“Israel-EU relations: The next decade”

As Israel celebrates its 60^th anniversary, bilateral relations between Israel and Europe have never been stronger. Economic partnership is growing in mutually beneficial ways. Security cooperation is strengthening both through NATO and the EU. Political coordination has markedly improved. And scientific and cultural exchanges are thriving. Israel and the EU are poised to give substance to the upgrade in their relation in the course of the next few months. The event is organized by the Transatlantic Institute (TAI) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) intends to explore the potential for growth in this already thriving relationship. It is divided into two parts: A panel debate followed by a dinner debate on the 4^th December 2008.

Thursday, 4 December 2008

Panel Debate on

‘Transatlantic Relations and the Middle East’

17.00 -19.00h at the Hotel Conrad Brussels

Speakers:

J. Scott Carpenter, Keston Family fellow at The Washington Institute and Director of its Project Fikra. Previously, Mr. Carpenter served as Deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs from 2004 to 2007.

Ludger Siemes, Federal Chancellery of Germany, Director Middle East, Asia, Africa

and Latin America

Zvi Shtauber, Former Israeli Ambassador to the Court of St. James

Daniel Johnson, Editor of Standpoint

Moderators:

Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Transatlantic Institute, Executive Director

Dr. Peter R. Weilemann, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, European Office, Director

19.00 -20.00: Reception

20.00:  Evening program  

“Israel-EU relations: The next decade”

Introductory Remarks:

Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi, Transatlantic Institute, Executive Director