Miami Citizen Transatlantic Week - April 2004
Transatlantic Citizen Award - call for nomination !

Summary
1. Transatlantic Citizen Award - call for nomination !
2. Miami Transatlantic Week : the Congress Program
3. Membership Program
4. TIES selection of fresh articles

1. Transatlantic Citizen Award - call for nomination !
This award recognizes prominent contributions by individuals who are improving European-American people understanding and cooperation at the level of civil society, politics, media, education and culture.
In February 2004, an Internet vote by European and American citizens will decide in each category who will be the winner (individual or organization/project).
The Awards will be given at the occasion of Miami Transatlantic Citizenship Week 2004.
For the time beeing, tell us who you think (and why) are your candidates?
http://www.tiesweb.org/transatlantic_week/award/concept.htm

2. Miami Transatlantic Week : the Congress Program
As you can see on the Congress 2004 website, the Transatlantic Week program is taking even more shape :

Conference C: "International Education: the new educational challenge"
(Making citizens understand the world to contribute shaping it)
A two days seminar gathering 100 teachers, professors, experts and students in order to assess the current shortcomings of international education in Europe and in USA and aiming at proposing key recommendations for improving the situation.
Key topics :
          - The current state of international education in the US and in the EU
          - Trends affecting international education
          - International education: Information or/and Education?
          - What are the main stakeholders in international education on both sides of the Atlantic?
          - Improving international education in our societies: US cases / EU cases
          - Role/Responsibilities of governments in international education
          - Recommendations for significant improvement by year 2010
http://www.tiesweb.org/transatlantic_week/conference_c/index.htm

Conference D : "Transatlantic Leadership facing next decades' challenges"
Gathering a maximum of 150 participants (academics, journalists, politicians, civil servants, corporate executives, foundations and NGO officials, …), this two days conference will address the following topics:

          - Are basic values and visions of the world diverging between Europeans and Americans?
          - Is current EU and US leadership supporting convergence or divergence between the two continents?
          - Can we identify common challenges on global issues?
          - EU/US relations facing global governance challenges: UN reform, WTO, ….
          - Can EU/US relations afford to avoid effectively solving Middle East crisis?
          - Can Transatlantic relations keeping on ignoring South Atlantic partners (Africa, Latin America)?
          - What kind of Transatlantic leaders do Americans and Europeans need in coming decade? How to
            train them?
          - On long term, is business and trade interest a support to Transatlantic relations, or a threat?
          - How can universities, companies and medias contribute to reinvent EU/US relations in a constructive
            way?
http://www.tiesweb.org/transatlantic_week/conference_d/index.htm

Conference E : " Transatlantic Leaders facing young American generations"
"Preparing young generations, Challenging current leaders"
This event will gather 1000 young Miami/Florida school and college students during half a day. They will be lectured by 4 European and American leaders (Prime Ministers or Ministers, CEOs) on the topic of future EU/US relations. A significant time will be dedicated to questions by this young audience. In partnership with Miami/Florida schools and colleges, from January 2004 on, TIESWEB wil provide content and information to support interested teachers to increase awareness and understanding of Transatlantic issues, for preparing this big event.
http://www.tiesweb.org/transatlantic_week/conference_e/index.htm

3. Membership Program
TIESWEB is creating a membership directory of individuals, organizations, and corporations who are interested in promoting the transatlantic relationship. Members are entitled to recognition in publications related to Transatlantic Week and on the TIESWEB portal, private briefings during Transatlantic Week, and entrance to all events of the Congress for one person.
For more information , please go to : http://www.tiesweb.org/transatlantic_week/membership/index.htm

4. TIES selection of fresh articles

News from US / EU

Contortions of the Pro-War Democrats
Are some of the Democratic presidential candidates trying to have it both ways on Iraq? In recent days, Democrats have escalated their criticism of the Bush administration's pre-war claims about the threat posed by Iraq. Four of the major candidates who voted for the war resolution last year are now raising serious questions about the administration's handling of the Iraq situation, while maintaining that they did the right thing by supporting the march to war.
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1273-2003Jul16.html?nav=hptoc_p

Americans struggle to purge Ba'athists
Ahmad Saleh al-Wan languished for 15 years in an Iranian prison, a foot soldier in Iraq's unwinnable war against its neighbor. When he went home in 1997, his eyesight ruined, Saddam Hussein gave him his reward: he was made a "group" member in the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party, the vehicle for Saddam's rise to power and his grip on it. The honor meant higher pay for Wan in his job at a government printing plant. But six years later, Saddam is gone, the Americans are here, and that reward, meant to
ease Wan's life, has ruined it.
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/103620.html

Europe to close gap with US as business location
The EU has received some much needed good news as a business location. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has said that Western Europe "will close the gap somewhat with North America". The EIU - a well respected research agency - ranks the 60 biggest countries in the World according to 70 criteria which affect the attractiveness of a state as a business location.
EU-Observer
http://www.euobs.com/index.phtml?sid=9&aid=12201

Berlusconi calls for unity with US
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has urged Europe and the US to develop a culture of union and not one of division. Mr Berlusconi, speaking at the end of a two-day visit to US President George W Bush's Texas ranch, said he and Mr Bush shared "a common vision" regarding the two sides' relationship.
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3085389.stm

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