Events

The conference is organized on the initiative of the European Movements in Italy and France In cooperation with the Representation of the Commission in Italy and the Centre EuroSapienza. The event  will take place at the Amphitheatre of University La Sapienza. The program is as follows:

First session  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm  Workshop “From cities and territories for a democratic and
united Europe”
Second session 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
–     “Dialogue, consultation and communication : the youth generation and Europe ”
–     “Dialogue with the Erasmus generation and the students of the “Trial to Europe”
Moderators: Eva Giovannini (RAI), Eric Jozsep(Libération)

  6:30 pm – 7:30 pm  Europe in music by Santino Spinelli and his European Orchestra of Peace

7:30 pm – 8:30 Break

Third Session 8:30 pm – 00:00 pm
–    “Europe, land of rights: solidarity, equality, justice, peace, federal democracy”
Moderator: Yves Bertoncini (European Movement France)
Jo Leinen(MEI) and Monica Frassoni (EGP) will discuss about the project, the method and the agenda with the
representatives of the civil society organizations members of the coalition “Changing the course to Europe”

11:00 pm – 11:30 pm Europe in the rhythm of Jazz by Dino Pesole and his Scoop Jazz Band

Conclusions by Pier Virgilio Dastoli (European Movement Italy)

The forum will be diffused in streaming and by Radio Radicale
The debate will be in English and Italian
Main sponsor : Poste Italiane

Bernd Huettemann Vice President of the European Movement int. and Secretary General of the European Movement-Germany will make a presentation on Challenges Facing the EU on February 22, 2017. His paper will later on be put on our website.

Ela Taşkent, general secretary of the Turkey EU Association participated to this workshop.

EU INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE (IPA II) CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR WORKSHOP
February 15, 2017 / Ankara, Hotel Mövenpick
GÜNDEM/AGENDA

09:30– 10:00
Kayıt/Registration

10:00 – 10:30
Açılış Konuşmaları/Opening Speeches
Emine DÖĞER (tbc) Başkan, Merkezi Finans ve İhale Birimi Head of CFCU, Central Finance and Contracts Unit
Gabriel MUNUERA VINALS
Delegasyon Başkan Yardımcısı, AB Türkiye Delegasyonu Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Turkey
Dr. Mehmet CANGİR
Müsteşar Yardımcısı, Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry for EU Affairs

10:30 – 11:15
Sivil Toplum Sektörü ve Programlama Süreci
Civil Society Sector and Programming Process

11:15 – 11:45
Çay –Kahve Arası/Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:30
AB Mali Yardımları Kapsamında STK’lara Sağlanacak Destekler
EU Financial Assistance for CSOs

12:30 – 14:00
Öğle Yemeği/Lunch

14:00 – 15:30
Grup Çalışmaları/Working Groups

15:30 – 15:45
Çay –Kahve Arası/Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:30
Grup Çalışması Sunumları /Presentation of the Working Groups

16:30-17:00
Genel Değerlendirme – Kapanış /General Remarks and Conclusion

Our General Secretary Ela Taskent will be participating to this one day event where she will meet the representatives of the EU.

Renaissance Hotel Brussels, Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Bruxelles

Europe is facing a multitude of challenges and the very values on which Europe is built, such as democracy, human rights, freedom of movement and the rule of law  are under threat. In a time when Europe can seem divided, we have decided to come together in a pro-European Alliance for Democracy to engage Europe and its citizens in shaping the future of the European Union. The conference marks the launch of ALL and brings together high-level speakers from the European institutions, NGOs, the business sector and trade unions as well as academics and journalists. PROGRAMME 12.30 – 13.00: Registration and light lunch 13.00 – 13.30: Opening of conference Welcome by ALL spokesperson Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General, European Movement International Keynote: Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition 13.30 – 14.45: Panel debate: Current challenges to democracy, false news, propaganda and the role of independent media Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission (tbc) Marta Pardavi, Co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee Sławomir Sierakowski, Head of Krytyka Polityczna (Political Critique), Poland David Crawford, Investigative Journalist and Senior Reporter, CORRECT!V Ryan Heath, Senior EU Correspondent, POLITICO Q&A with Moderator, Joe Lynam, BBC 14:45 – 15:15: Coffee break  and press launch of the ALL alliance 15.15 – 16.15: Democracy in action – Pitches of successful initiatives Khushboo Balwani, Civic Innovation Network Brussels (Belgium) Tim Hofman, Stembus – Make Voting Great Again (The Netherlands) Emmanuel Cappellin, L’Observatoire de la Participation de Saillans (France) Joonas Pekkanen, Founder of Open Ministry (Finland) Q&A with Moderator, Joe Lynam, BBC 16.15 – 17.00: Looking towards 2019: Why an alliance for Democracy? Short interviews with alliance representatives from BDI (Federation of German Industries), ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation), European Youth Forum, EEB (European Environmental Bureau), CEMR (Council of European Municipalities and Regions) 17.00 – 17.15: Closing speech by Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission (tbc) 17.15: Networking drinks

Populism, extremism and euroscepticism are haunting Europe, creating a tense atmosphere in which fear, hate, anger and anxiety generate a climate of European Angst. The current rise of radical parties, such as AFD in Germany, UKIP in Great Britain and FN in France, indicates a drastic change in European societies and politics – and the more momentum these populist parties and movements gain, the more clueless the established political, cultural and legislative institutions seem to be.

Why is this happening now? And how are we dealing with it? The Goethe-Institut together with the European Movement International and other partners aim to shed light on these questions in a unique way, holding a two-day conference in which 40 students, who were already selected in an open call in September, will have the chance to interact with leading voices on these issues. The conference will leave the comfort zone of liberal consensus by inviting controversial thinkers, thus creating a space for passionate debate, for reflection and in-depth analysis.

Among the participants are the writers and philosophers Slavoj Žižek andDidier Eribon; author and journalist Elif Shafak; and Nobel Prize winnerHerta Müller.

European Angst is an initiative of the Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with 4 members of EUNIC, BOZAR and with the European Movement International. The media partner for this event is EU Observer.

The AGENDA is available here.

If you would like to register to attend the conference as an audience member, you can do so here.

 

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

1-2 December 2016

Palais de l’Europe, room 13

DRAFT AGENDA

1 December 2016

9h00-10h30                         Opening Session:  Introduction to the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe and CoE standards on freedom of association

10h30-11h00                      coffee break

11h00-12h30                      1. Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Freedom of the media

12h30-14h00                      lunch break

14h00-15h30                      2. Human Rights and Civil Rights – Advocacy and Defenders

15h30-16h00                      coffee break

16h00-17h30                      3. Access to Justice

19h00                                    Dinner

2 December 2016

9h30-11h00                         4. Education & Teachers, Schools, Businesses and Social Services

11h00-11h30                      coffee break

11h30-13h00                      5. Civil Society and participation in decision-making

13h00-14h30                      lunch break

14h30-16h00                      Concluding session:  Some Recommendations for Co-operation between CoE and Turkish Civil Society

 

TURABDER (EM-Turkey) participated to the European Movement int’s Member Council meeting held in Brussels where it was represented by Ela Taşkent Secretary General of EM- Turkey. http://europeanmovement.eu/news/european-movement-adopts-new-policy-positions-at-members-council/