The series of LECSA Lectures “EU PRESIDENCY ASSESSMENT – GOVERNANCE AND IMPACT POWER” by experts from European Commission Representation in Latvia took place on 24 November and 8 December 2015 at the Senat Hall, University of Latvia (Raiņa blvd. 19, Riga).

Lectures given by high-level experts from the EC Representation in Latvia under umbrella of LECSA followed by discussion with doctoral and masters students, representatives from public institutions and think tanks in Latvia.

The key questions answered during the Seminar: What were main internal and external achievements of the Latvian Presidency? How did the Latvian Presidency influence the image of the country in the EU and what results did it bring to the EU? The Seminar will assess the progress with regard to all priority tasks of the EU, such as deepening and integrating the Single Market, strengthening the Economic and Monetary Union of the EU, external achievements in EU trade negotiations on FTAs and trade with the Eastern Partnership Partners.

Main speakers of the lectures: Prof. Dr. Inna Šteinbuka, Head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia; Mr. Andris Kužnieks, Deputy Head and Mr. Mārtiņš Zemītis, Economics Experts at the EC Representation in Latvia. Each of lectures is followed by discussions with experts, researchers, students and guests attending the lecture.

You can find videos of the discussion series by experts from EC Representation in Latvia, online:

1st LECSA lecture on November 24, 2015:

2nd LECSA lecture on December 8, 2015: