PanEuropa Bulgaria, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria organise a public discussion on the topic “Where Does Europe Go: The EU Dutch Presidency 2016”. The event aims to organize a civil discussion regarding the assumption by the Kingdom of the Netherlands of the rotating EU Council Presidency (January-June 2016).

Key speakers of the discussion will be H.E. Thomas van Oorschot, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria, and H.E. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Minister of Justice of Bulgaria. The speeches of the two lecturers will be followed by a Q&A session.

Working languages: English and Bulgarian. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.The event will take place on 7 January 2016 (Thursday), at 11:00 a.m., at Sofia Hotel Balkan (Sheraton). Registration starts at 10:30.