ئینستیتیوتی مێری سیمینارێکی تايبه‌تی بۆ به‌ڕێز عه‌بدوڵڵای موهته‌دی،سکرتێری گشتی کۆمەڵەی شۆڕشگێڕی زەحمەتکێشانی کوردستان، رێكخست به‌ ناونيشانی داهاتووی كوردستان: ده‌رفه‌ت و ئاسته‌نگه‌كان لەم سیمینارەدا، بەڕێز موهته‌دی تیشکی خستەسەر ئاستەنگ و دەرفەتەکانی به‌رده‌م بزوتنه‌وه‌ی رزگاريخوازی گه‌لی كوردستان (به‌ تايبه‌تی كوردستانی ئێران – رۆژهه‌ڵات) بۆ بەدیهێنانی مافه‌كانی لە سه‌رده‌مێكدا کە سەرانسەری ڕۆژهەڵاتی ناوەڕاست بە چەندین گۆڕانکاری و ڕەهەندی […]

The seminar focuses on how issues related to human rights, gender-equality and freedom of speech serve to shape Dutch- and EU foreign policy. It further addresses the question as to why these values are so important to European policy-makers. The presentation will be followed by an interactive Q&A session leaving the audience plenty of space […]

MERI Seminar  2016 Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Kurdish Movement in the Region Date: 19 May 2016 Venue: MERI Office

. Presentations from Dr Dylan O’Driscoll (MERI Research Fellow) Mr Atheel Al-Nujaifi (former Governmer of Mosul) Jabar Yawar (Sec. Gen. of Ministry of Peshmarga) The speakers provide information and analysis on the future of Mosul.  The event follows the publication of a MERI Policy report by Dr O’Driscoll in which he analyses the non-military elements that […]

  MERI Economic Forum 2016 Panel 5: Rule of Law and Combating Corruption Angus McKee, UK Consul General to Kurdistan Region & Northern Iraq (Chair) Ahmed Haji Rasheed, Chair of Integrity Committee, Iraqi Parliament Ghada Zughayar,  MENA, Transparency International Fazlullah Myrzavnd, Advisor to the President on Technology & Development, Iran Raheem Al-Iqeeli, Former Chairman of […]

  MERI Economic Forum 2016 Panel 4: The Financial Sector – Increasing Access to Credit and Building Trust Matthias Mitman, US Consul General, Erbil (Chair) Fazil Nabi, Deputy Finance Minister, Iraq Mario Al-Jebouri, Director, Banque Cantonale de Genève Wadee Al-Hanthal, Chairman of  Iraqi Private Banks League James Parks, Senior Economist, Advisor to KRG Date: 28 […]

لەو کاتەی کە گۆڕەپانی سیاسی ڕۆژهەڵاتی ناوەڕاست بەرەو گۆڕانکاریەکی ڕیشەیی هەنگاو دەنێت، کوردانی ئێران هەست بە پەراوێزخستن دەکەن و ڕووبەڕووی ئاستەنگی گەورە دەبنەوە.لەگەڵ ئەوەشدا هەوڵەکانی خەڵکی کوردستان بۆ بەدەسەتهێنانی مافە مەدەنی ودیموکراتیەکان بە شێوازی جۆراو جۆر هەر بەردەوامە. له‌ ڕۆژی ٢٢ی ئابی ٢٠١٦ ئینستیتیوتی مێری  سیمینارێکی تايبەتی بۆ بەڕێز موستەفای هیجری، سکرتێری گشتی حيزبی دیموکراتی کوردستانی […]

  MERI Economic Forum 2016 Panel 2: Reforming the Energy Sector Fawzi Hariri, Former Minister of Industry, Iraq (Chair) Ali Qaradaghi Secretary-General of the International Union for Muslim Scholars Frank Gunter,  Professor of Economics at Lehigh University, U.S. Naji Ezzulddin Mohammed, Chairman of Kurdistan Contractors Union, Sulaimaniyah Date: 27 April 2016 Venue: Saad Conference Center

  The two renowned Middle East experts and Senior Fellows from Hudson Institute (Mr Eric Brown and Mr Sam Tadros) debated current crisis and upheaval and the situation of ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East. MERI Seminar  2016 The Implosion of Order in the Middle East Date: 19 May 2016 Venue: MERI Office

  In this seminar, the UK Ambassador to Iraq H.E. Frank Baker, talked about the importance of transparency for a strong economy for the future of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. He also highlighted the recent political developments in Baghdad and the fight against ISIL. The seminar came at a time where Iraq and the […]