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Key geopolitical challenges for the EU: Energy & Defence

The Greece & Cyprus Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Glafkos Clerides Institute will organize an international conference on "Key geopolitical challenges for the EU: Energy & Defence" in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, 19 September 2019, at 17.30-20.30.

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In light of the growing tensions between Turkey and the EU members Cyprus and Greece, the conference aims to address the latest developments and explain the current challenges from different perspectives.
 

The speakers of the event include high-ranking representatives from the Energy and Defence Ministries of Cyprus, the Greek and European Parliament, as well as Greek, Turkish and Israeli security experts.
 

The event will take place at Semeli Hotel (Petraki Giallourou 10, Nicosia, Cyprus). The event will take place at Semeli Hotel (Petraki Giallourou 10, Nicosia, Cyprus). Seats are limited. Therefore, please sign up by Wednesday, 18 September 2019 at: info.athen@kas.de. For more information, contact the same e-mail or +30 210 7247 126.


The event will be held in English.


Program


17:30                   Registration of participants, refreshments



18:00                   Welcome


Ioannis Kasoulidis, President, Glafkos Clerides Institute, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus


Henri Bohnet, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Greece & Cyprus



18:10                   Key geopolitical challenges in Energy


Georgios Lakkotrypis, Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Republic of Cyprus

Tasos Chatzivasileiou, Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Secretary of the Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs

Prof. Dr. Serhat Güvenç, Professor of International Relations, Kadir Has University

Dr. Michael Tanchum, Research Fellow, Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace

Moderation: Michalis Sophocleous, Director, Glafkos Clerides Institute



19:30                   Key geopolitical challenges in Defence


Savvas Angelides, Minister of Defence, Republic of Cyprus

Michail Kostarakos, General (ret.), Former Chairman of the Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC)

Gerrit Schlomach, Parliamentary Assistant to Michael Gahler MEP, European Parliament

Moderation: Henri Bohnet, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Greece & Cyprus



20:30                   Cheese & Wine Buffet

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Nikosia, Zypern

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Jeroen Kohls

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Senior Research Associate

jeroen.kohls@kas.de +81 3 6426 5041

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