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Berlin Foreign Policy Forum 2019

From Ambition to Action: Making Multilateralism Work

On 26 November 2019, Körber-Stiftung in cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office hosted the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum for the ninth time. Under the headline “From Ambition to Action: Making Multilateralism Work” the Berlin Forum set the stage for discussions on the most important current foreign policy challenges for Germany and Europe. How can Germany strengthen multilateral structures together with its key partners? How will election results in EU member states and of the European Parliament affect European integration and the EU's international role? Can we develop international regimes to control new technologies in warfare and prevent a new global arms race?

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30
Opening Remarks

Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung

Welcome Addresses

Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany
Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Norway

Welcome Address by Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Photo: Marc Darchinger

09:30 – 10:30
From Ambition to Action: How to Make Multilateralism Work

Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Norway
Jan Eliasson, fmr. Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations; Chair, Governing Board, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Nils Schmid, Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, SPD Parliamentary Group; Member, German Bundestag
Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Intervention: Leonie Bremer, Spokesperson, Fridays for Future

Moderator: Tina Hassel, Head, Berlin Studio, ARD

„From Ambition to Action“: Kori Schake, Nils Schmid, Tina Hassel, Jan Eliasson, Ine Eriksen Søreide Photo: Marc Darchinger

11:00 – 11:15
The Berlin Pulse 2019 – German Foreign Policy and Public Opinion

In Cooperation with Pew Research Center

Interactive Presentation by

Liana Fix, Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung
James Bell, Vice President, Global Strategy, Pew Research Center

Presentation of The Berlin Pulse with James Bell Photo: Marc Darchinger

11:15 – 12:30
Still a Transformative Power? The EU and its Neighbourhood

David Zalkaliani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
Valery Voronetsky, Chairperson, Standing Commission on International Affairs, House of Representatives of the National Assembly, Republic of Belarus
Olena Zerkal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for the European Integration, Ukraine
Roderich Kiesewetter, Member, German Bundestag; Special Representative for Foreign Affairs, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

Moderator: Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

The EU and its Neighbourhood – Roderich Kiesewetter, Valery Voronetsky, Nathalie Tocci, Olena Zerkal, David Zalkaliani Photo: Marc Darchinger

14:15 – 15:00
Conflict Zone

In Cooperation with DW

İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Spokesperson, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey

Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Presenter Conflict Zone, DW

İbrahim Kalın, Presidential Spokesperson, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Photo: Marc Darchinger

15:30 – 16:30
Taxes, Tariffs, Trade Agreements: Europe in a Geo-Economic World

Olaf Scholz, Federal Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Germany
Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform, Ireland
Nadia María Calviño Santamaría, Acting Minister of Economy and Business, Kingdom of Spain
Sabine Weyand, Director-General, Directorate-General Trade, European Commission

Moderator: Nora Müller, Executive Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung