URU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 44: Invitation til konference om EU, Tyrkiet og kurderne den 6.

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14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EU, TURKEY AND THE

KURDS

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS

WEDNESDAY 6

AND THURSDAY 7

DECEMBER 2017

Dear

Friends

The EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) will hold its 14

International Conference on

EU Turkey and the Kurds 6-7 December 2017 in the European Parliament. The theme of the

conference is:

ALTERNATIVES TO TYRANNY AND CHAOS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

- KURDISH VISION AND STRATEGIES-

We are writing this letter to invite you to participate at the Annual International Conference on

the EU, Turkey and the Kurds hosted by the EU Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) in cooperation

with the GUE/NGL Group, the Greens-European Free Alliance and the Groups of the Free Alliance of

Socialists and Democrats. The conference will be held on 6 and 7 December 2017 in the European

Parliament in Brussels.

For 14 years, the EUTCC has organised annual international conferences in the European

Parliament, focusing on the Kurdish question and democratic processes in Turkey. With invited civil

society organizations, academics, European, Turkish and Kurdish politicians, policy-makers and

activists - these conferences have received international attention

–

politically and in the media. We

are proud that internationally recognised individuals like Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Noam

Chomsky, Leyla Zana, Shirin Ebadi, Bianca Jagger, and Vedat Turkali support the work of the

EUTCC.

The final resolution of each conference has urged the European Union (EU), the United States

(US), the international community and all democratic forces to use their political influence to

encourage Turkey to find a peaceful, political solution to the Kurdish question.

Hereby, we are kindly asking you to participate in our conference as your participation will

contribute to the quality of the discussions through which you have the opportunity to raise your short

comments and questions to the speakers.

Unfortunately, due to our limited budget, we won’t be able to cover your travel expense

and

accommodation cost.

We will be honoured to have as our guest to the conference.

URU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 44: Invitation til konference om EU, Tyrkiet og kurderne den 6. - 7. december 2017 i Bruxelles

IMPORTANT TECHNICAL INFORMATION

"HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND ENTER THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT"

As an official "European Parliament personal badge/pass" will be provided to all participants to the

Conference, all participants

MUST

send us the following details:

1) Name and surname

2) Date of birth

3) Nationality

4) Place and country of residence (if possible, the full address of residence)

5) Number of a valid document (ex: passport, national ID, etc.)

This information must be sent before 23 November.

Please note that NO ACCREDITATION will be accepted after this deadline, according to the rules

established by the Security Department of the European Parliament.

Your "personal badge/pass" will be available at the main entrance of the European Parliament (Place

de Luxembourg—main European Parliament's building "Altiero Spinelli"—just after the sliding doors

you'll find a conference desk),

during AND ONLY the following date/hours.

Please note that all participants must take a good care of their own "EP badge/pass" during both days.

If someone loses the "pass/badge" it will be impossible for the conference's organizers to replace it,

according to the EP’s

internal rules.

For any additional information, please contact the conference's secretariat:

Email: [email protected]

We are looking forward to your positive response.

Brussels 24 October, 2017

Respectfully yours

Kariane Westrheim

Chair of EUTCC

Michael Gunter

Secretary EUTCC