21st EGP Council Programme

Friday, 7 November 2014

Room

E-cafe opens, with continuous coffee and tea

New delegates information session

E-cafe, Dolmabahçe Foyer

Public Conference Greens/EFA 

Geopolitics, Security and the Energy Transition: Are Green recipes still apt for todays' challenges

Bosphorus

Veranda Restaurant 
&
The Brasserie Restaurant 

• Youth and youth unemployment in Europe

• COP21, common campaign, climate change working group

• Local Councillors Network

• Global Greens Network meeting

• Compromise amendment session

Break

Dolmabahçe Foyer
&
Bosphorus Foyer

Word of welcome

Monica Frassoni
Co-chair European Green Party 

Sevil Turan
Co-spokesperson Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek

Key note speech

Cem Özdemir
Co-chair Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Opening plenary

"The Future of Europe and the role of Turkey"

What else other than the relationship between Turkey and the EU could be the subject of the opening plenary of this 21st EGP Council in Istanbul?
The relationship between Turkey and the EU is challenging at times. As this relationship continues to evolve, it's clear that both will have to examine, define and redefine their mutual relationship and how they can move forward together.

• Green answers to populism

• Roundtable on refugees

• CANCELLED A Green investment plan 

• Balkan Network

• Gender Network

• ENGS: "How to start a successful social media campaign"

• GEF: Privatisation of education and health care services – Green Responses

• Treasurers Meeting

• Compromise Amendment Session

Climate Coordination meeting COP21 Campaign (on invitation only)

Dinner buffet @ Intercontinental hotel

Saturday, 8 November 2014

E-cafe opens, with continuous coffe and tea

Dolmabahçe Foyer

Presentation and discussion on finances

• 2013: Adoption accounts, activities report
• 2014: Revised budget, pre-campaign and campaign budget
• 2015: Draft budget, activities plan, membership fees
• Development of Funds

Bosphorus

"Situation in Turkey"

• Introduction by Naci Sönmez, Co-spokesperson Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek
• Q&A session with representatives of Yeşiller ve Sol Gelecek 

Presentations

• Applicant member parties: SF and ORaH
• MEPs special category membership:

Key note speech

Reinhard Bütikofer
Co-chair European Green Party

Key note speech

Rebecca Harms
Co-president Greens/EFA in the European Parliament 

Lunch

with a meet & greet with the candidates for EGP Secretary General

Plenary

"Situation in the Ukraine"

The first half of 2014 was dominated by news from Ukraine: pro-Russia militia entering Crimea, ongoing military actions in Eastern Ukraine, flight MH17 shot out of the air and a new Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko. Then, in parliamentary elections held at the end of October, pro-European parties overall won.
This discussion, with experts on Ukrainian and Russian politics, will look at the consequences of these recent developments and the elections, and what the outcome might mean for Europe.

Ecology Movements and Green Politics (Turkish, in cooperation with De Helling)

Plenary

"Situation in the wider Middle-East"

In a round table discussion, our panelists will try to define the different interests at stake in the conflict, also taking the role of Turkey, the EU and the US into account. Delegates are invited to participate in the discussion. 

• Campaigners workshop: Future common campaigns

• Neighbourhood policy and Eastern partnership

• FYEG session: Green response to the military intervention in Kobane

• Salmon farming and aquaculture

• GEF: New Media and Digital Resistance

• Compromise Amendment Session

• "Out & Green: LGBT in Turkey" (with Terry Reintke, MEP, and Ulrike Lunacek, MEP)

Open dialogue with labor unions about workers' rights in Turkey (with Ska Keller, MEP)

Dinner buffet @ the Intercontinental

Party

Sunday, 9 November 2014

Continuous coffe and tea

Bosphorus foyer

The Heinrich Böll Stiftung Turkey Representation and the Green Thought Association are pleased to welcome you to the 5th Green Economy Conference "Shale Gas in Europe", in the Intercontinental Hotel, Istanbul. 

Anadolu

Membership application and relations
(update for delegates only)

Bosphorus

• Adoption minutes Brussels Electoral Convention, February 2014
• Presentation and election EGP representatives in GEF General Assembly