xx CoP 2022 - Pre-Event welcome Page - The EU's Peace Mediation Community of Practice

EU Community of Practice Meeting 2022
Mediation in a challenging international environment: building partnerships for sustainable peace
26th & 27th of October 2022

A virtual Open Space where participants propose a session and shape the future of EU mediation.

See what we learned: our takeaways

Build the new EU mediation concept

The EU is developing a new Concept for EU Mediation and a set of EEAS mediation guidelines that will guide its work into the next decade. This years’ Open Space aims to cultivate a joint understanding and mutual enrichment on EU mediation and mediation support. We want to continue the dialogue with peace mediation practitioners to advise and build our engagements.

Shape the meetings

Bring forth the issues that are important to you. We welcome novel, innovative proposals to enhance the EU approach to mediation. Sessions were run by the people who propose them, and pose an opportunity to feed into future EU mediation planning.

Move freely from one session to another

All sessions were open to all registered participants and convened by the organisers. They were “owned” by the people who propose them, while we assisted assist with all the necessary tools to help you have a productive discussion. Is the discussion not cutting it for you? Follow the law of two feet and move freely to another session.

Join from wherever you are

We are adapting to current travel limitations and hope to welcome you in a safe, comfortable online space. The Mediation Support Team convened this year’s Community of Practice meeting virtually, and all you need to join is a stable internet connection.

Event programme

All times in CET.

15 June 2020: Afternoon Plenary Session

14:00 — Walk in

15:00-16:00 — Welcome and opening

Keynote Speaker: Alexander Stubb (15:15)
Former Prime, Finance and Foreign Minister of Finland (2008-16), and Former Vice-President of the European Investment Bank and Member of European Parliament Director of the School of Transnational Governance (STG), the European University Institute (EUI) and Chairman of the Board, CMI
Keynote Speaker: Kessy Ekomo Soignet (15:30)
Executive director of NGO URU, Central African Republic

16:00-17:30 — Enter the Open Space and setting the agenda. You can learn more about the method here.

17:30 — End of the day

16 June 2020: Full day of Breakout Sessions

We have four different timeslots where multiple breakout sessions took place simulatenously. The Plenary session on Monday gave you an overview of all the timings so you can plan your participation. And remember: you are free o join the sessions most interesting and convenient to you and to move from one to another.

09:00-09:30 — Morning news
09:30-11:00 — Round 1 of breakouts
11:00-12:30 — Round 2 of breakouts

12:30-14:30 — Break. Feel free to use this time for lunch and to connect with participants individually.

14:30-16:00 — Round 3 of breakouts
16:00-17:30 — Round 4 of breakouts
17:30-18:00 — Evening news

18:00 — End of the day

Takeaways from each of the sessions were collected in an online map reviewed with participants.