The European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds
16th International Conference, suppported by G/EFA, GUE/NGL, S&D
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Brussels, The European Parliament Wednesday 5th of February – 14:30 – 18:30 Thursday 6th of February – 09:30 – 17:00
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PATRONS
ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS DESMOND TUTU
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, South Africa
SHIRIN EBADI
Human Rights Lawyer
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iran
BIANCA JAGGER
The Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador
Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, the UK
NOAM CHOMSKY
Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy,
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the USA
LEYLA ZANA
European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought,
Rafto Prize Laureate, Turkey
Wednesday 5th of February, 13:00 – 14:00
Thursday 6th of February, 08:00 – 09:00
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Wednesday, 5th of February 2020, 14:30-15:30 The Opening Session, Room ASP 1G2 (Spinelli Building) Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek |
The Opening Speeches and Greetings
- Ms. Kariane Westrheim, Chair of the EUTCC, University of Bergen, Norway
- Mr. Nikolaj Villumsen, MEP, The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), Denmark
- Mr. Andreas Schieder, MEP, The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Austria
- Mr. François Alfonsi, MEP, The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), France
- Mr. Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Vice-President of The European Parliament, Greece
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Wednesday, 05th of February 2020, 15:30-17:00 Panel I – Room ASP 1G2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) Oppression and Resistance in Turkey Moderator: Mr. Joost Jongreden, University of Wageningen, EUTCC board member, The Netherlands Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek
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Mr. Benoit Biteau, MEP, The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), France
The Centre of Power and The Opposition in Turkey
- Mr. Yildirim Kaya, MP, The Republican People's Party (CHP), Turkey - tbc
Opposition Between Unity and Division
- Mr. Cihangir Islam, MP, The Felicity Party (SP), Turkey
Turkey 2023: Dictatorship vs. Democracy
- Ms. Gülistan Koçyiğit, MP, The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey
Questions and Discussion with the Audience
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Wednesday, 05th of February 2020, 17:00-18:30 Panel II – Room ASP 1G2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) The EU - Turkey Relationship: Accession Talks, Refugee Crisis and The Kurds Moderator: Mr. Cengiz Aktar, Political Scientist Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek
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The Refugee Crisis and Europe’s Response
- Ms. Tineke Strik, MEP, The Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), The Netherlands
Accession talks - (Never) Ending Story?!
- Mr. Udo Bullmann, MEP, The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Germany - tbc
The Kurdish Question and Europe: Criminalization vs. Responsibility for Peace Building
- Mr. Jan Fermon, Lawyer, Belgium
Key Point Imrali: The Power of Freedom
- Ms. Newroz Uysal, Lawyer, The Asrın Law Office, Turkey
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Thursday, 06th of February 2020, 09:30-10:30 Panel III – Room ASP 1G2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) The Middle East in The Context of Turkey’s Invasion of North-East Syria / Rojava Moderator: Ms. Evin Incir, MEP, The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Sweden Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek
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Turkish Invasion of North-East Syria / Rojava
- Ms. Leila Chaibi, MEP, The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), France
On the Trials of Ottoman Empire: Turkey´s Striving for Great Power
- Mr. Gamal Soltan, The Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, Egyp
The Kurds: The Gordian Knot or The Central Key
- Mr. Søren Søndergaard, MP, Enhedslisten - The Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Turkey’s Constitutional Genocide of the Kurds and Other Non-Turkish Ethnicities
- Mr. Kirmanc Gundi, Tennessee State University, The USA
Post-ISIS: Lines of Conflict with Ethnic and Denominational Impacts
- Mr. Ferda Çetin, Journalist, Belgium
Questions and Discussion with the Audience
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Thursday, 06th of February 2020, 11:00-12:00 Panel IV – Room ASP 1G2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) The Turkish Invasion of Rojava and its Impact on Women and Gender Equality Moderator: Ms. Maria Eugenía Rodríguez Palop, MEP, The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), Spain Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek
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Interview with Representatives of the Democratic Federation of North-East Syria / Rojava
- Ms. Siham Kirio, Co-Chair of the Legislative Council of the Self-Administration of North-East Syria
- Ms. Perwin Yusuf, Co-Chair of the Council of the Qamişlo Canton
- Ms. Cihan Hidro, The Executive Committee of Women of the Self-Administration of North-East Syria.
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Thursday, 06th of February 2020, 12:00-13:00 Panel V – Room ASP 1G2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) Europe and the Middle East: Self-Interest vs. Democracy Moderator: Mr. Jürgen Klute, Former MEP, Germany Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French, English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek
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European Perspectives on The Complexity of The Middle East
- Mr. Brando Benifei, MEP, The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), Italy
Europe and The Kurdish Battle
- Mr. Thomas Schmidinger, Political Scientist, University of Vienna, Austria
Transformation Process from The Kurdish Perspective in The Context of Democracy, Ecology and Gender Equality
- Ms. Dersim Dağdeviren, KURD-AKAD, EUTCC Board Member, Germany
Questions and Discussion with the Audience
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Thursday, 06th of February, 15:00-16:00 Panel VI – Room ASP 1E2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) There Are Alternatives! Moderator: Mr. Wladimir van Wilgenburg, Journalist, The Netherlands Interpretation in Kurdish, Turkish, French and English |
Democracy in War Time: How a Society Reorganises Itself and Offers Perspectives Beyond the Middle East
- Ms. Nazan Üstündağ, Sociologist, Germany
The Rise of Kurdish Women and Their Battle Against Feminicide
- Ms. Aviva Stein, The New World Summit, The Netherlands
Rethinking Democracy: Kurdish Perspectives For 2023
- Mr. Amed Dicle, Journalist, Belgium
Local Solutions to Global Challenges - Living International Solidarity
- Mr. Juan Carlos Guerra Moldonado, Historian, Equador
Questions and Discussion with the Audience
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Thursday, 06th of February 2020, 16:15-17:00 The Closing Session – Room ASP 1E2, Altiero Spinelli Building (ASP) Conclusions, Recommendations and The Final Resolution Board of The EUTCC Ms. Dersim Dağdeviren, Germany Mr. Michael Gunter, US Mr. Joost Jongerden, Netherlands Mr. Thomas J. Miley, UK Ms. Estella Schmid, UK Ms. Kariane Westrheim, Norway |
