Hanns Seidel Foundation ANNUAL REPORT 2012

Hanns Seidel Foundation

ANNUAL REPORT 2012Short Version English

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Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Hanns Seidel Foundation: facts and figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Institute for International cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Berlin office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Office for Foreign Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Liaison Bureaus/International conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Institute for Scholarship Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Institute for Political Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Academy for Politics and current Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Hanns Seidel Foundation worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Publisher Copyright2013Hanns-Seidel-Stiftunge.V.,MünchenReferatPresse-undÖffentlichkeitsarbeitLazarettstr.3380636Munich,GermanyTel.+49(0)891258-0Online:www.hss.de/english.html

Chairman Prof.Dr.h.c.mult.HansZehetmairFormerMinisterofState,Hon.Senator

CEO Dr.PeterWitterauf

Editorial Office HubertusKlingsbögl(Editor-in-Chief,V.i.S.d.P.)

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ThefollowingstatementfromBavarianPrimeMinisterandCSuChairmanHorstSeehoferisrepresentativeoftheexten-sivefeedbackwehavereceivedandre-flectsthehighregardinwhichourmanyactivitiesareheldbypoliticians,projectpartners,multipliersandseminarpartici-pantsalike.

“TheHannsSeidelFoundationisbasedonthefundamentalvaluesthatunderpintheChristianviewofhumankind.TheyprovideguidanceinturbulenttimesandspreadtheirinfluencefarbeyondourbeautifulfreestateofBavariatothefurthestcornersoftheworld.Ihavetheveryhighestregardfortheworkitdoestopromotedemocracy,peaceanddevelopment.”

Wearedelightedtoreceivesuchpraise,anditwillspurusontoevengreatereffortsinthecomingyear!

OneoftheFoundation’shighlightsin2012wastheopeningofourofficeinMyanmar,withtheaimofcontinuingtosupportthecountry’sdemocraticpro-cess.Withthis,theHannsSeidelFoun-dationbecamethefirstGermanpoliti-calfoundationtohaveapresenceinMyanmar.Otherhighlightsincludedour2ndInternationalStrategySymposium,whichaddressedthecrisesonEurope’s

dear Reader,

InayearthathasbeenmarkedbymanypositiveeventssuchastheawakeningofthedemocraticprocessinMyanmar,butalsobytheincreasinglydisconcert-ingdevelopmentsinthewakeofthe“arabSpring”andtheongoingdebtcrisisintheeurozone,theHannsSeidelFoun-dationhasonceagainshownitselftobeatrustedpartnerandhasprovidedaplat-formforconstructivedialogue.In2012,theFoundationcontinueditsmissionofprovidingpeoplewithorientationandaspiritualhomeandofconveyingknowl-edgeandvaluesinlinewiththeChristianviewofhumankind.

TheHannsSeidelFoundationonceagainuseditsexpertisetogoodeffectinde-batesonthenewenergyageandthefu-tureofEurope,onquestionsofbusinessandmediaethics,andinfacingthechal-lengespresentedbythedigitalrevolution,internationalsecurity,combatingglobalpoverty,promotingandstabilisingemerg-ingdemocraciesandinpromotinghumanrightsandreligiousfreedom,tonamebutafewkeyareasofitsinvolvement.ThisannualreportdocumentsandsummarisesthesuccessfuleffortsoftheFoundationatregional,nationalandEuropeanlevel,andinthe60orsocountriesaroundtheglobewhereourFoundationisactive.

FOREwORd

Prof. dr. h. c. mult. Hans Zehetmair FormerMinisterofState,Hon.Senator,ChairmanoftheHannsSeidelFoundation

dr. Peter witterauf CEOoftheHannsSeidelFoundation

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abroadandwewouldliketothankeveryonefortheirhardworkduringtheyear.In2013weonceagainaskthemtolendtheirbelief,workandsupporttooureffortstopromotedemocracy,peaceanddevelopment.

bordersinlightofthegrowingtensionsintheEasternMediterranean,andawidelyacclaimedcooperationwiththeBavarianacademyofSciencesandHumanitiesontheissueofIsraelanditsneighboursintheyearthatfollowedthestartofthearabSpringuprisings.

In2012,wealsoheldourfirstyouthcongress,wheretheyoungergenerationtackledthequestionofhowwewanttoliveinthefuture.The“YoungEuropeForum”wasalsoheldforthefirsttime.Webelievethateachgenerationneedstotakeituponthemselvestounder-standandassimilatetheprinciplesofdemocracy,sowearekeentousethisForumasameansofspeakingtoyoungpeople,informingthemaboutwiderpo-liticalissuesandencouragingthemtobecomepoliticallyactive.

Mentionshouldalsobemadehereofourgrowingnumberofscholarshipawards.In2012webrokethroughtheonethousandbarrierforthefirsttime.Thismeansthatmorethan1,000menandwomenhavebeengivenfinancialsupportbytheHannsSeidelFoundationandhavebecomeapartofourgrowingnetworkofexcellence.Wearedelightedtowelcomethesenewscholarshiphold-erstotheFoundation’sever-growingfamily!

Thisyeartoo,weareplanningtoaddressmanymorepoliticalissuesthatareim-portantforthefuture.Wewillcontinueourworkofpersuadingpeopletoactintheserviceofthecommongoodandwillbetheirtrustedpartnersandguidesinthisever-changingworld.SoouracademyforPoliticsandCurrentaffairswillbelookingcloselyatthebankingbusiness.Otherimportantissuesontheagendaincludechangestoenergypoli-ciesandclimateprotectionaswellastheimpactofnewmediaonpolitics.2013willseestateandparliamentaryelectionsinGermanyandforthisrea-sontheInstituteforPoliticalEducationhaschosen“Ourhomelandtoday”asitsmainthemefortheyear.TheInstituteforScholarshipProgrammeswillmakeitsnew“InternationalStudies”pro-grammeoneofitsmainareasoffocus,whilethecomplexandmulti-facetedissueofpromotingdemocracyandtheruleoflawwillonceagainplayakeyrolethisyear,especiallyatourInstituteforInternationalCooperation.

WewouldliketothankallourboardmembersandeverymemberoftheHannsSeidelFoundationfortheirposi-tivecontributionsoverthecourseoftheyear.Thesuccessofourworkisthankstothededicationandcommit-mentofallourstaffinGermanyand

Prof. dr. h. c. mult. Hans Zehetmair

dr. Peter witterauf


THE HANNS SEIdEL FOUNdAT ION: FAc TS ANd F IgURE S

THE HANNS SEIdEL FOUNdATION: FAcTS ANd FIgURES

CharlotteKnobloch,ChairwomanoftheIsraelitischeKultusgemeindeMünchenundOberbayern(Israelicommunity,MunichandupperBavaria)waswelcomedbytheFoundation’sCEO,PeterWitterauf,totheconfer-enceentitled“Strongwomen,strongwords”on19november.TheeventwasmoderatedbyStephanieHeinzeller(left).

Kickingoff2012:ThetraditionalwinterconferenceoftheCSudelegationwasheldattheWildbadKreutheducationalcentre.CSuChairmanandPrimeMinisterofBavaria,HorstSeehofer,andtheChairmanoftheCSunationalcommittee,GerdaHasselfeldt,welcomedthePrimeMinisterofthenetherlands,MarkRutte(centre),tojointheirpoliticaldiscussions.

TheSpeakerofMyanmar’sparliament,ShweMann,receivedCEOPeterWitteraufaftertheHannsSeidelFoundationopeneditsofficeinthisSoutheastasiancountry(seep.12).

Breakfaston2Julytodiscussthefuturerelationshipofpoliticsandthemedia.ChairmanHansZehetmairandManfredWeberMEP,welcomeddeputygovernmentspokeswomanSabineHeimbachandformereditor-in-chiefofFocusmagazine,WolframWeimer(2ndfromright).

20yearsofBavarian-ukrainianpolicecooperationsupportedbytheHannsSeidelFoundation:Bavaria’sInteriorMinisterJoachimHerrmannandukrainianInteriorMinisterVitalyZakharchenkosignedanagree-mentinMunichtocontinuetheirhigh-levelcooperation.

Events * Number of Participants

academyforPoliticsandCurrentaffairs

104

7,858

InstituteforPoliticalEducation 1,417 52,126

InstituteforScholarshipProgrammes 170 4,180

InstituteforInternationalCooperation

4,608

190,619

LiaisonBureaus/InternationalConferences

80

5,548

Total 6,379 260,331

*Seminars,conferences,symposiaetc.

1,650 eventstookplaceonthepremisesofthefoundation’sedu-cationalcentresandattheConferenceCentreMunich,withatotalof74,769 participants(incl.clientbookings).Thefinancialfiguresarepresentedintheappendixtothisannualreport.


nent’sdevelopment.Inordertosupportpoliticalchangeinthisrespect,in2003theafricanunionlaunchedtheafricanPeerReviewMechanism(aPRM)asameansofhelpingcountriestosupporteachotherintheirattemptstoachievedemocracy,goodgovernanceandsocialandeconomicchange.TheHannsSeidelFoundationhassupportedthisprocessfromthestart.

InnovemberapaneldiscussionwasalsoheldinBrussels.ThepresidentsofthenationalaPRMcommissionsinBenin,BurkinaFaso,Ghana,Mali,nigerandTogocametogetherwithEurepre-sentativestodiscusstheirdemocraticprogress.ThedeputyfromGhana,Pro-fessorSamueladjepong,talkedspeci-ficallyabouttheroleplayedbyhiscoun-try’sveryactivecivilsociety.Hesaidthattheseorganisationsandplatformsaretheembodimentofalively,par-ticipativedemocracyandthattheirworkparticularlyfocusesontranspar-encyandresponsibilityingovernment.

ThespeakersallagreedthattheaPRM’sworkinpromotingdia-loguebetweengovernmentandcivilsocietyishighlyimportantfortheprogressofdemocracy.

Lookingbackat2012,thefocuswassetonthewidespreadandgrowinghopesofdemocraticchangeandthedifficultiesofconsolidatingthischange.TheHannsSeidelFoundationispromotingdemo-craticparticipation,theruleoflawandgoodgovernanceworldwide,whilealsoraisingawarenessoftheurgentneedtoimproveeconomicconditionsanden-vironmentalprotection.Itsmeasuresprovideessentialspecialistknowledge,alongwithsharingexperiencesandpotentialnewapproaches.

European Office for Development Policies in Brussels

TheEuropeanOfficeforDevelopmentPoliciesinBrusselsworkstoraisetheEuropeanpublic’sawarenessofpoliticalchangesandapproachesindevelopmentprojectwork.InMay,theBrusselsofficeorganisedaconferenceonMyanmartodrawattentiontothecountry’scurrentsituationandconsidertheprospectsforcooperationwiththeEu.Theconference

delegatesdiscussedMyanmar’srouteto-wardsdemocracyanditsinternationalintegration.TheSpeakerofMyanmar’sParliament,ThuraShweMann,presentedthereformsthathiscountryhasalreadysetinmotionandthosethatareplannedforthefuture.Heemphasisedthefree,transparentandparticipatorynatureofparliamentarysittingsandtheagree-mentsmadewith10outof11ofthecountry’sethnicgroups.Duringbilateraldiscussions,includingtalkswiththePres-identoftheEuropeanCommission,JoséManuelBarroso,theSpeakeremphasisedhiscountry’spoliticalwilltocontinuetointroducelastingreforms.

Inafrica,politicalinstability,inadequateeconomicgrowthandsocialdisparitiesarepreventinglong-termdevelopment.Buttherearealsopositiveexamples:CountriessuchasGhanaandBeninarereapingthebenefitsofdemocracyandstabilityandachievingreasonablelevelsofeconomicgrowth.Itisevidentthatgoodgovernanceisthekeytotheconti-

INsTITuTE fOr INTErNaTIONaL COOPEraTION

The Hanns seidel foundation (Hsf) in 2012 continued its work in promoting democratic awareness and rule of law worldwide. It provided people with the skills needed to become actively involved in shaping their communities, and gave advise to decision-makers in politics, business and

society. The foundation’s value-based approach to politics is reflected in the substance of its activities. The focus is set on the responsibi lity that each person bears to himself as well as his fellow citizens, as well as the question of what form of society is necessary to ensure sustainable development.

ThuraShweMannandJoséManuelBarroso PaneldiscussionwithSamueladjepong,OusmaneDanté,ChristianForstner,KatharinaPatzelt,JeremyLester,GibertMedje


INST I TUTE FOR INTERNAT IONAL cOOPER AT ION

SeidelFoundationintheMiddleEast.nowadays,environmentally-consciousbehaviourisconsideredtobeanimpor-tantgoalforeducationworldwide.Evenatprimaryschool,childrenshouldbelearningaboutnaturalprocessesandtheconnectionsbetweenthem.Theenviron-mentshouldbepartofthecurriculuminallschools,whetherpublicorprivate.By2010theHSFhadalreadybeenwork-ingforsomeyearswithtwopartnersinLebanon,theEnvironmentMinistryandtheassociationforForestDevelop-mentandConservation,alongwiththeEducationMinistryandtheEducationalCenterforResearchandDevelopment.Theyagreedtodrawupaframeworkinthisrespect.Sincethen,variousworkinggroupsandmeetingshavelaidthefoun-dationforfutureenvironmentaleduca-tion.InOctober2012,Lebanon’sEduca-tionMinister,ProfessorHassanDiabandEnvironmentMinisternazemalKhourrypresentedtheresultsasanationalpolicyandintroduceditsEnvironmentalEduca-tionCurriculum.Thiscurriculumwillbefollowedinclasses1–3,anditthenneedstobeexpandedforclasses4–6.Teach-erswillreceivetrainingonthenewcur-riculumandhowtointegrateitintotheirteachingbothpedagogicallyanddidacti-cally.InfuturetheHannsSeidelFounda-tionplanstocomparethecurriculaandexperienceswiththoseofneighbouringcountriesandinthiswaycontributetogreaterharmonisationofenvironmentaleducationintheMiddleEast.

arab-Jewish co-existence

WherewouldtheborderrunbetweenIsraelandafuturePalestinianstate?Theanswerisstilluncertain,andevenifitwereknown,thequestionofco-exist-enceandneighbourlyrelationsbetweenJewsandarabswouldstillremain.De-pendingontheparticularmethodofcounting,Israeliarabscompriseuptoone-fifthofthepopulationofIsrael.ThenumberoforthodoxJewsisalsogrow-ingatabove-averagerate.accordingtocalculationsbytheIsraeliOfficeofStatistics,injustfiveyearsalmosthalfofIsraelischoolchildrenwillbeeitherarabsormembersofultra-orthodoxJew-ishcommunities.arecentsurveybytheuniversityofTelavivpointoutagreatpotentialofproblems,suchasverydiscriminatoryattitudesoftheorthodoxJewishpopulation.

TheCitizenaccordForum,along-termpartneroftheHannsSeidelFoundationinIsrael,hasturneditsattentiontothisissueandsetupadiscussiongroupofHarredirabbis.Thegroupmetwithrep-resentativesofthearabminorityandIsraelisocialscientiststodiscussaposi-tionpaperforpeacefulco-existenceinIsrael.atthisyear’sJaffaconvention,themostimportantconferenceonJewish-arabrelationsinIsrael,therabbisfromthisgrouppresentedtheirworkanddis-cussedwiththeaudienceofexpertshowtochangeattitudeswithintheultra-ortho-doxJewishsociety.

Environmental education in Lebanon

alongwithpoliticaleducation,environ-mentaleducationandthesustainableuseofnaturalresourcesformanim-portantfocusoftheworkoftheHanns

TheboardoftheassociationforForestDevelopmentandConservation,HSFpartnerorganisation

Workshoponenvironmentaleducation

Dialoguebetweenultra-orthodoxJewsandtheIslamicmovementinIsrael



a wide range of projects in Central, Eastern and southeast Europe over the last 20 years

In2012,theHannsSeidelFoundationcelebratedthree20-yearanniversariesinCentral,EasternandSoutheastEurope.TheFoundationrunsanofficeinalba-niasince1992andsincethenhasbeensupportingtheprocessoftransforma-tioninadministration,internalsecurityandjusticeincooperationwithstateandcivilsocietyinstitutions.ThealbanianConstitutionalCourtshoweditsappre-ciationofthecloseandsuccessfulpart-nershipithasenjoyedwiththeHSFbycelebratingitsown20-yearanniversarywithaninternationalconferenceorgan-isedjointlywiththeFoundation.TheprojectofficeinTiranaalsoparticipatedinthepublicationoftheConstitutionalCourt’sdecisionstodate.TheFounda-tionhasalsobeenaskedtoworkwiththeconstitutionalcourtsinSerbiaandMontenegroin2013,inadditiontotheprojectworkitisalreadycarryingoutinthesetwoEucandidatecountries.

aground-breakingcommentaryontheconstitutionwaspublishedintheRepub-licofMoldovaaspartoftheworkbeingdonebytheFoundationwiththeConsti-tutionalCourtinChisinau.asinalbania,theHannsSeidelFoundationhasbeencarryingoutprojectworkinMoldova’sneighbouringcountries,Romaniaandtheukraine,since1992.anniversarycelebrationsinBucharestandKievin-cludednotonlyalookbackattheworkthathasbeendone,butalsosomecau-tionarywordsfortoday’spoliticiansin

thetwocountries.MembershipoftheEuoreffortstoforgeclosertieswiththeEualsomeanacceptingcertaincodesofconductintermsofdemocracyandtheruleoflaw.TheHannsSeidelFounda-tionhasbeenprovidingvalue-orientedsupportfortheprocessoftransforma-tioninthetwocountriesthroughnumer-ouseducationandtraininginitiativesforthelast20years.Thefocushasbeensetoncreatingtransparency,efficiencyandserviceinmodernadministrationsatnationalandlocallevels.In2012,apro-grammedesignedtopromotetheyoungleadersofthefuturewasintroducedattheSevastapolmunicipalcouncilandthislocalmodel,whichisbeingsupportedbytheHSF,willberolledoutin2013bytheKievacademyofPublicadministrationtoall27ofitstrainingcentresacrossthecountry,aswellasbeingintroducedatministeriallevel.

10 years of work in Central asia

TheHannsSeidelFoundationcanalsolookbackattenyearsofeffectiveprojectworkintheCentralasianstateofKyrgyzstan.In2002,thisreform-orientedstatebecametheFoundation’sfirstpartnercountryinCentralasia.Kyrgyzstanwasfollowedin2009byTajikistanandKazakhstan.TheFoun-dation’sofficiallyrecognisedMaster’sProgrammeisprovidingyounglead-ersfromlocalandnationaladministra-tionsaswellascivilsocietyandtheparliamentarysectorwithsystematicprofessionalandvocationaltraining.Over1,000scholarshipholdershavecompletedtheirstudiessincetheinitia-tivebegan,whilealmost500aretakingcoursestoday.TheEuadoptedanewCentralasiaStrategyin2007whenGermanyheldtheEuCouncilPresi-dency,andtheguidelinesintroducedaspartofthisstrategyarestillapplica-bletoday.ThemainfocusoftheHannsSeidelFoundation’sworkinthisregioncontinuestobethesupportestablishingdemocraticstructuresandapluralis-

ticsociety,promotinggoodgovernanceandhelpingtodevelopparliamentarysystems.

Transformation in North africa

TheHannsSeidelFoundationcontinuestosupportthetransformationprocessinnorthafrica.animportantpartofthisworkinvolvesworkingcloselywithnewpoliticalstakeholderssuchasthe“Face-bookgeneration”,aswellaswithmoder-ateIslamicgroups.Themainfocusissetonhelpingtoconsolidatedemocracyintheregion.StrengtheningdecentralisedstructuresisaparticularcoreareaofavarietyofinitiativesfinancedbyspecialfundingfromtheGermanForeignOffice.Someofthekeymeasuresemployedin-cludetrainingprogrammesforlocalandregionalofficials,newgovernorsandmunicipalcouncils;seminarsandround

DegreebeingawardedduringtheceremonyinBischkek

anniversarycelebrationsinKarakol

alexandruTanase,ChairmanofMoldova’sCon-stitutionalCourt,withChristianHegemer DeputyChairmanaloisGlückinTunisia



Transnational dialogue in Latin america

TheHannsSeidelFoundationbelievesthatitisanimportantprerequisiteforconsolidatingdemocracythatpoliticalpartieshavestrongpoliticalagendasandgoodregionalnetworks.Forthisreason,theFoundationhasbeenwork-ingcloselywiththeunióndePartidosLatinoamericanos(uPLa)since1992.ThisLatinamericanallianceofconserv-ativepoliticalpartiesandmovementswassetuptohelpconsolidatedemoc-racyandsustainablemarketeconomiesasthepoliticalandeconomicstructuresintheregion.

TheHannsSeidelFoundationhaspro-videdtheuPLawithatransnationaldiscussionplatformthathasallowedmemberpartiestoexchangeideasandexperiencesonthecontinent’spoliti-cal,economicandsocialsituation.ThepurposeofthedialogueprogrammeistohelpstrengthennetworkswithintheuPLa,especiallytheworkinggroupsofyoungpeople,women,localpoliticiansandparliamentarians.

Inapril,expertsfromtheuPLa’s“ForeignPolicy”workinggroupcametogetherinSãoPaulotocarryoutanin-depthanaly-sisofBrazil’seconomicupturnanditsimpact,onthecontinentandglobally.Theyalsodiscussedthedevelopmentofacommondirectionforforeignpolicyinresponsetoashiftinthetraditionalbalanceofpower.

tablesonissuesrelatingtotheruleoflawforrelevantparties;workshopsonestablishinglegalandorganisationalprinciplesinlocaladministrationandtrainingforyoungmultiplierstoencour-agecivicparticipation.

Combating corruption is high on the agenda

Combatingcorruptionwasanothermajorpriorityin2012andwasakeyelementoftheFoundation’sworkinalmostallitspartnercountries.agoodexampleisnamibia,wheretheHSFissupport-ingtheworkofthegovernment’santi-CorruptionCommissionaswellaspro-ducingamonthly“CorruptionTracker”.TheFoundationisalsosponsoringthepublicationofamonthly“Corruptionalmanac”inTanzania,whichreportsonanddenouncescasesofcorruption.Corruptionasanobstacletoeffectiveadministrationisalsoamajorissuefordiscussioninotherpartnercountries,especiallyatalocallevel.Themostim-portanteventaimedataddressingtheissueofcombatingcorruptionwasaninternationalanti-corruptionconferenceinCapeTown,whichwasopenedbytheFoundation’sCEODr.PeterWitterauf.Theinvolvementofrepresentativesfromthebusinessworld,suchastheSouthafricansectionofSiemens’ComplianceDepartment,isveryimportantforthesuccessofthiskindofinitiative.Theex-istingnetworkofparticipantswasfurtherextendedbythepresenceofrepresenta-tivesfromnorthafrica.

Major Eu project in the Dr Congo

TheHannsSeidelFoundationwasawardedacontractbytheEuforamajorreforestationprojectintheDRCongo.TheFoundationhasbeencarryingoutsimilarprojectsinthisafricancountryformanyyears,anactivitythatisinfactquiteunusualforpoliticalfoundations.However,thesustainabilityofthesetypesoftechnology-basedmeasurescanonlybeguaranteediftheappropriatelocalstructuresarealsodevelopedandex-panded.ThatiswhattheHannsSeidelFoundationhasbeendoingsuccess-fullyintheDRCongooverthelastyears.Seminarsandconsultationshavehelpedinterestgroupsrepresentingsmallfarm-erstobecomebetterestablished.allof

theprojectscarriedoutinruralareasintheDRCongooverthedecadeshavesuc-ceededbecauseofthecreationoflocalstructure(cooperativesandmutualor-ganisations).around70,000peopleintheBatekePlateauregionhavebenefitteddirectlyorindirectlyfromthesustainablemeasuresthathavebeenintroduced.

Sustainableuseoflandpreviouslyclearedbyburningthroughagroforestry

PeterWitteraufopensthePanafricananti-CorruptionConferenceinCapeTown

PaneloftheuPLa’sforeignpolicyworkinggroupinSãoPaulo



PoliticaleducationforyoungpeoplecontinuestobeanimportantfocusoftheFoundation’swork.Thisyearthetraditional“CampusuPLa”washeldinSantaCruz,Bolivia.The5-daypro-grammegaveparticipantsanoppor-tunitytodiscusstheprinciplesthatunderpinafreesocietyandthecurrentchallengesdemocracyisfacingonthecontinent.Participantsalsohadthechancetolearnmoreaboutthepoliti-cal,economicandsocialsituationinthehostcountry.

attheendofJune,theuPLacelebratedits20thanniversaryduringitsGeneralassemblyinGuayaquil,Ecuador.Chris-tianHegemer,HeadoftheInstituteforInternationalCooperationandDr.Su-sanneLuther,HeadoftheOfficeforFor-eignRelations,joinedinthecelebra-tions.SenatorJovinonovoaofChilewaselectedforfurthertwoyearsasChair-manoftheuPLa.accordingtoSenatornovoa,theHSFhasmadeasignificantcontributiontopositivechangeoverthepreviousdecades.Bothpartiesarelook-ingforwardtocontinuingtheirworkto-getherintheyearstocome.

recognition for the foundation’s long-standing project work in Chile

InOctober,Prof.HansZehetmair,ChairmanoftheHannsSeidelFounda-tion,wasawardedtheChileanmedalofBernardoO’Higgins.Bypresent-ingtheaward,theChileanPresidentSebastiánPiñerarecognisedthevalu-ablecontributiontostrengtheningthecountry’sdemocraticinstitutionscarriedoutbytheprojectworkoftheHannsSeidelFoundationintheareasofparliamentaryconsulting,localpoli-ticsandthedevelopmentofyoungpoliticalleaders.InlightofthestudentproteststhathavebeengoingoninChileforthelasttwoyears,theHSFwillnowstarttofocusmoreontheareasofyouthunemploymentandeducationreform.

a new orientation for the Central america and Caribbean projects

Latinamericaisacontinentofextremecontrasts.WhileemergingeconomiessuchasBrazilandMexicoarebecomingimportantplayersontheinternationalstage,manyofthecountriesofCentralamericaandtheCaribbeanstillsufferfrompoverty,crime,politicalinstabilityandlackofopportunity.TheHannsSei-delFoundationbelievesthatgoodgov-ernanceandparticipationarenecessaryprerequisitesforeffectivedemocraticdevelopment,andhasthereforesetit-selfthegoalofhelpingtostrengthentheinvolvementofcivilsociety,especiallywomenandyoungpeople,inthepolit-icalprocessofthecountriesofLatin

america,aswellaspromotinggoodgov-ernanceanddecen-tralisedstructuresbyprovidingtrain-ingprogrammesformayorsandlocalcivilservants.

InCuba,theHSFissupportingtheim-plementationoftheeconomicreformsthathavejustbeenintroduced.These

reformsaimatencouragingmoreprivateenterpriseandintegratingtheislandnation’seconomyintotheworldecon-omytoagreaterextentthanhasbeenthecaseinthepast.WorkingcloselywiththeMinistryofTourismandlocalthinktanks,theHSFisprovidingtrain-ingandadvicetomanagersandexpertsoneconomicandlegalissues.Lastyear,leadingexpertsfromEuropeandLatinamericawerealsoinvitedtosymposi-umsoninternationalpolitics,econom-icsandfinance.

HSFChairmanHansZehetmairvisitedHondurasandCubainaprilinordertogainabetterunderstandingofthepolitical,economicandsocialdevelop-mentsintheregion.Hewasaccompa-niedbyChristianHegemer,HeadoftheInstituteforInternationalCooperation.Welcomingthevisitors,thePresidentofHonduras,PorfirioLobo,expressedhisappreciationfortheprojectworkbeingcarriedoutbytheHSF.InCubathedele-gatesmetJoséBalaguer,oneofthebest-knownCubanrevolutionariesthatisstillalivetoday,anddiscusseddifferentperceptionsofdemocracywithRamónPezFerro,PresidentoftheCommissiononInternationalRelationsoftheCubannationalassembly.TheSecretaryGen-eraloftheCubanBishops’Conference,MonsignorJuandeDiosHernández,ex-plainedtherelationshipbetweenchurchandstatetothevisitors.

ChileanambassadorO’RyanSchützcongratulatesHansZehetmair

ChristianHegemer,HansZehetmair,PresidentPorfirioLobo



TheHannsSeidelFoundationissupport-ingdemocraticstructuresandtheruleoflawinthisSoutheastasiancountry.Itisadvisingtheparliamentonthedevelop-mentoflegislationandhelpingtotraincivilservantsandmembersofparliament.Forthefirsttimeinthecountry’shistory,aparliamentarydelegationfromMyanmarvisitedMunich,BerlinandBrusselsattheinvitationoftheHannsSeidelFoundation.ThuraShweMann,SpeakerofMyanmar’sparliament,ledthedelegation,whichwasveryinterestedinlearningmoreabouttheparliamentarysystemsinEurope.Thefunctioningofaparliamentarydemoc-racy,federalism,coalitiongovernmentsandtheroleoftheoppositionwereallhighontheagenda.ThedelegatesmetwithPresidentoftheBavarianParliamentBarbaraStamm,PresidentoftheBundes-tagnorbertLammert,ForeignMinisterGuidoWesterwelle,DeputyChairmanoftheCDu/CSufactionintheBundestag,Dr.ChristianRuck,aswellashigh-rankingrepresentativesofvariousEuinstitutions.

Intermsoffuturecooperation,thefocuswillbeonpoliticaleducation,especiallyintheareaofsocialmarketeconomiesandfederalism,thestructuringofpoliti-calpartiesandtheprovisionoftrain-ingfortheparliament’scivilserviceap-paratus.TheHSFwillalsobeassistingMyanmar’sMinistryofForeignaffairsinitspreparationstotakeovertheaSEanpresidencyin2014.

federalism conference in Wildbad Kreuth

ThefirstKreuthconferenceonfederalismentitled“FederalisminEurope,asiaandBeyond”tookplaceinnovember.Profes-sorHansZehetmair,ChairmanoftheHSF,explainedthattheaimsoftheconfer-ence,whichwilltakeplaceonceayear,aretolookatcontemporaryissuessur-roundingfederalisminGermany,Europeandasia,toanalysereformeffortsbeingcarriedoutandtopresentthevariousoptionsavailabletodecision-makers.Federalismcurrentlyfacesanumberofmajorchallenges,particularlyinMyan-mar,IndiaandPakistan.aspartoftheprocessofdemocratisation,Myanmarwillhavetomakeimportantdecisionsonthecountry’sfutureorganisationandstructures.InIndia,economicandsocial

developmentsmakeitnecessaryforstatestructurestoberegularlyre-organised,whileinPakistanthefederalstructuresalreadyinplaceatvariouslevelsneedtobebroughtuptodate.Theoutcomeoftheconference,whichwasattendedbyhigh-profileexperts

fromthefieldofpoliticsandfinance,willthenbeincorporatedintotheworkoftheHSFcountryoffices.

representative office in Myanmar opened

TheHannsSeidelFoundationbecamethefirstGermanpoliticalfoundationtobeofficiallyrepresentedinMyanmarwhenitopenedaprojectofficeinYangoninOctober.atthispointtheFoundationhadalreadybeenactivelyinvolvedindevelopmentissuesinMyan-marfornearlytenyears.“nowthatthecountryisslowlyopeningup,wewanttoactivelysupportthedemocratisa-tionprocessinthelong-term”saidCEODr.PeterWitterauf,whobelievesthatthecountryisstillgoingtofacemajorchallengesinthefuture.

DelegatesatthefirstKreuthconferenceonfederalism HannsBühler,PeterWitterauf,ThuraShweMann,achimMunz,axelneubert

DeputySpeakeroftheParliamentofMyanmarnandaKyawSwawithHansZehetmair



Parliamentary cooperation in the association of south East asian Nations

On15MayaprojectwaslaunchedinsupportoftheaSEanInter-Parliamen-taryassembly(aIPa),anassociationmadeupofthenationalparliamentsoftheassociationofSouthEastasiannations.MembersofparliamentandcivilservantsfromBrunei,Indonesia,Cambodia,Laos,Myanmar,thePhilip-pines,ThailandandVietnamaregivenadviceandguidanceonlegislativeandparliamentaryprocesses.acomprehen-sivetrainingprogrammeforparliamen-tariansisalsobeingdeveloped.Dialogueandthetransferofknowledgebetweenmembersofthevariousnationalparlia-mentsareessentialinordertoharmo-niselegislationamongstthememberstatesandtocreateuniformdemocraticstructures.TheprojectisbeingfinancedbytheFederalForeignOfficeandrunjointlybytheHannsSeidelFoundationandtheGermanSocietyforInternationalCooperation.

areas of activity in the People’s republic of China

TheHannsSeidelFoundationisparticu-larlyactiveinChinaintheareasofpoli-ticsandsociety,educationandruraldevelopment.KeyareasoffocusfortheFoundationaresocialandinstitutionalchange,theruleoflawandgoodgovern-ance,fairandequalparticipationandvo-cationaltraining.Throughtheprocessofpoliticaldialogueandacademicdebate,theHSFhasbeenabletocreateaframe-workfordiscussingsocialandpoliticalis-suesasamajorpartoftheChinesereformprocess.Thisexchangeofideasbetweentwocountrieswithverydifferentsocialsystemsandviewsoftheworldisveryimportantinhelpingtoimproveunder-standingbetweenChinaandGermany.

amajorchallengeispresentedbytheagingpopulationofChina,acountrythathardlyofferssocialsecuritybutconsists

ofatraditionoffamilieslookingaftertheirolderrelatives.Forthisreason,demo-graphicchangewasoneofthemainissuesad-dressedindiscus-sionswiththeCen-tralPartySchooloftheCommunistPartyofChinadur-ing2012.Thedis-cussionsfocusedonthequestionofraisingtheretirementageandtheneedtochangethecoun-try’sone-childpolicy.Therewasgeneralagreementthatdemographicchangeneedstobeapproachedinaconstruc-tivemannerinordertocreateaprocessthatwillendurefromonegenerationtothenext.

aforumonthesubjectofmigrationandintegrationwasorganisedinnovem-berwiththeWomen’sStudiesInstituteoftheall-ChinaWomen’sFederation.ThemigrationofhundredsofmillionsofworkersintotownsandcitiesispartoftherealityofmodernChina.There-sultingsocialupheavalsandtheneedtointegratethislargesocialgrouphaveincreasinglycomeunderthespotlightinrecenttimes.

Ruraldevelopmentinitiativesaimatthesustainabledevelopmentofruralareas.ThedevelopmentofnewconceptsandthelaunchofpilotprojectshavehelpedtoraiseawarenessattheMinistryofLandandResourcesandamongstlocalfunctionariesofnewapproachestoruraldevelopmentandlandconsolidationthattakeenvironmentalissuesintoac-countandinvolvemoreactiveparticipa-tionbylocalpeople.Furthereducationandtrainingarethekeytothesuccessoftheseinitiativesand,inthisregard,theHSFishelpingtoimprovethelivingcon-ditionsandemploymentopportunitiesoftheruralpopulationaswellasmakingasignificantcontributiontoreducingre-gionaldisparitiesandtopromotingfairandequalparticipation.

In2012,the25-yearpartnershipbe-tweenBavariaandShandongwascommemoratedinQuingdao,whileinnanjingtherewasacelebrationof30yearsofcooperationbetweentheHannsSeidelFoundationandthecity’suni-versityofcooperativeeducation.FortheHSF,thiswasanopportunitytolookbackonanumberofimportantjointprojectsintheareasofvocationaltrain-ing,academiccooperationandruraldevelopment.Inhisspeech,ChristianHegemer,HeadoftheInstituteforInternationalCooperation,underlinedtheimportantsocialandpoliticalroleofeducationandstressedtheimportance

SpeechbyZhengZhenzhenattheMigrationandIntegrationForum

WuHaiyangandPeterWitteraufextendthecooperationagreementonruraldevelopment



ofdevelopmentcooperationandhowtomeasureitsimpact.Theofficialinaugura-tionoftheGermanInstituteforDevelop-mentEvaluationbyFederalMinisterDirkniebelon6november2012heraldedthearrivalofanewactorontheinternationalevaluationandmeasurementstage.TheInstitute’smethodsandideasarelikelytohaveagrowinginfluenceonGermandevelopmentcooperationworkinthefuture.TheHannsSeidelFoundationisalsoinapositiontotacklethisissueandhasbeenabletoexpandandimproveitsmethodsandproceduresformanagingprojectstomaximisetheireffectiveness.TheFoundationusesitsprojectplanningdocumentationasthebasisforongoingmonitoringtoevaluatehoweffectiveprojectsareinachievingtheirgoals,and,wherenecessary,toreactquicklytoanyproblemsthatmayariseandtakecorrec-tivemeasures.Theprojectsarealsoeval-uatedexternallybyregionalandsubject-matterexperts.In2012,sevenexternalevaluationswerecarriedoutonprojectsinafrica,asiaandEasternEuropeinad-ditiontoLatinamerica,whichwasbeingfocusedonthisyear.Theresultsoftheseevaluationsarepublishedinanannualreportsotheycanbeusednotonlyasatoolforimprovingthespecificprojectsinvolved,butalsoforthebenefitofinsti-tutionallearningingeneral.

ofvocationaltraininginthiscontext.Hemadethepointthattransnationaldia-logueoneducationisvitaltoensurethedevelopmentofnewideasandinitiativesandthatcooperationwithHSFoffersanidealframeworkforsuchdialogue.

Promoting renewable energy in Korea

TheHSFhasbeenworkingtobringaboutreconciliationandthepeacefulreunifi-cationofKoreaformorethan20years.Today,energypolicyissueshavealsostartedtobecomeanimportantaspectoftheongoingdialogue.TheGobitecInitia-tiveproposesproducingsolarenergyindesertregionssuchastheGobiDesertanddistributingittoneighbouringcoun-triesviaasupra-regionalpowergrid.Suchaninitiativecouldbeadecisivestepinmakingnortheastasia’senergy

productionmuchmoreenvironmen-tallyfriendlyandsustainable.ItwouldalsohelptopromoteregionalintegrationandcouldevenservetohelpreducetensionsontheKoreanPeninsula.

InnovemberaconferencewasheldinulaanbaatarunderthepatronageofthePresidentofMongolia.afeasibilitystudytolookatthepotentialtechnical,financialandpoliticalbenefitsofcoop-eratingonrenewableenergyinitiativesandintegratingnationalpowergridsisbeingpreparedbyMongoliawiththehelpofpartnersfromChina,JapanandKorea.Theplanistolaunchsomeinitialpilotprojectsbasedontheresultsofthestudy.

Monitoring and evaluation – from estimating effectiveness to measuring success

TheFourthHighLevelForumonaidEffec-tivenessinBusan,SouthKorea,whichtookplaceattheendof2011,promptedreneweddiscussionontheeffectiveness

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OpeningoftheexhibitioninQingdao


triestoworktogetherondevelopmentandeconomicpolicyinthearabworld.

russia after the elections

On21MarchagroupofexpertsledbyCarloMasala(BundeswehruniMunich),alexanderRahr(BertholdtBeitzCentreattheGermanCouncilonForeignRela-tions)andThomasSilberhornMP,castdoubtonRussia’srighttobeconsideredoneoftheBRICScountries.Theconclu-sionwasthatthecountryisfindingittoodifficulttocarryouttherequiredmod-ernisation.Instead,incontrasttotheotherBRICScountries,Russiangrowthisstagnating,itseconomyistooreliantonrawmaterials,corruptionisrifeanditsdemographicsareinaparlousstate.

accordingtoThomasSilberhorn,Putin’sgoalofmakingRussiatheworld’sfifthlargesteconomycanonlybeachievedwiththehelpofthemiddleclasses.HeexpectsRussiatobidfarewelltoitsoldwaysofthinkingandthinksRussiansocietywillfinditselfforcedtotakeamoreWesternorientation.

TheFoundation’swide-rangingandchal-lengingworkinthecomplexnetworkofGermany’scapitalcoversabroadspec-trum.ItrequirestheactivitiesoftheMunichandBerlinofficestobecloselycoordinated,andfortheHannsSeidelFoundationtohaveapresenceonthecapital’sdiversepoliticalscene.Itisal-waysguidedbythevaluesoftheHannsSeidelFoundation.

TheactivitiesoftheBerlinofficearepar-ticularlycharacterisedbyitsinterna-tionalworktopromotecooperationandexchange.Thisincludesintensivecon-tactswiththeForeignOffice,theFederalMinistryforEconomicCooperation(BMZ)andthediplomaticworldintheshapeofforeignembassiesandinstitutions.TheFoundationalsolooksafterinternationalvisitorsanddelegationstoBerlin.

Itorganisesmeetingsofexperts,work-shopsandspecialistconferencesaspartofitscollaborationwithotherfounda-tions,associationsandorganisationsintheareasofpolitics,businessandsoci-etyandwiththeGermanarmedForces.Inthisway,theBerlinofficecontributestotheFoundation’spublicrelationsworkwithregardtoitsspecificaims.TheBerlinofficehasnowtakenupperma-nentresidenceintheEuropäischesHaus(EuropeHouse)onunterdenLindenincentralBerlin,providingtheperfectlocationasameetingplaceandforitsregularworkwithtop-levelpublicinsti-tutionsandpersonalities.

In2012theHannsSeidelStiftunghostedaseriesofeventsatitsBerlinoffice.Theseincludedthefollowingtwoconferences:

upheavals in the arab world

ThedebateondemocracyinnorthafricaandtheMiddleEastprovidedthefocusforthismeetingofexpertson7novem-berinBerlin.Renownedexpertsinclud-ingDr.ChristianRuckMPandDeputyChairmanoftheCDu/CSufactiondis-cussedthetopicof“upheavalsinthearabworld–thedawnofdemocracy?Whatisthewayforwardforthedevelop-mentpoliciesofGermanyandtheEu?”Dr.Ruckstatedhisbeliefthathopesandexpectationsforrapidchangeinthesecountrieshadsadlycometonothingand

thatitwasnowimpossibletopredictthefuture.TheCSupoliticianfeltthe“arabSpring”presentedbothrisksandop-portunitiesbutthatGermanyandotherWesterncountrieshadfailedtotakead-vantageofthem.Withthewords“Ger-manyhasbeentoobackwardincomingforward”hestressedtheneedforcoun-

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and associations. It plays host to conferences on major social and political issues for a target audience of political opinion-formers.

ChristianRuckMP ThomasSilberhornMP


itselfasanimportanthubforthecoop-erationofEurope’sChristiandemocraticfoundations.asoneofitsfoundingmembers,theHSFhasmadeactiveuseofthisforumrightfromthestart.ThetwoorganisationshaveworkedtogethertoorganisenumerouseventsonareasofEuropeanpolicythatareofcurrentcon-cern(suchasmigrationandintegration,expectationsoftheCypriotPresidencyoftheEuCouncilorpoliticaldevelop-mentsintheWesternBalkans).aplan-ningseminarorganisedbytheCESinDubrovnik,Croatiainaprilprovidedtheopportunityforimportantbilateralcon-tactswithnationalfoundationsthataremembersoftheCES,e.g.fromGreece,CyprusandItaly.

Thecentre-rightgroupofpartieswithintheInternationalDemocratunion(IDu)provedtobeavaluablepointofcontactforconsolidatingourpoliticalnetworkintheanglo-Saxonarea,particularlywiththeConservativePartyinBritain(whichisnotanEPPmember)and,inauS-elec-tionyear,acrosstheatlantic.WorkingcloselywiththecolleaguesattheHSFInstituteforInternationalCooperation,relationswithpoliticalpartiesinLatinamericawerealsodeepened,particu-larlywiththemembersoftheunióndePartidosLatinoamericanos(uPLa),theregionalunionofconservativepartiesinLatinamerica,anorganisationthattheHannsSeidelFoundationhasbeensup-portingfor20years.

TheOfficeforForeignRelations(OFR)continuedtoconsolidatetheHSF’sex-istingtiestopoliticalparties,party-affi-liatedfoundationsandorganisationswithChristiandemocraticorconserva-tiveleaning,alongwithforgingnewandinterestingcontactsaroundtheworld.TheOFRactedastheinterfacebetweenmanagementandthevariousdepart-mentsforcontactinquiriesandalsocarriedoutitsownanalysesofpartiesandparty-affiliatedorganisations.

InEurope,thenetworkoftheEuropeanPeople’sParty(EPP)withallitsmem-bers,observersandaffiliatedfounda-tionsandorganisationshasproventobemostvaluableinfosteringourglobalnetworkofpoliticalcontactsandforsharinginformationwithlike-mindedorganisations.ThehighlightoftheyearwastheEPPCongressheldinOctoberinBucharest,whererepresentativesofmorethan70parties(includingthosewithobserverstatus)from40countriesaswellasnationalpoliticalfoundationsandthinktankscametogethertodiscussandagreeonanewEPPPlatformandtoelectanewpresidency.

anotherimportantelementoftheOFR’sworkwascoordinatingtheFoundation’sworkwiththeCentreforEuropeanStudies(CES)inBrussels.TheCESistheEPP’sfoundationandthinktankonissuesrelatingtoEurope.nowinitsfifthyear,theCEShasestablished

OffICE fOr fOrEIGN rELaTIONs

In 2012 the Office for foreign relations has been active ly engaged in cooperating with political partners with a Christian democratic or conservative orientation – in the neighbourhood as well as on distant continents. In close

collaboration with the relevant departments of the founda-tion work continued in expanding the worldwide network of like-minded people and organisations.

PeterWitterauf,IrishambassadortoGermanyDanielMulhall,SusanneLuther

HSFstaffcongratulateuPLaChairman,SenatorJovinonovoa(3rdfromleft)duringtheannualgeneralmeetinginGuayaquil,Ecuador

CESplanningseminarinDubrovnikinapril2012withdelegatesfromnationalfoundationsandthinktanksacrossEurope


MinistryofDefence,travelledtoWash-ingtonandnewYorkforpoliticalcon-sultations.Themainfocusofthesetalkswasonthesituationinafghanistan,preparationsforthenaTOSummitinChicagoandthefutureoftheMEaDStransatlanticmissiledefencesystem.MrSchmidtmetwithSenatorsDanCoats,SaxbyChamblissandJimWebbaswellaswithIsrael’sunambassadorRonProzor.

Dr.BeateMerk,theBavarianMinisterforJusticeandConsumerProtection,vis-itedWashingtoninmid-March.Themainfocusofthetalkswasthefightagainstcybercrime,theprotectionofintellec-tualproperty,theissueofprivacyintheinternetageandtheroleofwomeninuSpolitics.Dr.MerkmetwithCon-gresswomenZoeLofgrenandLorettaSanchez,andwithMaryEllenCallahan,ChiefPrivacyOfficeroftheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.

The Washington Liaison Bureau

In2012,thefocusoftheworkatourliaisonbureauinWashingtonwasonceagainonexpandingandmaintainingourcloseworkingrelationshipwithleadingmembersoftheuSgovernmentandCon-gressandwithmultilateralorganisations(suchastheWorldBank,IMFandun),thinktanks,universities,businessesandthemedia.

TheuSPresidentialElectionsin2012raisedGermany’sandtheworld’spub-licinterestinuSpolitics.ConsequentlytheWashingtonLiaisonBureaufocuseditsnetworkingandresearcheffortsontopicsrelatedtotheelection.

ManfredWeber,DeputyChairmanoftheEPPfactionintheEuropeanPar-liament,visitedWashingtonattheendofJanuary.Thefocusofhispoliticalconsultationswasonquestionsofin-ternalsecurityandtheeurozonecrisis.MrWebermetwithJaneHollLute,

DeputySecretaryofHomelandSecurity,KathleenDoherty,DeputyassistantSecretaryofStateforEuropeanRegionalaffairsandWesternEurope,andCon-gressmanPeterRoskam,ChiefDeputyRepublicanWhip.

InearlyMarchadelegationofBavarianpoliticiansledbyProf.ursulaMännleMP,DeputyChairwomanoftheHSFandThomasSilberhornMP,SpokesmanonForeignaffairsfortheCSuBundestagGroup,visitedWashington.SenatorJonKyl,thesecond-highestRepublicanintheuSSenate,praisedGermany’seffortstoovercometheeurozonecrisis,whileSenatorTomCoburnexpressedpessi-mismabouttheuSa’sprecariousfinan-cialsituation.Elliottabrams,Middle

EastadvisortopresidentialcandidateMittRomney,warnedofaloomingmili-taryescalationbetweenIranandIsrael.

atthebeginningofMarch,ChristianSchmidt,StateSecretaryintheFederal

SenatorDanCoats,ParliamentaryStateSecretaryChristianSchmidt,SenatorSaxbyChambliss

JaneHollLuteandManfredWeber

HSFdelegationwithSenatorJonKyl(4thfromleft)

LIaIsON BurEau fOr WasHINGTON, BrussELs, MOsCOW aND aTHENs/ INTErNaTIONaL CONfErENCEsIn 2012 the Liaison Bureau for Washington, Brussels, Moscow and athens/International Conferences set itself the task of using its broad range of meetings and conference programmes to promote transatlantic dialogue, deepen European integra-

tion and improve Germany’s relations with russia. a parti-cular challenge was presented by its desire to help Greece overcome its massive budgetary and economic problems and in this way restore confidence in the stability of the euro.


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augustandmetfortalkswithKathleenDoherty,DeputyassistantSecretaryintheuSBureauofEuropeanandEurasianaffairs.HethenwentontotakepartintheRepublicannationalConventioninTampa(Fl.).HSF’sCEODr.PeterWitter-aufwasaguestattheDemocraticCon-ventioninCharlotte,wherehetooktheopportunitytotalkwithformerGreekPrimeMinisterGeorgePapandreou.

attheendofSeptemberavisittoWash-ingtonwasmadebyformerBavarianStateMinisterErwinHuberMP,Dr.ChristophIsrang,DivisionHeadattheGermanFederalChancelleryandProfessorEberhardSandschneideroftheGermanCouncilonForeignRelations.Thefocusoftheirtripwasthedevelop-mentofGerman-uSrelationsandananalysisoftheeffectsoftheemergenceofChinaontransatlanticpolitics.ThislatterissuewasaddressedaspartofaconferenceonChinajointlyorganisedwiththerenownedamericanInstituteforContemporaryGermanStudies,in-cludingtalkswithambassadorWolfgangIschinger.ThedelegationalsovisitedtheuSTreasuryandmetwithChristo-pherSmart,DeputyassistantSecre-taryforEuropeandEurasia,todiscusstheeurozonecrisisandtheexpansion-arymonetaryandfiscalpoliciesoftheObamaadministration.

anHSFdelegationledbyMembersoftheBavarianParliamentDr.OtmarBern-hardandalexanderRadwanvisited

attheinvitationoftheHannsSeidelFoundation,FederalMinisteroftheInte-rior,Dr.Hans-PeterFriedrichMP,andMonikaHohlmeierMEP(CSu)spokeataconferenceon“CyberSecurity”heldinWashingtoninearlyMay.TheconferencewasorganisedjointlywiththeCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies.TheHSFalsoorganisedadinnerwithMichaelChertoff,formeruSSecretaryofHomelandSecurityandGeneralMichael

Hayden,formerDirectoroftheCIaandnationalSecurityagency.MonikaHohl-meieralsoheldtalkswithBillMoeller,thenewConsulGeneralinMunich,andwithJoãoValedealmeida,Euambassa-dortoWashington.

Inmid-May,adelegationofBavarianpoliticiansledbyformerBavarianPrimeMinisterDr.GüntherBecksteinMP,travelledtoCanadaforpoliticalconsultations.Canada’sMinisterof

Defence,PeterMacKay,discussedwiththedelegatestheresultsofthelatestnaTOSummitinChicago,andTradeMinisterEdFasttriedtogathersup-portforthesuccessfulconclusionoftheplannedfreetradeagreementbetweentheEuandCanada.Inaddition,Immi-grationMinisterJasonKenneyprovidedafascinatinginsightintohiscountry’spoliciesonimmigrationandintegration.

InearlyJuly,the27thHannsSeidelMemorialFellow-shipProgrammeofferedanopportunityforhigh-levelstaffattheuSCongressandrepresentativesofuSthinktanksandnGOstoenterintotalkswithpoliticallead-ersinMunich,BrusselsandBerlininordertogainabet-terunderstandingofGer-manandEuropeanpolitics.ThedelegationvisitedtheBavarianParliamentandmetwithGeorgSchmid,ChairmanoftheCSuGroupintheBavarianStateParliament.InBerlintheywereinvitedtotheFederalMinistryoftheInteriortomeetStateSecretaryKlaus-DieterFritsche.HaraldLeibrechtMP,theGermangovernment’sCoordi-natorofTransatlanticCooperation,dis-cussedthecurrentpoliticalsituationinGermany,EuropeandnorthamericawithhisguestsfromtheuSa.

CSuSecretaryGeneralalexanderDobrindtMP,visitedWashingtonin

ulfGartzke,MichaelChertoff,MichaelHayden,MonikaHohlmeier,MinisteroftheInteriorHans-PeterFriedrich

HSFdelegationwithChristopherSmart(2ndfromright)

ulfGartzke,formerGreekPrimeMinisterGeorgePapandreou,PeterWitterauf

TheBavariandelegationwithMinisterofDefencePeterMacKay(2ndfromright)



WashingtoninearlyDecember.Thefo-cusofthetalkswasonhowtoresolvetheeurozonecrisisandescalationintheMiddleEast.DuringtalkswithMatthewRooney,DeputyassistantSecretaryofStateforWesternHemisphereaffairs,thedelegationlearnedmoreabouttheprospectsfortransatlanticcooperationinthewakeofthelatestuSelections.DiscussionswithCongressmenSteveKingandJimSensenbrennerrevolvedaroundthechallengesthattheuSaisfacingintermsofitsfiscalpolicy.

TheWashingtonLiaisonBureaualsoorganisedaprogrammeofhigh-leveltalksforBavarianpoliticianswhofoundthemselvesinWashingtononbusiness,includingBavarianInteriorMinisterJoachimHerrmannMP,ChairmanoftheCSuEconomicsCommissionMarkusBlumeMP,andFlorianHahnMPandMemberoftheDefenceCommittee.

The Brussels Liaison Bureau

Europehasbeenthefocusofpublicde-bateoverrecentyearsasaresultofitssovereigndebtcrisis.neverbeforehasEuropebeensuchahottopicinthemedia,politicsandsociety,andEurope’scommondestinyisnowverymuchinthepublicconsciousness.Therearema-jorconcernsaboutmountingtensionsinEuropeandaboutitslossofprosper-ityandstability,andthesewillnotbemitigatedsimplybyawardingthenobelPeacePrizetotheEuropeanunion.Europeisatacrossroadsbetweenfrag-mentationandprogresstowardsapoli-ticalunionthatwillharmonisesolidarityandindividualresponsibility.

TheBrusselsLiaisonBureauplayeditspartinthedebateonEuropebyorgan-isingaseriesofconferences,seminars,forumsandopportunitiesforbehind-the-scenestalksthatbroughttogethertop-leveldecision-makersfrommanydif-ferentsectorsandcountries.Belowisashortsummaryoftheyear’smainevents.

InFebruary,aninvitationtoengageindebateonthecorrectamountofEuropeanintegrationwastakenupbyDr.PeterGauweilerMP,andManfredWeberMEP,DeputyChairmanoftheEPPGroupintheEuropeanParliament.Inlightofthethreattotheirsovereigntyfacedbynationalparliaments,GauweilerconcludedthattheEushouldbeseek-ingtode-escalateratherthanescalatetheprocessofintegration.Gauweilerpreferredtorelyonmatureentitieswithclearidentities,democraticprinciplesanddefinedresponsibilitiesratherthanontheEuinBrussels.WeberopposedhisargumentbypointingoutthemanychallengesfacedbyEuropethatclearlyneedtobedealtwithatsupranationallevel.Hesaidthatpracticalissuesre-latingtoenvironmentalprotectionandclimatechange,thefightagainstterror-ismandcrimeandfinancialstabilisationrequireahighdegreeofstrategiccoor-dinationandcooperationatEuropeanlevel.HeclaimedthatEuropedoesnotthreatennationalsovereigntybutratherguaranteesitintimeswhenEurope’sproblemstranscendnationalboundaries.

InMarchandapriltwoconferencesfo-cusedondataprivacyandenergyis-sues.Inhisspeech,BavarianMinisteroftheInteriorJoachimHerrmannMP,didnotdenythattheexisting1995dataprivacylawshavefailedtokeepupwiththespeedoftechnologicalandeconomicchange.ButheclaimedthattheEuropeanCommission’spro-

posedamendmentstotheEuropeanunion’sdataprotectionframeworkaremisguidedbecausetheyconstituteabreachoftheprincipleofsubsidiarityandleavesGermanyatriskofhavingtoloweritsdataprivacystandards.

attheEnergiematrix2050conference,Dr.MichaelSüss,HeadofSiemensEnergyDivision,saidthatEuropehastodatefailedtorespondadequatelyto

thecomplexglobalstructuresofenergypolicy.HefeltthatGermany’sdecentral-isednetworkwithmillionsof“prosum-ers”(energyconsumerswhoarealsoenergyproducers)wasnotthesolutionandthatEuropewasstillnotsufficientlyunitedintermsofenergypolicy.Euro-peanCommissionerforEnergy,GüntherOettinger,gavehisunequivocalsupporttoindustry’scallsforgreaterEuropeancoordinationofenergypolicy.Oettingersaidthatinthemediumtermthemainfocusshouldbeonincreasingenergyefficiency,expandingtheenergyinfra-structureandonthesystematicuseofrenewableenergysources.

“EuropeansecuritypolicyafterthenaTOSummitinChicago”wasthesubjectofaninternationalconferenceinMay,withspeakersincludingDr.ReinhardBrandlMP.HecalledontheuSatocontinuetofulfilitsroleasleaderoftheallianceandnottosimplyallowitselftobedrivenbyitsowninterestsinthePacificregion.Withregardtothelatestsmartdefence

EuropeanCommissionerforEnergyGüntherOettinger

BavarianMinisteroftheInteriorJoachimHerrmanngivesaspeechinBrussels



ingthesecondhalfof2012.andreasMavroyiannis,Cyprus’DeputyMinisterforEuropeanaffairs,saidthatthefo-cusoftheCypriotPresidencywouldbeonsolidarityandsocialcohesion,rap-prochementwiththeEu’sneighboursintheMiddleEastandnorthafricaandonstrategiesforsustainablegrowthandresourceefficiency.Inviewoftheon-goingcontroversybetweentheEuro-peanCouncilandParliamentabouttheSchengenarea’spowersintermsofpoliciesonasylumandbordercon-trol,formerBavarianPrimeMinisterDr.GüntherBecksteinMP,remindedtheaudienceoftheindividualnations’responsibilitiesintheareaofinternalsecurity.Healsomadeaclearargument

againstfullEumembershipforTurkeyinlightofthefalteringentrynegotiations.

ataconferenceinnovemberonthefinan-cialframeworkoftheEuthathasnowspannedmanyyears,alainLamassoure,ChairmanoftheEuropeanParliament’sCommitteeonBudgetsspokeaboutthean-tiquatedbasicstructureoftheEubudgetthatstillearmarksalmost40%ofitsex-penditureforagriculturalandstructuralpolicies.Initspresentform,theEubudgetisahistoricalmonumentbutprovidesnoconvincingstrategyforEuropeaneco-nomicgrowth,competitivenessandjobs.

InspeechesgiveninBrusselsinMarchandnovember,theChairmanoftheHannsSeidelFoundation,Prof.HansZehetmair,

initiatives,Brandlarguedforarealisticapproachandachangeinthinkingaboutsecuritypolicy.

InJuneapanelofexpertstackledstrat-egiesfor“intelligent”growthandsus-tainablefinances.MarkusFerberMEP,ChairmanoftheCSuGroupintheEuro-peanParliament,statedhisbeliefthatthedualsystemofvocationaltrainingwasthebestwaytocounterunemploy-ment.HesaidthatEuropedoesnothavealabourmarketproblem,butaproblemofeducation.FerberurgedtheEuropeanCommissiontorethinkitsstructuralpoli-cies,sayingEuropedoesnotneedmoremotorways,butdoesneedmorecentresforeducationandtraining.

InJulyProf.Dr.PaulKirchhofandformerSlovakianFinanceMinisterIvanMikloscastananalyticaleyeoverthevarioustaxationsystemsinEurope.Prof.Kirch-hofcriticisedtheomnipresentoverregu-lationthatparadoxicallyleadstothelawsbeingweakened.Hesaidthattaxa-

tionisthepriceoffreedomandofliveslivedinpeace,andthatthestatewasen-titledtoamoderateshareofanindivid-ual’sprivateincome,afigurethatKirch-hoffsetataround25%.MiklostalkedaboutSlovakia’spositiveexperiencesofsimplifyingitstaxsystem,sayingthatlowertaxeshaveresultedinincreasedtaxrevenues,lowerlevelsoftaxfraudandareductioninadministrativecostsasaresultofsimplifyingthedifferenttypesoftaxes.

The10-yearanniversaryoftheintro-ductionoftheeuroin2002providedtheimpetusforareviewofthecurrentsituation.Dr.JürgenStark,formerECBboardmemberstatedthattheeurohasactedasashieldthathaspreventedstructuralreform.Hebelievedthelaxinter-pretationoftheMaastrichtdeficitandconvergencecri-teria,togetherwiththeob-viouslyfalsifiedstatistics,haveledtoaparadigmshiftfromastabilityuniontoatransferunion.Since2010ithasbecomethenormtocircumventtheno-bailoutclauseandthebanonprovidingfinancialassist-ancetostrugglingMemberStates.Starkrecommendedthatthesekindsofcon-traventionsoftherulesshouldinfuturebepreventedbymeansofsanctionandsupervisionmechanismswithinafis-calunion.Prof.IvetaRadicova,PrimeMinisterofSlovakiafrom2010to2012,stressedtheneedforreformstobeim-plementedinasystematicwayinordertorestorevoterconfidence.Shesaidthefocusofthestructuralreformsshouldbeontraininginitiatives,makingthelabourmarketsmoreflexibleandonstepstostrengthenthemiddleclasses.

ThesubjectofaconferenceheldinJunewastheEuropeanpolicyagendaoftheCypriotPresidencyoftheEuro-peanCouncil,duetoholdofficedur-

MarkusFerberMEP andreasMavroyiannis,KarelKovanda,GüntherBeckstein,JannisKasoulidesMEP

PaulKirchhofandIngoFriedrich



ParliamentaryDefenceCommittee,vis-itedtheRussiancapitaltotalktohigh-rankingRussianpoliticiansandexpertsaboutthenewprospectsforRussia’sdomesticandforeignpolicy.FelixKlin-tsevich,DeputyChairmanoftheStateDuma’sDefenceCommitteedefendedtherecentlyannouncedintentionofthenewRussianPresidenttoinvestbillionsinmodernisingthearmywiththeargumentthatRussiawastryingtomaintainstabilitybycreatingamili-tarycounterweight.InothertalksintheStateDuma,DeputyYevgenyFyodorovannouncedthatinfutureitwouldbemadeeasiertoestablishnewpoliticalparties.Therewascontentiousdiscus-sionaboutaccusationsbytheopposi-

tionpartiesthattheparliamentaryandpresidentialelectionshadbeenmanipu-latedandabouttheresultingviolentprotests.Inthisrespect,theGermandelegationalsohadintensivediscus-sionswithtwoofthebest-knownrep-resentativesofthenon-parliamentaryopposition,GrigoriyYavlinsky(YablokoParty)andBorisnemtsov(PaRnaSal-liance).ataneveningreceptionwithover30topRussianpoliticalexperts,speechesweregivenbyProf.Dr.Hein-richOberreuter,universityofPassauandVyacheslavnikonov,memberoftheStateDumaBudgetCommitteeandPresidentofthe“RusskiyMir”founda-tion,leadingtodiscussionsonthetopicof“ChangestothepartysystemsinGermanyandRussia”.

madeaconvincingargumentforastrongandpowerfulEuropethatismorethanjustacurrencyunion.ameetingofMEPsfocusedonhowdiscussionaboutEuropecouldonceagainbegivenapos-itiveslant.WithEPPChairmanWilfriedMartens,heanalyseddecentralisedap-proachesthatcomplywiththeprincipleofsubsidiarityinordertostrengthenculturalandlinguisticautonomyandtheideaofaunifiedEuropeinwhichunityanddiversitycanexistinharmony.IntalkswithKristalinaGeorgieva,Euro-peanCommissionerforInternationalCooperation,HumanitarianaidandCrisisResponse,Prof.Zehetmairempha-sisedthecommongoalsoftheEuropeanCommissionandtheHannsSeidelFoun-

dationintheirdevelopmentcooperationactivities.Hesaidthatsocialandpoliti-calchangetakestime,andtheongoingworkofthepoliticalfoundationsdem-onstratesthatestablishingdemocraticsystemsisalong,slowprocess.ThishasonceagainbecomeevidentwiththerecenteventsofthearabSpringinnorthafrica.

Moscow Liaison Bureau

TheHannsSeidelFoundation’sMoscowLiaisonBureauworksnotonlyinMos-cowbutalsotriestoinvolvecertainotherregionsofRussiainitsnetworkingandinformationactivities.InJune2012,theChairmanoftheHannsSeidelFoun-dation,Prof.HansZehetmairtravelledto

thecityofYaroslavl,aWorldHeritageSite,tomeetwithGovernorSergeyYastrebovanddiscusspossibilitiesforfuturecooperationintheareasofedu-cationandscience.

InSergiyevPosad,acitywhosemonasteryplayedasignificantroleinRussianhistory,Prof.Zehetmairtalkedtohigh-rank-ingrepresentativesoftheRus-sianOrthodoxChurchabouttherelationshipbetweenstateandchurchinpresent-dayRus-sia.ChangestoRussiandomes-ticpolicyinthewakeoftheparliamentaryandpresidentialelectionswerethetopicofaseriesoftalksinMoscow,amongthemwithGennadyGudkov,memberoftheDumaforthe“aJustRussia”partyandDeputyChair-manoftheCommitteeforSecurityaf-fairsandtheFightagainstCorruption.Duringhisvisit,Prof.Zehetmairgaveawell-attendedtalkattheMoscowStateuniversityabouthow,aftertheSecondWorldWar,Bavariatransformeditselffromapredominantlyagriculturalareaintoamodernindustrialstate.

ThemainfocusofattentioninRussiain2012wasthepresidentialelectionheldinMarch.VladimirPutinwonthefirstballotwith63%ofthevoteagainstthreeothercandidates.Oneweekaftertheelection,aGermandelegationofpoliticiansandRussiaexpertsledbyDr.ReinhardBrandlMP,memberofthe

HansZehetmair,WilfriedMartens,PeterWitterauf

HSFdelegationwithGrigoriyYavlinsky(5thfromright)

HansZehetmairwithGovernorSergeyYastrebov



Inaugust,formerGermanFinanceMin-isterDr.TheoWaigelvisitedMoscowtotakepartinaseriesofpoliticaldia-logues.ThefocusofthesetalkswasEupolicyonovercomingthefinancialcrisisintheeurozone,asubjectthathasat-tractedagreatdealofattentionamongRussia’spoliticalandbusinesselites.DuringtalkswithGermanGref,Chair-manoftheSberbankandformerRus-sianEconomicMinister,itbecameclearthatRussiawouldsupporttheEuinitseffortsatstabilisationandconsolida-tion.GrefbelievedaclearindicationinthisrespectwasprovidedbyPresidentPutin’sintentiontocontinuetoleaveRussia’smassiveeurocurrencyreservesineuro.Duringhisvisit,Dr.WaigelalsohadtalkswiththeFirstVicePresidentoftheRussianCentralBank,alexeiulyu-kayevandtheDeputyFinanceMinister,SergeyStorchak.

Welfareandeconomicpolicywasthefocusofatwo-dayGerman-RussianforumheldinMoscowinapril.MichailTarasenko,memberoftheStateDumaSocialCommittee,gaveaconferencespeechon“Currentchallengesfacingmodernwelfarepolicy”,inwhichheclearlyrejectedcallsbyRussianemploy-erstoextendtheworkingweekto49hours.MemberoftheBundestagandwel-fareexpertMaxStraubingerexplainedtotheRussiandelegateshowtheGermanpensionsystemwillcopewiththedemo-graphicchallengesofthefutureandtheneedtoincreasethepensionagefrom65to67years.EconomicexpertMarkus

BlumeMP,usedtheexampleofGermanytopresenttheadvantagesofanopenso-cietythatalwaysallowsfordebateandbroadconsensusonhowtofindsolu-tionstosocialproblems.underthetitle“ThesocialmarketeconomyasamodelforRussia?”,atoppanelofexpertstookpartinaroundtablediscussion,organisedjointlywiththeEconomicInstituteoftheacademyofSciences.OxanaDmitrieva,DeputyChairwomanofthe“aJustRussia”partyintheStateDuma,gaveaspeechcriticisingthefactthatinthelast20yearsRussiahasfailedtosignificantlycurtailstateinterventionintheecon-omy.Shesaidthatahazymixtureofvariouseconomicandpoliticalconceptshasledtoanunacceptablyhighnumberofmonopoliesandtotheconstantprivatisa-tionofgainsandsocialisa-tionoflosses.IgorJürgens,DirectoroftheInstituteforModernDevelopment,spokeofakindofstatecapitalisminRussiathathasservedtoenrichagreatmanyinterestgroups.Heclaimedthereisalackofamodelforcom-petitionsuchasthatfoundinGermany’stried-and-tested“socialmarketecon-omy”,whereemployeesarewellprotectedandthestatetakesontheroleof“honestbroker”.

InJunetheHannsSeidelFoundationorganisedatop-levelprogrammeoftalksforsevenmembersoftheStateDumainBer-linandMunich.IntheGer-mancapitaltheprogrammeincludedpoliticaltalksintheGermanBundestagwithGerdaHasselfeldt,Chair-womanoftheCSuBun-destagGroupandseveral

membersoftheGerman-RussianPar-liamentaryFriendshipGroup,includ-ingitsChairman,BernhardKasterMP.TheRussianpoliticiansalsoheldtalkswithParliamentaryStateSecretaryChristianSchmidt(DefenceMinistry),Dr.GerdMüller(agricultureMinistry)andDr.andreasScheuer(TransportMinistry)onprospectsforGerman-Rus-siancooperationonsecurity,agricul-turalandtransportpolicy.InMunich,

GermanGrefandTheodorWaigel

MembersoftheRussianDumawithGerdaHasselfeldt(6thfromleft)andBernhardKaster(9thfromleft)

MaxStraubinger,MarkusEhm,MichailTarasenko

MembersoftheRussianDumawithReinholdBocklet(4thfromleft)



thedelegationwaswelcomedtotheBavarianParliamentbyFirstVice-Pres-identReinholdBocklet.ThedelegatesalsohadmeetingswiththeChairmanoftheCSuparliamentarygroup,GeorgSchmid;withDr.GabrieleStauner,sec-tionheadintheBavarianStateChancel-lery;andwithDr.PeterWitterauf,CEOoftheHannsSeidelFoundation.

InSeptember,adelegationofyoungGermanpoliticalmultipliersvisitedMoscowandKaluga.Thehighlightof

their3-dayprogramme,whichfocusedonissuesrelatingtoyoungpeople,wasthewelcomegivenbyParliamen-taryPresidentoftheKalugaregion,ViktorBaburin.

InOctober,agroupoffutureyoungleadersoftheRussianFederationcametoBrusselsandMunichtolearnmoreaboutthelatestpoliticalandsocialdevelopmentsintheEuropeanunionandGermany.InBrusselstheymetwithhigh-levelpoliticianssuchasManfredWeberMEP,DeputyChairmanoftheEPPfactionintheEuropeanParliamentsandDr.GabrieleStauner,SectionHeadintheBavarianStateMinistryforFederalandEuropeanIssues.InMunichtheyhadtalkswiththeStateSecretaryoftheBavarianMinistryofCulture,BerndSibler,andwiththeChairmanoftheCSu’syouthgroupintheBavarianParliament,MarkusBlume.

athens Liaison Bureau

TheHannsSeidelFoundationbeganworkinginGreecein2012.Ithastwomainobjectives:toimprovethecur-rentlytenserelationsbetweenGermanyandGreeceandtohelpGreecetore-solveitssevereeconomicandfinancialproblemsbyprovidingtargetedsupportandadvice.

IncollaborationwiththeofficeoftheGerman-Greekassembly(Deutsch-

GriechischeVersammlungDGV)inThessalonikiweorganisedconferencesaimedatboostingGreece’seconomicpotentialintheareaoftourismanditsglo-balmarketingofwineandoliveoil.TheHSFalsoor-ganisedtwoprogrammesoftalksanddiscussionsonEuropeanpolicyissuesinBrusselsinordertogivemembersoftheGreekPar-

liamentandhigh-rankingGreekmulti-plierstheopportunitytellaEuropeanaudienceabouttheircountry’sreformpoliciestodateandtoprovideencour-agementforthecontinuationofthesepolicies.

aspartofthisconferenceprogramme,astudywaspresentedon“SocialCo-hesion”inGreecebytheKonstantinKaramanlisInstitute.Thisgaveatell-inginsightintothehugepressuresthatareburdeningGreeksocietyinthesetimesofcrisis.

Innovember,ahigh-levelHSFdelega-tionofexpertsinlocalpoliticstookpartinthe“German-Greekassembly”inThessalonikithatwasorganisedattheinstigationofStateSecretaryHans-JoachimFuchtelMP,theGermanfederalgovernment’scommissionerforGerman-Greekrelations.400multipliersintheareaoflocalpoliticsdiscussedspecificwaysofworkingtogethertotackletheGreekcrisis.BavariandelegationwithViktorBaburin(7thfromright),Parlia-

mentaryPresidentoftheKalugaregion

PaneldiscussioninBrusselswithGreekMPsa.Georgiadis(left)anda.Dermentzopoulos(right)

IngoFriedrich,YannisValinakis

StateSecretaryHans-JoachimFuchtel

aloisRainer,InteriorMinisterEuripidisStylianidis,MaxHöffkes,JakobKreidl


INsTITuTE fOr sCHOLarsHIP PrOGraMMEs

for three decades, the scholarship programme (established in 1981) of the Hanns seidel foundation has been support-ing highly qualified students, PhD candidates and young

scientists in Germany and abroad who have demonstrated a keen interest in politics and social commitment in line with the values and ideals of a Christian and social democracy.

Thisparticularlyappliestostudyschol-arships,wherethenumberofbene-ficiarieshasincreasedbymorethan30percentoverthelast4years.OfcoursethishasalsohadapositiveeffectontheacademicsupportofferedbytheFoundationandhasallowedustosignifi-cantlyexpandourseminarandconferenceprogramme.

TheincreaseinthebookallowancefromtheGermanFederalMinistryofEduca-tionandResearch(BMBF)alsoprovidedthescholarshiporganisationswithad-ditionalfundingandincreasedtheirat-traction.In2012wecontinuedtoworkontheimplementationoftheBMBFpro-grammeentitled“Supportingpreviouslyunderrepresentedgroupsinscholarshipprogrammes”.

OneofthemainaimsoftheInstituteforScholarshipProgrammesistopro-videfinancialsupportandadviceforabove-averagestudents,PhDcandi-datesandyoungacademicsinGermanyandabroadwhohavedemonstratedakeeninterestingettinginvolvedinpoliticsandsociety.Thisinvolvementshouldbeinlinewiththefundamen-talvaluesandidealsofChristiansocialdemocracy.

Intheaccompanyingseminarpro-gramme,scholarshiprecipientsworktogether(andwithrecipientsofotherscholarships,scholarshipprogrammegraduatesandtheFoundation’saca-demicadvisors)toprepareforleader-shipandmanagementrolesingovern-ment,industry,cultureandsociety.

TheFoundationiscurrentlyworkingwitharound60academicadvisors.Theirresponsibilitiesrangefromprovidingacademicandpersonalsupportattheeducationalinstitutiontoinvolvementintheselectionmeetings.TheexceptionaldegreeofcommitmentshownbythesevoluntaryadvisorsmakesasignificantcontributiontothesuccessoftheHSSscholarshipprogramme.

The federal Government’s education campaign

TheFederalGovernment’seducationcampaignhasmadeitpossibleforGer-many’stwelvescholarshiporganisa-tions,oneofwhichistheHannsSeidelFoundation,tosignificantlyincreasethenumberofscholarshipstheycanoffer.

HeadoftheInstituteHans-Peterniedermeier(right)indiscussionsatthecareerfairforschoolleaversinMunichentitled“GettingintoJournalism”


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naturalsciencesandtechnology.

Moreinformationonourscholarshipprogrammesisavailableonourwebsiteatwww.hss.de/stipendium.html.

scholarship programmes

around80eventswereheldin2012topromotestudyinginGermany(insti-tutesofhighereducationanddoctoralsponsorships)aspartofoureffortstoprovideacademicsupportandadviceforourscholarshipholders.

Inaddition,theInstituteforScholar-shipProgrammeshostednumerousinformationaleventsontheHannsSei-delFoundation’sscholarshipsatsec-ondaryschoolsandcollegesinBavaria.Seminarswerealsoheldforschoolprincipalstoinformthemaboutnewopportunitiesofferedbythescholarshipprogramme.

JointforumsandspecialisteventswereheldforGermanandoverseasscholar-shipholdersandscholarshipprogrammegraduatesinthefieldsofthehumanitiesandscience,law,medicine,engineeringandthemedia.

Germanuniversitiesarenowhometo37groupsofscholarshipholdersandanother22groupscanbefoundattheuniversitiesofappliedsciences.

TheBIL/MIGprogrammeforstudentswithamigrantbackgroundandforfor-eignstudentsstudyingatGermanuni-versitieswasfurtherexpandedin2012.Thelevelofacademicsupportprovidedaspartofthisprogrammewasalsoin-creased.Itisplannedthatthispro-gramme,withitsaimofenhancingedu-cationalopportunitiesforgiftedforeignstudentsatGermanuniversities,shouldcontinuetobeanimportantelementoftheHannsSeidelFoundation’sscholar-shipprogramme.

The“InternationalStudies”divisionofthescholarshipprogramme,introducedin2011,isdesignedtogivethebestpossibleacademicsupporttostudentswhoareobligedtospendalargeamountoftimeabroadaspartoftheirstudies.

In2012preparationsgotunderwayforintroducingscholarshipsinthe“MInTsubjects”.Thisnewdivisionisdesignedtoencouragesuitablecandidatestostudysubjectssuchasmaths,IT,the

LegendarymountaineerReinholdMessnerattheScholarshipalumnimeetingintheSouthTyrol,Italy

“GamesandCross-Media”wasthesubjectofamediaconferenceatWildbadKreuth:BavarianstateministersThomasKreuzer,andreasScherer,associationofBavariannewspaperPublishers,MarkusKaiser,MedienCampusBayern,SiegfriedSchneider,Bavarianregulatoryauthorityforcommercialbroadcasting

CharlotteKnobloch(centre),ChairwomanoftheisraelitischeKultusgemeindeMünchenundOberbayern,(Israelicommunity,MunichandupperBavaria)welcomesMunich-basedscholarshipholderstotheJewishCentreonJakobsplatz


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Since1981,whentheforeignscholarshipsprogrammewaslaunched:

– 2,084scholarshipshavebeenawardedtoforeignstudentsfrom62countries.Theprogrammecurrentlysupports87scholarshipholdersfrom31countries.

– aspartoftheaccompanyingpro-grammeforscholarshipholdersfromoverseas,monthlymeetingswereheldinMunichandthesurroundingarea,alongwithaseriesofone-day,one-weekandweekendseminars.

– Follow-upmeetingswereheldinRomania,theukraine,Hungary,Poland,Thailand,China,thePhilip-pinesandIndonesiaforscholarshipholderswhohadreturnedtotheirhomecountriesaftercompletingtheirstudiesinGermany.

– TheannualmeetingforforeignscholarshipholderstookplaceattheWildbadKreutheducationalcentreandaddressedthetopicof“TheuSaafterthepresidentialelections”.

Folkloreeveningduringtheannualmeetingforforeignstudents

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Foreignstudentsaddressthetopicof“TheuSaafterthepresidentialelections”

Number of scholarships in Germany in 2012

universityscholarships 407

ScholarshipsatHighereducationestablishments(HaW) 226

ScholarshipsforJournalists(JFS) 76

BIL/MIGprogrammeforforeignstudentsstudyingatGermanuniversitiesandstudentswithanimmigrantbackgroundand(BIL/MIG)

63

Studentsininternationaldegreeprogrammes(IS) 61

ScholarshipsforPhDcandidates 189

Total number of scholarships in Germany 1,022

scholarships abroad 87


foryoungpeoplewassupplementedbyourfirstYouthConferenceandanewseriesofseminarsentitled“YoungEuropeForum”.

The2012seminarprogrammewasdrawnuptoreflectthecentralthemeof“Howdowewanttoliveinthefuture?”–aquestionthataffectsalmosteveryotherissue,includingpoliciesontheenvironment,climatechangeandenergy,economic,financialandwelfarepoliciesandthechallengesfacedbyforeignandsecuritypolicy.Thesearejustafewofthetopicsthatwerecov-eredinourseminarsandeventsduringthecourseoftheyear.

PoliticaleducationisoneofthecoremissionsoftheHannsSeidelFoundationandamajorprerequisiteforensuringthestabilityofourconstitutionaldemocracy.Itisimportantthatwecontinuestrivingtoexplainandclarifyourdemocraticsys-tem.Theprimaryobjectiveofourpoli-ticalworkistoprovideciviceducationbasedonChristianvalues,andtogiveasmanycitizensaspossibletheinformationtheyneedtobecomeactiveparticipantsinoursociety.

Tothisend,theInstituteforPoliticalEdu-cationofferedawiderangeofseminarsandeventsduring2012.Over52,000citizenstookpartinmorethan1,400

seminarsandeventsattheBanzMon-asteryandWildbadKreutheducationalcentres,theConferenceCentreMunichandatothervenuesacrossGermany.

Ourseminarswereaimedatpeopleofallagesfromallsectorsofsocietyandalloccupations.Therewasaparticu-larfocusonencouragingandtrainingvolunteerstoworkinthepoliticalandsocialspheres,andalsoonyoungpeo-ple.Oneofourmainaimswastopro-videtheyoungergenerationwithbasicknowledgeaboutpoliticalprocessesandissuesandtoencouragethemtogetinvolvedinpoliticsandsociety.Theexistingrangeofseminarsonoffer

INsTITuTE fOr POLITICaL EDuCaTION

Political education is one of the core missions of the Hanns seidel foundation and an important prerequisite for the stability of our democracy, which is based on the rule of law and which requires on-going efforts to explain its

principles. The primary objective of our political work is to provide civic education based on Christian values, and to guide as many citizens as possible towards participating in our society in a well-informed and dedicated manner.

HeadofInstituteFranzGuber,politicalscientistHeinrichOberreuter,CEOPeterWitterauf


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seminars and events

FortheInstituteforPoliticalEducation,2012kickedoffwithitstraditionalan-nualconferenceforseminarleadersandtrainerstoletthemknowthepro-posedaimsandcontentofseminarsin2012.TheCEOoftheHannsSeidelFoundation,Dr.PeterWitterauf,ex-plainedthatthemainfocusofalltheFoundation’sdepartmentsshouldbeonmajorpoliticalissuessuchasthetrans-formationofenergypolicy,thesover-eigndebtcrisis,thefutureofEuropeandtheroleofthemediaindemocracy.Thecentralthemefortheyear,“Howdowewanttoliveinthefuture?”wasintroducedbytheHeadoftheInstituteforPoliticalEducation,Dr.FranzGuber.

Hesaiditwasparticularlyimportantforaninstituteforpoliticaleducationtonotonlytacklecurrentquestionsbutalsomorelong-term,fundamen-talissues.Thekeynotespeechofthetwo-dayconferencewasgivenbyProf.Dr.HeinrichOberreuter,wholookedatthemissionandthechallengesfacedbyciviceducation.Hestatedhisbeliefintheneedtoprovidepoliticaleduca-tiondespite–orperhapsevenbecauseof–thedifficultiesthatsucheduca-tionfacesamonglargesectionsofthepopulationduetoindividualism,pub-licperceptionsofentitlementandtherejectionofsocialandpoliticalorder.Hesaidthatallthehardworkisworth-whiletoachievethefreedomthatcanbestbeguaranteedbydemocracy.

Number of seminars in 2012

inBavaria 681

attheEducationalCentreWildbadKreuth 317

attheEducationalCentreBanzMonastery 371

attheConferenceCentreMunich 48

Total 1,417

Number of Participants in 2012

inBavaria 34,648

attheEducationalCentreWildbadKreuth 6,683

attheEducationalCentreBanzMonastery 8,029

attheConferenceCentreMunich 2,766

Total 52,126

TheConferenceCentreMunich

TheEducationalCentreWildbadKreuth

TheEducationalCentreBanzMonastery

CurrenttopicsoftheseminarsandeventsorganizedbytheHannsSeidelFoundationarelistedinthe2013seminarprogram,andshownintheeventsdatabasefoundonourwebsite:www.hss.de/veranstaltungen.html


afterthekeynotespeechbytheMin-isteroftheInterior,expertswithbothacademicandpracticalexperienceofpoliticscametogethertodiscusshowGermanyandtheEushouldhandlethenewchallengesandpossiblecoursesofaction(MarkusFerberMEP,Dr.MichaelGriesbeck,Prof.Dr.Beateneuss,Prof.Dr.RainerTetzlaffandProf.Dr.CarloMasala).

Crises on Europe’s borders – 2. Inter-national strategy symposium organised by the Hanns seidel foundation

TheHannsSeidelFoundationinitiateditsbiannualInternationalStrategySymposiumin2010ontheoccasionofthe20thanniversaryofGermanreuni-fication.ThefirstsymposiumreviewedthestateofGermany’s“new”foreignpolicyandworkedonnewperspec-tivesforBerlin’sdiplomacyinviewofthenewglobalchallengesthatitfaces.TheInternationalStrategySymposiumheldon3December2012intheConfer-enceCentreMunichfocusedonspecificcrisesonEurope’sborders.Thesewereanalysedintermsoftheirpotentialforescalationandastudywasmadeofsce-nariosandstrategiestomitigatetheseproblems.

Inhisintroductorytalkentitled“CrisesonEurope’sborders–ConsequencesforInternalSecurity”,theFederalMin-isteroftheInterior,Dr.Hans-PeterFriedrichMP,stressedhowthedis-tinctionbetweeninternalandexternalsecurityhasnowbecomeveryfluid.Forexample,theuprisingsinthearabcountrieshadanimpactonGermany’ssecurityathome.Dr.FriedrichstatedhisbeliefthatthemainsecurityriskscomefromIslamicterrorism,organ-isedcrimeandincreasedmigration.ThereisnoacutethreattoGermany’ssecurityatpresent,butinfutureitwillbevitaltohelptheaffectedcountriestobuildstablegovernmentalandsecu-ritystructures.HesaidGermanymustworkcloselywithitsinternationalalliestodealwiththechallengesinthe“arcofcrisis”.

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The academy organised 104 events (panels of experts, workshops, symposia, round tables, etc.) in the course of the year, with 7,858 participants. The Conference Centre Munich and the educational centres in Wildbad Kreuth and at the Banz Monastery provided the main venues and

6 conferences with a total of 580 participants were held in Berlin. The academy’s goal is to serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas on politics and current affairs and it strives to make a major contribution to public discourse and policy making.

TheconferenceroomwithFederalMinisterHans-PeterFriedrichatthelectern

PaneldiscussionwithRainerTetzlaff,Beateneuss,CarloMasala,MarkusFerber,MichaelGriesbeck

FederalMinisteroftheInteriorHans-PeterFriedrichspeakingattheStrategySymposium


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