Palestinian Perspective
Dr. Nasser Al-Qudwa, Former Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Arab Perspective
Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, Member of the PLO Central Council
EU Perspective
Dr Jorge Torres-Pereira, Head of Mission, Portuguese Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah.
12.15-13.15
Lunch
Panel Two
EU-Middle east relations:
Dimensions and challenges
13.15-14.45
Chair: Dr. Claire Spencer, Head of the Middle East Programme at Chatham House, London
How to deal with the Challenges of Islamism and Political Reform
Dr. Khaled Hroub, Director of the Cambridge Arab Media Project (CAMP), Author of "Hamas: Political Thought and Practice", Washington, DC. 2000
Security – Threats, Agendas and Policies
Dr. Charles Kupchan, Europe Director at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington
The Economic Dimension of European-Middle Eastern Relations
John Kjaer, Head of Representation, European Commission Representative Office West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jerusalem
Open Discussion
14.45-15.00
Coffee Break
Panel Three
Europe and the Middle East -Policy Imperatives for the Next Decade
9.15-10.45
Chair: Knut Dethlefsen,Resident Representative of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Jerusalem
The EU’s Relations with Iran
Dr. Rolf Mützenich, Member of the German Bundestag (SPD) and Chairman of the German-Iranian Parliamentary Group
Syria and the European Neighborhood Policy
Nadim Shehadeh, Associate Fellow of the Middle East Programme at Chatham House,
London
the Future of the Peace Process
Diana Buttu, Prime Minister´s Office
Strategies for Democratization in the Middle East
Khalil Nakhleh, Independent Development and Academic Consultant Download:Khalil Nakhleh's paper
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