About the conference

Following years of absence, Russia is again a key diplomatic and security player in Southeast Europe. Its vocal opposition to the expansion of NATO and even the EU in the Western Balkans has turned it into an ally for some and existential threat for others in the region. Moscow’s presence and influence in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Macedonia have generated a flurry of journalist articles and think tank reports. Russia’s footprint in the energy sector in a number of countries is a subject of heated discussions. Political and economic relations between Russia and Turkey, going through several dramatic turnarounds over the past three-four years, have large impact on the wider region of Southeast Europe too. Remarkably, Russian activities and interest are falling on fertile ground among certain Balkan politicians as well. They use Russia for their own interests and as a bargaining chip vis-a-vis the West. The conference convened by Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft takes stock of Russia’s strategy and influence in the region as well as the response by local actors and by the EU and the US. It gathers a group of distinguished experts from the EU, Russia as well as from the countries of the Western Balkans.

About Panel III, that Manuel is going to chair:

 TOOLS AND ACTORS – DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY POLICY

22nd January 2019, 18:30

Chair: Manuel Sarrazin, MP, Vice-President Southeast Europe Association, Berlin
DIPLOMACY AND GOVERNANCE
Kosovo: Veton Surroi, Publicist, Pristina
Macedonia: Zoran Nechev, Head of Center for EU integration, Institute for Democracy ‘Societas Civilis’, Skopje
SECURITY POLICY
Montenegro: Ambassador Vesko Garčević, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
Serbia: Jelena Milić, Director, Chairwoman of the Governing Board, Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies, Belgrade

Anmeldung unter: https://www.sogde.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/anmeldung_konf_berlin_01_19.pdf

Die Konferenz findet unter der Chatham House Rule statt. Wenn eine Konferenz unter dieser Regel abgehalten wird, steht es den Teilnehmern frei, die erhaltene Information zu verwenden, jedoch dürfen sie weder die Identität noch die Zugehörigkeit eines Sprechers oder die irgendeines anderen Teilnehmers preisgeben. Diese Regel wurde eingeführt, um freie Diskussionen zu ermöglichen

Amnesty International Hamburg – Arbeitskreis Geflüchtete –
lädt ein zur Podiumsdiskussion:

HUMANITÄRE KATASTROPHE VOR DEN TOREN EUROPAS – FLÜCHTLINGSLAGER IN LIBYEN

P R O G R A M M
18:30 – 19:00 Uhr
Empfang | Vorstellung Amnesty International Hamburg | Plakatausstellung zum Thema
19:00 – 20:30 Uhr
Moderierte Podiumsdiskussion mit anschließender Fragerunde
20:30 – 21:00 Uhr
Ausklang & Austausch mit Snacks & Getränken

R E F E R E N T * I N N E N
— Manuel Sarrazin (MdB, Büdnis 90, Die Grünen)
— Gerald Knaus (Vorsitzender der Europäischen Stabilitätsinitiative (ESI))
— Conni Gunßer (Hamburger Flüchtlingsrat)
— Wolfgang Grenz (Amnesty International-Experte)
— Moderation: Amnesty International Hamburg