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The OSCE region is facing a number of critical security challenges that are too complex for
any one country or organization to tackle alone. European security is in crisis and there is a
clear danger that new dividing lines are opening up in the OSCE area. The rapidly growing
global insecurity adds additional risks and threats to regional security in the Euro-Atlantic
and Eurasian region. States, regional organizations and civil society actors are all searching
for ways to reduce risks, remedy the confrontational relations and return to co-operation in
Europe.
The event is co-organized by the OSCE, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
Programme for the Night Owl Session (June 23rd 2016)
6:00 pm Words of Welcome
- Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General
- Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, Chairman, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Minister of Defence of Germany
6:45 pmPanel Discussion
Panelists:
Dr. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Sonja Licht, President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence
Conference Description
On 23 June, the event will begin with a night-owl session dedicated to the topic of protecting
fundamental freedoms in times of crisis. Multiple security threats in Europe and beyond are
increasing a sense of uncertainty and insecurity among the European public. Governments
and state institutions are under pressure to take effective measures to ensure public safety.
Support for radical political parties and movements is growing in many European states.
How can states effectively tackle global and transnational threats and challenges without
undermining fundamental freedoms and while respecting human rights and democratic
values? Are we willing to give up some of our freedoms in exchange for greater security?
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