Turabder has organized  with Turkonfed a meeting which will bring to-gether 40 students from Anadolu and Osman Gazi universities alongside interested members of the respective faculties (October 16). The initial program is as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast and Registration

9:30 – 12:30 Meeting around 4 tables where 4 different topics will be discussed

1. Eu and Migration

2. Customs Union Agreement and Economic Relations

3. Judiciary and Fundamental Rights (Chapter 23)

4. Justice, Freedom and Security (Chapter 24)

12:30-14:00 Lunch with Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen as our guest speaker

14:00-16:00 Panel attended by all including members of Turkonfed onThe Future of  EU-Turkey Relations:In Search of New Scenarios?

16:00- 17:00 Handing out Certificates and taking  group photos

 

On 5 September 2017, the Goethe-Institut together with the European Movement International are holding an event to mark the official launch of the e-book EUROPEAN ANGST. The event will feature a debate on populism, extremism and euroscepticism in contemporary European societies.

This event is the follow-up to the EUROPEAN ANGST conference organised in December, which aimed to break out of the comfort zone of liberal consensus by inviting controversial thinkers and creating a space for passionate debate, reflection and in-depth analysis. Participants included the writers and philosophers Slavoj Žižek, Didier Eribon, Elif Shafak and Nobel Prize winner Herta Müller, as well as over 40 students. Representing the decision makers of tomorrow, the students played an active role in the conference and drafted a manifesto on Europe’s future that was then handed over to EU officials.

Event programme

• Presentation of the e-book EUROPEAN ANGST
• Panel discussion with:
  Jo Leinen MEP, President, European Movement International
  Cristina Nord, Regional Head of Cultural Programmes, Goethe-Institut Brussels
  Anna-Lena Sender, Student, Erasmus-Mundus-Masters “Euroculture” (University of Göttingen and Groningen)
  Anna Widegren, Secretary General, European Youth Forum

Moderation: Joanna Nahorska, Coordinator of Events at the European Endowment for Democracy

Find out more about the e-book launch event on 5 September 2017 here or register directly here. The event will be held in English. 

The EUROPEAN ANGST conference was an initiative by Goethe-Institut Brussels together with four EUNIC-members, the Czech Centre, the Alliance française de Bruxelles-Europe, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Polish Institute in Brussels and BOZAR. It was supported by European Movement International, Evens Foundation, and the Ambassade de France en Belgique, with the mediapartner being EU Observer.

On 13 July 2017 the European Movement International will hold its next private briefing, to introduce the priorities of the Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU.

Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the EU, will outline the 6-month programme of the Estonian government for the term of its presidency and will engage in a discussion with the participants.

Ambassador Kaja Tael has been the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the EU since August 2016. She was previously the Estonian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany and has served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the then President of Estonia.

From July to December 2017, Estonia will hold the presidency of the Council for the first time. The country is part of the presidency trio with Bulgaria and Austria.

EVENT AGENDA

10.30 – 11.00: Check-in

11.00 – 11.20: Briefing with Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the EU

11.20 – 12.00: Open discussion with all stakeholders present

Please note that this is a closed event reserved for high-level stakeholders. Therefore, the number of places are limited. If you wish to attend, please email Vanessa Cotterell.

Find information on previous European Movement briefings here.

When: Wednesday 12 July 2017, 18.00 – 19.45 (Accreditation here from 17.30) Where: European Parliament, Brussels, Room A3G2 Register here by 5 July 2017.

We are pleased to invite you to the European Movement’s discussion addressing current challenges to the rule of law in EU Member States and exploring ways forward in Europe. Speakers include Urmas Reinsalu, Estonian Minister of Justice, Kai Härmand, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice of Estonia, Jo Leinen MEP, President of the European Movement International, György Schöpflin MEP, Rapporteur of the AFCO opinion on the EP legislative initiative report recommending an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, and Philippe Dam, Human Rights Watch’s advocacy director for Europe and Central Asia. While there is a need for a mechanism to successfully monitor and secure the EU’s founding principles and values, this event will address the current challenges and also try to define the role of the European institutions, governments and civil society in ensuring the functioning and monitoring of the rule of law across Europe.

Please note that if you need an accreditation for the European Parliament, please register for the event by Wednesday 5 July 2017.

Register and see the full programme on our website

AGENDA 18.00 – 18.30: Keynote speech by Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Estonia, Estonian Presidency of the EU Council 18.30 – 19.15: Discussion on the current challenges to the rule of law in Europe Ms Kai Härmand, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Justice of Estonia Jo Leinen MEP, President, European Movement International György Schöpflin MEP, EPP Group Philippe Dam, Advocacy Director for Europe and Central Asia, Human Rights Watch 19.15 – 19.45: Q&A with the moderator Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General, European Movement International

Our Vice President Associate Professor Dr. Zeynep Alemdar will be representing our Association at this meeting.

Informal exchange of views and study visit of Turkish NGOs to the Council of Europe and its Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations

Palais de l’Europe

Concerned about civil society in Turkey and wanting to ensure that a lively dialogue can be maintained the Council of Europe has decided to invite a group of Turkish NGOs to Strasbourg to discuss issues related to the constitution and to freedom of association, expression and assembly, from Tuesday, 30 May at 09.00 hrs. to Thursday, 1 June 12.00 hrs.

 

Members Council 2017 Draft Programme

Thursday 11 May 2017 Venue: Hotel Courtyard by Marriot, Rue Joseph II 32, 1000 Brussels

20:00 Informal dinner

21:00 Screening of the Eurovision Contest semi-finals

Friday 12 May 2017

Venue: European Parliament, Brussels

09:00-12:00 Board Meeting (for Board Members only)

10:00-12:00 Visit of the House of European History (for all Members – optional) Rue Belliard 135, 1000 Brussels

12.00-13.00 Political Committees (for the contact points of the Member Organisations which belong to each PC)

Political Committee More Democracy – Room A3H1

Political Committee Jobs and Growth – Room A5G315 Political Committee Europe in the World – Room A5G305

Political Committee Europe in the World – Room A5G305

13.00-14.00 Lunch (ASP 3D Bar Forum)

14:00-15:45 Members Council Plenary – Room A3G-2 1.

1. Procedural

– Adoption of the agenda (annex 1) –

-Adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting (annex 2)

2. Political discussion on the Future of Europe policy process EMI input on Commission White Paper and Reflection Papers (annex 3)

3. Discussions on EMI Policy Positions

1. More Democracy, Citizens’ Rights and Freedom

– Approval of Policy Position on the Rule of Law (annex 4)

– Approval of the updated policy position on Migration (annex 5)

2. Jobs, Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth

– Approval of the Policy Position on Skills (annex 6)

– Discussion on campaign around members’ work on skills and youth (annex 7)

3. Europe in the World

– Approval of the Updated Policy Position on Security (annex 8)

– Discussion on a new policy position on the Eastern Partnership (annex 9)

4. Presentation of 2016 activity report (annex 10)

15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-18:00 Members Council Plenary – Room A3G-2  

5. European Movement International Projects

– Update on the On Our Watch project

– Presentation of the pro-European Alliance between trade unions, business and civil society

– The Hague 2018

6. Members’ reports

– Presentation of new Members

– Members update on current work and main challenges (1 PowerPoint slide per member)

7. Date and venue of the next meeting: The Hague, May 2018 (at the margins of The Hague 2018 Anniversary event).

8. AOB

The Turkey-European Union Association also known as the European Movement-Turkey celebrated Europe Day on May 9, 2017 at the Taksim, Divan Hotel. The meeting consisted of two sessions where 40 students and 8 moderators were present. The students were from Bahcesehir, Bilgi, Galatasaray, Istanbul, Marmara and Okan Universities. In the morning session four tables were formed each discussing a specific subject related to Turkey-EU  relations. Table 1’s topic was judiciary and fundamental rights, table 2’s justice, freedom and security, table 3 ‘s topic was customs union agreement and Turkey-EU economic ties, and finally table 4 discussed migration. During lunch hour we had a guest speaker; Associate Professor Sefer Yılmaz from the Ministry of EU affairs who spoke about the Future of Turkey – EU Relations. Representatives of the Turkish media, Meral Tamer, Osman Ulagay, Taha Akyol, Sami Kohen and Selin Nasi were also present. The afternoon session consisted of a “world café” event where students sitted at eight different tables held discussions on what awaited Turkey in relation to the topics discussed in the morning. A final report will result and will be put on our website.

WEDNESDAY, May 3rd

Regular participants agenda: 16:00 Sheraton Hotel Welcome Drinks

Speakers and Sponsors agenda: 18:00 (TBC) Welcome drinks and dinner hosted by His Excellency Liviu DRAGNEA, President of the Chamber of Deputies, Vila Lac

THURSDAY, May 4 th

Logistics of the day:

• 8 – 15:30 @ National Bank of Romania

• 15:30- 17:30 – Free Time & Transit in between locations

• 17:30 – 19:30 @ Hotel Sheraton

9:00 – 9:30 Opening remarks by Harlan ULLMAN, Senior Advisor at Washington DC’s Atlantic Council and Business Executives for National Security and at Strategikon, and by Ioan Mircea PASCU, Vice-President of the European Parliament and President of Strategikon

9:30 – 11:15 Panel: ROMANIAN PERSPECTIVES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE

Moderator: Harlan K. ULLMAN

Speaker: Mugur ISĂRESCU, Governor of the National Bank

Speaker: Teodor MELESCANU, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania

Speaker: Ioan Mircea PASCU, Vice-President of the European Parliament and President of Strategikon

Speaker: General Nicolae-Ionel CIUCĂ, Chief of General Staff, Romanian MoD

Speaker: Mircea GEOANĂ, Former Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Former President of the Romanian Senate

11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:30 Panel: CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES

Moderator: Kurt VOLKER, former US Permanent Representative to NATO

Speaker: Sergey ROGOV, Director of the Institute for the USA and Canadian Studies Speaker: Robert SALISBURY, Former Leader of the House of Lords

Speaker: Edward Schumacher-MATOS, Journalist WSJ, lecturer and columnist

Speaker: Nicolas TENZER, Chairman, Center for Studies and Research on Political Decision

14:00 – 15:30 Lunch

15:30 – 17:30 Free Time & Transit to Sheraton Hotel

17:30 – 19:00 Breakout sessions

#1 The Black Sea region in the context of post-Cold War geopolitics Speaker: Radu MAGDIN, VP Strategikon Speaker: Cozmin GUSA, Geopolitical Analyst

#2 The right to self-determination vs. traditional spheres of influence Speaker: Ion IONITA, Adevarul Speaker: Sergey ROGOV, Director of the Institute for the USA and Canadian Studies

#3 A region with no grand strategy: South East Europe’s Quest Speaker: Daniel IONITA, Romanian Ambassador to Moldova Speaker: Boyko NOEV, Former Bulgarian Defense Minister [TBC]

#4 Renewing trust in party politics, the case of Romania: strategic communications & Start Up Nation Moderator: Alex GIBOI, Director of Agerpres Speaker: Alexandru PETRESCU, Minister of SMEs and Business Environment Speaker: Edward Schumacher-MATOS, Journalist WSJ, lecturer and columnist

#5 EU/NATO integration prospects Moderator: Dan Carbunaru, Director, Calea Europeana Speaker: Andi CRISTEA, Vicepresident of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the European Parliament Speaker: Robert SALISBURY, Former Leader of the House of Lords

19:30 – 21:30 Dinner Speaker: General David PETRAEUS, Former CIA Director

FRIDAY, May 5 th

Location: Hotel Sheraton

9:30 – 11:00 Panel: GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

Moderator: Harlan K. ULLMAN, Senior Advisor at Washington DC’s Atlantic Council and Business Executives for National Security and at Strategikon

Speaker: Shaukat AZIZ, Former Pakistani Prime Minister

Speaker: Rola DASHTI, Former Minister of Planning and Development and former Member of Parliament

Speaker: Uzi RABI, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 Resilience in front of 21st century Security Challenges

Moderator: Harlan K. ULLMAN, Senior Advisor at Washington DC’s Atlantic Council and Business Executives for National Security and at Strategikon

Speaker: General Philip Mark BREEDLOVE, Former Commander, Supreme Allied Command, Europe

Speaker: Kurt VOLKER, former US Permanent Representative to NATO (TBC)

Speaker: General David PETRAEUS, Former CIA Director (TBC)

14:15 – 15:30 Breakout sessions ​

+CHALLENGES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE: A SUMMARY

Moderator: Claudiu LUCACI, Chief Editor, TVR

Speaker: Dania Koleilat KHATIB, Researcher on US-Arab relations

Speaker: Prof. Dr. H. Gül Günver TURAN, President TURABDER (Turkey EU Association) & European Movement – Turkey

GOVERNANCE IN THE AGE OF PANDEMICS: PROTECTING THE PEOPLE

Moderator: Mihai Sebe

Speaker: Raed ARAFAT, Chief of the Emergency Situation Department

Speaker: Col. Laszlo FAZEKAS, Director NATO MILMED COE

15:30 – 16:00 Closing Remarks by Ioan Mircea PASCU

The European Movement International will be marking the 60^th anniversary of the Rome treaty and using it as an opportunity to renew support for the European project and craft a way forward for our Union.

On 25 March (09.00-12.00) we will hold a political debate, together with our members (UEF and JEF) and for our members, gathering personalities from politics, civil society and culture. We want to create an open space where our members can share ideas about the future of Europe.

We will also join the March for Europe on the 25^th (12.30) as a symbolic act of public support and action for the European ideal, under so much challenge today.

 

The Forum on the future of Europe will take place at the Congress Centre Roma Eventi and will be followed by a March for Europe. The Turkey European Union Association also known as the European Movement-Turkey will be attending both the Forum and the March for Europe.

08:00 – 08:45 Arrival and Registration

08:45 – 09:00 Opening greetings by the promoting organisations

• Elmar BROK, Member of the European Parliament, President of the Union of European Federalists (UEF)
• Isabelle DURANT, President of The Spinelli Group
• Jo LEINEN, Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Movement International (EMI)

09:00 – 09:10 Opening address

• Sandro GOZI, Italian Undersecretary of State for European Affairs

09:10 – 10:25 Round table I

• Andrew DUFF, Visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre  and former Member of the European Parliament and
• Daniel INNERARITY, Philosopher and essayist
• Kalypso NIKOLAÏDIS, Director of the Center for International Studies at Oxford University
• Jean QUATREMER, EU Correspondent for Libération
• Eugenio SCALFARI, Journalist and writer, founder of “La Repubblica” (tbc)
• Albert SOLÉ, Film director, Goya Prize winner
• Loukas TSOUKALIS, Professor, University of Athens

MODERATOR: Eva GIOVANNINI, RAI Journalist

10:30 – 11:45 Round table II

• Romano PRODI, former President of the European Commission and Italian Prime Minister
• Emma BONINO, former European Commissioner and Italian Foreign Minister
• Sylvie GOULARD, Member of the European Parliament
• Christopher GLÜCK, President of the Young European Federalists (JEF)
• Danuta HÜBNER, Chair of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament
• Guy VERHOFSTADT, European Parliament Brexit Negotiator and President of the ALDE group

MODERATOR: Beppe SEVERGNINI, Vice-Director of Corriere della Sera and Director of Sette

11:45 – 12:20 Interventions in Plenary

• Markku MARKKULA, President of the European Committee of the Regions
• Emily O’REILLY, European Ombudsman
• Luis ALVARADO MARTINEZ, President of the European Youth Forum
• Brando BENIFEI, Member of the European Parliament
• Josep BORRELL, former President of the European Parliament
• Silvia COSTA, Member of the European Parliament
• Monica FRASSONI, Co-Chair of the European Green Party
• Guillaume KLOSSA, Initiator of CIVICO Europe, President of Europa Nova
• Alain LAMASSOURE, Member of the European Parliament
• Marcin ŚWIĘCICKI, Member of the Polish Parliament
• Frédéric VALLIER, Secretary General, Council of European Municipalities and Regions
• Jeremy WATES, Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau

12:20 – 12:30 Closing speech

Buses will transfer participants from the Forum to the March gathering point

Because of an unexpected high number of registrations, the sign-up form for the Forum “Europe Fights Back: Re-building vision, Re-gaining Trust, Re-launching Unity” had to be closed. We apologise for any inconvenience.

PROGRAMME

MARCH FOR EUROPE 2017

11:00 – 13:00 Gathering at Piazza della Bocca della Verità

13:00 – 14:00 Opening speeches

14:00 – 14:30 March for Europe 2017

14:30                 End of the March at the Coliseum (Constantin Arch)

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