The central themes of this conference are:
1. Inclusion of a gender perspective in the European peace and security policies
2. Raising awareness for the different effects of the European Union's peace and security policy on women and men

A pre-condition for this is the European wide networking of activists and experts who are working for the implementation of Resolution 1325. A sustainable network of European activists and experts should be build at this conference. Further, one of the aims is building a lobby for the implementation of Resolution 1325 within the EU and the single European states.

A first emphasis of this conference will be the different means of intervention of the EU, civilian and military. It should be described and evaluated, how these interventions, especially military interventions affect women and men differently and also their relation in society in the countries which are targets of interventions.

There will be a public debate questioning whether the EU is still the "Peace Power" which it claims to be. Further, it should be discussed whether peace activists and experts see the EU as a "Peace Power" in the countries in which it is intervening. Finally, it should be analysed what would need to happen in order for the EU to become a "Peace Power".

A second emphasis of this conference will be the implementation of Resolution 1325 which is still outstanding in the institutions of the EU and the European states. The governments of Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain have already presented a national action plan for the implementation of the Resolution as has been requested by the Secretary-General of the UN. The German government does not see the need for such an action plan. Prior to the adoption of these actions plans there has been more or less intensive lobbying by non-governmental organisations and women’s networks. At this conference it should become an issue, how these networks function, what the prospects and deficiencies of these actions plans are and what a European-wide actions plan could look like.

This conference should be aimed at the practical level. Requirements and strategies for the implementation of gender should also be discussed with representatives and decision-makers for the European peace and security policy.

An outcome of this conference should be a catalogue of demands aimed at the presidency of the European Union as well as a time-frame of a European-wide implementation of Resolution 1325 – the "Roadmap 1325".

Aktualisiert: 15.01.2008, kra