Challenges to Democracy in today’s Europe
Programme
Palais de l’Europe – Hemicycle
Monday, 10 July 2006
10.00 Opening
Mr Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Mr Alexandre Orlov, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Russia to the Council of Europe on behalf of the Russian Federation Chair of the Committee of Ministers
Mr Bruno Gain, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the Council of Europe on behalf of the host country of the Council of Europe
Mr Pascal Mangin, Deputy Mayor, Strasbourg
Ms Elena Nemirovskaya, Director and Founder of the Moscow School of Political Studies
11.00 Opening lecture
Mr Serguei Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
12.30 Lunch
Restaurant of the European Parliament
14.30 Conference I
“New challenges to democracy and human rights in today’s Europe”
Chair: Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Moderator: Mr Vladimir Lukin, Commissioner on Human Rights of the Russian Federation
Mr Milan Kucan, former President of Slovenia
Ms Annelise Oeschger, President of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe
Ms Svetlana Smirnova, Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Mr Zarko Puhovski, President of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, Croatia
18.00 Buffet-dinner offered by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Restaurant Bleu, Palais de l’Europe
Tuesday, 11 July 2006
09.00 Workshops or study visits *
12.30 Lunch
Restaurant of the European Parliament
14.30 Conference II
“European strategies: joint action, present and future”
Chair: Mr Bernard Schreiner, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Moderator: Mr Adrian Severin, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Romania
Mr Michel Caillouet, Ambassador, Representative of the European Commission to the Council of Europe
Mr Michail Margelov, Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia
Mr François Heisbourg, Special Adviser to the Strategic Institute, Paris
Mr Jacques Paul Klein, former Under-Secretary-General of UN and former Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Liberia
Ms Yoko Iwama, Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo
20.00 Reception hosted by the Permanent Representations
Wednesday , 12 July 2006
09.00 Workshops or study visits *
12.30 Lunch
Restaurant of the European Parliament
14.30 Conference III
“Directing action by the authorities : good governance”
Chair: Mr Antoine Durrleman, Director of the National School of Administration (ENA), France
Ms Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada
Mr Jean-Dominique Giuliani, President of the Robert Schuman Foundation, Paris
Mr Giovanni di Stasi, former President of the Congress, Council of Europe
Mr Otmar Philipp, Administrator, European Parliament
Mr Robert Hertzog, Professor of Public Law, Institute of Political Studies, Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg
20.00 Buffet-dinner offered by the City of Strasbourg
Restaurant “A l’Ancienne Douane”
Thursday , 13 July 2006
09.00 Workshops or study visits *
12.30 Lunch
Restaurant of the European Parliament
14.30 Workshops or study visits *
Free evening
Friday, 14 July 2006
10.00 Closing Ceremony
Mr Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Ms Fabienne Keller, Senator Mayor of Strasbourg
Ms Catherine Lalumière, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Mr Goran Svilanovic, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Mr John Hume, Nobel Peace Prize-Winner
Closing remarks by Ms Sonja Licht, Director of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence
Adoption of the Final Declaration
Award of Certificates
19.00 Garden party
Jardin des Deux Rives
Saturday, 15 July 2006
Departure of the participants
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* Study visits to the European Court of Human Rights, ARTE, Eurocorps, Strasbourg Town Hall, Conseil Régional d’Alsace or Conseil général du Bas-Rhin
Challenges to Democracy in today’s Europe
Workshops and Study Visits
MOSCOW
Conference III: “Directing action by the authorities: good governance”
Workshop 1. Responsible leadership at local and regional level: the political challenge of local self-government
1a. Local governance and citizens’ participation
Moderator : Mr Jean-Marie Woehrling
Workshop 2. Policies for public probity
2a. To reform the public administration: between ethics and effectiveness
Moderators : Mr Cyril Clément
Mr Stéphane Leyenberger
Study visit: Town Hall
Experience of participative democracy
Ms Anne Schumann, Deputy Mayor of Strasbourg
TBILISI
Conference II: “European strategies: joint action, present and future”
Workshop 1. Joint analysis and action as a means of fostering integration
1a. Identity and citizenship
Moderators : Mr Irakli Alasania
Mr Bruno Cautrès
Ms Mary-Ann Hennessey
Workshop 2. European security and defence
2b. Energy security: between competition and co-operation
Moderators : Mr Cyrille Gloaguen
Mr Philippe Sébille-Lopez
Study visit: Eurocorps
A European defence instrument
Mr Fernando Olalde, Presse Officer
SOFIA
Conference I: “New challenges to democracy and human rights in today’s Europe”
Workshop 1. Lessons to be drawn from democratic processes: the challenge of participation
1b. Electoral participation
Moderators : Mr Serguei Kouznetsov
Mr Christian Saves
Workshop 2. Democracy and the challenge of diversity
2b. Democratic pluralism and freedom of expression: the Media
Moderators : Mr Bogdan Bogdanov
Mr Pall Thorhallsson
Study visit: Conseil général du Bas-Rhin
Decentralisation
Mr Jean Howiller, Chief of Cabinet
CHISINAU
Conference I: “New challenges to democracy and human rights in today’s Europe”
Workshop 1. Lessons to be drawn from democratic processes: the challenge of participation
1a. Civil society against the democratic deficit?
Moderators : Mr Daniel Zielinski
Ms Dorota Dakowska
Workshop 2. Democracy and the challenge of diversity
2a. Social cohesion and social inclusion as preconditions for the democratic process?
Moderators : Mr Jean-Marie Heydt
Ms Alexandra Nacu
Study visit: Conseil général du Bas-Rhin
Decentralisation
Mr Jean Howiller, Chief of Cabinet
PRISTINA
Conference III: “Directing action by the authorities: good governance”
Workshop 1. Responsible leadership at local and regional level: the political challenge of local self-government
1b. Local governance and reinforcement of local and regional executives
Moderators : Mr Jean-Paul Chauvet
Mr Owen Masters
Workshop 2. Policies for public probity
2b. Financing of political parties
Moderators : Mr Tiziano Balmelli
Mr Alexander Seger
Study visit: Conseil Régional d’Alsace
Decentralisation
SKOPJE
Conference III: “Directing action by the authorities: good governance”
Workshop 1. Responsible leadership at local and regional level: the political challenge of local self-government
1a. Local governance and citizens’ participation
Moderators : Ms Nadia Cuk
Ms Valérie Lozac’h
Workshop 2. Policies for public probity
2b. Financing of political parties
Moderators : Mr Yves-Marie Doublet
Mr Wolfgang Rau
Study visit: ENA (Ecole Nationale d’Administration)
Administrative reform and reform of the French civil service
Mr Renaud Dorandeu, Director of studies
BELGRADE
Conference II: “European strategies: joint action, present and future”
Workshop 1. Joint analysis and action as a means of fostering integration
1b. Which european model(s) of social and economic integration?
Moderators : Mr Michel Dévoluy
Mr Klaus Schumann
Workshop 2. European security and defence
2a. Political frameworks for European security and defence
Moderator : Mr Hans-Peter Furrer
Study visit: Town Hall
Experience of participative democracy
Ms Anne Schumann, Deputy Mayor of Strasbourg
ZAGREB
Conference II: “European strategies: joint action, present and future”
Workshop 1. Joint analysis and action as a means of fostering integration
1b. Which european model(s) of social and economic integration?
Moderator : Mr Federico Oliveri
Workshop 2. European security and defence
2b. Energy security: between competition and co-operation
Moderator : Mr Jean Lamy
Study visit: ARTE (French-German TV channel)
The European cultural channel
Mr Vladimir Vasak, journalist
BUCHAREST
Conference I: “New challenges to democracy and human rights in today’s Europe”
Workshop 1. Lessons to be drawn from democratic processes: the challenge of participation
1a. Civil society against the democratic deficit?
Moderators : Ms Claudia Luciani
Ms Karin Nordmeyer
Workshop 2. Democracy and the challenge of diversity
2b. Democratic pluralism and freedom of expression: the Media
Moderators : Mr Renaud de La Brosse
Mr Saso Ordanovski
Study visit: ARTE (French-German TV channel)
The European cultural channel
Mr Vladimir Vasak, journalist
YEREVAN
Conference I: “New challenges to democracy and human rights in today’s Europe”
Workshop 1. Lessons to be drawn from democratic processes: the challenge of participation
1b. Electoral participation
Moderators : Mr Shavarsh Kocharyan
Mr Michael Remmert
Workshop 2. Democracy and the challenge of diversity
2b. Democratic pluralism and freedom of expression: the Media
Moderators : Mr Hugues Jardel
Mr Vardan Poghosyan
Study visit: ARTE (French-German TV channel)
The European cultural channel
Mr Vladimir Vasak, journalist
KIEV
Conference III: “Directing action by the authorities: good governance”
Workshop 1. Responsible leadership at local and regional level: the political challenge of local self-government
1b. Local governance and reinforcement of local and regional executives
Moderators : Mr Robert Hertzog
Mr Alfonso Zardi
Workshop 2. Policies for public probity
2a. To reform the public administration: between ethics and effectiveness
Moderator : Mr Michel Senimon
Study visit: Conseil Régional d’Alsace
Decentralisation
