Tyrkiets chefforhandler om “Vejen til Europa”

Time: Wednesday, 8 December at 15.00 – 16.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Background

Time: Wednesday, 8 December at 15.00 – 16.30 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, ground floor, Strandgade 71, Christianshavn, 1401 Kbn K

Background

The negotiations on the accession of Turkey into the European Union have now entered their fifth year. Back in 2005, in the aftermath of the historic EU enlargement towards Central European countries, the mood on both sides of the negotiating table was remarkably optimistic.

Today, bilateral relations are confronted with a number of difficulties, which both parties are ever less inclined to sweep under the rug. The most visible signal of this malaise is that eighteen out of thirty-five chapters of negotiations are currently frozen.

More broadly, larger questions ranging from Turkey’s size, to its geographic location, to the religious orientation of its people have become engulfed in this debate, which in turn has opened up broader and more existential questions pertaining to identity and foreign policy of both Turkey and the EU.

DIIS is pleased to be joined in a conversation on these crucial issues by Egemen Bağış, Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of Turkey in accession talks with the European Union.

PROGRAMME

14.30-15.00
Arrival and Coffee

15.00-15.05
Introduction by Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

15.05-15.30
Turkey’s EU Membership Process after the Referendum by Egemen Bağış, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, Turkey

15.30-15.45
Comments by Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

15.45-16.30
Questions and Answers

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form on http://www.diis.dk/sw102143.asp

And do so no later than Tuesday, 7 December 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51 og e-mail: [email protected] – web: www.diis.dk