Conflict Prevention in Europe

Submitted by Anonymous on 16 July, 2010 - 17:08

The Conflict Prevention in Europe Initiative aims to ensure that conflict prevention and crisis management remain high on the agenda in the foreign and security policy institutions throughout Europe. The initiative focuses on streamlining conflict prevention efforts within the national assemblies in Europe. The Network also works towards supporting conflict prevention capacities in the EEAS and the Foreign Assistance Act and foster coherence and collaboration between the EU and the US as the  two major donors in the world.  

Reports

Limitations and Responsibilities: Prof. Edward Luck Discusses R2P
Limitations and Responsibilities: Prof. Edward Luck Discusses R2P

By Jessica Zimerman

On November 9, 2011, Kerstin Müller MP and Tom Koenigs MP hosted Prof. Edward Luck, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General for Responsibility to Protect (R2P) at the German Bundestag for an open discussion with participants from academia, civil society and politics.

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Global Conference on Preventive Action

On December 6, the EastWest Institute and the European Parliament put preventive action back on top of the international agenda with the first Global Conference on Preventive Action. The conference, which brought together a wide range of practitioners from international, regional and civil organizations, responded to calls for diplomacy that forestalls violent conflicts rather than responding to them after the fact.

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European External Action Service and Conflict Prevention
European External Action Service and Conflict Prevention

On June 29, EWI and the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office convened a panel discussion, “European External Action Service and Conflict Prevention,” at the European Parliament. Heidi Hautala, a member of the European Parliament and Chair of its Subcommitee on Human Rights, hosted a panel of parliamentarians and civil society representatives seeking to ensure that conflict prevention becomes an integral part of the new European External Action Service (EEAS). 

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Voices

"EU/US Conflict Prevention: Common Goals With Diverse Perspectives," Remarks by Prof. Dr. Barry Goodfield

In a world becoming increasingly homogenized with global news flashed simultaneously to us all, our reactions to that information still reflects cultural differences and varied perceptions. Here are a few thoughts on the origin of these differences.

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EU and the U.S. Working Together to Prevent Armed Conflicts

 

The Advocate

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"The future of the Euro-Atlantic Security strategy remains to be a hot topic on the international agenda"

Hamburg – Knut Fleckenstein, Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Russia (EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee) invited Angelika Beer, Chair of the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention, to speak about the PN Working Group on Euro-Atlantic Security. During their meeting, they discussed ongoing initiatives and deepened the conversation on common Euro-Atlantic and Russia interests with regard to Central Asia, especially to Afghanistan.

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PN Chair Angelika Beer writes an article on a European Civil Peace Corps in new German-language Handbook on Peace

The German-language “Handbuch Frieden”, edited by BCR Director Prof. Hans J. Giessmann and Dr. Bernhard Rinke from Osnabrück University is finally available. Comprising 640 pages, it gives the most comprehensive account to date of the concept of “peace”. Contributions by 51 researchers address a range of political, economic and cultural issues strongly connected to peace (e.g. peace policy, “peace dividends” or “power of peace”), study the etymological history of the word and also examine peace in various historical and contemporary contexts (e.g. war and peace, peace and religion, peace and music). The handbook is aimed at a wide audience of specialists, but can also be seen as a manual for both academic and practical peace building training.

Angelika Beer, Chair of Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention, contributed an article on the necessity and possibility to establish a “European Civil Peace Corps” (ECPC). She goes on to explore how the proposed ECPC could contribute to EU civilian capacities for conflict prevention.

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Ms. Heidi Hautala MEP: "Human security should be a priority for EU"

In a seminar on “Conflict prevention and  EU” organized by the European Peace Liaison Office and the Commission, Heidi Hautala MEP emphasized the role of conflict prevention in the External Action Service. To read MEP Hautala's speech, please click here.

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