Profound geopolitical changes in the Middle East and North Africa have created great instability and unpredictability. How will the region evolve in the future? And: what does it mean for the European Union, and what can the EU do?

A major international conference joining to EU-funded research projects will address these issues at Egmont.

-More info.

-Read the Report of the Brussels Focus Group, MENARA Working Documents, No. 5, May 2019.

-Read the MENARA Final report

Programme

14:00 – 14:30      Conference Registration

14:30 – 14:45      Welcome Remarks

Johan Verbeke (Egmont Institute)

Nathalie Tocci (IAI)

14:45 – 15:30      Key-note Speech by HR/VP Federica Mogherini

Introduced by Marc Otte (Egmont Institute) and followed by Q&A

15.30 – 15.45      Young Writers Prize to be awarded by HRVP Federica Mogherini

Short speech by winner of the YWP, Omar Shanti

15:45 – 17:00      First panel:  Where is the Middle East heading to?

Moderator: Florence Gaub (EUISS)

Inputs from the MENARA Project: Eduard Soler (Cidob)

Panelists: Nathalie Tocci (IAI); Rim Turkmani (LSE); Ali Vaez (ICG)

17:00 – 17.30      Coffee Break

17:30 – 18:45      Second panel: How are we going to act together?

Moderator: Kristina Kausch (GMF)

Inputs from the MEDRESET project: Daniela Huber (IAI)

Panelists: Marc Schade-Poulsen (EuroMed Rights); Fernando Gentilini

(EEAS); Shaimaa Aboelkheir (Al Araby TV)

18:45 – 19:00      Closing Remarks

Pol Morillas (CIDOB)

(Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)