La contribution de 14 think tanks européens au trio des présidences espagnole, belge et hongroise de l’Union européenne
Sous la direction d’Elvire Fabry et Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, Notre Europe

4 mars 2010 – 8h30-13h00
Egmont II – Rue des Petits-Carmes 24, 1000 Brussels

Programme
From 8.30 am: Registration
9.00 – 9.15 am: Welcome speeches
– Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, President of Notre Europe
– Gil Carlos Rodrà­guez Iglesias, Director of the Real Instituto Elcano

9.15 – 11.00 am: PANEL 1
The Priorities of the Lisbon Treaty
Implementation for an Increased EU Efficiency
New role of the Trio, common programme priorities, external influence
– Mr Olivier Chastel, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium
– H.E. Mr Gàbor Ivàn, Head of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU, Former Secretary of State for European Affairs
– Mr Diego Lòpez Garrido, Secretary of State for the EU of the Kingdom of Spain
– Mr João Vale de Almeida, Director-General for External Relations, European Commission

11.00 – 11.15 am: Coffee break

11.15 – 1.00 pm: PANEL 2 EU-2020: New Synergies between Economic, Environmental and Social Policies
Post-Lisbon Strategy, climate issues, economic governance
– Mr Enrique Baròn Crespo Former Member of the Spanish Parliament and Former President of the European Parliament
– Mrs Edit Herczog, Hungarian Member of the European Parliament
– Mr Hervé Jouanjean, Director-General for Budget at the European Commission, Former Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission
– Mr Mario Monti, Member of the Reflection Group on the Future of Europe 2020-2030, former Commissioner entrusted by Commission President J.M. Barroso with the report on the re-launch of the single market
– Mrs Odile Renaud-Basso, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council

1.00 pm: Conclusions
– Etienne Davignon, Chairman of Egmont
– Andràs Vértes, President of GKI

The think tanks will be addressing questions to the speakers.