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Zagranica Group, Institute of Public Affairs and CONCORD Enlargement, Pre-Accession and Neighbourhood Working Group (EPAN) organised seminar: Development and Democracy in EU External Policy 17th November 2011, 11:00-15:00
Session 1: Democracy Support and Development Cooperation in EU Policy. • What are the main EU trends in joining development cooperation and democracy support? • What are the consequences of the Arab Spring for EU policies in the neighbourhood? • What kind of changes to Neighbourhood Policy should the EU implement in order to foster peaceful democratic change? • Are instruments like the neighbourhood Civil Society Facility a real response to the poverty gap? • How could the European Transition Compendium be used to bring EU12 experiences of transition into EU development policy? Panelists: Paweł Bagiński, Stefan Batory Fundation Jan Hofmokl, The Chanellery of Prime Minister, Poland Elisa Fanetti, European Center for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Alexandra Nerisanu, European Commission DEVCO (TBC) Monica Hellmeyer, London School of Economics Session 2: European Endowment for Democracy • What is the current situation of EED? • Why do we need another instrument to support democracy? • What are the challenges? Panelists: Jacek Kucharczyk, Executive Director of Institute of Public Affairs Pirkka Tapiola, European External Action Service (TBC) Zuzanna Kierzkowska, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
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During the seminar organized jointly by the Zagranica Group, Institute of Public Affairs and the Working Group EPAN (Enlargement, Pre-Accession and Neighbourhood) of the European platform CONCORD, we discussed the impact of the EU Neighbourhood Policy and Community Development Policy. We asked the panelists about the main trends in European Union policy that link development cooperation and the support of democracy. We also discussed the consequences of so-called Arab Spring for EU policy in relations with neighboring countries, and also about changes that should be implemented to the Neighbourhood Policy to foster peaceful democratic change.
