Digital Assembly #1 - 2026
Dear liberal friends,
In our constant efforts to increase the number of opportunities to meet the current leadership and discuss together the main issues we are facing today in Europe, it is time for our first LYMEC Digital Assembly of 2026!
This event will take place online on Saturday, 7 February 2026, from 12 h 00 to 14 h 30 GMT+3 (10h-12h30 CET, Brussels time).
Questions or comments can be sent to office@lymec.eu and bureau@lymec.eu anytime ahead of the event, otherwise, you are welcome to ask for the floor during the event!
Event Schedule
- The meeting will start at 12h00 and end at 14h30 GMT+3 (10h-12h30 CET, Brussels time).
- Part 1 - Policy Discussions on Security across Europe and the role of Türkiye.
- Part 2 - Bureau Reports and Q&A with members.
- The event will take place fully online on Zoom conferencing platform. The link will be sent to registered participants a few days before the event - please check your inbox!
Registrations
- Registration is compulsory and is open to LYMEC MOs and IMS only
- Up to 6 delegates can be registered for full-member organisations
- Up to 3 delegates can be registered for associate member organisations
- Delegates and Steering Committee for IMS can register (in case of additional spaces, more IMS might be accepted)
Programme
Times are in GMT+3 Istanbul
11h45 Welcome of the participants online
12h00 Opening of the Digital Assembly
Ines Holzegger, LYMEC President
Jeroen Dobber, Head of the FNF Global Security Hub - Online
Aret Demirci, FNF Türkiye
12h15 European Security: the Role of Türkiye
Burak Dalgin, Member of Parliament
Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Üstün, Secretary General at EDAM (Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies)
Salih Bıçakçı, Professor Nişantaşı University
Moderator: Ines Holzegger, LYMEC President
13h15 Keynote speech - Youth activism/Civil Society Organisation and freedom of expression
Sıla Demiral Özel, Foreign Relations Communications Specialist, Istanbul Municipality
13h30 Break
13h40 Ongoing work and updates from the LYMEC Bureau
Moderator: Ines Holzegger, LYMEC President
14h30: End of Digital Assembly
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