Description
"Europe is not perfect, has not been perfect, will never be perfect, but it is the best idea we have had so far". A statement that does not come from an 'insider', but from Jürgen Klopp, German coach of the Liverpool football team.
It is with this desire to improve and collaborate more that the Servizio Europa of the Autonomous Province of Trento is launching the second edition of "Siamo Europa", a festival on European policies scheduled from 25 to 27 May in Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore in Trento.
Every year Europe celebrates its holiday on 9 May, remembering when Robert Schuman laid the foundations for the community integration project in 1950. From a 'commanded feast' it was decided in Trentino, a land sensitive for various reasons to Europe, to propose a three-day square event to amplify the message and bring it more directly to citizens.
Trying to bring together 'high' issues with what Europe does concretely for Europeans.
The festival is coordinated by the European information centres Europe Direct Trentino and Centro di Documentazione Europea of Trento, with the collaboration of the Fondazione Trentina Alcide Degasperi and Villa Vigoni, a place of confrontation and dialogue between the Italian and German governments.
"We are Europe", in the sense of the institutional cooperation that one would like to see more at Union level, however, involves many other realities that in the local sphere deal with Europe.
Also in the 2018 edition seminars, round tables, debates, the presentation of projects financed by Europe in Trentino, performances and other activities are scheduled.
Closing the festival will be the first meeting of a cross-border pilot project of the European Commission to bring citizens closer to the European elections in May 2019.
"We are Europe" will be from 25 to 27 May 2018 in Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore.
Admission to all events is free while places last
Programme
Friday 25 May
10.00 The Law & Politics of Brexit - Study Conference | Palazzo Paolo Prodi, via Tommaso Gar, 14 aula 6
A discussion on the state of the Brexit negotiations based on excerpts from Federico Fabbrini's book. The event, in English, is open to the public.
Organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Trento and the Brexit Institute of Dublin City University
15.00 Industry 4.0 & Green Technology: territory, development and Europe - Round table | Palazzo Geremia
What will we be doing in 10 years? How will we work together with machines? How will the economic development model change with new green technologies? Siamo Europa will start with an important appointment for those involved in mechatronics and European funds. The experiences of the European fund management authorities in Trentino, South Tyrol, Emilia Romagna and Sicily will be compared. The round table will try to find ideas to put into practice concretely, thanks to the intervention of representatives of the political world, trade unions and local production activities.
Speakers will include
representatives of the Managing Authorities
Federico Lasco, Agency for Territorial Cohesion - Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Alessandro Andreatta, Mayor of Trento
Alessandro Olivi, Vice President PAT and Councillor for Economic Development and Labour
Franco Ianeselli, Provincial Secretary CGIL
Roberto Busato, Director Confindustria Trento
Paolo Bosetti, scientific director Area ProM Facility Trentino Sviluppo
by the Europe Service of the Autonomous Province of Trento
16.30 GenerAtions for the future|
The experience at the European Parliament of 24 students representing ten secondary schools in Trento, members of the "GenerAzioni per il futuro" network. The trip was the final moment of a project aimed at promoting education to active and European citizenship.
Organised by the Municipality of Trento
17.00 Europe on stage |
Installation and theatrical performance (in English) telling the story of a young European, who could belong anywhere. The aim of the "Alla Ribalta" company is to discover together what our roots are as Trentino people, as Italians, as Europeans, as citizens of the world, and how far the branches of our families extend. The installation will be taken to the European Youth Event on 1 - 2 June 2018 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
by the Trento Youth Plan
18.00 Italians, Europeans?
We are often called the 'sick people of Europe', those who do not do their homework, those who are on the brink of the abyss. At the same time, on the other side of the Brenner Pass they envy us for our lifestyle and visit us often. We do not like the technocrats in Brussels, but we are among the most pro-European on the continent and send many of our representatives to EU institutions. How European are Italians and how Italian are Europeans? An interesting journey into our identity with Beppe Severgnini, following the motto 'if we are better, we can teach. If we are less good, we must learn'
with Beppe Severgnini
20.00 Fireside talk - Justice and the EU | Rosa D'Oro Restaurant - Piazza S. Maria Maggiore -
A chat to talk about immigration law in the EU and what the EU thinks of the statute of limitations in Italy for tax offences
with Pasquale Profiti, Deputy Prosecutor at the Court of Trento
21.00: Tutta colpa della Brexit |
Tutta colpa della Brexit is the story of Francesco De Carlo, the first Italian stand-up comedian to perform in English in front of international audiences. After a world tour that took him to Edinburgh, Berlin, Moscow, Johannesburg, Oslo, Helsinki, Canada, Switzerland, Slovenia, South Korea, Estonia and Latvia, the Roman comedian decided to move to London, just when the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. A monologue about travelling written on the road, where there will be no lack of considerations about cultural differences and personal experiences in the various countries, from alcohol to love, from drugs to religion. In times when populism and xenophobia are rampant everywhere, Francesco dresses the shoes of the foreigner and with his surreal comedy investigates human beings and the things of this world.
by and withFrancesco De Carlo
The festival also features
Vignettes on Europe
exhibition organised by Europe Direct Trentino with the Euro-Mediterranean Centre LIBREXPRESSION - Giuseppe di Vagno Foundation.
Saturday 26 May
9.30 A school of Europe
Getting to know the European Union in order to understand how much it is present in our daily lives...
We will do this in an animated, interactive manner, including through a quiz with prizes in which everyone can participate... as long as they have a smartphone connected to the Internet...
with Roberto Santaniello, Special Adviser Media and Communication of the European Commission in Rome
organised by Europe Direct Trentino
11.00 Euro Start Up comparison. May the best one win! |
Space for ideas, creativity and innovation. This is the spirit underlying the challenge between a number of innovative start-ups from Trentino, participants in programmes promoted by the European Union, who will compete in pitch competitions with the aim of attracting possible investors and promoting their business idea. In front of a jury of experts ready to give advice on how to improve their performance, the startuppers will have to win over the audience to be elected winners and win a special prize. An opportunity to discover some of the best entrepreneurial talents and learn about the tools of the Autonomous Province of Trento to support new businesses, thanks also to European funds.
Organised by Trentino Sviluppo
12.00 Fireside talk - Does the European Union open up to the Balkans?
Rosa D'Oro restaurant - Piazza S. Maria Maggiore
Informal meeting with Luisa Chiodi, director of the Balkans and Caucasus Observatory -Transeuropa, on the opening of the EU to the Balkans.
Speaker: Gianni Bonvicini, Honorary President Istituto Affari Internazionali
moderated by Nataša Vučković, University of Trento.
Organised by Club Alpbach Trentino
14.30 To get an idea: 5 views on Europe |
Five short talks, five experts from different disciplines, 10 minutes each to tell the audience what "Europe" means.
Luisa Antoniolli:"Europe and the Rubik's Cube: Differentiated Integration in the European Union of the Future".
Marco Brunazzo:"Will you marry me? A Narrative on the EU".
Andrea Fracasso:'But how much do you cost me!?!.... Solidarity and responsibility in the eurozone'
Sara Lorenzini:"Europe in the World: European Integration and North-South Relations".
Louisa Parks:'Another Europe is possible: constructive protest and the future of the European Union'
moderated by Tiziana Di Simone, RAI journalist
organised by the University of Trento, School of International Studies
16.30 presentation of the book "Stranieri residenti
Living and migrating are not opposed, as common sense would have it, still prey to the old ghosts of jus sanguinis and jus soli. Instead, in every migrant one must recognise the figure of the 'resident alien', the true protagonist of the book. Athens, Rome, Jerusalem are the city models examined, in a superb fresco, to question the decisive and topical issue of citizenship.
with the author Donatella Di Cesare
introducedAlberto Faustini, editor of "Il Trentino" and "Alto Adige"
17.30 European Union and fake news|
What is "fake news"? Certainly fake news... but what about unintentional errors, web 'rumours', conspiracy theories, satire, false statements by politicians? Talking about 'fake news' is as complex as the term itself and its use.
What about EU-related 'fake news'? And is there a need for EU-wide legislation against them? These and other questions will emerge during the meeting.
Thierry Vissol, Director of the LIBREXPRESSION Centre, Giuseppe Di Vagno Foundation
introducedPierangelo Giovanetti, Director of "L'Adige"
18.30 Nationalisms. Between fear and identity |
A panel with international guests to grasp the fundamental elements of the nationalist revival that does not cease to condense consensus from one end to the other in Europe, strongly contesting its very ideal and institutional foundations. A phenomenon to which the European Union itself seems unable to provide concrete answers, both for lack of instruments and unanimity of intent. International experts from the world of institutions and academia discuss it.
Marco Piantini, Council President's European Affairs Advisor
Matteo Villa, Researcher Institute for International Policy Studies (ISPI)
Moderator: Lorenzo Robustelli, Director eunews.it
19.00 Fireside talk - Brussels Directorate: where does a European career start? | Il Simposio bar restaurant, via Rosmini, 19
What is the first step towards an international career? What skills are worth focusing on, what are the difficulties and what are the opportunities? Aperitif in hand, professionals from the European capital and the international scene will be on hand to give their advice on the most effective moves to open the doors of the Brussels palaces.
with Gabriele Pedrini, PAT's European Union Relations Office in Brussels
Maura Morandi, expert on the Caucasus area
Gianni Bonvicini, scientific advisor and member of the steering committee of the Istituto Affari Internazionali
introduced by Giulia Giuliani, Club Alpbach Trentino
organised by Club Alpbach Trentino
21.00 Jamaica calls Europe | concert with Anansi and the Duppy Conquerors
If you look on the maps of the European Union and also on the Euro banknotes, you will also find small islands, far away, in the Caribbean. At "Siamo Europa" a special evening, a bridge between Jamaica and Europe, with hits and less famous pieces by Bob Marley, rearranged in a Mediterranean key by Anansi and the Duppy Conquerors.
Sunday, 27 May
11.30 am: European Breakfast - What role for the peripheries of Europe? |
A chat over coffee talking about independence drives and the desire for collaboration in Europe... more or less united
with Federico Petroni, LIMES
Dario Fabbri, LIMES
Fabio Scalet, Head of Institutional and Legislative Affairs PAT
14.00 Trentino and Catalonia: towards a Europe of Regions?
European policy aims at the creation of a Europe of Regions. Where are we with this project? What to expect for the future? A dialogue between the perspectives of Trentino Alto Adige, Catalonia and the European Union, constructed in a participatory manner: it will be directly the audience who will pose the questions to the speakers via their smartphones.
with Francesco Palermo, director of the Institute for the Study of Federalism and Regionalism at Eurac in Bolzano
Steven Forti, Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
moderated by Enrico Franco, director of the "Corriere del Trentino" newspaper
organised by the Club Alpbach Trentino
15.30 Immigration and the European Union |
A round table on the theme of migration, attempting to take stock of the impact that this phenomenon is having on European cohesion and identity, trying to envisage medium-term scenarios regarding an issue destined to have a profound effect on European destiny
with Donatella Di Cesare, philosopher
Federico Petroni, LIMES
Giampiero Gramaglia, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali
moderated by Lorenzo Robustelli, Director eunews.it
17.00Fromlibrary to office: bridges between university and work for young Europeans
| Aula MagnaFondazione Demarchi - Piazza S. Maria Maggiore, 7
How can education be made more competitive if competition at work level is increasingly fierce, not only at national but also at European level? What are the most important characteristics a student should develop in order to feel ready to face this challenge? What advice to offer? We will answer these and many other questions by bringing together three fundamental areas of education: university, the world of work and sport. It will be a unique opportunity to provide all those present with the best tools for building a career.
Paolo Collini, Rector of the University of Trento
Mirco Pellegrini, CEO Mak Costruzioni
Paola Mora, president CONI Trentino
Moderator: Francesca Valentini, President Club Alpbach Trentino
17.00 Italy, Germany, Europe |
After the German elections last September and after the difficult negotiations for the formation of the fourth Merkel government, Germany too has discovered political instability. If for years Europe had its centre of stability in the Federal Republic, this is no longer the case, or perhaps it will continue to be so in a very different way. What will be the consequences for Europe? Will Germany be the ally that French President Emmanuel Macron is looking for to reform the European Union? What role will Italy play?
The panel aims to answer these very pressing questions.
Michele Valensise, President of Villa Vigoni, former Secretary General of the Farnesina
Danilo Taino, Corriere della Sera
Constanze Reuscher, Rome correspondent of Die Welt
Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli, University of Salento
Dario Fabbri,LIMES
moderated by Matteo Scotto, Villa Vigoni scientific collaborator
by Villa Vigoni
event to be highlighted using the 'final event' poster I sent (the part with the dots... ) as a background, as we had agreed upon in the short term.
18.30 Towards the European elections: citizens, let's talk about it! |
First of the four appointments of the cross-border pilot project of the European Commission and the Autonomous Province of Trento, which aims to raise European public opinion in view of the elections for the renewal of the Strasbourg Parliament scheduled for the end of May 2019.
Citizens from the provinces of Verona, Trento and Bolzano and the Land Tyrol are taking part in the project.
Event with simultaneous German-Italian translation.
Participants in the initiative will be able to take part in a competition to win four study trips to Brussels. Participation and knowledge of the topics covered during the meetings will be taken into account to win.
To register for the event go to: www.europa2019.provincia.tn.it
Alessandro Giordani, European Commission
Ugo Rossi, President Autonomous Province of Trento
Arno Kompatscher, President Autonomous Province of Bolzano
