Europe Day commemorates 9 May 1950, when the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe to help maintain peaceful relations between European countries. This proposal, known as the ‘Schuman declaration’, is considered to be the act that created what is now the European Union. Europe Day” is therefore a celebration of peace and unity in Europe. Every year in May, the Turkey EU Association (TURABDER) also known as the European Movement -Turkey organizes a seminar to mark the day and raise awareness about the EU. This year Europe day was commemorated on May 10 at the Elite World Hotel in Istanbul. The news of this activity was on Channel NTV.
Program
Registration: (9:00 -9:15)
Introduction: (9:15 – 9:20) Ela TAŞKENT (General Secretary of Turabder )
Keynote Speaker: (9:20 – 9:45) Ambassador Rauf Engin SOYSAL : Undersecretary of the Ministry of EU Affairs
First Session: (9:45 – 11:00) Current Evaluation of Relations between Turkey & the EU
Ilter TURAN: Bilgi University
Yaprak ALP: Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of EU Affairs
Özdem SANBERK : President of USAK (International Strategic Research Organization)
Mustafa KUTLAY: USAK Expert on EU Affairs
Moderator: Gül G. TURAN : Turabder’s President
COFFEE BREAK: 11:00 – 11:15
Second Session: (11:15 – 13:00) The EU & Women’s Participation in Social and Political life
Meral TAMER: Journalist
Gulseren ONANÇ: Member of the CHP
Deniz Şenol SERT: Özyeğin University
Moderator: Rana Birden ÇORBACIOĞLU Executive Committee Member of Turabder
LUNCH : 13:00 – 14:30
Third Session: (14:30-16:00) Turkey – EU Relations: A Communication Perspective
Pelin KOCAALP: General Manager at Hill+Knowlton Strategies -Turkey
Bekir AGIRDIR: Konda
Volkan İKİLER: Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Advertising Agencies.
Ayşegül MOLU: President of the Foundation of Advertising Agencies
Moderator: Uğur Cevdet Panayıcı: Member of TURABDER
