{"id":6561,"date":"2024-05-23T13:53:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opekcy.org\/wetogether\/20-chronia-apo-tin-entaxi-pos-allaxame-emeis-pos-allaxe-i-eyropaiki-enosi\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:48:20","slug":"20-years-since-accession-how-we-have-changed-how-has-the-european-union-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opekcy.org\/wetogether\/en\/20-years-since-accession-how-we-have-changed-how-has-the-european-union-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"20 YEARS SINCE ACCESSION How we have changed, how has the European Union changed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>20 YEARS SINCE ACCESSION<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>How we have changed,<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>how has the European Union changed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Universitas Foundation and OPEK Association for Social Reform are organising a conference focusing on the evaluation of Cyprus&#8217; participation in the EU, 20 years after accession. The conference is open to citizens interested in reflecting on Cyprus&#8217; further course in the EU as a truly active and multi-thematic member state that draws on its experiences and maximises its potential, overcoming problems and opening new perspectives for its people.<\/p>\n<p>The conference will take place on <strong>Wednesday, 29 May 2024, at 18.45 &#8211; 20.30 at the Strovolos Cultural Centre<\/strong>, 34 Archbishop Kyprianou Kyprianou Street, Strovolos 2063.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome: <strong>Katerina Hadjistylli,<\/strong> Director of Universitas Foundation<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: <strong>Giannis Ioannou<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature, University of Cyprus<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyriakos Revelas,<\/strong> Former Official of the European Commission:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The European Union after the big enlargement&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andreas Theophanous,<\/strong> Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Nicosia, President of the Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;20 years after the big enlargement of the EU and the case of Cyprus &#8211; An assessment&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nikos Peristianis,<\/strong> President of Universitas Foundation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Lessons (we didn&#8217;t learn) from the EU on the Cyprus problem<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyriakos Pierides, <\/strong>Journalist, OPEK Board Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The untapped capital of the accession&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event takes place in the framework of OPEK&#8217;s &#8220;We &#8211; Together&#8221; and UNIVERSITAS&#8217; &#8221; Change-Makers&#8221; Citizens&#8217; Partnership co-funded by the EU to increase participation in the European Elections on 9 June 2024<\/p>\n<p><u>Contact:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Universitas Foundation &#8211; &#8220;Change Makers&#8221; Programme<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universitas.org.cy\/\">https:\/\/www.universitas.org.cy\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@universitas.org.cy\">info@universitas.org.cy<\/a>\u00a0 | 22 795002<\/p>\n<p>OPEC &#8211; &#8220;We &#8211; Together&#8221; Programme<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opekcy.org\/wetogether\">http:\/\/opekcy.org\/wetogether<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:opekcy@gmail.com\">opekcy@gmail.com<\/a> |96 387498<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 YEARS SINCE ACCESSION How we have changed, how has the European Union changed? 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