Brussels, 14 May 2013 – The EU and regional separatism : federalist solutions
Our director, Yves Bertoncini, intervenes in a panel debate on the EU and Regional Separatism organised by the PES Group of the Committee on 14th May in Brussels.
PARTNERSHIP
PARTENAIRES
THE EU AND REGIONAL SEPARATISM: FEDERALIST SOLUTIONS
Committee of Regions, Jacques Delors Building, room JDE 51 Brussels, Brussels
Interpreting: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL
Programme
14.30 Welcome and Opening:
Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, President of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions and President of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
14.45 Impulse Statement: Federalism as an Answer to Regional Separatism?
Dr Annegret EPPLER, European Centre for Research on Federalism, Tübingen
15.00 First Panel Debate: How to React to Regional Separatism?
Moderated by: Eddy CAEKELBERGHS journalist, RTBF
Bruno TOBBACK, Leader of the Sp.a
Anna TERRON I CUSÍ, former Catalan MP and CoR member
Irene OLDFATHER, former Scottish MP and CoR member
Dr Tamara EHS, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst (IWK) and Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna
Debate with the audience
16.15 Coffee Break
16.30 Second Panel Debate: Regional Separatism and the EU
Moderated by Jean-Pierre STROOBANTS, journalist for Le Monde
Yves BERTONCINI, Director of European think-tank Notre Europe
Patrizia TOIA, Member of the European Parliament
Paul NEMITZ, Director for Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship (European Commission)
Graham MEADOWS, former Director-general for Regional policy (European Commission)
Debate with the audience
17.45 Conclusions
Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, President of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions and President of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
18.15 Cocktail reception
THE EU AND REGIONAL SEPARATISM: FEDERALIST SOLUTIONS
Committee of Regions, Jacques Delors Building, room JDE 51 Brussels, Brussels
Interpreting: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL
Programme
14.30 Welcome and Opening:
Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, President of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions and President of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
14.45 Impulse Statement: Federalism as an Answer to Regional Separatism?
Dr Annegret EPPLER, European Centre for Research on Federalism, Tübingen
15.00 First Panel Debate: How to React to Regional Separatism?
Moderated by: Eddy CAEKELBERGHS journalist, RTBF
Bruno TOBBACK, Leader of the Sp.a
Anna TERRON I CUSÍ, former Catalan MP and CoR member
Irene OLDFATHER, former Scottish MP and CoR member
Dr Tamara EHS, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institut für Wissenschaft und Kunst (IWK) and Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna
Debate with the audience
16.15 Coffee Break
16.30 Second Panel Debate: Regional Separatism and the EU
Moderated by Jean-Pierre STROOBANTS, journalist for Le Monde
Yves BERTONCINI, Director of European think-tank Notre Europe
Patrizia TOIA, Member of the European Parliament
Paul NEMITZ, Director for Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship (European Commission)
Graham MEADOWS, former Director-general for Regional policy (European Commission)
Debate with the audience
17.45 Conclusions
Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, President of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions and President of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
18.15 Cocktail reception