FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EU TURKEY AND THE KURDS

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EU, TURKEY AND THE KURDS
Contents
List of Abbreviations 11
Editor’s Note 13
Introduction 15
Patrons & Opening Remarks & Speeches 23
Session 1: EU - Turkish Accession – International Perspectives 39
1.1 The Review and Progress of EU Accession 39
Speaker: Kerim Yıldız
1.2 EU Reform Process – and Future Prospects 47
Speaker: Andrew Duff
1.3 The Turkish and Kurdish Perspective on EU Accesssion 48
Speaker: Ahmet Türk
1.4 Socio-Economic Development: Prospects for Long-term Change 54
through the EU Process
Speakers: Osman Baydemir
Sarah Ludford
1.5 Turkey, EU & International Relations 60
Speaker: Michael M. Gunter
1.6 The Role of Europe in Promoting Democratic Changes 77
Speakers: Pasqualina Napoletano
Amed Dicle
Session 2: EU Turkish Accession, Human Rights and Rule of Law 85
2.1 Turkey’s Compliance with International Human Rights Obligations 85
Speaker: Ibrahim Bilmez
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