European Union Center

Sponsors

• The European Union Center of Excellence
• The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE)
• Cosponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs
• The Governance Research Circle with support from the Division of International Studies, the International Institute and Global Studies Program

Workshop Description

Over the past two decades, the European Union has become a global leader in environmental policy. Across a variety of environmental issues, from river basin management and efficient pollution permitting to product stewardship and chemical use, the EU has developed new forms of governance and regulation, based on revisable framework rules, decentralized implementation, information pooling, peer review, and participation by a wide range of stakeholders, including both business and civil society groups. As communities and countries increasingly look to policy innovation to meet environmental challenges, remain economically competitive and live within tight government budgets, what can we learn from the EU’s experiences?

This workshop will bring together experts from the European Commission, national administrations, business, NGOs, and academia to analyze current developments in EU environmental policy, and explore with the audience their implications for the US and other parts of the world. The workshop will conclude this international dialogue with a roundtable response panel of US environmental policy makers and practitioners.

ABOUT THE MSWG CONFERENCE:
The workshop is part of the June 17-20 conference of the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance (MSWG), a network with about 1,000 business, government, non-government and academic members in 30 states and 20 countries. Since 1996, MSWG has been a “voice for ecological innovation and integration,” favoring collaborative and systems-based approaches to environmental protection and sustainablity.
For more information, see the conference website - NOTE that it is best viewed in Internet Explorer.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
The workshop is limited to 150 participants on a first-come, first-served basis to facilitate discussion. The workshop is open to the public and it is possible to register either for the entire conference or just for the June 19th workshop.

Click here for the workshop-only registration form (cost: $50).
WAGE and the EUCE will fund the workshop participation of a limited number of UW faculty and students. To request such funding, interested UW-affiliates should email wage@intl-institute.wisc.edu - please include your name, school, department, and dietary restrictions.

If you are interested in attending other parts of the MSWG, see www.mswg.org for details and fees.
Note that MSWG will offer UW students a special full conference rate of $150 - (student full conference registration form).

For more information, contact Elizabeth Covington, EUCE Associate Director
(608-265-4778 or eecovington@wisc.edu)