Transnational EU-Project “The Future of Europe – Our Opinion Counts”: Programme of the Final Conference
"The Future of Europe – Our opinion Counts"
About The Project:
"The Future of Europe – Our opinion Counts" is a transnational project, supported by the European Union, that will contribute to the European dimension of the public debate on the future of Europe. It has been developed together with partners in three different EU member states and seven applicant countries.
It consists in organising public competitions and workshops in all participating countries in order to encourage a public discussion on Europe's future aimed at promoting a Central European Declaration on the Future of Europe.
The Declaration will be elaborated on the basis of the Final Conference in Vienna from March 28th-29th 2003 in the Viennese City-Hall. During the conference young people from all participating countries will attend a simulation game on the Constitutional Convention (27-28/03/2003). To guarantee a debate on Europe's future close to the citizens, public activities within the framework of the Europe Day 2003 will complete the project.
Project Partners:
AT:
Info Point Europe
Vienna of the Vienna Business Agency (project co-ordinator)
Austrian Society for
European Politics
City of Vienna -
International Affairs Department
European Federalist
Movement Austria
Young European
Federalists Austria
Institute for the
Danube Region and Central Europe
Vienna Business
Agency – Euro Info Centre and Office for Central and Eastern Europe
CZ: City of Prague - International Affairs Department
Union of European Federalists Czech Republic
GR:
Young European Federalists Greece
Info Point Europe Komotini
HU:
European Movement Hungary
IT:
Info Point
Europe Modena
Progetto Europa Commune di Modena
PL: Austrian Cultural Forum Krakow
Union of European Federalists Lodz
SK: Union of European Federalists Slovakia
SL: Young European Federalists Slovenia
BG: Union of European Federalists Bulgaria
RO: Civitas Foundation
Young European Federalists Romania
With the kind support of the European Commission and the Vienna Convention Bureau.
In co-operation with the Newspaper Kurier and Ö1 (Austrian Broadcasting Company)
Programme of The Final Conference:
1. Opening Session:
Friday, March 28, 2003, 18:00 – 19:30
Venue: Viennese City Hall, Entrance Lichtenfelsgasse, “Wappensaal”
Welcoming Addresses
Mr Rudolf Schicker, Executive City Counsellor for Urban Development, Traffic and Transport
Mr Christos Alexandris, Ambassador of Greece in Austria
Ms Monika Unterholzner, Head of International Department, Vienna Business Agency
Presentation of the Project
Mr Philipp Agathonos, Vice-President of the Union of European Federalists
Mr Christian Lettner, Austrian Society for European Politics
Ms Alexandra Schantl, Info Point Europa Vienna, Vienna Business Agency
Presentation of the Results of the Convention Simulation
Ms Bettina Kölbl, President of the Convention Simulation
Key Note Speech “Europa erweitern UND vertiefen”
Mr Karl Doutlik, Head of the EC-Representation in Austria
Dinner:
Friday, March 28, 2003, 20:00 – open end
Viennese Heuriger Schmidt
Stammersdorfer Strasse 105
A-1210 Vienna
T: ++43 1 292 66 88
Programme of The Final Conference:
2. Panel Sessions and Workshops:
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Venue: Viennese City Hall, Entrance Lichtenfelsgasse, “Wappensaal”
09:30 – 11:00 “Europe’s Role in a Unipolar World”
Mr Adam Halacinski, Embassy of the Polish Republic in Austria
Mr Wolfgang Petritsch, Former High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Mr Martin Vukovich, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austria, Deputy Political Director
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 “Economic Governance and Monetary Union”
Mr Filadelfio Basile, Member of the Italian Senate, Member of the Convention
Mr Wolfgang Greif, international Secretary of the Private Sector Employees Union (GPA), Austria, Member of the Economic and Social Committee of the EU
Mr Ryszard Piasecki, Professor of Economics at the University of Lodz, Poland
Mr Günter Schmidt, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
Mr Georg Winckler, Rector of the Vienna University, Austria
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at the Viennese City Hall
14:00 – 15:30 “European Citizenship and Cultural Identity”
Mr Emil Brix, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austria, Director-General for Cultural Affairs
Mr Hajdó Csaba, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, Executive Director of CIVITAS Foundation for Civil Society
Mr Michel Cullin, Deputy Secretary General of the Franco-German Youth Office, France
Mr Daniel Kroupa, Member of the Czech Senate, Cultural Affairs Committee, Vice-Chairman
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 “From the Constitutional Convention
to a European Federal Constitution”
Mr Ivo Kaplan, Secretary General of UEF Czech Republic
Ms Eva Nowotny, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austria, Director-General for Economic Affairs and European Integration
Ms Maria Vassilakou, Member of the Regional Government of Vienna
Ms Christina Zafirova, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria, Department for European Integration
17:30 – 18:00 Conclusions by Mr Philipp Agathonos, Vice-President of the UEF
Accomodations:
ARCOTEL WIMBERGER
Neubaugürtel 34-36
A-1070 Vienna
T: ++43 1 521 65-0
Jugendgästehaus Wien-Brigittenau
Friedrich Engels-Platz 24
A-1200 Vienna
T: ++43 1 332 82 94-0
In Case of any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact the organisers on their mobile phones:
Ms Alexandra Schantl, mobile: ++ 43 699 140 140 00
Mr Philipp Agathonos, mobile: ++ 43 699 100 685 47
Ms Dagmar Tomschitz, mobile: ++ 43 699 134 034 51
We wish you a pleasant stay in Vienna!
