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The seminar is divided into three thematic blocks. The first two provide participants with the knowledge necessary for feeling competent in questions regarding Narva. The third chunk proposes the analysis of certain opportunities and needs for Narva in terms of development of town area. As a follow-up, there is going to be an excursion around Narva on Sunday, November 3rd. The topic of the excursion is Narva's "obstacles": border, industry, transit, population movement. The excursion will be followed by discussion.
Narva - European Union Border City
10.00-10.30 Registration.
I session. "From Border Town to Town on the Border ". Moderator: Eiki Berg, PhD, University of Tartu, lecturer of international studies.
10.30-10.40 - Introduction. Michal Krejza, I Secretary of the Delegation of European Commission in Estonia.
10.40-11.00 - The Development of City Space in Border Cities. Jussi Jauhiainen, Finland, Oulu University.
11.00-11.20 - Plusses and Minuses of the Border. Dennis Zalamans, Sweden, Södertörn University College.
11.20-11.40 - Change of Status in Neighborhood, in Estonia and in Narva. Indrek Tarand, Estonia.
11.40-12.00 - Discussion.
12.00-14.00 - Dinner.
II session "EU - new opportunities and duties". Moderator: Michal Krejza, I Secretary of the Delegation of European Commission in Estonia.
14.00-14.20 - Strategic planning - premises for the loval government to attract structural funds. Kaide Kaljuste, Estonia, Ministry of Finance.
14.20-14.40 - EU structural funds and possibilities for Narva. Kadri Reinthal, Estonia, Ministry of Finance.
14.40-15.00 - Influence of Schengen treaty to border areas (Eiki Berg, University of Tartu).
15.00-15.15 - Example: "Borders and Border Regions in the Enlarged European Union". Michael Schack, Danish Institute of Border Region Studies.
15.15-15.30 - Discussion.
15.30-16.00 - Coffee break.
III session "Town, its area and EU". Moderator: Jussi Jauhiainen, Finland, Oulu University.
16.00-16.20 - Virtuality - Potential of Intellect. Ülar Mark, Estonia, OÜ Urban Mark.
16.20-16.40 - Tourism in a Border Town in Europe without Borders. Riina Lõhmus, Estonia, EAS Tourism Agency.
16.40-17.00 - E-community: New Possibilities in City Planning. Rauno Schults, Estonia, Head of the Planning Department of Narva City Government.
17.00-17.30 - Discussion.
17.30-17.40 - Conclusions, endnotes. Moderator Eiki Berg.
18.00-20.00 - Supper, reception.
Synchronous translation to Estonian, Russian and English.
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