Round Table: Efficiency of European Democracy Promotion

Democracy is not only one of the founding principles of the European Union but democracy support is a declared policy objective of the EU´s External Policy.  The council of the European Union confirmed this principle in the Council Conclusions published on 17 November 2009.  Against the background of the developments in the MENA-region and more than one and a half years after the Council conlusions the event strives to take stock of achieved adjustments and challenges ahead. This expert exchange aims at discussing the current state of the democracy support agenda in the European Union.

On 29 March the ENoP member Hanns Seidel Stiftung organises a round table discussion on this topic on 29 March in the representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union 12:30 - 15:15.

Speakers:

Phillippe Darmuzey, Head of Unit, Panafrican issues & Institution, Governance & Migration, DG Devco, EC
Dr Dietmar Ehm, Deputy Director of the Institut For International Cooperation, Hanns Seidel Foundation
Günter Nooke, German Cancellor´s G8 Personal Representative for Africa
Dick Toornstra, Director, Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy OPPD, EP