1st announcement 

In co-operation with EUROCITIES and the European Federalist in the Czech Republic

the City of Prague is organising the Seminar on ”The Future of Europe”. 

The Seminar will take place on Friday 14^th March 2003

at the Prague City Hall, Mariánské nám. 2, Prague 1

THE FUTURE OF EUROPE SEMINAR (draft program as of February 10, 2003)
 

9:00             registration

9:30             Welcome by Mayor of Prague

9:45             Opening Session

                    Mr. Daniel Kroupa, member of the Senate CR

                    Theme: The future of Europe

                     Mr. Ramiro Cibrian, ambassador, head of Delegation of the EC to the CR

                     Mr. Branislav Hochel, deputy mayor of Bratislava, Eurocities

                     Mr. Bruno Boissiére, Secretary General of the UEF, tbc

10:45            AWARD Public competition:

                     "The futue of Europe: Our Opinion Counts"

11:00              Pictures and Coffee

11:30-13:00   Workshop I Convention - Institutional treaty

                        moderator: Mr. Jiri Plecity, Economic Advisor, Delegation of EC

                        speakers:   member of the Convention CR tbc.

                                        Mr. Petr Drulak, Institute of International relation Prague

                                        representative of local  or regional authority in the CR

                                        Mr. Philipp Agathonos, Vice-president of the UEF, tbc

                          discussion

13:00                  Lunch

14:30 - 16:30:    Workshop II Tripartite - new dimension of the cooperation between all  levels of governance in the future of Europe

Lokal and regional authorities/national government/EU institutions - the relation in the future of Europe

                            moderator:   Eurocities policy officer tbc.

                             speakers:     member of the Convention CR tbc

                                               Mr. Hartman, ministry for regional development tbc

                                               Mr Jan Brezina Prezident of the Olomoucky region

                                               Mr. Emil Brix, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austria,

                                               Director-general for Cultural Affairs, tbc

                             discussion

16:30                     Coffee break

17:00                     Resolutions of the workshops

                              Reporters of the workshops

17:30                     Closure Future of Europe Seminar     

20:00                     Official Reception (venue tbc

Official Reception  (venue tbc)