Annual Council Meeting 2017

The Annual Council Meeting 2017 will take place on 26-27 June 2017 in Berlin

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The ECFR Annual Council Meeting is one of the leading conferences on Europe’s foreign policy. We follow the energy of the debate and this year, for our tenth anniversary, we will meet in Berlin on 26 & 27 June 2017,in the context of the campaign for the German federal election.

The event, gathering once a year ECFR members, stands out by retaining the intimacy and interactivity of a private club, allowing a range of high-level speakers from Europe and beyond to look creatively and practically at Europe’s long-term prospects and its role in the world.

Speakers

  • Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden
  • Emma Bonino, former Foreign Minister of Italy
  • Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania
  • Brendan Cox, Co-Founder, More in Common
  • Muriel Domenach, General Secretary, CIPDR
  • Lykke Friis, Prorector for Education, University of Copenhagen
  • Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations
  • Jean-Marie Guéhenno, President & CEO, International Crisis Group
  • Emily Haber, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany
  • Sylvie Kauffmann, Editorial Director, Le Monde
  • Flavia Kleiner, Co-President, Operation Libero
  • Stefan Kornelius, Head of International Section, Süddeutsche Zeitung
  • Julius Krein, Founding Editor, American Affairs
  • Daniel Levy, President, USMEPP
  • Katarina Mathernova, DG NEAR Deputy Director General, European Commission
  • Matthias Nass, Chief International Correspondent, Die Zeit
  • Christine Ockrent, Commentator and writer
  • Janka Oertel, Programme Director, Körber Foundation
  • Kati Piri, Member of European Parliament
  • Norbert Röttgen, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bundestag
  • Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parliament
  • Michael Schwarz, Executive Director, Stiftung Mercator
  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Alexander Stubb, Former Prime Minister of Finland
  • Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management
  • Helle Thorning-Schmidt, CEO, Save the Children
  • Jorge Toledo, State Secretary for the EU, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain
  • Sinan Ulgen, Chairman, Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
  • Tomáš Valášek, Director, Carnegie Europe
  • Shahin Vallée, Senior Economist, Soros Fund Management
  • Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran