Europaudvalget 2017-18
EUU Alm.del Bilag 953
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REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
As of 7.09.2018
Interparliamentary Conference
TRANSFORMING THE WESTERN BALKANS REGION -
A parliamentary perspective on the role and the future
of EU accession process
with Members of the European Parliament
and the Pre-Accession Countries' Parliaments
Organised by the
European Parliament
(Democracy Support and Election Co-ordination Group
in cooperation with the Committee on Foreign Affairs)
and the
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Sofia, 5 October 2018
Venue : National Palace of Culture (NDK)
Sofia (Bulgaria)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROGRAMME
Contact:
Mr Thierry Jacob
[email protected]
+32 2 28 42277
European Parliament, Directorate for Democracy Support, Pre-Accession Actions Unit
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8:45
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9:00
In the Chair:
Registration
Mr/Ms
……………………,
MP, National Assembly of the Republic of
Bulgaria(tbc)
and
Mr/Ms …………………..,
MEP, European Parliament
(tbd)
Opening of the Interparliamentary Conference:
Ms Tsveta Karayancheva,
President of the National Assembly of the
Republic of Bulgaria
Mr.
/Ms……………..,
Representative of the Council of Ministers of the
Republic of Bulgaria
(tbc)
Ms Lívia Járóka,
Vice- President of the European Parliament
9:00
–
9:30
9:30
–10:45
EU
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Western Balkans Summit, Sofia priority agenda, Berlin process
Summit and the way ahead: continuing support for Western Balkans
EU accession process
Ms Dzhema Grozdanova,
Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Representative of the National Council / the Federal Council of Austria
(tbc)
Representative of the Chamber of Deputies/ the Senate of Romania
(tbc)
Representative of the Senate/Sejm of Poland (next host of BP
Summit)(tbc)
Ms Ekaterina Zaharieva,
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
Exchange of views
10:45
–
11:15
In the Chair:
Family photo and coffee break
Mr/Ms………………,
MP, National Assembly of the Republic of
Bulgaria(tbc)
and
Mr/Ms …………………..,
MEP, European Parliament
(tbd)
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11:15
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12:30
The role of National Parliaments and the European Parliament for
strengthening the European perspective of the Western Balkans
Mr/Ms …………………..,
MEP, European Parliament
Representatives of EU national parliaments
Representatives of Western Balkans parliaments
Representative of the European Commission /EEAS
Exchange of views
12:30
–
14:00
In the Chair:
Lunch hosted by the National Assembly of Bulgaria
(place tbd)
Mr/Ms………………,
MP, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
(tbc)
and
Mr/Ms …………………..,
MEP, European Parliament
(tbd)
Transformative effect of EU accession process on the region
–
challenges and achievements
Mr/Ms …………………..,
MEP, European Parliament
Representatives of Western Balkans parliaments
WB6 Advocacy Group representatives:
European Movement, Serbia
Albanian Institute for international studies
Foreign policy Initiative, Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Movement in Montenegro
Kosovo Civil Society Foundation
European Policy Institute
–
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Exchange of views
14:15
–
15:30
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15:30
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16:45
Importance of interparliamentary and regional cooperation for
speeding up reforms in EU acceding countries
Mr/Ms …………………..,
MEP, European Parliament
MP, Representative of SEECP PA /RCC(tbc)
MP, Representative of Visegrad 4(tbc)
MP, Representative of the Baltic Assembly(tbc)
Mr. Gjergj Murra, Executive Director, Western Balkans Fund
Exchange of views
16:45
–
17:00
Concluding remarks
Departure of participants
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