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Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:45 Page 1 Dialogue between peoples and cultures: actors in the dialogue Dialogue des peuples et des cultures: les acteurs du dialogue Brussels, 24 and 25 May 2004 Bruxelles, 24 et 25 mai 2004 European Commission Commission européenne Directorate-General for Direction générale Education and Culture de l’éducation et de la culture Jean Monnet project Action Jean Monnet Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 2 Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Europe Direct est un service destiné à vous aider à trouver des réponses aux questions que vous vous posez sur l'Union européenne. Freephone number: Un nouveau numéro unique gratuit: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int). De nombreuses autres informations sur l’Union européenne sont disponibles sur l'internet via le serveur Europa (http://europa.eu.int). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Une fiche bibliographique figure à la fin de l’ouvrage. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2005 Luxembourg: Office des publications officielles des Communautés européennes, 2005 ISBN 92-894-7825-X © European Communities, 2005 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. © Communautés européennes, 2005 Reproduction autorisée, moyennant mention de la source Printed in Belgium PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER IMPRIMÉ SUR PAPIER BLANCHI SANS CHLORE Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 3 Dialogue between peoples and cultures: actors in the dialogue Dialogue des peuples et des cultures: les acteurs du dialogue Brussels, 24 and 25 May 2004 Bruxelles, 24 et 25 mai 2004 Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 4 Dialogue between peoples and cultures: actors in the dialogue Dialogue des peuples et des cultures: les acteurs du dialogue 8 PROGRAMME 25 OPENING SESSION 26 Introductory address: Ms Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission 30 Opening speech: Ms Mervat Tallawy, ESCWA Executive Secretary at the level of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Contents 35 WORKSHOP 1: THE NETWORKS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE) 36 Chairperson: Prof. Malek Chebel, Paris 39 Discussant: Prof. Peter G. Xuereb, University of Malta ‘Doing with others as we do among ourselves’ 64 The Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Culture 67 WORKSHOP 2: THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN AND CIVIL SOCIETY (WOMEN’S ROLE IN DIALOGUE) 68 Chairperson: Mrs Simone Susskind, President of ‘Actions in the Mediterranean’ 71 Discussant: Prof. Teresa Freixes, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Las aportaciones de las mujeres y la sociedad civil 83 WORKSHOP 3: CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN EUROPE (IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION) 84 Chairperson: Prof. Bichara Khader, Director of the Research Centre on the Contemporary Arab World, Université catholique de Louvain 93 Discussant: Prof. Elspeth Guild, University of Nijmegen Citizenship, social change and the EU constitution 4 Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 5 CONTENTS 105 WORKSHOP 4: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE DIALOGUE (IMPACT OF THE MEDIA: CROSS-CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS 106 Chairperson: Mr Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Minister of State, Secretary-General of the MEDEA Institute and Chairman of the Mediterranean Committee of the International European Movement 107 Discussant: Prof. Joaquín Roy, University of Miami The role of the media in the north–south intercultural dialogue 129 WORKSHOP 5: EURO-MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE AND THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES (THE DIALOGUE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT) 130 Discussant : Prof. Chibli Mallat, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut 171 WORKSHOP 6: YOUTH AND THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR, TOLERANCE AND LAICISM (THE DIALOGUE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT) 172 Chairperson: Prof. Predrag Matvejevic, Universities of Zagreb, La Sorbonne and La Sapienza 176 Discussant: Prof. Enrique Banús, University of Navarra 181 CLOSING SESSION 182 Speech by Mrs Fatema Mernissi, writer 192 Speech by Mr Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission 197 PARTICIPANTS 5 Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 6 Dialogue between peoples and cultures: actors in the dialogue Dialogue des peuples et des cultures: les acteurs du dialogue 8 PROGRAMME 25 SÉANCE SOLENNELLE D’OUVERTURE 26 Discours d’introduction: Mme Viviane Reding, membre de la Commission européenne 30 Discours d’ouverture: Mme Mervat Tallawy, secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique et sociale pour l’Asie occidentale (CESAO) (secrétaire générale adjointe de l’ONU) Sommaire 35 ATELIER 1: LES RÉSEAUX DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE (FONDATION EURO-MÉDITERRANÉENNE POUR LA CULTURE) 36 Président: Prof. Malek Chebel, Paris 39 Modérateur: Prof. Peter G. Xuereb, université de Malte Doing with others as we do among ourselves 64 The Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Culture 67 ATELIER 2: L’APPORT DE LA FEMME ET LA SOCIÉTÉ CIVILE (LE RÔLE DE LA FEMME DANS LE DIALOGUE) 68 Président: Mme Simone Susskind, présidente d’«Actions in the Mediterranean» 71 Modérateur: Prof. Teresa Freixes, université autonome de Barcelone Las aportaciones de las mujeres y la sociedad civil 83 ATELIER 3: LA CITOYENNETÉ ET LES CHANGEMENTS SOCIAUX EN EUROPE (L’IMMIGRATION ET L’INTÉGRATION) 84 Président: Prof. Bichara Khader, directeur du Centre d’études et de recherches sur le monde arabe contemporain, université catholique de Louvain 93 Modérateur: Prof. Elspeth Guild, université de Nijmegen Citizenship, social change and the EU constitution 6 Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 7 SOMMAIRE 105 ATELIER 4: LE RÔLE DES MÉDIAS DANS LE DIALOGUE (L’IMPACT DES MÉDIAS DANS L’IMAGINAIRE CROISÉ) 106 Président: M. Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, ministre d’État, président de l’institut MEDEA et président du groupe «Méditerranée» du mouvement européen interna- tional 107 Modérateur: Prof. Joaquín Roy, université de Miami The role of the media in the north-south intercultural dialogue 129 ATELIER 5: LA NÉCESSITÉ DU DIALOGUE EURO-MÉDITERRANÉEN ET LES ENJEUX INTERNATIONAUX (LE DIALOGUE DANS LE CONTEXTE INTERNATIONAL) 130 Modérateur: Prof. Chibli Mallat, université de Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth 171 ATELIER 6: LA JEUNESSE FACE AU FAIT RELIGIEUX, À LA TOLÉRANCE ET À LA LAÏCITÉ (ALTERNATIVES À LA CRISE DES IDÉOLOGIES) 172 Président: Prof. Predrag Matvejevic, universités de Zagreb, de la Sorbonne et de La Sapienza 176 Modérateur: Prof. Enrique Banús, université de Navarre 181 SÉANCE SOLENNELLE DE CLÔTURE 182 Discours par Mme Fatema Mernissi, écrivain 192 Discours par M. Romano Prodi, président de la Commission européenne 197 PARTICIPANTS 7 Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 8 Dialogue between peoples and cultures: actors in the dialogue Dialogue des peuples et des cultures: les acteurs du dialogue DIALOGUE BETWEEN PEOPLES AND CULTURES: ACTORS IN THE DIALOGUE Brussels, 24 and 25 May 2004 European Commission — Education and Culture Directorate-General/Jean Monnet project Charlemagne Building, Rooms S3 and S1 Monday, 24 May 2004 8.30 a.m. Registration of participants — Welcome breakfast from 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m., Room S3 OFFICIAL OPENING SESSION Programme 9.30 a.m. Chairman: Mr Nikolaus G. van der Pas, Director-General, Education and Culture DG INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS: 9.50 a.m. Mrs Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission 10.10 a.m. Mr José-Maria Gil-Robles, Member of the European Parliament President of the European University Council for the Jean Monnet Project, Brussels OPENING SPEECH: 10.30 a.m. Ms Mervat Tallawy, ESCWA Executive Secretary at the level of Under- Secretary-General of the United Nations from 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. PARALLEL WORKSHOPS 1. THE NETWORKS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, Room S3 (Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Culture) Chairperson: Prof. Malek Chebel, anthropologist, specialist on the Arab world and Islam, Paris Discussant: Prof. Peter G. Xuereb, University of Malta 2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN AND CIVIL SOCIETY, Room S1 (Women’s role in the dialogue) Chairperson: Mrs Simone Susskind, President of ‘Actions in the Mediterranean’ Discussant: Prof. Teresa Freixes, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona 1.00 p.m. Lunch at the Charlemagne Building from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. PARALLEL WORKSHOPS 3. CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN EUROPE, Room S1 (Immigration and integration) Chairperson: Prof. Bichara Khader, Director of the Research Centre on the Contemporary Arab World, Université catholique de Louvain Discussant: Prof. Elspeth Guild, University of Nijmegen 8 Dialogue DEF 14/07/05 14:46 Page 9 PROGRAMME 4. THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE DIALOGUE, Room S3 (Impact of the media: cross-cultural perceptions) Chairperson: Mr Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Minister of State, Secretary-General of the MEDEA Institute and Chairman of the Mediterranean Committee of the International European Movement Discussant: Prof. Joaquín Roy, University of Miami from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. PARALLEL WORKSHOPS 5. THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE AND THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES, Room S3 (The dialogue in the international context) Chairperson: Mrs Catherine Lalumière, Vice-President of the European Parliament Discussant: Prof. Chibli Mallat, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut 6. YOUTH AND THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR, TOLERANCE AND LAICISM, Room S1 (Alternatives to the ideology crisis) Chairperson: Prof. Predrag Matvejevic, Universities of Zagreb, La Sorbonne and La Sapienza Discussant: Prof. Enrique Banús, University of Navarra 8.00 p.m. Dinner The Ad Honorem Jean Monnet Chair Award ceremony, presented by Mr Gil-Robles and Mr Nikolaus G. van der Pas Métropole Hotel, Brussels Tuesday, 25 May 2004 8.30 a.m. Welcome breakfast from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., Room S3 OFFICIAL CLOSING SESSION 9.00 a.m. CONCLUSIONS BY THE WORKSHOP CHAIRS, in the presence of Mr Gil-Robles Chairman: Mr Nikolaus G. van der Pas CLOSING SESSION SPEECHES 12.00 p.m. Speech by Mrs Fatema Mernissi, writer 12.30 p.m. Speech by Mr Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission 1.00 p.m.
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    Migration and Development Conference and Development Migration Migration and Development Conference March 2006,Brussels Prepared by: Final Report The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Liaison and Coordination Office to the European Union Rue Montoyer 40, 1000 Brussels, Phone: 32 2 282 45 60, Fax: 32 2 230 07 63 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.belgium.iom.int/internationalconference A joint initiative: March 2006 March The Goverment of the Kingdom of Belgium The International Organization for Migration (IOM) The European Commission The World Bank Conference on migration and development 15/16 March 2006, Brussels CONFERENCE REPORT BELGIUM The World Bank Acknowledgements The Conference on Migration and Development, held on the 15 and 16 March 2006 in Brussels was an important and groundbreaking event organized by the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium and the International Organization for Migration with support from the World Bank, the European Commission and a great number of governments worldwide. A conference steering and advisory committee was set-up prior to the event, composed of representatives of the Belgian Ministries for Foreign Affairs, Development Cooperation and Interior, IOM, as well as the World Bank, the European Commission Directorate General for Development and the European Commission Directorate General for Justice, Liberty and Security. The steering and advisory committee was in charge of the main policy and organizational aspects for the preparation of the conference and