DKU Talks «After the elections: What’s next for Europe?»
The Kazakh-German University is pleased to invite all to the next DKU Talks with Dr. Gabriele Stauner and Prof. Dr. Jakob Lempp on the topic «After the elections: What’s next for Europe?». The format of the meeting involves a discussion with all participants following the presentation.
Dr. Gabriele Stauner has a long career in civil service behind her. In 1999−2004 and 2005−2009, she was a member of the European Parliament where she was involved in budgetary control, internal market and social affairs issues. For five years, she was a permanent reporter of the EPP (European People's Party) on issues related to the fight against fraud. Besides, she worked from 1987 to 1990 in the German Permanent Missions Office at the United Nations in Geneva. Dr. Stauner obtained her doctorate degree in law from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich.
Dr. phil. Jakob Lempp is Professor of Political Science at the University of Applied Sciences Rhein-Waal in Kleve and Dean of the Faculty of Society and Economics. He has regular guest lectures at various universities in Germany and abroad (including Austria, Kazakhstan, the Czech Republic, Rwanda). He is a member of the selection committee of the «Academic Foundation of the German people», scientific advisory of «International Dialogue and Conflict Management» in Vienna, member of the German East Timor Society (DOTG), the German Association for Political Science (DVPW) and the University Teachers Association (hlb), the Working Group for Peace and Conflict Research (AFK) and the Initiative memorial of Eckerwald and Member of editorial and review team of several political scientific journals and accreditation commissions.
Summary
Rarely an European elections have been so contested as the elections to the European Parliament in 2019. The traditional major parties have lost much of their influence, whereas European opponents, populists, but also liberals and greens, have been able to gain significantly. The importance of these elections were also evident in the sharply increased turnout in many European countries. Now the question arises: what s the next for Europe? Big challenges have the institutions of the EU: the BREXIT, the handling of anti-European sentiments, the deteriorating economic situation, the reorientation of the European defense policy and also a solution to the tense relationship between Europe and Russia. All these must be tackled by the new Commission together with the other European institutions. The lecture is addressed to the interested public and also briefly introduces the basic functioning of the political system of the European Union.
The presentation will be in English.
DKU Talks is financed by DAAD from funds offered by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
If you have any questions, please contact the project assistant:
Aisulu Beken
beken.aisulu@dku.kz
Tel.: 355−05−51 (ext. *233)
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