| EuroMeSCo Annual Conference – Istanbul, 5-7 October 2006 |
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Paths to democracy and inclusion within diversityThe 2006 EuroMeSCo Annual Conference was held in Istanbul on 5-7 October 2006. It promoted a meaningful exchange among the network and a broad range of political, economic and civil society actors from Europe and the Southern Mediterranean. It evaluated progress made with respect to the creation of a democratic, prosperous and peaceful Euro-Mediterranean community — the ultimate goal of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and discussed the latest political developments in the Euro-Mediterranean area. The conference report, which is based on the interventions and comments of the participants of the working groups and plenary sessions, can be read here. 1. Speeches/interventions made in the plenary sessions: Read the speech by J. Sampaio, former President of Portugal Read the intervention of J.G. Cravinho, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs & Cooperation, Portugal Read the intervention of L. Jaakonsaari, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Finnish Parliament Read the paper by A. Mahjoub on a Euro-Mediterranean community of democratic states Read the intervention of L. Baeza, Head of Unit, European Commission Read the paper by A. Hamidine on political reform actors Read the intervention of L. Martinez on the use of force, democracy and international law Read the paper by G.M. Munoz on inclusion within diversity 2. Presentations given in the working groups Read the paper by L. Jaidi and H. Zirari on women's rights Read the intervention by M. Haddy on the linkage between justice and the fight against terrorism Read the paper of S. Wolff's intervention on the linkage between justice and the fight against terrorism Read the intervention of I. Kalin on benchmarking Read the paper by A. Marchetti on the challenges of current crisis and their impact on the EMP Read the paper by R. Arim on the challenges of current crisis and their impact on the EMP Read the paper by D. Ilgaz on lessons from the cartoons crisis Read the intervention of T. Schoefthaler on lessons from the cartoons crisis Read the intervention of R. Tlemçani on lessons from the cartoons crisis Read the intervention of A. Eralp on the linkage between justice and the fight against terrorism Pictures from the conference |