The European Affairs Committee of the New York City Bar Association presents
Turkey and its Role in Europe
A new comedy written by Myron D. Cohen, author of the biennial 12th Nite Musical Comedies; with original theme music by Peter Dizozza.
| 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 |
Join the NYC Bar for a lively talk with expert panelists on Turkey’s role in Europe. The topics to be discussed include the following:
- 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 United Nations
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
About the Association
The New York
City Bar Association (www.nycbar.org)
was founded in 1870, and since then has been
dedicated to maintaining the high ethical
standards of the profession, promoting reform
of the law, and providing service to the profession
and the public. The Association continues to
work for political, legal and social reform,
while implementing innovative means to help
the disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the
Association’s highest priorities.
