Finding Common Grounds - Rediscovering the common narrative of Turkey and Europe

Project Manager: Lucia Najšlová

Timeframe:  completed (2007-2009)

Executive Summary:

Series of workshops was conducted in Bratislava, Prague, Budapest and Istanbul in the framework of this project. The aim of the workshops was to find out the possible contributions of the East european experience of transformation to Turkey and to what extent these two regions have commmon interests in the field of foreign policy.

Outputs:
Partners:

Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (Slovakia) - leader of the project

Global Political Trends Center, Istanbul Kültür Unversity (Turkey)

Polish Institute of Internaitonal Affairs (Poland)

Center for EU Enlargement Studies (Hungary)

Queen Mary University (UK)

Hürriyet Daily News


Donors:

German Marshall Fund of the US
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Bratislava
Open Society Foundation Bratislava
Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia

Publications

  • Transatlantic Relations 2009: A Chance for a Fresh Start?

    The initial versions of nearly all contributions to the fi rst part of this publication saw the light of day during the international conference “Transatlantic Relations 2009 – A Chance for a Fresh Start?” held in Prague in May 2009. The second part of this publication consists of policy papers, developed by leading EU and US experts in the framework of the Transatlantic Policy Forum project, focusing on the following issues: Trade, Energy and Climate Change, Democracy Promotion and EU Neighbourhood.

    Publication is available to download here.


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