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Centre for European Democracy Studies have a pleasure to invite you to attend an

 

                                       International Conference                          

                 “Europe’s role in relieving tensions in the Middle East:          

                         Influences of state actors in Europe”

                                         Tuesday, 25 June 2019  

                                               16.30 – 19.00  

                                       Hotel Eurostars Berlin

                                      Friedrichstrasse 99, 10117 Berlin, Germany 

                                                                                                             

                                                        Programme 

OPENING REMARKS& MODERATION by Volker Beck

 

Panel 1 

NON STATE ACTORS OPERATING IN EUROPE

Ramona Nicole Manescu -  Member of European Parliament (tbc)

Felipe Pathé Duarte - Professor Institute for Political and Social Sciences,a research fellow at the Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Program

 

Q & A

 

Panel 2

THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS 

 

Indrek Tarand- Member of European Parliament  

The role of the parliament

The role of EU council

Q and A

CLOSING REMARKS by Volker Beck 

Coffee and snacks will be served

The conference is organised by CEDS (Centre for European Democratic Studies) 

To register, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

          

                             

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