Conference on the forthcoming Austrian presidency of the EU, organised by the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), and the Austrian Institute of International Affairs on 2 December 2005 in Vienna (programme); participation of BECSA as a guest-partner, presentation of BECSA activities and publications to TEPSA member institutions and participation as observer in the TEPSA General Assembly

Start of activities of the EU-CONSENT Network with a Kick-Off Conference organized by the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) on 18-19 November 2005 in Brussels (programme)

Session of Working Group 6 of the FORNET Network / conference “Building a Secure Neighbourhood: Neighbourhood Policy, Enlargement Process and Security Strategy as the co-ordinates for setting the EU’s regional action” organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs on 21-22 October 2005 (programme)

The three Bulgarian partners in the CINEFOGO Network – the “New Europe” Centre for Regional Studies, the Association for Middle Class Development and BECSA – take part in the Kick-Off Conference organized at the Roskilde University – Denmark on 17-19 October 2005 (programme)

Presentation of BECSA activities in support of doctoral studies and participation in the Autumn Seminar “European Foreign and Security Policy after Enlargement”, organized by the Institute for European Politics – Berlin on 27 September – 2 October 2005 in Budapest (programme) and

BECSA representatives’ participation in the Annual Conference “L’Union en questions” of the Institute for Security Studies of the European Union in Paris (conference programme in French)

13^th session of the European Summer Academy of the Hellenic University Association for European Studies (EPEES) entitled “The European Union at a Crossroads: The Prospects of Deepening and Widening after the Rejection of the Constitutional treaty”, held at Spetses, Greece, on 7-10 July 2005 (programme); BECSA participation as “sister association” in ECSA-NET

conference on the forthcoming UK presidency of the EU, organised by the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), the Federal trust for Education and Research and Chatham House on 20-21 June 2005 in London (programme); participation of BECSA as a guest-partner and presentation of BECSA publications to TEPSA member institutions

BECSA and the International Relations Department at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) organize a discussion on the topic “Turkey’s membership in the European Union: Thinking beyond the start of negotiations” with the participation of Dr. Esra Hatipoglu from the European Community Institute, Marmara University – Istanbul, Turkey (programme)

BECSA and the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute organize in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the official presentation of the book “MORE THAN A DWARF? “Fornet” essays on Europe’s foreign policy, security and defence” published by BECSA (contents of the volume) (programme of the promotion)

conference “Bulgaria’s European Perspectives and Population Development”, organized by the Centre for Population Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Academic Forum “2007 – a European Future for Bulgaria” and BECSA on 26 May 2005 in Sofia (programme in Bulgarian)

presentation of the book “Costs and Benefits for Bulgaria from European Union membership”, written by Mr. KALOYAN SIMEONOV, BECSA members, which took place in the EU Information Centre in Sofia

presentation of the book “THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER 1 MAY 2004: IS THERE A SHOCK FROM ENLARGEMENT? Implications for South Eastern Europe and for the Enlarged Union”, published by BECSA, in the electronic newspaper “Policies” of the “Open Society” Institute in Sofia (link to the web page in Bulgarian)

presentation of the textbook “European Integration”, written by Assoc. Prof. Dr. EMILIYA GEORGIEVA and Mr. KALOYAN SIMEONOV, BECSA members, which took place at the University for National and World Economy (review of the textbook in Bulgarian)

within the “Fornet” project, BECSA representatives participate in the session of Working Group “Enlargement” on 21 April 2005 (programme) and in the Third Plenary Session of the thematic network “FORNET” on 22-23 April 2005 (programme) in Brussels, Belgium

BECSA representatives’ participation in the international conference “Bulgaria, Austria and the European Union”, organized by the Internal Security and Public Order Commission of the Bulgarian Parliament, Austrian Institute for International Affairs and “Centre for Security Studies” Foundation on 8-9 April 2005 in the Bulgarian Parliament, Sofia

official presentation of the book “THE EUROPEAN UNION AFTER 1 MAY 2004: IS THERE A SHOCK FROM ENLARGEMENT? Implications for South Eastern Europe and for the Enlarged Union” published by BECSA within the project “2007 – One Enlargement Is Not enough”; Ms. MEGLENA KUNEVA, Minister of European Affairs, is an honorary guest of the promotion (contents of the volume) (programme of the promotion)

BECSA presents its information activities and exhibits publications at a common NGO stand on EU Information Market: “Let us ask and understand”, held in the conference room of the Euro-Bulgarian Cultural Centre in Sofia

BECSA representatives’ participation in the selection by TUNAECS of Turkish applicants for short-term Jean Monnet doctoral grants under the regional Jean Monnet project “Young Scholars from the Three Candidate Countries for an Enlarged EU” in Istanbul, Turkey

BECSA announces a call for papers to the conference “Bulgaria’s European Perspectives and Population Development”, organized by the Centre for Population Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Academic Forum “2007 – a European Future for Bulgaria” and BECSA on 26 May 2005 in Sofia (text of the call in Bulgarian)

BECSA representatives’ participation in the selection by RECSA of Romanian applicants for short-term Jean Monnet doctoral grants under the regional Jean Monnet project “Young Scholars from the Three Candidate Countries for an Enlarged EU” in Bucharest, Romania

BECSA holds the selection of Bulgarian applicants for short-term Jean Monnet doctoral grants under the regional Jean Monnet project “Young Scholars from the Three Candidate Countries for an Enlarged EU” in Sofia (the results are announced at the end of the text of the call and the terms of reference)

an information session on priority 7 “Citizens and Government in a Knowledge Based Society” of the Sixth Framework Programme of the EU, is organized with BECSA’s participation in Sofia (programme of the session)

BECSA announces a call for applications from Bulgarian candidates for a scholarship for training in European Law in Croatia (text of the call and terms of reference)

BECSA announces an open call for applications from Bulgarian candidates for short-term Jean Monnet doctoral grants under the regional Jean Monnet project “Young Scholars from the Three Candidate Countries for an Enlarged EU” (text of the call and terms of reference)