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Tiergarten Conference 2023

"Zeitenwende": A Chance for a Stronger Europe?

About the conference

The last eighteen months have challenged our societies and made significant changes in German’s defense and security policy necessary. Yet, the fundamental debate on how Germany must respond to a changed world order is still at its beginning. 

Central to a renewed debate on security must be the future of the EU, which has been a guarantor of peace, security and prosperity on the continent. The Russian war in Ukraine has made it clear that member states of the EU need to cooperate more closely in order to continue to promote security on the continent.

How do these changing times affect our commitment to a stronger EU and a more secure Europe? What role should Europe play in an increasingly multipolar world? How do we need to improve in order to secure peace and security in Europe in the long term?

This is not only a matter of looking at classical security policy. Questions of democratic and economic resilience are also becoming more pressing: How do we strengthen social cohesion in times of internal and external threats to democracy dividing our continent? And how can we make our economy more resilient?

Join us to discuss these questions at the international Tiergarten Conference entitled "The German Zeitenwende: A Chance for a Stronger Europe?" on October 10, 2023.

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Contact

Peer Teschendorf
+49 30 26935-7729
Peer.Teschendorf(at)fes.de 

Susanne Böhme
+49 30 269 35-7416
Susanne.Boehme(at)fes.de

Press Contact

Johannes Damian
+49 30 26935-7038
Presse(at)fes.de

The conference on October 10 can be followed via livestream (German/English) on this page.

Speakers

Lars Klingbeil

Lars Klingbeil

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Dr. Katarina Barley

Dr. Katarina Barley

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Dr. Sabine Fandrych

Dr. Sabine Fandrych

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Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer

Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer

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Dr. Johannes Lindner

Dr. Johannes Lindner

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Benjamin Haddad

Benjamin Haddad

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Dr. Michael Werz

Dr. Michael Werz

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Dr. Maria Skóra

Dr. Maria Skóra

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Magdalena Andersson

Magdalena Andersson

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Dr. Pia Fuhrhop

Dr. Pia Fuhrhop

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Dr. Nils Schmid

Dr. Nils Schmid

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Dr. Cédric Koch

Dr. Cédric Koch

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Prof. Tom Krebs

Prof. Tom Krebs

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Matthias Jobelius

Matthias Jobelius

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Programme - Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

09:00

Welcome

Sabine Fandrych, Member of the Executive Board of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 

09:10

Keynote Speech: Secure Europe! - How can Germany and the EU become the security guarantor in Europe?

Programmatic speech: What must Germany contribute to making Europe more sovereign in terms of security policy?

  • Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
09:30

Discussion: Security in Europe - What are the priorities? What are the concrete steps to be taken next? 

  • Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
  • Benjamin Haddad, Speaker of the "Renaissance" faction in the National Assembly
  • Daniela Schwarzer, Member of the Executive Board of the Bertelsmannstiftung

Host: Catrina Schläger

10:00

Panel Discussion: Protecting Democratic Europe - How to Strengthen Resilience in Europe? 

Europe is in the middle of a transformation. Climate change has to be tackled, global power relations are changing, inflation and the energy crisis are increasing the financial pressure on citizens. People's insecurities are being exploited by forces inside and outside of our societies to sow doubts about democracy. How can we strengthen our social cohesion and democracy? What instruments do we need for this at national and European level?

Keynote: Katarina Barley, Vice-President of the European Parliament, What must the EU do to protect Europe's democracies?

  • Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia
  • Maria Skora, Lead Researcher, Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP)
  • Matthias Quent, Founding Director, Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ)

Host: Matthias Jobelius

11:00

Break with refreshments

11:30

Panel Discussion – Sovereignty needs financing - How can the EU sustainably protect its economic strengt

Europe's sovereignty requires sufficient common funding. This is the only way to prevent fragmentation and divergence in the single market, while promoting the energy transition and strategic independence from autocracies in key areas of industrial policy. But what should stronger common financing look like within the treaties? How can it be achieved in the face of interest rate reversals, inflation, and political headwinds? How can social democratic actors in Germany and Europe counter the pressure to save and advocate for sustainable financing that enables the EU to face the challenges of the “Zeitenwende” together?

Keynote: Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister (2021-22) and Minister of Finance (2014-21), Sweden

  • Johannes Lindner, Co-Director of the Jacques Delors Center, Germany
  • Miriam Philipp, Deputy Head of Department Research, Industrial and Economic Policy, BDI e.V. (tbc)
  • Tom Krebs, Professor of Macroeconomics and Economic Policy at the University of Mannheim, Germany

Host: Cédrich Koch

12:30

Panel Discussion – How must the EU defend itself in the future?

The EU faces new challenges in establishing and maintaining security on the continent. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has exposed the weaknesses of defence capabilities and highlighted the need for deeper cooperation. But what should this cooperation look like? What role should Europe play to foster peace and security in the world? And how should Germany contribute to it?

Keynote: Nico Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Moldova (tbc)

  • Nils Schmid, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag
  • Pia Fuhrhop, Deputy Head of Research Division "International Security", German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
  • Michael Werz, Senior Advisor for North America and Multilateral Affairs, Munich Security Conference (MSC)

Host: Tina Blohm

13:30

Assessment and outlook - One year of a turning point - How can Europe go on?
 

Martin Schulz, President of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.

13:45 - 17:16

Networking Lunch

14:30 - 16:00

Closed-door roundtable - Squaring Europe’s Triangle: NATO-EU cooperation, EU strategic autonomy, and pan-European security in an era of uncertainty

(Event in cooperation with CEPS; separate invitation, FES conference room in House 2)

  • Zachary Paikin, Senior Researcher, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
  • Olga Oliker, Program Director Europe and Central Asia, Crisis Group

 

 

About the Tiergartenkonferenz

The Tiergarten Conference is the annual international foreign and security policy conference of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Since 2012, international experts and political decision-makers have come together every year in expert discussions and public events to analyse strategic issues and develop progressive options for action. With its public events, the Tiergarten Conference makes the results of these discussions accessible to a broad public and thus contributes to a differentiated debate on foreign and security policy in Germany. The Tiergarten - a place of international relations and the seat of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's international work.

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