Europaudvalget 2016-17
EUU Alm.del Bilag 20
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Draft as of 29. 09. 2016
PLENARY MEETING OF THE LVI COSAC
13
–
15 November 2016, Bratislava
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Sunday, 13 November 2016
14:00
–
19:00
Arrival of delegations and registration for the meeting at the hotels
Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
16:30
17:00
–
18:30
Departure from the hotels to the Bratislava Castle
Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
Venue: Bratislava Castle,
Námestie Alexandra Dubčeka 1,
Bratislava
18:30
19:00
Departure from the hotels to the Grand Hotel River Park
Official dinner
hosted by Mr
Andrej DANKO,
Speaker of the
National Council of the Slovak Republic
(tbc)
Venue: Grand Hotel River Park,
Dvořákovo nábrežie 6, Bratislava
21:30
Return to the hotels
Monday, 14 November 2016
07:30
Departure from the hotels to the National Council of the Slovak
Republic for the meetings of political groups
Meetings of political groups
08:00
–
09:00
Meetings of political groups
Venue: National Council of the Slovak Republic, Námestie
Alexandra Dubčeka 1, Bratislava
(tbc)
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08:30
Departure from the hotels to the Bratislava Castle (other
participants)
Registration (for those not yet registered)
09:00
–
9:30
Opening session of the LVI COSAC
Welcome address
by Mr
Andrej DANKO,
Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
(tbc)
Introductory remarks
by Mr
�½uboš BLAHA,
Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the National Council
of the Slovak Republic
Adoption of the agenda for the Plenary Meeting of the LVI
COSAC
Procedural issues of the Plenary Meeting of the LVI COSAC
Information on the results of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
Letters received by the Presidency
Presentation of the 26th Bi-annual Report of COSAC
by Ms
Christiana FRYDA,
Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat
Debate
09:30
–
11:00
Session 1:
State of Play of the Slovak Presidency of the Council
of the European Union
Keynote speaker:
Mr
Robert FICO,
Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
(tbc)
Debate
11:00
–
11:30
11:30
–
13:15
Coffee break
Session 2:
Strengthening the role of national parliaments in the EU
Keynote speaker:
Mr
Frans TIMMERMANS,
First Vice-President, European Commission
Panelists:
Ms
Danuta Maria HÜBNER,
Chair of the Committee on
Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
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Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Debate
13:15
–
13:30
13:30
–
15:00
Family photo
Lunch
Venue: Bratislava Castle,
Námestie Alexandra Dubčeka 1,
Bratislava
15:00
–
16:45
Session 3:
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
(TTIP): a trade agreement between the European Union
and the United States (and its challenges, opportunities
and risks)
Keynote speakers:
Ms
Susan GEORGE, PhD.,
political and social scientist, activist
and writer on global social justice; President of the Transnational
Institute
Mr
Ignacio Garcia BERCERO,
EU Chief Negotiator of TTIP;
Director, DG Trade of the European Commission
Panelists:
Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Debate
16:45
Return to the hotels
COSAC Chairpersons meeting
17:00
–
18:00
Debate on the Draft Contribution of the LVI COSAC
Venue: Bratislava Castle,
Námestie Alexandra Dubčeka 1,
Bratislava
18:00
Return to the hotels
19:30
20:00
Departure from the hotels to the Bratislava Castle
Official dinner
hosted by Mr
Andrej DANKO,
Speaker of the
National Council of the Slovak Republic
(tbc)
Venue: Bratislava Castle,
Námestie Alexandra Dubčeka 1,
Bratislava
22:30
Return to the hotels
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016
07:30
08:00
–
09:45
Departure from the hotels to the Bratislava Castle
Session 4:
2016: Energy Union's
„year of delivery”
Keynote speaker:
Mr
Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ,
Vice-President of the European
Commission for Energy Union
Panelists:
Ms
Danielle AUROI,
Chair of the European Affairs Committee,
National Assembly of the French Republic
Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Debate
09:45
–
10:15
10:15
–
12:00
Coffee break
Session 5:
Securing the external borders of the EU in the context of
irregular migration
Keynote speakers:
Mr
Robert KALIŇÁK,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of Interior of the Slovak Republic
(tbc)
Mr
Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS,
European Commissioner
for Migration and Home Affairs
(tbc)
Mr
Fabrice LEGGERI,
European Border and Coast Guard
Agency Executive Director
Panelists:
Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Member of a national parliament
(tbc)
Debate
12:00
–
12:30
12:30
–
14:00
Adoption of the Contribution and Conclusions
of the LVI COSAC
Lunch
Venue: Bratislava Castle,
Námestie Alexandra Dubčeka 1,
Bratislava
14:00
Return to the hotels by bus
Departures of delegations