Fachkonferenz
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International Conference on
Perspectives of European Foreign and Security Policy in the Mediterranean
on the Eve of the German EU Council Presidency
Program as of 12/06/06
Thursday, 14th September 2006
8:30 – 9:00 h
Registration
9:00 – 9:15 h Opening Session
Hardy Ostry
Regional Representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Amman – Jordan
Initial Disputation: European Security Institutions (EU, NATO) - Crossing Perceptions in the Mediterranean
9:15 – 11:00 h
Presentations:
- South Mediterranean Perception of the European Security and Defense Policy
Ahmed Driss
Association for International Policy Studies, Tunisia
- European-Transatlantic Cooperation in the Mediterranean
Gustavo de Arístegui
Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the Partido Popular in the Spanish Congress, Sprain
11:00 - 11:15 h
Coffee Break
First working session: How to Reflect Security Policy Facing New Threats?
11:15 - 13:30 h
Presentations:
- Propositions to Enlarge the Security Concept in the Mediterranean Countries
Ingo Wetter
Journalist, Germany
- EMP and New Threats: From Rhetoric to Action
Yasar A. Qatarneh
Regional Center on Conflict Prevention, Jordan
- The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Going Beyond the First Ten-Year Experience
Roberto Aliboni
Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
13:30 – 15:00 h
Lunch
Second Working Session: A Common Security Agenda for the Mediterranean – Case Studies
15:00 – 16:30 h
Presentations:
- Turkey's Security Perceptions and Responses in the Mediterranean in the Post Cold War era
Cağri Erhan
Centre for European Studies ATAUM at the University of Ankara, Turkey
- The Case of Egypt
Ahmed Abdel Halim
Strategic Expert, Egypt
16:30 – 16:45 h
Coffee Break
16:45 – 18:30 h
Presentations:
- Mediterranean Security - An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
Mark Heller
Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Israel
- Regional Security – the Western Mediterranean Area
Fouad M. Ammor
Groupement d’études et de recherche sur la Méditerranée, Morocco
20:00 hDinner
Saturday, 16th September 2006
08:30 - 9:00
Registration:
09:00 - 11:00
Presentations:
Third Working Session: Recent Developments on the Northern and Southern Shores of the Mediterranean
- Renewing the Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue: Potential Contributions of the European Union
Yossi Ben-Ari
Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information, Israel
- Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) - Regional Mechanism for Enhanced Security in the Mediterranean
Tatjana Hema
UNEP / Mediterranean Action Plan, Athens
- What Left in the Field of Foreign and Security Policy after the Struggles about the European Constitution?
Friedrich Bokern
Centre de Recherche et d’Action Sociale, Berlin
11:15 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Fourth Working Session: NATO – Recent Developments and New Political Perspectives
11:30 – 13:00
Presentations:
- NATO’s Transformation: A Potential Agenda for Riga
Carlo Masala
NATO Defense College, Italy
- NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue: Recent Developments "From Dialogue to Partnership"
Gilles Vander Ghinst
NATO Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, Belgium
Round Table:
13:00 – 14:00 h
How to Develop a Common Perspective on Foreign and Security Policy for the Mediterranean?
- Chair: Carlo Masala
NATO Defense College, Italy
14:00 h
Lunch
Official End of Conference
