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Les 5. es Rencontres Franco–Turques

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Les 5es Rencontres franco–turques

Paris – 14 février 2018

9h45 : Accueil

10h10 : Mot de bienvenue – Didier Billion, directeur adjoint de l’IRIS

10h15 – 12h00

  1. Le moment actuel de la relation euro-turque

Les turbulences européo-turques sont multiples et la situation devenue préoccupante quant à l’avenir du partenariat entre les deux parties. A quelques semaines de la publication du rapport de la Commission européenne, il semble utile et nécessaire de faire le point sur l’état desdites relations et d’esquisser ce que pourrait être leur avenir. Dans ce cadre, la situation des communautés turques vivant au sein de l’Union européenne sera aussi examinée.

Intervenants envisagés :

  • Sinan ÜLGEN, président, EDAM, Istanbul
  • Ahmet INSEL, éditorialiste Cumhuriyet, Paris
  • Gül Günver TURAN, Présidente du Mouvement européen-Turquie, Istanbul

13h30 – 15h15

  1. Les développements de l’offensive idéologique du pouvoir : ordre moral, question scolaire…

La dégradation de l’Etat de droit et des libertés publiques en Turquie se double et s’appuie sur une bataille idéologique à connotation religieuse. Les autorités politiques veulent imposer leur ordre moral dans le pays et multiplient déclarations, décisions et mesures en ce sens. Il s’agira d’évaluer précisément leur ampleur et leur réalité. Une attention particulière sera portée au système scolaire dans ce processus.

Intervenants envisagés :

  • Nilüfer GÖLE, directrice d’études, EHESS, Paris
  • Elise MASSICARD, Directrice de recherche, CNRS-CERI, Paris
  • Ali BAYRAMOGLU, Journaliste, Istanbul

15h15 : Pause-café

15h30 – 17h15

  1. Où en est la question kurde en Turquie ? La question kurde constitue probablement le plus important défi posé à la société et aux autorités politiques turques. La situation s’est considérablement dégradée depuis l’été 2015 et aucune solution politique ne se profile à ce jour. Outre les enjeux intérieurs, il s’agira d’évaluer les conséquences des évolutions des situations régionales, plus précisément en Irak et en Syrie.

Intervenants envisagés :

  • Hamit BOZARSLAN, Directeur d’études, EHESS, Paris
  • Jean MARCOU, Sciences Po Grenoble
  • Yohanan BENHAIM, Co-directeur Noria Research

 

02/14/2018
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Movie Screening and Discussion with Director Cole

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The Turkey European Union Association in cooperation with Women in Foreign Policy and under the auspices of TUSIAD  is  pleased to invite you to attend an event where Mrs Sonia Nassery Cole, a producer, a director and a writer will answer questions about  what she has accomplished both as a film  producer and director.    A short video, a short documentary film and the trailer of her movies on current plights of Afgan people forced to flee their country  will also be shown. The event will take place  on January the 23.rd at 16:00 at Tusiad : Kamer Hatun Mahallesi, Meşrutiyet Cd. No:46, 34430 Beyoğlu/İstanbul

The Bread Winner (Documentary, short) 2007

Visions Of Hope (Video Short)

Trailer of the Movie The Black Tulip (2010)

Discussion about her new  movie I am You (2018)

www.sonianasserycole.com

www.breadwinnerfilms.com

 

01/23/2018
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Estonia ended its Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Estonia ended its Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 31 December and handed the role over to Bulgaria for the next 6 months.

During its Presidency, Estonia worked with 377 different initiatives in total, organised 275 different events in Tallinn, chaired more than 1 200 working groups in Brussels and held 31 Council meetings. The major event of the Estonian Presidency was the Tallinn Digital Summit held in September, where EU leaders gathered to discuss how to ensure Europe’s competitiveness in today’s era of rapid and game-changing technological progress.

“Today, the EU is more united and better prepared to tackle both digital and climate change. There was significant progress made on digital aspects, for example, on agreements on the free movement of data, the development of the 5G network, and the single digital gateway to develop eGovernment on the EU level. I believe the EU is more united after the increased defence cooperation and adopting the cybersecurity strategy. I am also very happy that within the past 6 months the EU has agreed on all of the aspects of how to tackle climate change based on Paris climate agreement targets,” Jüri Ratas, the Prime Minister of Estonia concluded.

“The Presidency brought 27 000 visitors to Estonia and I am delighted we managed to offer them exciting and cutting-edge discussion topics. The delegates enjoyed modern Estonian Cuisine and our out of the box venue of the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel). We hope to have brought Estonia closer to all member states and the EU closer to Estonians,” Piret Lilleväli, head of the organising team of the Estonian Presidency added.

Although the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU is coming to an end, the cultural programme will continue during the centenary programme of the Republic of Estonia.

The official webpage for the Estonian Presidency, eu2017.ee, has changed, 29 December, giving way for the Bulgarian Presidency. The Estonian Presidency’s webpage will remain active and will be focused on the results of now ending Presidency.

Source : https://www.eu2017.ee/news/press-releases/estonia-handing-presidency-over-bulgaria-happy-heart

01/01/2018
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The European Council’s Summit Meeting has started ( December 14-15 2017)

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The 28 leaders of the EU have now gathered in Brussels to discuss items in the following agenda.

Agenda highlights

EU leaders will look at a number of the most pressing issues, including defence, migration, foreign affairs, social issues, education and culture.

Defence

EU leaders are expected to welcome the launch of the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO). On 13 November, 23 member states notified their intention to join PESCO to enhance defence cooperation.

The Council will also review progress in other fields, notably on EU-NATO cooperation.

Social issues, education and culture

The European Council will adopt conclusions on social issues as well as on education and culture.

The conclusions will build on the discussions held in Gothenburg during the Leaders’ Agenda debate on culture and education and the Social Summit.

External relations

In the light of events, the European Council may address specific foreign policy issues.

Migration

Under the Leaders’ Agenda, leaders will hold a debate on the way forward on migration policy, including both the internal and external dimensions. Further information is included in the note below.

“We should consolidate our comprehensive approach and make it more sustainable with secure external borders and the prevention of mass arrivals as a corner stone. In this context, we must also find a consensus by June 2018 on the internal dimension of our migration policy, based on the concepts of responsibility and solidarity.”

Leaders’ Agenda note on migration

Brexit negotiations

The European Council (Article 50), in an EU 27 format, will review the latest developments in the negotiations following the United Kingdom’s notification of its intention to leave the EU.

Leaders will reassess the state of progress in the Brexit negotiations to determine whether sufficient progress has been achieved on three specific issues:

  • citizens’ rights
  • Ireland
  • financial obligations

Leaders are expected to adopt the draft guidelines to move to the second phase of brexit negotiations. This follows the confirmation from Michel Barnier, the EU Chief Negotiator, that sufficient progress has been made during the first phase of negotiations.

Euro Summit

The Euro Summit will discuss the economic and monetary union (EMU) and the banking union, on the basis of the note below.

“At the Summit, leaders will be asked to spell out their preferred approach to further strengthening the EMU. However, there is no doubt that the first reality check is the completion of the Banking Union, which is both possible and necessary. If there is no significant progress in this area, it will be very difficult to envisage progress on the more ambitious ideas. ”

Leaders’ Agenda note on the economic and monetary union

See: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2017/12/14-15/#

12/14/2017
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Meeting to be held in Brussels on December 8

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The Turkey-EU Association also known as the European Movement-Turkey wishes to emphasize the following three points which need to be discussed during the Turkey EU  High Level Dialogue to be held in Brussels on December 8 where the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey alongside business associations will meet European Commission’s Vice President.

There are three issues which needs to be emphasized. The visa issue, the customs union agreement and all educational programs led by Erasmus.

Regarding the visa issue: First of all the business circles in Turkey do feel that the visa regime is being employed by EU member countries to impede economic competition.  Secondly Turks in general feel slightened when neighbouring countries such as Georgia and Ukraine get visa free travel when Turks are deprived of it. Thirdly the visa regime makes it difficult for those who are most favourably disposed towards Turkey’s improved relations with the EU to reach their associates and public.

As to the custom union agreement  a solution has to be found to the question of third parties so that the third parties do not have favoured access to the Turkish market without reciprocal concessions. A less noticed problem that derives from the current situation is discouragement of EU investments in Turkey when Turkey’s favoured access to third party market is not ensured.

Finally the Erasmus program should be expanded since this would also be an indispensable part of a more comprehensive environment for the expansion of business…

12/08/2017
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INVESTING IN THE COMMON FUTURE OF EUROPE: TIME FOR CONSTRUCTIVE  VISION AND SUBSTANTIAL ACTION (November 30, 2017)

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Upon request of the President of the International Cooperation Platform Mr. Cengiz Özgencil Prof. Dr. Gül Günver Turan president of the Turkey European Union Association  organized the following panel where she brought together five speakers, Ambassador Georges Ciamba from Romania which is a member of the EU but not a member of either the Schengen area or the eurozone,  Dr. Paul Levin from Sweeden member of the EU, the Schengen area but not the eurozone, Mr. Pier Virgilio Dastoli from Italy which is a founding member of to-day’s EU, and member of both the Schengen area and the Eurozone, Sir David Logan from the UK which has opted out of the EU and finally  Dr. Çiğdem Nas from Turkey an applicant country for the past sixty years if not more. The theme of the panel and their speakers are listed below.

NOVEMBER 30th, 2017 – 3rd DAY

09:00-10:15 INVESTING IN THE COMMON FUTURE OF EUROPE: TIME FOR CONSTRUCTIVE  VISION AND SUBSTANTIAL ACTION

The lessons of the last decade’s economic crisis demonstrates the need for a stronger Euro zone governance. The exponential velocity of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is challenging the viability of the European social model and global competitiveness. Democracies across Europe are being tested by rising populism. These new developments seem to be arguments for a more homogeneous and federal European system, for a wider and better organised European area of freedom, security and justice as well as a  better organized single market. Can the European Union (EU) find solutions to these rising problems is the question? Can the scenario of a well-structured multi-speed Europe as proposed by the European Commission shape the future? What will be the impact of the renewed Berlin-Paris axis? How will Brexit affect the EU and the United Kingdom, and what are its implications for European security architecture? Since recent data suggests that the economic recovery of the Euro zone is strong, despite a number of political risks, will that allow a strengthening of the EU’s soft power?

Moderator : Prof. Dr. Gul Gunver Turan, President, Turkey EU Association &  European Movement – Turkey   

George Ciamba, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania

Paul T. Levin, Director, Stockholm University, Institute for Turkish Studies, Sweden

Pier Virgilio Dastoli, President, European Movement, Italy

Sir David Logan, F. British Ambassador to Turkey, Chair of British Institute in Ankara, UK

Doc. Dr. Ciğdem Nas, Secretary General , Economic Development Foundation, Turkey

To see the whole program of the three day long (th. Bosphorous summit visit : http://www.bogazicizirvesi.org/files/8.BZ_Program_En-20171127e.pdf

11/30/2017
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On Migrant Women

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Turkey-European Union Association Board Member Deniz Şenol Sert participated at the panel discussion entitled Unlocking the Potential: Women Leadership for a Human-Centric, Environment-Friendly Future at the 8th Bosphorus Summit. Below is the summary of her presentation that focused on migrant women:

“How can we unlock the potential of women? I would have a basic argument that would hopefully let us rethink about stereotypes in relation to migration, specifically migrant women, and show migration as a means to unlock this potential. We have a tendency to talk about migration within negative terms. I would try to provide an alternative perspective here. As one of the previous presenters has mentioned, one cannot realize her potential without struggle. We should remember that migration is an element of such struggle.

Maybe the first stereotype about migration is that entire continents are packing up their suitcases to come and invade our countries or cultures. In fact, based on figures shared by the IOM (all of the figures I will share here are from the same source) there are 244 million migrants in the world, which is 4% of the world population. We are only speaking about 4%. The number of refugees is much less: 19.6 million.

A second stereotype usually visualizes migrants as men. In fact, 50% of both migrants and refugees are women. When realizing the presence of women within this group, a third stereotype appears where women are mostly presented as destitute victims. In fact, these women are humans with agency. In 2015, international migrants sent home $433 billion worth of remittances, which is three times the Official Development Assistance the same year ($132 billion). Migrant women participated in this transaction as much as their male counterparts.

Moreover, migrant women participate in labor force more than non-migrant women. Compared to 73% of migrant women, there are only 64% of non-migrant women who are participating in work force. Almost every 6th domestic worker in the world is an international migrant, and women make up 73% of the international migrant domestic workers. However, unfortunately, as of November 2017 only 24 countries signed and ratified the ILO Convention on Domestic Workers.

As I have stated about 50% of refugees in the world are women and girls. Yet, only 4% of projects in UN inter-agency appeals were targeting women and girls in 2014. Given the fact that half of the Syrians are women and girls in Turkey, we also need to look at the funds received from the EU in relation this matter. I would argue that given the policy vacuum at the initial years of their arrival, Syrians in Turkey, and women in particular, has achieved a lot. They now have their own civil society organizations, trying to join the labor force to earn a living for their families.

Overall, I would like to draw your attention to the agency of these people, and urge all of us to think no only outside the box, but think as if there is no box.”

11/30/2017
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European Movement International Federal Assembly Meeting

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EMI Federal Assembly

Brussels, 24-25 November 2017

Programme

Friday 24 November 2017

Venue: CEMR,Square de Meeûs1, 1000 Brussels

8:30-10:30Board meeting (for Membersof the Boardonly)

10:30-12:00Meetings of the Political Committees

– More Democracy, Citizens’ Rights and Freedom

– Jobs, Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth

– Europe in the World

Venue: Bip –Brussels Info Place, Rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels

12:00-13:00Lunch

Federal Assembly Plenary -Session 1 (13:00-18:00)

1. Welcome speech by EM International President Jo Leinen

2. Adoption of the Agenda(Annex 1)

3. Adoption of the Minutes of the previous meeting(Annex 2)

4. Elections

a. President

b. Treasurer

c. Vice-Presidents

5. Ratification of affiliations agreed by the Board since the previous meeting

a. European Association for National Trade Organisations representing the European Manufacturers of Weighing Instruments–CECIP

b. European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Services of general interest–CEEP

c. European Association for the Education of Adults –EAEA

d. European Environmental Bureau –EEB

e. European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training –EVBB

f. European Women Lawyers Association –EWLA

g. European Youth Forum –EYF

h. European Authors‘ Societies –GESAC

6. Report of the work of the Political Committees and Adoption of the 2016Annual Activity Report (Annex 3)

7. Adoption of the 2016 Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheet (Annex 4 and 5)

8. Discharge of the Board members for their administrative and financial management

9. Announcement of the results of the elections–President,Treasurer and Vice-Presidents

10. Elections of  Board members

11. Networking reception

Saturday 25 November 2017

Federal Assembly Plenary -Session 2 (9:00-12:00)

Venue: Bip –Brussels Info Place, Rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels

1. Announcement of the overall results of the elections

2. Discussion and Adoption of the Priority Policy Areas and establishment of the Political Committees for 2018-2020(Annex 6)

3. Discussion and Adoption of Policy Positions

– Policy Position on the European Neighbourhood Policy (Annex 7)

4. Discussion and Adoption of the 2018 Work Plan (Annex 8)

5. Discussion and Adoptionof the Membership Fees for 2018 (Annex 9)

6. Discussion and Adoption of the Budget for 2018 (Annex 10)

7. AOB

8. Date and venue of the next meeting: 28-29 November 2018, Vienna, Austria

9. Closing

11/24/2017
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