February 2005 : N°6

Editorial : The new strategic relationship between Brussels and Moscow: a rebalancing effect or an attempt at substitution?
E. LEMPERT, Editorial staff

Internationals Relations

• To defend Europe’s culture and democratic heritage requires more than national defences
  Jorg Borgwardt, spokesperson of ESAG Foundation
• Fighting green fascism, fighting the black order...
  Frédéric ENCEL, Doctor in Geopolitics, the author lectures on international relations at the ENA and at Sciences-Po Rennes

European water policy
Ensuring sustainable development in Europe

• A community water policy
  Stavros DIMAS, European Commissioner for the Environment
• Water management in France
  Serge LEPELTIER, French Minister for Ecology and sustainable development
• Towards a genuine regional water management policy
  Jürgen TRITTIN, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety
• The next level of water management - the Water Framework Directive
  Margaret BECKETT, UK Environment Secretary
• Flood-prevention work
  Karla PEIJS, Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
• The A.G.U.A. Programme, a sustainable water management model for Spain
  Cristina NARBONA RUIZ, Spanish Minister for the Environment
• Water management in new UE member states, the Poland’s experiences
  Mieczyslaw OSTOJSKI, Director of the Department of Water Resources in the Poland Ministry of Environment
• France and European water policy
  Pierre DUCOUT, French Député for the Gironde, Co-Chairman of the french Cercle de l’eau
  Jean-François LE GRAND, French Senator for la Manche, Chairman of the french Cercle de l’eau

I .The water market in Europe: the main developments

• European Water Policy in the 21st Century
  Catherine Day, Director General for DG Environment, European Commission
• The Framework Directive of 23 October 2000: the tool for European Water Policy
  Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Member of the European Parliament
• The WFD - The way ahead
  Anders BAEKGAARD, President of Eureau The stakes for European water policy,
• French basin institutions and water policy
  Ambroise GUELLEC, Member of the European Parliament
• The Basin Organizations: a network for better water management
  Jean-François DONZIER, Director-General of the International Office for Water, Secretary of the International Network of Basin Organizations
• More for less: serving water customers and the environment in England and Wales
  Philip FLETCHER, Director General of Water Services
• The public and private players in the water cycle
  Pierre-Frédéric Ténière-Buchot, Governor of the World Water Council, Member of the Académie de l’eau (France), Vice-Chairman of the Programme Solidarité Eau (pS-Eau)
• Four goals for a successful European approach to water management
  Cyril ROGER-LACAN, Deputy CEO of VEOLIAWATER
• Public / private partnerships
  André SANTINI, Former Minister, French Député- Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, Chairman of the Syndicat des Eaux d’Ile de France
• Water is life - without water there’s no life, no nature
  Christa KLASS, MEP, german, EPP-ED-Group
• Sustainability, equity and economic viability in water management
  Pedro ARROJO-AGUDO, 2003 Goldman Prize for Europe, Economic Analysis Department -
  University of Saragossa, Spain
• European water policy: between environmental, economic and social considerations
  Bernard BARRAQUE, DR CNRS, ENPC-UMLV (France)
• Giving water consumers a voice in EU policy
  Roy WARDLE, Council Secretary, WaterVoice
• Agricultural Reform: Gateway to an Effective Water Policy for Europe
  Tony LONG, Director, WWF European Policy Office

II .Research and development in the water sector

• New technologies may help solving water problems
  Andrea TILCHE, European Commission, DG Research - Brussels, Head of the Unit
• «Environmental Technologies and Pollution Prevention» Hydroelectricity: modern energy to be preserved
  Jean-Yves DELACOUX, Delegate for the field of hydraulics, EDF
• Hydropower: a Vital Resource whose Future Depends on Balanced Implementation of the Water Framework Directive
  Hans HAIDER, President of EURELECTRIC
• Europe and development aid in the field of water
  Koos RICHELLE, Director-General, EuropeAid, Cooperation Office, European Commission

III. The geopolitical aspects of water

• The Right to Water and Dignified Life
  Mikhail GORBACHEV, Chairman Green Cross International
• Water, Culture and Spirituality
  Jean-Louis OLIVER, Secretary-General of the Académie de l’Eau
• Water management by basins: a means of conflict resolution
  Renzo GUBERT, Chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• Geopolitical Aspects of the Water Sector in Israel and its Neighbors
  Shimon TAL, Water Commissioner,The Ministry of National Infrastructures Water Commission
• Water in Europe: vulnerability, and risk-prevention
  Guy LECLERC, Water and Major Projects Manager, PriceWaterCoopers
• The development of integrated water resources management: an international vision
  Daniel VALENSUELA, International Network Officer - GWP - Stockholm
• Water for food: a key to our future
   Daniel ZIMMER, Executive Director of the World Water Council
• Agriculture and Water Management: a concern for the future
  Michel SEBILLOTTE, Emeritus Professor at the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
• Water: an unequally distributed resource
  Jennifer VINCENT, Editorial Staff