EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2011

Director of GPoT Center, Dr. Mensur Akgün, participated in the EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2011 in Barcelona between October 6th and 7th, 2011.

The title of the conference was: "A New Mediterranean Political Landscape? The Arab Spring and Euro-Mediterranean Relations”. The debates during the two-day event covered the following topics:

- The crisis of the authoritarian system and the political, social and economic roots of the Arab Spring;
- Revolutions, reforms and repression as diverging paths of this regional phenomenon;
- The road ahead for democratic transitions;
- The geopolitical implications of the Arab Spring;
- An agenda for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations.

EuroMeSCo is a network of thirty-nine member-countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP), i.e. the EU's comprehensive policy for its relations with the Southern Mediterranean region. GPoT Center is a proud member of the EuroMeSCo Steering Committee.