Events and News 2017/2018

The presented reports aroused great interest among the participants of the summer school.

At the same time, producers will be controlled by both state inspectors and certification bodies. In addition, penalties are introduced for misleading customers, namely, for labeling non-certified goods with the words "organic" or "bio", which in fact are not. According to the results of the voting, the bill №5448-d received more than 250 votes.

The final stage of the lecture was the tasting of organic dairy products

This is the main event of the national organic industry, which highlights current organic trends, organic trends in Ukraine and prospects for organic production.

The production of organic products is one of the priority areas of Ukraine's agricultural policy. The event discusses important issues of development of organic production in Ukraine and its positioning, both in domestic and foreign markets, namely:

• introduction of organic production in Ukraine;

• training in organic production: from university to government;

• berry growing and horticulture - a real prospect of organic production in Ukraine;

• organic grain and oilseeds as a basis for exports;

• organic soybeans and legumes;

• ready-made organic food product on the shelves of domestic and foreign markets.

Taran Tetiana presented his report on "Safety and quality control system of organic food in Ukraine" In the section "Effective quality management and food safety in organic production" as a part of the Jean Monnet Module "Food Safety Control in the EU" (587548-EPP-1-2017-1-UA-EPPJMO-MODULE) activity.

In her report she noted that the system of state control of food safety and organic production in Ukraine is imperfect. The three components of the control system, priorities, problems related to the current regulatory framework in the field of organic production and circulation and ways to solve these problems were described. Emphasis was also placed on the current state and prospects of application of the requirements of international standards for agricultural and food products, including organic.

This year's conference focused on the current political turn in the history of the EU and its implications for the future of European integration. This topic was recently highlighted on the agenda of political and academic debates, relevant in the light of the Commission's White Report, President Juncker's speech on the state of the Union, and major political developments in the EU Member States during 2017.

As a result, the conference aims to allow the discussion of important EU policy issues, as well as to disseminate information on new technical issues for new grantees.

More information on the work program can be found on the event's website.

The conference was opened by Amaya Perez de Albeniz, Acting Head of Erasmus +: Higher Education - Knowledge Alliances, Bologna Support, Jean Monnet of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in Brussels.

The report of Snezhyna Nikolova, who is an advisor to Erasmus + projects: higher education - knowledge alliances, Bologna support, Jean Monnet and is responsible for the implementation of Jean Monnet's activities in Belarus, Georgia, Italy and Russia was devoted to the implementation and management of projects. Guido di Fiore, head of the financial sector at Erasmus +, spoke about the financial aspects of the projects.

Edith Genser, responsible for information and communication and organization of events related to Jean Monnet's direction in the EACEA, presented a new platform for disseminating project activities.

Some time was allotted for bilateral meetings with EACEA Commissioners responsible for projects (by region), where it was possible to talk to officials monitoring the implementation and evaluation of projects and ask them specific questions about the specifics of implementation.

Claire Morel, Head of International Cooperation for Education, Training and Youth at the European Commission for Education and Culture, opened the second part of the conference with a presentation on "Introductory remarks: Jean Monnet - the way forward". This part of the conference was devoted to questions about the expected results and examples of best practices in the implementation of Jean Monnet projects, which have gained real and lasting implementation in the education system of the European Union. Tamara Kapeta, professor at the University of Zagreb (Croatia), Philippe de Bruecker, professor at Libre University in Brussels (Belgium) and Ana Božinović Fenko, professor at the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) presented their experience.

The next discussion block was devoted to ideas for the new programming period. Alberto Alemanno, Professor of HEC (Paris, France) presented his ideas and experience; Heidi Maurer, Professor at the London School of Economics (UK); Bruno Masquitelli, Professor at the Swiss University of Technology (Australia). The importance of an interdisciplinary approach in educational and research projects was emphasized.

It summarized the current challenges facing European society and the role of education and science in addressing the key challenges facing the EU today.

The second day of the conference was opened by Martina Reicherts, Director General for Education and Culture of the European Commission, with a brilliant speech on the specifics of modern youth education and their perception of the world and information.

Peter Clappi, Head of the Brussels office of Open Europe, emphasized the problems of the modern European Community in his report "A united, stronger and more democratic Europe".

In the panel discussion "Plans for the future of Europe" Alexander Mattelaer, Director of the European Program of the Royal Institute of International Affairs Egmont (Belgium), Ulrik Lieber, Professor at the University of Bremen (Germany), Ms. Rosa Tun Tun Hohenstein, Member of the European Parliament party and Peter Klippe, Open Europe, head of the Brussels office. Open Europe emphasized the problems of the modern European community in its report "A united, stronger and more democratic Europe".

In the panel discussion "Plans for the future of Europe" Alexander Mattelaer, Director of the European Program of the Royal Institute of International Affairs Egmont (Belgium), Ulrik Lieber, Professor at the University of Bremen (Germany), Ms. Rosa Tun Tun Hohenstein, Member of the European Parliament party and Peter Klippe, Open Europe, head of the Brussels office. The following issues were discussed: How to keep the wind in the sails of the EU? The EU has recently managed to overcome several interrelated crises, but there are problems. What is the best compromise for solving problems and ensuring a secure and prosperous Union in the long run? Creating a more democratic Union is a political and institutional issue. How to support further democratization of the EU by strengthening public participation and institutional reforms? Europe's vision: According to the 2017 report of the Union State, the EU must remain a club of equal members. How to achieve this goal in the long run?

The moderator of the session, Jens Nyman-Christensen, Deputy Director General of DG EAC, summed up that Europe and its citizens at this stage need pragmatic solutions to problematic and crisis situations.

The second part of the day of the conference was organized in the form of panel discussions in five areas:

1. Deepening economic and monetary union;

2. The future of European defense;

3. The use of globalization;

4. The social dimension of Europe

5. The future of the EU budget: what to expect?

I was invited to take part in the third panel discussion on how the EU should restructure its policy to make the most of globalization. The experts in this debate were Kolya Raube, Senior Research Fellow, Leuven (Belgium) and Miroslav Galar, Representative of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Trade.