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[Media Alert] Turkey and its Role in Europe

09/13/2007

The European Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association presents
 
 Turkey and its Role in Europe
 
Co-sponsored by: NYC Bar Association; The Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in NY; The American Turkish Society; Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry      
When:     Thursday, September 20th, 2007, 6-9 p.m.
Where:    New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th St. (b/t 5th & 6th Avenues)
What:      Panel discussion; Free and open to the media and public.
                 No RSVP necessary. For inquiries: turkeyanditsroleineurope@gmail.com      
 
Join the NYC Bar for a lively talk with expert panelists on Turkey’s role in Europe. Topics include:    
  • Turkey’s EU accession within the context of EU enlargement
  • The Turkish perspective on EU accession
  • Key financial, legal, banking, and investment sector reforms
  • Recent political and constitutional issues and their impact on Turkey’s accession
  • Turkey’s relations with its border states as contrasted with EU’s foreign & security policy
  • Definitions of culture and society and the impact on Turkish-European relations
  • A Mediterranean Union?: The Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East
 
Moderator
PROF. GEORGE A. BERMANN, Director, European Legal Studies, Columbia University School of Law
 
Opening Remarks
HON. MEHMET SAMSAR, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in New York
 
Speakers
MARIA FRANCESCA SPATOLISANO, Economic and Trade Counselor, European Commission to the UN
 
DR. BAHADIR KALEAGASI, Director of TÜSIAD EU-Brussels Office; Lecturer on EU Institutions and External Relations, University of Brussels
 
LAWRENCE M. KAYE, ESQ., Partner, Herrick Feinstein, LLP
 
SEMIH IDIZ, Journalist, Columnist for Milliyet and Turkish Daily News
 
NURI M. ÇOLAKOGLU, Managing Director of CNN-Turk and Vice-President, Executive Committee, Dogan Media Group
 
PROF. YAKUP ATILA ERALP, PH.D., Director of the Center for European Studies, Middle East Technical University
 
GERALD KNAUS, Director, European Stability Initiative, Istanbul, Turkey

STEVEN A. COOK, PH.D., Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

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