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Minneapolis USA July 2007. WFUNA Millennium Project Bled Forum/Ljubljana Node Slovenia / EU. Blaž GOLOB Chair BF Ljubljana Node. Content. About Slovenia, Ljubljana and being EU About the Bled Forum on Europe Challenges of being a MP Node. About Slovenia, Ljubljana and being EU.
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Minneapolis USA July 2007 WFUNA Millennium ProjectBled Forum/Ljubljana Node Slovenia / EU Blaž GOLOB Chair BF Ljubljana Node
Content • About Slovenia, Ljubljana and being EU • About the Bled Forum on Europe • Challenges of being a MP Node
About Slovenia, Ljubljana and being EU • Central European (cultural & historical routs) • Western Balkan country (SEE • Alpe / Adria – Mediteranean country (mediteranean routs) • 1991 independent state / 2004 EU member / 2007 EU euro zone / 2008 EU Presidency
About Bled Forum on Europe Vision / Mission / Goals • V: ‘’Sol omnibus lucet’’ (‘’for a Just world’’ UN universal values work for everyone / human rights & the rule of law) • M:Advocating foresight (futures) activities and influence policy making (global, EU, national level) • G: Annual event, 75% of its potential, BF Decleration, BF agenda setting, BF award for Foresight and policy making
About the Bled Forum on Europe • History: from 1996 lawyers event (ELSA), today various partners, policy making influence event (thinking about the future), NGOs view / • 1998 UK EU presidency and ICC • 2002 Institute for Multitrack Diplomacy / • Enlargement Futures / European Commission project 2003, • Global Challenges and Knowledge based governance 2006 and 2007 ACUNU MP • Partners: NGOs, GOV- SLO, AUS, SEE or WB, EU-IPTS, Bussines sector, WFUNA MP
Bled Forum 2008 ‘’Climate Change - Water and Energy’’6-8 March 2008 / EU Presidency • Foresight as a tool for anticipating different development options • Global, EU and regional respond to Climate Change • Climate Change and its regional impact SEE or WB countries • Presentation of exsisting good practices (cases) of responses to Climate Change
Challenges of being a MP node • To provide an input to the exsisting MP studies namely SOF’s • To learn in order to improve the domestic system • To bring added value to the MP (foresight and policy making) • To promote WFUNA MP activities in the SEE & WB region ‘’Life is an endless adventure’’