Turkey between Regional Aspirations and Challenges
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheTurkey: a NATO member and EU candidate in a highly volatile region; faced with an influx of 3 million refugees; confronted with dramatic developments at home and in its neighbourhood. What does all this signify for Turkey’s future international role?
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Nilgün ARISAN ERALP
Director, Center for EU Studies, TEPAV - The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, Ankara
| 1978-1982 | B.Sc. in Economics |
| 1982-1984 | M.A. in Economic Development, Middle East Technical University |
| 1990-1991 | M.Sc. in European Studies, Leicester University |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | |
| 1987-1990 | Ankara Prime Ministry of Turkey Advisor (to the Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs) |
| 1991-1993 | Advisor ( to the Deputy Prime Minister on EU Affairs), Prime Ministry of Turkey , Ankara |
| 1993-1996 | Advisor (to the Customs Union Coordinator and Chief Advisor of the Prime Minister), Prime Ministry of Turkey, Ankara |
| 1996-1997 | Project Director, Economic Development Foundation, Brussels |
| 1997-2000 | Head of Department of Customs Union ; The Directorate General for EU Affairs, State Planning Organisation; Ankara |
| 2000-2009 | Director of National Program, Secretariat General for the European Union Affairs (EUSG), Ankara |
Dr. Cengiz GÜNAY
Senior Fellow, oiip - Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna
| 1991-1994 | Studies, Department of History; Department of Law, University of Graz |
| 1994-1999 | Master Studies, Department of History, University of Vienna |
| 1998-1999 | Erasmus and Sokrates-Fellow, Department oh History, University of Barcelona |
| since 1999 | Certified interpreter and translator for German and Turkish. |
| 2001-2005 | Ph.D., Department of Political Sciences, University of Vienna |
| 2002-2006 | Austria Correspondent, CNNTurk |
| since 2006 | Senior Fellow, oiip - Austrian Institute for International Affairs |
| since 2008 | Lecturer, University of Vienna |
| since 2012 | Head, Austrian Network, Anna Lindh Foundation, Vienna |
Stefano MANSERVISI
Director-General, DG DEVCO - Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission, Brussels
| 1973-1979 | Law Degree. University of Bologna. Law Faculty (Bologna, Italy). |
| 1979 | Study Certificate on European Organisations. University of Strasbourg. International Faculty of Comparative Law, Strasbourg, France |
| 1979-1980 | Post Graduate - Specialised Higher Studies Diploma (DESS) on « International Administration ». University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (Paris, France). |
| Diploma from the Centre for Studies on the European Communities. University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France | |
| 1980-1981 | Lawyer. Castagnetti Associates law firm (Bologna, Italy). |
| 1981-1983 | « A » Official at the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, Roma. Directorate Cooperation with developing countries and relations with International Organisation |
| 1983-1987 | Administrator. Directorate-General for Agriculture. |
| 1987-1991 | Administrator, Directorate-General for Development (ex DG VIII). |
| 1991-1992 | Principal Administrator, Member of Cabinet to Vice-President Pandolfi. |
| 1993 | Head of Unit Finances in the then DG VIII (later: DEV, DEVCO). |
| 1993-1995 | Member of Cabinet then Deputy Head of Cabinet to Commissioner R. VannidArchirafi. |
| 1995-2000 | Deputy Head then Head of Cabinet to Commissioner Monti. |
| 2000-2001 | Deputy Head of Cabinet to President Romano Prodi. |
| 2001-2004 | Head of Cabinet to President Romano Prodi. |
| 2004-2010 | Director General of DG Development and Relations with Africa, Caribbean, Pacific States (DEV) |
| 2010- 2014 | Director-General of Directorate General Home Affairs (HOME). |
| 2014-2014 | Ambassador, Head of Delegation, |
| EU Delegation to Turkey | |
| 2014-2016 | Head of Cabinet Federica Mogherini, Vice-President of the European Commission, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
| since 2016 | Director General of Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) |
Dr. Nuray MERT
Professor, Political Science, Istanbul University; Columnist, Hürriyet Daily News
| 1983 | BA, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics/Political Science, Bosporus University, Istanbul |
| BA, Faculty of Arts and Sciences/History, Bosporus University, Istanbul | |
| 1985 | MA, Institute of Social Sciences/History, Bosporus University, Istanbul |
| 1992 | PhD, Institute of Social Sciences/Political Science |
| Retired from Istanbul University | |
| Columnist Cumhuriyet Daily (in Turkish), Hurriyet Daily News (in English) |
Simon MORDUE
Deputy Director-General, DG HOME - Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
| Since December 2016, Simon Mordue has become Deputy Director General for Migration in DG HOME, overseeing the Directorates responsible for Migration and Protection, and Migration and Security Funds. | |
| In September 2014, Simon Mordue became Director "Strategy and Turkey" in DG NEAR, covering issues such as the overall strategy for enlargement policy and the European Neighborhood Policy, policy planning, interinstitutional relations and communication, thematic support, monitoring and evaluation, financial instruments and negotiations with Turkey. | |
| In the Barroso II Commission, Simon was Head of Cabinet for Stefan Füle, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy. | |
| In the Barroso I Commission, Simon was deputy Head of Cabinet to Vice President Verheugen covering a broad range of areas in the VP's team including responsibility for driving forward the better regulation agenda and the relations of the VP with the EP and Council. This latter involved overseeing, for the VP, complex inter-institutional negotiations on issues such as REACH, the single market for goods package, the defence package etc. | |
| He had also been part of Commissioner Verheugen's team for the last part of the Prodi Commission where he oversaw preparations for the new financial perspectives and also dealt with relations with the EP. | |
| At other times in his career in the Commission, he has been head of Unit for the maritime sector in DG Transport and Energy (TREN); Head of the Financial Instruments Unit in Dg Enlargement and served also as Head of the Operational Sections of the EC's delegations in Romania and Turkey. |
Dr. Thomas MAYR-HARTING
Chair, International Advisory Board, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1977 | Law Studies in Vienna (Dr. iur.) |
| 1977-1978 | Postgraduate-Studies, College of Europe, Bruges |
| 1978 | Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague |
| 1979 | Joined the Austrian Diplomatic Service |
| 1982-1986 | Austrian Mission to the European Communities, Brussels |
| 1986-1990 | Austrian Embassy, Moscow |
| 1991-1993 | Private Office of the Austrian Foreign Minister, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Deputy Head of Cabinet of Foreign Ministers Mock and Schüssel, Vienna |
| 1995-1999 | Director for Security Policy and Policy Planning, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 1996-1999 | Deputy Political Director, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 1999-2003 | Ambassador of Austria to Belgium and Head of the Austrian Mission to NATO, Brussels |
| 2002-2004 | Special Representative of the Austrian Foreign Minister for the Western Balkans |
| 2003-2004 | Representative of the Federal Chancellor of Austria in the Commission on the Reform of the Austrian Armed Forces, Vienna |
| 2003-2008 | Political Director (Director General for Political Affairs) of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 2008-2011 | Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, New York |
| 2009-2010 | Also represented Austria on the United Nations Security Council, New York (President of the Security Council in November 2009) |
| 2011 | Vice-President of the 66th General Assembly of the UN, New York |
| 2011-2015 | Ambassador, (Head of the Delegation) of the European Union to the United Nations, New York |
| since 2015 | Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service, Brussels |
| Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin |
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