Europaudvalget 2017-18
EUU Alm.del Bilag 8
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Draft as of 3 October 2017
Plenary Meeting of the LVIII COSAC
26–28 November 2017, Tallinn
Draft programme
Sunday, 26 November 2017
15:00–19:00
Arrival of the delegations and registration for the meeting at the hotels
Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
17:00
17:30–19:00
19:00
Departure by bus from the hotels
Meeting of the Presidential Troika
Venue: Conference Hall of the Riigikogu, Lossi plats 1a, Tallinn
Departure by bus for the dinner
19:00
19:30
Departure by bus from the hotels to the dinner venue
Dinner
hosted by
Mr Toomas VITSUT,
Chairman of the European Union Affairs
Committee of the Riigikogu
Venue: Seaplane Harbour, Vesilennuki 6, Tallinn
Return to the hotels by bus
22:30
Monday, 27 November 2017
Meetings of the political groups
7:45
8:30–9:30
Departure by bus from the hotels
Meetings of the political groups
Venue: Saku Suurhall, Paldiski maantee 104b, Tallinn
8:30
9:30–9:45
Departure by bus from the hotels to the conference venue
Venue: Saku Suurhall, Paldiski maantee 104b, Tallinn
Opening of the meeting
Welcome address by
Mr Eiki NESTOR,
President of the Riigikogu
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Introductory remarks by
Mr Toomas VITSUT,
Chairman of the European Union
Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu
Adoption of the agenda for the Plenary Meeting of the LVIII COSAC
9:45–10:00
Procedural issues and miscellaneous matters
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Information on the results of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
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Presentation of the 28
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Bi-annual Report of COSAC
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Letters received by the Presidency
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Procedural issues
Session I: The future of the European Union
Speakers:
Mrs Kersti KALJULAID,
President of the Republic of Estonia
Mr Michel BARNIER,
Chief Negotiator of the Task Force for the Preparation and
Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU
Ms
Danuta Maria HÜBNER,
Chairperson of the Committee on Constitutional
Affairs of the European Parliament
Debate
11:30–13:00
13:00–14:30
Family photo and lunch
Session II: Bringing Europe closer to its citizens: what are the best practices
of the national parliaments?
Speakers:
Ms Katrin AUEL,
Associate Professor in the Research Group European
Integration, Vienna Institute for Advanced Studies
Mr Pieter OMTZIGT,
Member of the European Affairs Committee, House of
Representatives of the Netherlands (tbc)
Mr Kristian VIGENIN,
Chair of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight
of the European Funds, National Assembly of Bulgaria
Ms Mairead McGUINESS,
First Vice-President of the European Parliament
Debate
14:30–15:00
15:00–16:30
Coffee break
Session III: Digital Single Market: current developments of e-services
Speakers:
Mr Siim SIKKUT,
Deputy Secretary General for Communications and State
Information Systems, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
10:00–11:30
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Mr Gunther KRICHBAUM,
Chairman of the Committee on the Affairs of the
European Union, German Bundestag (tbc)
Representative of National Parliament
Debate
16:30
16:30–18:00
18:00
19:00
19:30
Return to the hotels by bus
Meeting of COSAC Chairpersons
Debate on the Draft Contribution and Draft Conclusions of the LVIII COSAC
Return to the hotels by bus
Departure by bus from the hotels to the dinner venue
Dinner
hosted by
Mr Toomas VITSUT,
Chairman of the European Union Affairs
Committee of the Riigikogu
Venue: Estonia Concert Hall, Estonia puiestee 4, Tallinn
Return to the hotels by bus
23:00
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
8:15
9:00–10:15
Departure by bus from the hotels to the conference venue
Venue: Saku Suurhall, Paldiski maantee 104b, Tallinn
Session IV: State of play: building an effective and sustainable Security Union
Speaker:
Mr Julian KING,
European Commissioner for Security Union
Debate
10:15–11:30
Session V: The external dimension of migration: preventing and combating
irregular migration
Speakers:
Mr Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS,
European Commissioner for Migration, Home
Affairs and Citizenship (tbc)
Mr Edward ZAMMIT LEWIS,
Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs
Committee, House of Representatives of Malta
Ms Anne-Mari VIROLAINEN,
Chair of the Grand Committee, Parliament of Finland
Debate
11:30–12:00
Coffee break
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12:00–12:30
12:30–12:45
12:45–14:30
14:30
Adoption of the Contributions and Conclusions of the LVIII COSAC
Closing remarks by
Mr Toomas VITSUT,
Chairman of the European Union Affairs
Committee of the Riigikogu
Lunch
Return to the hotels by bus. Departure of the delegations.