EPN Breakfast Talks 16: Ali Yurttagül (a political advisor for the Greens in the European Parliament)

29 September 2013 10:30 – 13:30

Fedactio @ Paleizenstraat 27, 1030 Schaarbeek, België

EPN BREAKFAST TALKS 16

European Union`s test with coups and democracy in the context of Egypt and Gezi incidents

Ali Yurttagül

Political advisor for the Greens in the European Parliament

Date : Sept 29 SundayTime : 10.30 – 13.00Location : FEDACTIO (Rue des Palais 27/5, 1030 BRUSSELS)Price : 8€ (5€ for EPN members)

Talk : Ali Yurttagül (Political advisor for the Greens in the European Parliament)

Topic: European Union`s test with coups and democracy in the context of Egypt and Gezi incidents

As European Professionals Network (EPN), we continue to bring together experts representing various professions on the last Sunday of every month to provide the attendants with the opportunity to discuss current developments and issues.

Short Biography of YurttagülBorn in Turkey’s Antakya province in 1953, the veteran political advisor began his postsecondary education at Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences in 1970 and completed it at Freie Universität of Berlin, where he also taught classes on the EU. He, then, worked as a project coordinator at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Yurttagül has been working with the Greens from its beginnings and he has been a political advisor at the EP since 1985. His articles have been published in various media outlets with primarily being Today’s Zaman.

Program

10:00-10:30 Registration

10:30-11:30 Breakfast

11:40-12:30 Talk with Ali Yurttagul

12:30-13:00 Questions & Answers

For further information about the past breakfast talks:

EPN Breakfast Talks 14 (Emir KIR, Mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode)

EPN Breakfast Talks 13 (Mehmet Hakan Olcay, Turkish Ambassador to Brussels)

EPN Breakfast Talks 11 (Erkan Albay, Movie producer and actor)

EPN Breakfast Talks 10 (Bülent Bilgiç, The head of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Brussels office)

Ps. All guests attending this conference are kindly requested to register by email to register@epnetwork.eu or by calling +32 (0) 2 734 7900 until Sept. 27, 2013.

Also, babysitting services will be provided for those with children.

** EVENT REPORT

The EPN Breakfast Talks 16 took place with our guest Ali Yurttagül ( Political advisor for the Greens in the European Parliament ) in a friendly environment last Sunday . The subject of the talk was : European Union`s test with coups and democracy in the context of Egypt and Gezi incidents . He touched on crucial issues such as ” Importance of Turkey’s EU process ; causes and consequences of Arab Spring; inception of democracy from the perspective of Gezi , Egypt and Syria incidents. We share some scenes of this fruitful event where the participants had their Sunday breakfast before the rewarding talk of Mr.Yurttagul.

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