Il 5 e 6 giugno, la delegazione europea della Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) ha organizzato a Bruxelles un workshop internazionale dal titolo “Worldwide Promotion of Democracy – Challenges, Role and Strategy of the European Union” con il seguente programma:
Martedì 5 giugno
14:00 Welcome to the participants and introduction:
– Frank Spengler (Deputy Head of Department of International Cooperation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin);
– Peter Köppinger (Project Director, Dialogue on Development Policy, European Office of KAS);
– Elmar Brok (Member of European Parliament, Committee on Foreign Affairs).
14:30 Key Note Speech “Democracy Promotion – Key to Peace, Stability and Development in a Globalised World”:
– Karin Kortmann (State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, FR of Germany).
15:00 Panel One “Democracy Promotion – Definition, Priorities, Preconditions”:
– Dr. Cor Van Beuningen (Director, Socires, The Netherlands);
– Dr. Hauke Hartmann (Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung);
– Kristina Kausch (Researcher, Fundácion par alas Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior, Madrid);
– Dr. Eduard Westreicher (Director, Unit, Democratisation, Gender and Human Rights, Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation).
17:00 Panel Two “Internal Actors, External Actors: Country Categories, Country Approaches”:
– Frank Spengler (Deputy Head of Department of International Cooperation, KAS, Berlin);
– Roel von Meijenfeldt (Director, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy);
– Vidar Helgesen (Secretary-General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Stockholm);
– Julia Leininger (Department Competitiveness and Social Development, Political Scientist, German Development Institute, Bonn Discussion);
18:30 Conclusions of the day: – Dr. Karsten Grabow (Research Associate, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Berlin).
Mercoledì 6 giugno
9:30 Key Note Speech “The European Union – Key Actor in Worldwide Democracy Promotion”:
– Daniele Smadja (Director, Multilateral Relations and Human Rights, DG External Relations, European Commission).
11:00 Panel Three “The Perspectives of the EU Approach – Targets, Expected Results, Instruments”: – Michael Gahler (Member of the European Parliament, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee);
– Anette Hübinger (Member of the German Bundestag);
– Sean O’Regan (Policy Advisor, Policy Planning and Early Warning Unit, General Secretariat of the Council of the EU);
– Jean Bossuyt (Programme Coordinator in the Actors of Partnership Programme, European Center for Development Policy Management);
– Rolf Timans (Head of Unit, Human Rights and Democratisation, DG External Relations, European Commission).
12:45 Conclusions of the Workshop: – Dr. Peter Köppinger (Project Director, Dialogue on Development Policy, European Office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Brussels).