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MEDEA Events
The MEDEA institute regularly organises conferences, seminars, meetings, interviews with diplomats, MP's, government officials, experts, journalists and individuals with an interest in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
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EuroArab Forum
The EuroArab Forum (http://www.euroarab-forum.eu/) is an initiative meant to establish a regular and sustained exchange forum in Brussels on relations between Europe and the Arab World. It follows a multi-disciplinary approach that includes political, cultural, religious, sociological, psychological, economical and other perspectives of analysis.
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The Anna Lindh Foundation seeks to improve the dialogue between cultures around the Mediterranean. The Foundation developed a new scientific tool to help monitor and analyze intercultural trends and values, providing proposals and recommendations for their rapprochement through periodic reports. On 15 September they will launch the 2010 edition of the Anna Lindh Report and they will be with us in Brussels to share their latest findings.
At the same time, we hope to use this unique opportunity to provoke a critical discussion on: Is there a place for inter-cultural dialogue or are we still riddled by notions such as “clash of cultures”? What are the similarities and differences in values on the two shores of the Mediterranean? What is the meaning of the broadly used term “intercultural dialogue”? What are the limitations of intercultural dialogues? Are there concrete mechanisms to translate these provisions into practice and to evaluate the effectiveness of these initiatives?
To discuss these questions the EuroArab Forum has the honour to invite you to the debate:
"What Future for Intercultural Relations in the Mediterranean Region? - Analysing Instruments and Obstacles"
Speakers:
Ms. Eleonora Insalaco, Anna Lindh Report Coordinator, International Relations & Multi-cultural Organisations, Anna Lindh Foundation
Prof. Yudhishthir Raj Isar, Professor of Cultural Policy Studies, Department of Global Communications, The American University of Paris
Moderator:
Mr. Francesco Guarascio, Journalist, Reuters
On
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 19h30-21h00
At
"Cercle des Voyageurs", 18 Rue des Grands Carmes, 1000 Brussels
To attend this event, please RSVP by registering via our EAF website: http://www.euroarab-forum.eu/registration.php or send an email to rouba.al-fattal@euroarab-forum.eu before Monday 13 September 2010. We are looking forward to your participation and a challenging discussion.
The "Midis de la Méditerranée"
In collaboration with the European Movement Belgium, the MEDEA Institute is proposing you midday meetings around "mediterranean" themes : euromed cooperation, culture, regional news, politics, ...
(Program coming soon)
The "Midis de la Méditerranée" are organized from 12.30 to 2 pm at the European Movement Belgium, Avenue d'Auderghem 63, 1040 Brussels (near metro station Schuman).
P.A.F. (sandwiches & drinks): 5€ (members of EMB), 8€ (non-members).
Registration (mandatory): medea@medea.be or 02/231 13 00.
Last MEDEA events
Assembly of Citizens of the Mediterranean, "Mediterranean Dialogues: Institutions and Citizenship in the Mediterranean"
2-4/7/2010
The Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly (MCA) organized the first assembly entitled «Mediterranean Dialogues: Institutions and Citizenship in the Mediterranean » that will take place on the 2, 3, and 4th of July 2010 in Valencia, Spain.
The Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly (MCA) is conceived as a space for an ongoing dialogue between the societies - with all their components – of the Mediterranean basin. It is a long term process that brings together different actors of society - citizens' movements, public institutions and private companies, associations, unions, experts, universities, research centers, etc...
It is based on the work of circles of citizens around the Mediterranean basin and is supported by a coordination and an advisory council.
The three-day meeting allowed in-depth discussions between citizens and institutions in the Mediterranean on the following topics:
• Thinking about the Mediterranean region
• Citizenship in the Mediterranean, rights and responsibilities
• Creation of a sustainable area of peace: are there any prerequisites?
• The current and future challenges in the Mediterranean : The individual and collective responsibility of citizens
The findings of this first assembly already provide a solid foundation for work and reflection circles existing and future citizens.
This meeting was organized by CERAI, the International European Mouvement and the European University of Tirana with the support of Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer, Casa Mediterráneo et Casa Árabe. The MEDEA Institute provided scientific support to the initiative.
Turning points and challenges in European Islam
20/05/2010
On Thursday, May 20, in the framework of the Midis de la Méditerranée, the MEDEA Institute and the European Movement Belgium had the honor to welcome Felice Dassetto , Emeritus Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Chairman of Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Islam in the contemporary World (CISMOW), and Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
An audience of quality came to share the analysis of Professor Dassetto on Islam in Europe. In a context marked by the debate on burqa, and where the term "Islamophobia" is used by the media to reflect a discomfort with Islam, Professor Dassetto explain that there is no " Islamophobia ", but certainly there is a distrust and discomfort regarding that religion. However, Islam in Europe has some important challenges to overcome, including the lack of leadership and leadership training.
Notes soon.
Institutions and Citizenship in the Mediterranean - Meeting with the Mediterranean Citizen's Assembly (MCA)
14/4/2010
MEDEA Institute hosted Thursday, April 14 the Mediterranean Citizen's Assembly , a new initiative meant to encourage dialogue between the peoples of the Mediterranean in order in the long term to establish a community of Mediterranean peoples.
To discuss this project, two members of the Board of ACM were present: Vicent Garcés, Member of the Board CERAI (Centro de Estudios Rurales y Agricultura Internacional) and former MEP and Françoise Macé, Program manager the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress. Two members of the coordination were also present: Sergi Ruiz Escribano, Technical Director of the CERAI and Charles Kleinermann, Deputy Secretary General of European Movement International.
See notes.
Turkey on the path to nuclear
2/3/2010
For the second time, the Midis de la Méditerranée address the topic of energy. After the Roland Kobia’s speech in October on the energy dependence of the EU and its consequences for Euro-Arab relations, Florence Debrouwer, Research Fellow F.R.S. - FNRS, and Member of Study Center on International Crises and Conflicts (CECRI - UCL) explained the evolution of the nuclear ambitions of Turkey since the 50s until today.
Although no project for a nuclear power station is yet signed, Turkey feeds the project since long ago. The failures of the successive drafts are due to various factors, including seismic fault crossing the Anatolian plateau, the unexpected political twists or protests from Turkey neighbours. The audience questions then addressed the role of energy, especially nuclear energy, in the question of Turkish accession to the EU, as well as in regional geopolitics.
See notes (in French).
"European Enchantment with The Arabian Peninsula: Kuwait"
16/2/2010
The Embassy of Kuwait and the MEDEA Institute had the great pleasure to welcome Prof. Ben J. Slot February 16th at the Cercle Gaulois. The professor came to present his book "The Origins of Kuwait" and traced through old maps the history of what appears to be one of the first Arab country to take a form of nation state.
In her welcome speech, H.E. Mrs Nabeela A. Al-Mulla, Kuwait's Ambassador in Brussels, highlighted the attractions of Kuwait, while Mr. François-Xavier de Donnea, Chairman of the MEDEA Institute, explained the new orientation MEDEA towards the Arab Gulf. A numerous interested and high-leveled public came to listen to Professor Ben J. Slot at the dinner in the beautiful location of the Cercle Gaulois.
See notes.
« Macht en waarden in het Middellandse Zeegebied : Tijd voor een EU-Strategie»
18/1/2010
De eerste Mediterrane Middag in 2010 had het genoegen om Professor Sven Biscop, directeur van Veiligheid en Global Governance Programme van het Egmont Instituut, te ontvangen. Hij schetste de Europese veiligheidsstrategie en de kenmerken ervan in de Mediterrane Zee. Tussen stabiliseren op een korte termijn en de oprichting van democratieën op een lange termijn, de Mediterrane strategie van de Europese Unie lijkt vaak onduidelijk.
Het publiek stelde vragen aan de professor over verschillende onderwerpen, zoals toetreding van Turkije in de EU, de vernieuwingen na het Verdrag van Lissabon of het beleid van dubbele normen van EU in de Mediterrane.
The first "Midi de la Méditerranée" in 2010 had the pleasure to receive Professor Sven Biscop, Director of Security and Global Governance at the Egmont Institute. He outlined the European Security Strategy and its special features concerning the Mediterranean. Between a short-term stabilization and the establishment of democracies in the long term, the Mediterranean strategy of the European Union often seems unclear.
The public subsequently questioned the Professor on various subjects such as accession of Turkey to the EU, the innovations introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon or EU’s policy of double standards in de Mediterranean.
Zie nota’s.
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