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12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
“THE EUROPEAN UNION, TURKEY AND THE KURDS”
OLD CRISIS – NEW SOLUTIONS
Day 2 Morning
Day 2 Afternoon
Brussels, European Parliament, 26-27 January 2016
Interpretation available in English, French, German, Dutch, Farsi, Turkish, Spanish, Kurmanci
PATRONS
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, South Africa
Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iran
Bianca Jagger, Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador, Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, UK
Professor Noam Chomsky, Writer, USA
Vedat Turkali, Writer, Turkey
Leyla Zana, European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Rafto Prize Laureate, Turkey
DAY I , 26 JANUARY 2016
ROOM ASP 1G2
OPENING SESSION 09.00 – 10.30
OPENING REMARKS AND GREETINGS
• Prof. Kariane WESTRHEIM, Chair of EUTCC, Professor, University of Bergen, Norway
• Ms. Gabi ZIMMER, Chair of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left Group (GUE/NGL)
OPENING SPEECHES AND SPECIAL REMARKS BY
• Dr Shirin EBADI, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Iran
• Mr. José RAMOS-HORTA, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, former president East-Timor
• Ms. Leyla ZANA, European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Rafto Prize Laureate, Turkey
SESSION I. 10.30 – 13.00
TURKEY – FROM MODEL TO PROBLEM
Moderators
MEP, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, GUE/NGL & Mr. Ilkka UUSITALLO, Former Head of EEAS Middle East Division and former Ambassador and Head of EC Delegation to Iraq
The role of western powers – engaging constructively
• Mr. Peter GALBRAITH, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, US
Turkey’s elections results and the impact for the region and the EU
• Mr. Cengiz CANDAR, Journalist, Turkey
The persecution of legitimate freedom of expression
• Prof David ROMANO, Middle East Politics, Missouri State University, Dept of Political Science, USA
For an effective and sustainable Kurdish peace process
• Prof. Susan BREAU, University of Reading, Expert on Legal Skills, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, International Humanitarian Law
Turkey's EU road passes through Nicosia?
• MEP Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Vice Chair of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, GUE/NGL Group, Cyprus
For a new political settlement
- MP Mr Selahattin DEMIRTAS, Co-President of HDP, Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkey
Questions and discussion with moderators & discussants
Day II, SESSION II, 27 JANUARY 2016, 09.00-12.00
Room JAN 6Q2
EXPLORING NEW POLITICS AND REGIONAL SOLUTIONS
Moderators
Ms. Amberin ZAMAN, Writer, Turkey & Ms. Berivan ASLAN, MP Green Party, Austria
Beyond resistance – building the future
• Prof. Joost JONGERDEN, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Pre- and Post Kobane and the way for stability
• Mr. Salih MUSLIM, Co-President of PYD, Rojava – Syria
Human Rights, rule of Law and Realpolitik in the region
- Me Antoine COMPTE, lawyer, France
The role of the United States in promoting peace and stability in the region
• Mr. Michael WERZ, Center for American Progress, US
Self-Governance and De-centralisation
• Ms Selma IRMAK, Co-president of DTK, Turkey
Removing obstacles to the peace process
• Mr. Josef WEIDENHOLZER, Vice-President of the S&D Group, Austria
Questions and discussion with moderators & discussants
SESSION III, 27 JANUARY 2016, 15.30 – 17.30
ROOM ASP 1G2
AGENDA FOR CHANGE: EXPECTATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES
Moderators
Dr Dersim DAGDEVIRAN, KURD-ACAD, Germany & Dr. Thomas SCHMIDINGER, University of Vienna, Austria
Shifting ground – the new strategies and tactics
• Lord Hylton, House of Lords, United Kingdom
The leading role of women in civil society and politics
• Ms. Yüksel GENC, Turkey
Turkish Media and Kurdish Problem
• Mr. Ragip DURAN, Journalist, Turkey
The Kurdish Diaspora as a political force
- Prof. Mari TOIVANEN, Doctor of Social Science, University of Turku, (Finland)/CADIS-EHESS (Paris, France)
What’s new in the latest crisis in Turkey ?
• Mr. Rainer HERMANN, Journalist, Germany
Agenda for change: expectations and alternatives
• Mr. Rewar RESID, co-president of KNK (Kurdistan National Congress)
Questions and discussion with moderators & discussants
DAY II, 27 JANUARY 2016, ROOM, 17.30 -18.30
RESOLUTION AND FINAL REMARKS
BY EUTCC BOARD MEMBERS
Dr. Dersim DAGDEVIRAN, KURD-AKAD, Germany
Prof. Joost JONGERDEN, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Prof. Michael GUNTER, Tennessee Technological University, US
Prof. Kariane WESTRHEIM, University of Bergen, Norway