institute of International Studies, Charles University, Prague |
| 2000-2001 | Director of Studies at the Institute of International Relations |
| 2001-2004 | Deputy Director of the Institute of International Relations |
| since 2004 | Director of the Institute of International Relations |
| since 2005 | Guest professor at the University of Public Administration and International Relations, Prague |
| Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles University, Prague |
Dr. Ulrike GUEROT
Head of Department, European Policy and the Study of Democracy, Danube University Krems - University for Continuing Education; Director and Founder, European Democracy Lab, European School of Governance, Krems
| Since 2016 Ulrike Guérot is Professor at Danube-University Krems and head of the department for European Policy and the Study of Democracy. Core activities of the department are both interdisciplinary research and network building. The main goal is to initiate a citizen-oriented and sustainable debate on key issues surrounding today’s Europe. Since September 2017 Ulrike Guérot is holder of Alfred-Grosser visiting professorship at the Goethe-University Frankfurt. Furthermore, she founded the Berlin based think tank "European Democracy Lab. The lab seeks to rethink and redesign European democracy. Currently, the lab is building a campaign platform advocating for both the principle of political equality beyond nation states and the empowerment of regional stakeholders within the EU-setup. | |
| Prior to her work in Krems and Berlin, Ulrike Guérot built up the office and served as Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and lectured at various internationally renowned universities, such as Bucerius Law School Hamburg, John Hopkins University, INSEAD Singapore and Europa University Viadrina in Frankfurt. In addition she conducted research at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) on the topics of democracy and democratization. In April 2016 her first book 'Why Europe needs to become a republic! A political utopia' was published by Dietz. The principal idea of the book is the creation of a ‘European Republic’ based on the concept of equality in front of the law in a union of citizens. Her latest work 'The new civil war - the open Europe and its enemies', published by Ullstein is a bestseller in Germany. In this cutting edge pamphlet she describes the great divide throughout the European societies. She has been publishing widely in Germany, English and French on European, transatlantic and global issues in various newspapers, journals and books. In times of turmoil and crisis, Ulrike Guérot aims at creating a sustainable blueprint for Europe in the 21st century, which puts the citizen first. |
DI Andrä RUPPRECHTER
Minister, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
| 1988-1989 | Assistant to the Director, Austrian Farmers' Union, Vienna |
| 1989-1997 | Member, Cabinet of Austrian Federal Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry Franz Fischler, Wilhelm Molterer, Vienna |
| 1993-1994 | Member, Negotiation team on expert level for the agriculture chapter of the Austrian accession negotiations to the European Union |
| 1995-2002 | Head, EU-Coordination Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna; Austrian Spokesman, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 1998 | President, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 1998-2002 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 2002-2007 | Director General, Department Agriculture and Nutrition, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
| 2006 | Head, National delegation, Council of Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 2007-2013 | Director for Rural Development and Agriculture Finances, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| since 2013 | Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| since 2017 | President, Union of European Federalists Austria, Vienna |
Mag. Elisabeth FREYTAG-RIGLER
Co-chair, ESDN - European Sustainable Development Network; Director, EU Coordination - Environment, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
| Studium der Handelswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien | |
| 1986 | Sponsion |
| 1986-1988 | Assistant Export Manager, Josef Riedel GmbH |
| seit 1988 | Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
| seit 1990 | Abteilungsleiterin, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
| Während der EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen Attaché an der Ständigen Vertretung in Brüssel | |
| 1996-1997 | Ungarisches Umweltministerium |
| seit 2002 | Gender Mainstreaming Beauftragte, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
