Left behind or Poor by choice?

The Working and the Poor Conference

Together with the Economics and Society Program at the Van Leer Institute, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung hosted a conference on the "Working Poor". This growing phenomenon was discussed in the conference in depth from varying and contradicting perspectives. Possible solutions were presented by experts in the field and decision makers, including our keynote speaker Prof. Ronnie Schöb from the Freie Universität Berlin. While no clear cut answer was agreed upon, the conference brought up some very important issues regarding labor policy, education, wages and government responsibility.

Marking Twenty Years of Israeli-EU Scientific Cooperation

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in cooperation with The Center for the Study of European Politics and Society at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev marked last November twenty successful years of Israeli-EU scientific cooperation in a special conference which was held at the Mishkenot Sha’ananim Conference Center in Jerusalem.

Reviewing the EU role in the Middle East

Study Day for students

The study and information program was held in cooperation with The Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society and the participants were students of the Adenauer Division for the study of European Politics and Society and students of The Department of Politics and Government. The goal of the program was to explore the current EU role in the Middle East and especially to learn about the various activities of the EU and its member states in regards to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Ehrenvorsitzender Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel zu Besuch in Israel

Europa und Israel: Ein Auseinanderleben können wir uns nicht leisten

Im Rahmen der Fachkonferenz „20 Jahre deutsch-israelische Wissenschaftskooperation“ konnte die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel den ehemaligen Ministerpräsidenten von Thüringen und Rheinland-Pfalz und Ehrenvorsitzenden der Stiftung, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Vogel, zu einem Dialogprogramm vom 27. bis 30. November in Israel begrüßen. Neben den Wissenschaftsbeziehungen zwischen der EU und Israel, standen aktuelle politische Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen im Mittelpunkt der Gespräche mit u.a. dem deutschen Botschafter Dr. Clemens von Goetze und dem stellvertretenden Sprecher der Knesset, Hilik Bar.

YOCOPAS Conference 2016

YOUTH COLLABORATION OF PEACE AND SUSTAINABILITY

On October 26th-28th the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hosted in cooperation with the Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS) the yearly Youth Collaboration of Peace and Sustainability Conference (YOCOPAS). The conference took place in HaKfar HaYarok and ten Israeli and Palestinian schools participated in it. The goal was “to enhance peace and sustainability in the middle east through networking of local and international students and educators as an accelerator for change”.

Knesset-Abgeordnete aus den Regierungs- und Oppositionsparteien vertiefen ihre Kontakte in Berlin

Die Delegation aus Israel besuchte vom 13. bis 17.12.2016 Berlin. Während ihres Aufenthaltes führte die Delegation Gespräche mit dem Bundestagspräsidenten, Herrn Prof. Dr. Lammert, MdB sowie weiteren hochrangigen Vertretern aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft.

Launch of the Kollek-Adenauer Program

Kooperation mit dem Jerusalem Insitute for Policy Research

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel launched on November 30th the joint Kollek-Adenauer-Program in cooperation with the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research. The program intends to bring together experts of Jerusalem from different sectors such as academics, urban planners, municipality worker and representatives of local civil society to examine the viability of shared spheres for Jews and Arabs in the city.

International Carbon Markets

KAS Israel organized a workshop discussing the implications of Article 6 of the Paris Climate Convention for international markets in general and Israel in particular. The meeting took place in the KAS Jerusalem office on the 26th of September. In the framework of the workshop Israeli and German experts discussed the following agenda items: The Evolution of Article 6 - Cooperative Approaches - Transfers of Mitigation Outcomes – Exchange of Carbon Units - Development of Standards and Guidelines - Accounting Rules - Carbon Pricing - Implications for Israel.

Young Muslim Leaders-Delegation 2016

Nach dem mehr als erfolgreichen Pilotprojekt im vergangenen Jahr führte die KAS Israel im September das Dialogprogramm für junge Führungskräfte muslimischen Hintergrunds aus Deutschland fort. Anhand eines fünftägigen Intensivprogramms vernetzten sich die Teilnehmer mit israelischen Entscheidungsträgern aus Politik, Religion, Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft und machten sich mit diversen Facetten des Landes vertraut.

Young Leaders and Journalists Seminar

Israeli-Palestian Joint Seminar

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Israel in cooperation with the Geneva Initiative hosted a seminar in Italy for young Palestinian and Israeli leaders and journalists to discuss the current situation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its consequences.