the FINNISH-FRENCH ASSOCIATION ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH (AFFRST) organized an open for all seminar in cooperation with TAPRI, Tampere University, Finland:

”Euro-Mediterranean community,

today’s specificities and future perspectives”

 The seminar took place in “Eurooppasali”, Malminkatu 16, FI-00100 Helsinki, and illuminated the situation and problems of the EU-Mediterranean region with the following program:

13.00 Markku Äärimaa Welcoming address of the chairman of the AFFRST
13.10 Tuomo Melasuo Euro-Mediterranean cooperation today and tomorrow
13.40 Kirsi Henriksson Sahel and the Euro-Mediterranean Region – Challenges and possibilities
14.10 Anitta Kynsilehto Human mobility across the Mediterranean
14.40 Bruno Lefort Youth politics in the Arab Mediterranean: marginalization or agency
15.10-16.00 Discussion Kirsi Henriksson, Anitta Kynsilehto, Bruno Lefort and Tuomo Melasuo (chair) with participation of the audience

The audience of about 30 people followed the discussion, which was chaired by professor Tuomo Melasuo (on the left), Anitta Kynsilehto, Bruno Lefort and Kirsi Henriksson participating.