ARENA Centre for European Studies, in cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, is pleased to host a symposium on the European Union-Norway Security and Defence Partnership. The event is hosted in connection with the EU-Norway Security and Defence Dialogue.
The event brings together representatives from Norwegian authorities, EU institutions and leading researchers to discuss the evolving security landscape in Europe, with particular attention to European defence cooperation and the Arctic dimension. Against the backdrop of growing geopolitical uncertainty and the threat posed by Russia, the symposium will explore how Norway and the EU can deepen cooperation on security and defence to address threats and challenges to European security.
Programme
13:30 Introduction
Welcome and introduction: Pernille Rieker, Centre Director at ARENA Centre for European Studies
Opening Remarks: Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence at the European External Action Service (EEAS) and Eivind Vad Petersson, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
13:45 Panel 1
Assuming greater responsibility for the security and defence of Europe: EU–Norway cooperation in an era of heightened security challenges
- Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence at the EEAS
- Diego de Ojeda, Head of Unit for Defence and Security at the Secretary General of the EU Commission
- Robin Allers, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
- Pernille Rieker, Centre Director at ARENA Centre for European StudiesModerator: Tine Brøgger, ARENA
14:45 Panel 2
The EU, Norway and Arctic security: The High North in a changing European security landscape
- Claude Veron-Reville, Ambassador at Large - Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs
- Karsten Friis, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
- Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and NUPIModerator: Pernille Rieker, ARENA
Streaming
Update: The event is full and it is no longer possible to subscribe to join the event. We will live stream the event. The link will be posted on ARENAS homepage ahead of the programme start.
