2014 European Elections: this time is different, Brussels - Main contents
date | May 5, 2014 - May 6, 2014 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i |
attending | J.-C. (Jean-Claude) Trichet i, C. (Connie) Hedegaard i, (Antonio) López-Istúriz White i et al. |
organisation | Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) i |
2014 European elections: this time it's different Seminar for journalists
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Members' restaurant, European Parliament, Brussels
18:00 Arrival and registration 18:30 Welcome drink
19:00 Dinner debate with keynote speaker
"How Europe can move forward: lessons from the past"
Brendan Simms, Professor of International Relations on the History of European Geopolitics at the University of Cambridge
European Parliament, Brussels Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) Building - Room 01A002
8:45 Arrival and registration
Part 1 Moderator: Jaume Duch Guillot, Director for the Media and EP Spokesperson
9:30 Opening and welcome
Juana Lahousse Juarez, Director-General for Communication, European Parliament Gregory Paulger, Director-General for Communication, European Commission
10:00 Why is this time different?
The political impact of the Lisbon Treaty: election by Parliament of the Commission President; Parliament's enhanced legislative powers Klaus Welle, Secretary-General of the European Parliament
Q & A session
10:30 Break
2014 European elections: this time it's different Seminar for journalists
Part 2 Moderator: Yannis Darmis, Head of Media Services & Monitoring Unit, European Parliament
10.45 Challenges facing the EU institutions after the elections
Anni Podimata, Parliament Vice-President for Information and Communication Policy Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action
Q & A session
12:00 The 2014 elections: media aspects, polls and trends
Jaume Duch Guillot, Director for the Media and EP Spokesperson
Q & A session
12:30 Lunch
PHS 2nd floor mezzanine
Part 3 Moderator: Karen Coleman, broadcaster and journalist
14:30 The future direction of the EU
Economic and geopolitical challenges and opportunities Jean-Claude Trichet, former President of European Central Bank
Q & A session
15:30 Break
15:45 Political agendas and voters' choices for the European elections
Debate among representatives of EP political groups MEP Antonio López-Isturiz White (EPP, Spain)
MEP Enrique Guerrero Salom (S&D, Spain)
MEP Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA, Belgium)
MEP Jürgen Klute (GUE/NGL, Germany)
Q & A session
17:30 Closing remarks
Yannis Darmis, Head of Media Services & Monitoring Unit, European Parliament Alain Dumort, Head of Media Networks & Contracts Unit, European Commission
Followed by cocktail reception
PHS 2nd floor mezzanine
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The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Affairs is responsible for:
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1.The institutional aspects of the European integration process, in particular in the framework of the preparation and proceedings of conventions and intergovernmental conferences