Russia as EU’s Strategic Partner?
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RZB
Plenary
German and English language
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Dr. Norbert BAAS
Special Envoy for Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
| 1975-1976 | John-Hopkins-University in Bologna |
| 1976-1978 | Europäisches Hochschulinstitut Florenz (Dr. phil.) |
| 1978 | Eintritt in den Auswärtigen Dienst |
| 1980-1982 | KSZE-Referat, Auswärtiges Amt |
| 1982-1985 | OECD-Vertretung Paris |
| 1985-1986 | Botschaft Bagdad |
| 1986-1991 | Auswärtiges Amt, persönlicher Referent bei Staatsminister Schäfer |
| 1989 | Royal College of Defense Studies, London |
| 1991-1995 | Botschaft Moskau (Politische Abteilung) |
| 1995-1998 | Botschaft Georgien |
| 1998 | -30.6.2001 Leiter des Referates für Ostmitteuropa, baltische Staaten, Norwegen, Island und Ostseerat im Auswärtigen Amt |
| 1.7.2001 Botschafter zbV (Sicherheitspolitik), Auswärtiges Amt | |
| Mai 2003 Botschafter, Beauftragter des Auswärtigen Amtes für Osteuropa, Zentralasien, Kaukasus |
Burkhard BISCHOF
Journalist, "Die Presse", Vienna
| 1975 | Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung |
| 1976-1977 | Kleine Zeitung (Graz-Klagenfurt) |
| 1977-1985 | Die Furche (catholic intellectual weekly) |
| since 1985 | Member of the foreign affairs departement "Die Presse", Wien |
| since 2000 | Deputy foreign editor |
| Specialized in: Eastern European and security affairs |
PH.D. Timofei BORDACHEV
Senior Associate, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences
| 1995 - 1998 | Saint-Petersburg State University |
| 1998-2001 | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| 1998 - 2003 | Cernegie Moscow Center |
| 2003 | - TODAY Council of Foreign and Defense Policy |
| 2004 | - TODAY "Russia in Global Affairs" Magazine |
Nina COMMEAU-YANNOUSSIS
Head of Unit, Directorate General Transport and Energy, European Commission, Brussels
| After having obtained a D.E.A. in international trade law in Paris, worked in private companies as a legal adviser | |
| 1987 | DG Energy of the European Commission (Nuclear Energy, Energy Policy, Task Force on Internal Energy Market and in the Coal Policy unit) |
| February 2000, after the fusion of DG Energy with DG Transport (becoming new DG TREN), Coordination for the Security of Supply unit the drafting of the Green Paper "Towards a European strategy of security for energy supply" | |
| 2001 | Head of Unit of the "EURATOM Coordination and Nuclear Safety" unit |
| October 2003 Head of Unit of the Energy policy & Security of supply |
Dr. Johannes EIGNER
Leiter der Abteilung für EU-Erweiterung (mit Zuständigkeit auch für wirtschaftl. Aspekte der bilat. und EU-Beziehungen zu den Ländern Ost- und Südosteuropas), Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Wien
| Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität Graz; Promotion zum Dr.iur. (1984) | |
| 1984 | -85: Post-graduate-Studium in Frankreich (internationales Recht an der Universität von Straßburg) |
| 1985 | : Eintritt in das BMaA |
| 1987 | : Stage an der Österreichische Botschaft Kairo |
| 1987-1995 | : Österreichische Botschaft in Moskau (ab 1992 als stv. Leiter der Botschaft) |
| 1995-1999 | : stv. Leiter der OSZE- Abteilung |
| 1999- 2004 | : stv. Leiter der Österreichischen Botschaft in Pressburg |
| 2004-2005 | : stv. Leiter der Abteilung für EU-Erweiterung |
| Seit Juli 2005: Leiter der Abteilung für EU-Erweiterung |
Andrievs Janis FOLKMANIS
Economic and European Affairs Adviser to the State President of Latvia, Brussels
| 1977-1989 | Product development, management and consultancy in the UK and Germany |
| 1989-2002 | Official at the European Commission and negotiator for the energy chapter during Enlargement. |
| 2002 | - Adviser to the President of Latvia in Economic and European Affairs. |
| 2003 | - Participation in the Baltic regional cooperation, with close links to the EU-Russia energy dialogue and Energy Charter process. |
Dr. Alfred GUSENBAUER
Former Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
| Studium der Politikwissenschaft, der Philosophie und der Rechtswissenschaft, Universität Wien | |
| 1987 | Promotion Dr. phil. |
| 1981-1990 | Angestellter der SPÖ |
| 1984 | ,1990 Bundesvorsitzender der Sozialistischen Jugend (SJ) |
| 1985-1989 | Vizepräsident der Sozialistischen Jugendinternationale (IUSY) |
| 1989 | Vizepräsident der Sozialistischen Internationale (SI) |
| 1990-1999 | Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Niederösterreich |
| seit 1990 | Bezirksvorsitzender der SPÖ Melk |
| seit 1991 | Stadtparteivorsitzender der SPÖ Ybbs an der Donau, Mitglied des Landesparteipräsidiums der SPÖ NÖ, Mitglied der österreichischen Delegation zur Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates |
| 1991-1993 | Mitglied des Bundesrates |
| seit 1993 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat |
| 1995-1998 | Vorsitzender des Sozialausschusses der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates |
| 1999-2000 | Landesgeschäftsführer der SPÖ Niederösterreich |
| 2000 | Bundesparteivorsitz SPÖ |
| SPÖ-Bundesgeschäftsführer | |
| seit 2000 | SPÖ-Klubobmann, Bundesparteivorsitzender der SPÖ |
| 2007-2008 | Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich |
Dr. Andreas KHOL
Bundesobmann, Österreichischer Seniorenbund, Wien
| 1963 | Promotion Dr.jur., Studien in Innsbruck und Paris |
| 1966-1969 | Generalsekretär, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Außenpolitik, Wien |
| 1969 | Habilitation, Universität Wien |
| 1969-1973 | Sekretär beim Österreichischen Verfassungsgerichtshof und im Sekretariat des Europarates; Jurist, Europäische Menschenrechtskommission; Sekretär, Expertenkomitee für Menschenrechte |
| 1974-1992 | Direktor, Politische Akademie der Österreichischen Volkspartei, Wien |
| 1994-2002 | Klubobmann, ÖVP-Parlamentsklub, Wien |
| 2002-2006 | Präsident, Nationalrat der Bundesrepublik Österreich, Wien |
| seit 2005 | Bundesobmann, Österreichischer Seniorenbund; Präsident, Österreichischer Seniorenrat, Wien |
Andrey A. KLIMOV
State Duma Deputy, Committee on International Affairs, Subcommittee on European Cooperation, Moscow
| PhD in economics | |
| 1998 | - President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Komi-Permyatski Autonomus district |
| - 99 - Director of the Interindustrial institute of regional research | |
| 1999 | - 12. 2003 Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (from the Komi-Permyatski one mandatory administrative district # 216) |
| Deputy chairman of the Regions of Russia group (union of independent deputies) | |
| Member of Federal Affairs and Regional Policy Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation | |
| Head of the Subcommittee on socio-economic development of the regions and inter regional Communications. | |
| 12.2003- now - Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (from the Komi-Permyatski one mandatory administrative district # 216). | |
| Deputy chairman of deputy's group. Member of the Committee on International Affairs. | |
| Head of the subcommittee on European cooperation. |
Dr. Volodymyr OHRYZKO
First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Kiev
| 1978 | graduated from Taras Shevchenko Kyiv State University, degree in international relations, and translation from German. |
| Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 1978: | |
| 1978-1980 | Attaché of the press department of the MFA of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| 1980-1981 | Third secretary of the press department of the MFA of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| 1981-1983 | Military service |
| 1983-1985 | Third secretary of the press department of the MFA of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| 1985-1988 | Second secretary of the press department of the MFA of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| 1988-1991 | First secretary of the Principal Counsellor s Department of the MFA of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| June 1991 - July 1991 Counsellor of the Principal Counsellor s Department of the MFA of Ukraine | |
| July 1991 - March 1992 Counsellor of the Department for political analysis and coordination of the MFA of Ukraine | |
| 1992-1993 | Counsellor in the Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 1993-1994 | Minister of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Austria |
| 1994-1996 | Counsellor of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 1996-1999 | Head of the Foreign Policy Department, head of the Main Department of the Foreign Policy of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine |
| 1999-2004 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Austrian Republic and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the international organizations in Vienna |
| 2004-2005 | Ambassador-at-large in the Department of the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation of the MFA of Ukraine |
| Since February 2005 - First Deputy Minister |
