Laura Batalla Adam
Laura Batalla Adam (Barcelona, 1985) holds two Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Public Administration and Journalism and a Master's degree in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe.
She is the Secretary General of the European Parliament Turkey Forum, a platform for high-level discussion between European and Turkish officials, political decision-makers, experts and civil society actors. The aim of the forum is to advance a well-informed debate on issues related to EU-Turkey relations while serving as a bridge between Turkey and the EU.
Prior to this position, she worked for several members of the European Parliament providing advice on different policy areas which has allowed her to acquire a deep knowledge of EU policies and decision-making processes.
At the same time, she is a political analyst and commentator, specialising in European affairs and EU-Turkey relations. She has published policy and research papers for renowned think tanks, specialized publications and academic journals, as well as opinion pieces for Spanish, European and Turkish newspapers.
Ms. Batalla is a member of distinctive young professionals’ networks as the EU-Middle East Forum at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Turkey Europe Future Forum, a project of the Mercator Program Center for International Affairs (MPC) in cooperation with TÜSIAD. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Marshall Memorial Fellowship, the flagship leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund.
She is the Secretary General of the European Parliament Turkey Forum, a platform for high-level discussion between European and Turkish officials, political decision-makers, experts and civil society actors. The aim of the forum is to advance a well-informed debate on issues related to EU-Turkey relations while serving as a bridge between Turkey and the EU.
Prior to this position, she worked for several members of the European Parliament providing advice on different policy areas which has allowed her to acquire a deep knowledge of EU policies and decision-making processes.
At the same time, she is a political analyst and commentator, specialising in European affairs and EU-Turkey relations. She has published policy and research papers for renowned think tanks, specialized publications and academic journals, as well as opinion pieces for Spanish, European and Turkish newspapers.
Ms. Batalla is a member of distinctive young professionals’ networks as the EU-Middle East Forum at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Turkey Europe Future Forum, a project of the Mercator Program Center for International Affairs (MPC) in cooperation with TÜSIAD. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Marshall Memorial Fellowship, the flagship leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund.
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Since the opening of membership talks in 2005, very little progress
has been made in the accession negotiations. Despite reasonably successful democratization efforts at the beginning of Erdoğan’s rule, today’s Turkey seems to be drifting away from Europe. Making progress
in the negotiations will largely depend on the Turkish government’s willingness to stay true to its long-term strategic goal of EU membership
emergence of a European public sphere.
The present study analyzes whether a Europeanization of the national media has taken place by studying how national newspapers provide information in Europe and whether
a European public sphere is emerging. The results reveal that some European topics have experienced a certain europeanization, but there is still an absence of European
debate in the respective national public spheres.
Articles by Laura Batalla Adam
Since the opening of membership talks in 2005, very little progress
has been made in the accession negotiations. Despite reasonably successful democratization efforts at the beginning of Erdoğan’s rule, today’s Turkey seems to be drifting away from Europe. Making progress
in the negotiations will largely depend on the Turkish government’s willingness to stay true to its long-term strategic goal of EU membership
emergence of a European public sphere.
The present study analyzes whether a Europeanization of the national media has taken place by studying how national newspapers provide information in Europe and whether
a European public sphere is emerging. The results reveal that some European topics have experienced a certain europeanization, but there is still an absence of European
debate in the respective national public spheres.
Gairebé dues setmanes d’acampades a la Plaça Taksim, d’Istambul , avui ha estat el dia. A primera hora d’aquest matí més de 300 membres de les forces de l’ordre amb blindats han irromput per sorpresa als manifestants en una acció que ha provocat 270 persones ferides, cinc d’elles greus, segons l’Associació de Metges Turca. La policía ha desallotjat als manifestants de la Plaça Taksim i i els que han ocupat des del primer dia el parc de Gezi. La policía ha fet servir gas mostassa.
Avui analitzarem les relacions de Turquia amb la Unió Europea.
Per això, conectem amb Brussel•les, l’assessora política al Parlament Europeu i especialista en les relacions Turquia- UE, Laura Batalla i també en un gran especialista en moltes coses i bon amic Del programa, el periodista de La Vanguardia, Tomàs Alcoverro, que es troba a Beirut.
We organise our next debate about the political and legal aspects of the EU-Turkey deal. We would like to have a political debate lining up the controversial points of the deal’s political and legal background as well as providing a forecast to the short-term future. Our plan is to examine the legality and morality of the agreement and analyze it through a political perspective including its importance, implementation, risks and opportunities.
Overall, can the EU-Turkey deal be implemented?
In addition to around 20 academics of EU studies from different universities of Turkey, Ernest MARAGALL, Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA Group; Simona GATTI, Minister Counsellor – Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the EU to Turkey and Laura Batalla ADAM, Secretary General Friends of Turkey Group in the European Parliament will join the seminar.
The EU is a shining example of an ongoing fragmegrative process. On the one hand, independentist movements across Europe (i.e. in Catalonia Scotland and Flanders) question the effectiveness and the authority of National States, and look at the EU as a direct interlocutor; this is commonly referred to as internal enlargement. On the other hand, neighboring countries outside EU continue to seek membership (external enlargement), as is the case of Serbia and Turkey, for instance.
This roundtable will explore the “state of the art”on these issues. Which will be the fate of the aspirant Stateless Nations within the EU? While Turkey seems still interested in becoming a member, how is the Union evaluating its criteria for accession today? Which one is more likely to become the 29th member state of the EU: Catalonia or Turkey?
El Memorial Xavier Batalla ens fa arribar una taula rodona sobre ‘L’experiència de les eleccions presidencials als Estats Units d’Amèrica’ el pròxim dijous 20 d’octubre a les 19:00h. El Memorial Xavier Batalla és una iniciativa per recordar la figura del periodista Xavier Batalla, quan s’han complert cinc anys del darrer escrit que va publicar i gairebé quatre de la seva mort. L’encarregat de moderar la taula rodona serà el periodista Xavier Roig.
L’esdeveniment serà presentat per Marc Vidal, vicedegà del Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya i Marcos Mandojana, cònsol general dels Estats Units d’Amèrica a Barcelona. A més a més, comptarà amb la participació de Gabriel Colomé, professors de Ciència Política (UAB); Juan M. Hernández Puértolas, periodista i economista; Xavier Mas de Xaxàs, periodista i Núria Ribó, periodista.
The main topics that will be covered during the panel debate are:
•The EU-Turkey relations before and after the agreement;
•The legal aspects of the agreement and its implementation.
This debate is of great relevance due to the fact that the European Commission is expected to declare that Turkey has broadly met the criteria for early visa liberalization and will put forward a legislative proposal which the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament will have to approve by the end of June.
Speakers of the event will include representatives of the European Parliament and experts on EU-Turkey relations, as well as Schengen agreement issues.
overcome its multi-faceted crisis.
Domestic tensions have absorbed Turkey’s energies and in the coming years the country’s political agenda will be mark by whether political and social polarisation persists, by
attempts to transform the political system into a Presidential one and by the results of the on-going peace talks with the PKK. The way in which the new government and the Turkish society will handle all these issues will not only be crucial for Turkey’s social cohesion but also for Turkey’s image abroad and their capacity to project itself globally but, particularly so, in its closest neighbourhood. In this particular context the European Union should review its policies towards Turkey and define ways of constructive engagement with both the Turkish government and the Turkish society.
CIDOB, CITPAX and the Friends of Turkey in the European Parliament will bring together a small group of experts from Turkey and the EU to analyse the implications of the June
elections in three different areas: the “Kurdish question”, the relations with the EU and the foreign policy of Turkey, with particular emphasis on the Middle East.
“El mundo es una idea” està construït a partir d’una selecció d’articles publicats per Batalla a la secció de política internacional de La Vanguardia que ell mateix va editar a fons en els mesos de lluita contra la malaltia.
Aquest web es proposa comptar amb la col·laboració de molts professionals amics de Xavier Batalla que han contribuït amb articles i comentaris o han expressat la seva intenció de fer-ho, així com la de molts dels seu lectors.
Per aixó, aquest mes del març encetem el cicle #ConstruimUE amb la presència de tres convidats molt interessants. D’una banda, hi serà present el Secretari d’Estat per la Unió Europea, el sr. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo. D’altra banda, la jove investigadora i assessora al Parlament Europeu, Laura Batalla. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (Tetuan, 1956) és catedràtic Jean Monnet ad honorem de la Universitat Complutense de Madrid i ha estat conseller especial del Consell d’Europa, europarlamentari durant gairibé 20 anys, a més de participar com a ponent per a diversos Tractats de la Unió. Per la seva banda, Laura Batalla (Barcelona, 1985) és politòloga i periodista per la Universitat Pompeu Fabra i guanyadora del darrer premi Catalunya-Europa Segle XXI. Finalment, tancarem l’acte amb les aportacions finals i les conclusions a càrrec de Susana del Río. Llicenciada en Història, Doctora en Ciències Polítques i Premi Extraordinari de Doctorat en Ciències Socials i Jurídiques, Susana del Río (1966) és membre del Comitè d’experts independents de la Comissió Europea a “Citizens Democracy and Governance”; i és directora del projecte Upgrading Europe. També és autora de diversos llibres i nombroses publicacions, dels quals en destaquem el seu darrer llibre, Europe: Project and Process.
Amb ajuda d’aquestes tres veus, d’angles ben diferents i complementaris, i de la participació dels nostres assistents, establirem aquest nou espai de reflexió i diàleg. Parlarem del pes polític d’Europa a l’hora de prendre decisions, de l’Europa que no surt als mitjans, de plataformes innovadores, com Sexy Europe, que intenten explicar de forma propera i en clau política la UE, i de com, en definitiva, Europa parla de tots nosaltres, i per tant, ens interpel·la. Agraïm molt especialment que els nostres tres ponents hagin volgut participar en un diàleg tan necessari com imprescindible per entendre la importància que tenen les properes eleccions pel futur de les Institucions Europees.