IN THE MOVEMENT. September 28, 2006, European Movement Latvia. EML invites to participate in a high-level seminar "CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE RECENTLY ACCEDED MEMBER STATES -ACTORS IN EU POLICY- MAKING ON TRADE". Seminar will take place on October 19-20, 2006. On-line Application until the 9th of October at http://www.cisat.org .
Information: Eiropas Kustība Latvijā, tel. +371 (2) 7326548, info@eiropaskustiba.lv
Provisional programme:
EU External Trade CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE RECENTLY ACCEDED MEMBER STATES ACTORS IN EU POLICY-MAKING ON TRADE Riga, 19-20 October 2006
Day One Thursday, 19 October 200609h00 - 09h30 Welcome Ms. Manuela Geleng, Coordinator, Dialogue with Civil Society - European Commission, DG Trade Ms. Gaëlle Doléans, Project manager, Development Office, College of Europe 9h30 - 10h00 Key-note address Ms. Signe Ratso, Principal Adviser, European Commission, DG Trade 10h00-10h15 Coffee break 10h15-12h30 Session 1 The making of trade policy in the EU and the role of civil society dialogue - rationale, actors and processes at the Community level Dr. Razeen Sally, London School of Economics (Chair) Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch, Sustainable development/dialogue with civil society; European Commission, DG Trade Dr. Michael Appleby, Eurogroup for Animal Welfare (EUROGROUP) TBC 12h30 - 14h00 Lunch break - key-note address from a local MEP 14h00 - 16h30 Session 2 (With coffee break) The Trade Policy landscape: current perspectives for EU Trade policy Senior representative of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce (Chair) TBC Dr. Razeen Sally, London School of Economics Ms. Signe Ratso, Principal Adviser, European Commission, DG Trade Mr Dirk Vantyghem, Director of International Affairs, Eurochambres 16h30-17h00 Summary and Conclusions of Day 1 20h00 Dinner
Friday, 20 October 2006 09h30 - 11h45 Session 3 (With coffee break) The making of trade policy in the EU and the role of civil society dialogue - interaction between the national and Community levels Mr. Pierre Sauvé, London School of Economics and Political Science, College of Europe (Chair) Ms. Manuela Geleng, Coordinator, Dialogue with Civil Society - European Commission, DG Trade Mr. Anders Anhlid, 133 Committee Representative for Sweden Dr. Michael Appleby, Eurogroup for Animal Welfare (EUROGROUP) TBC 11h45-12h30 Practical session - DG Trade civil society dialogue website/database 12h30 - 14h00 Lunch break 14h00-16h00 Session 4 (With coffee break) Sub-regional challenges in Trade Policy: Russia's accession to the WTO and its impacts on the Baltic States Member of the European Movement, (Chair) TBC Representative of the European Commission, DG Trade Mr. Adrian Van den Hoven, Union of Industrial and Employers Confederations of Europe (UNICE) 16h00-16h30 Summary of Day 2 and Conclusions of the seminar
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