Dialogue With the Arab World Top Priority

According to the New President of the European Parliament

“Relations with the Arab world are the major theme of the future,” said Hans-Gert Pöttering, newly-elected president of the European Parliament, at his first press conference, as reported by EUX.TV on January 2007, 16. The EP president and former leader of the EPP-ED group in the EP perceived the continuous Euro-Med Conference as a crucial cornerstone to improve relations especially among civil societies.A strategic position in this major policy field includes the cooperation between parliamentarians and political parties. In this context, Pöttering’s EPP-ED group in cooperation with the Regional Program Near East / Mediterranean of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung started already in December 2006 an initiative to strengthen the Euro-Med Dialog through an informal network of political parties.

From Barcelona to the Neighbourhood Policy

Parliamentary Dimension of the Mediterranean Dialogue

This international conference organised by the Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in cooperation with the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats in the European Parliament, took place on 3rd to 4th December 2006, at the Dead Sea-Jordan. It was attended by members of the European Parliament as well as deputies from Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, and the Palestinian territories. The purpose of the conference entitled “From Barcelona to the Neighbourhood Policy – Parliamentary Dimension of the Mediterranean Dialogue” was to establish informal direct contacts between parliamentarians from both shores of the Mediterranean.

From Barcelona to the Neighbourhood Policy-Parliamentary Dimension of the Mediterranean Dialogue

Impressions from the International Conference in Jordan, 3 to 4 December 2006

To Meet the Challenges – Reforms in the Arab World

The Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean in cooperation with the Al-Quds Center for Political Studies – Amman presents the English version of the edited book „Reform and Change in the Arab World“. Among others the authors analyze former and ongoing reform initiatives; especially the crucial context of political Islam and democracy is reviewed closely.

Perspectives of European Foreign and Security Policy in the Mediterranean

Conference Report

This international conference of the Regional Program Near East/ Mediterranean of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in cooperation with the KAS-Office in Turkey, was attended by around 40 participants, journalists and security experts, from across the Southern Shore of the Mediterranean and from EU member-states. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange information and perspectives on the current state of security in the Mediterranean Area and the Policies of the European Union and the NATO, on the eve of the German EU Council Presidency.

KAS setzt Akzente in Amman

Nachlese der Veranstaltung WOCMES 2

Mehr als 1.300 Teilnehmer kamen auf dem Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES 2) vom 11. bis 16. Juni nach Amman, um aus der Vergangenheit zu lernen und die Zukunft dieser strategisch wichtigen Weltregion ins Visier zu nehmen.

The Network for Reform and Change in the Arab World

Conference Report

After the launching of the "Network for Reform and Change in the Arab Wolrd" on december 10th, 2005 please find the conference report on our website.

Gaza-Disengagement and its implications

Minutes of the workshop "Gaza-Disengagement and its implications" of KAS Amman Office at Larnaka/ Cyprus from 3.-4.9.05 (available in German)