Berlin 2018 - Programme

       Thursday, 22 November

19:00  Youth Event: "Europe at the crossroad - how can progressive forces ally to change Europe?" (read more)

Venue: Tango Art 13 Studio (Dresdener Strasse 11, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg)

Moderator:

• Jamila Schäfer, Vice Chair of Alliance 90/The Greens Germany and International and European Secretary 

Speakers: 

• Ruben Neugebauer, spokesman of Sea Watch  
• Zuzana Pavelková, spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG)

Friday, 23 November

09:00 - 10:30 Visit to the Berlin House of Representatives (read more) - FULL!!

10:00 - 11:30 Visit to the Bundestag (read more)

10:00   Registration opens

11:00 - 12:30 Compromise Amendments Session I (Manifesto + EGP priorities)

Prague

12:00 - 13:00 Orientation session for the 1st time delegates (optional - read more)

Zagreb

13:00 - 13:30   Opening of the Council  (read more)

• Monica Frassoni, Co-chair of the European Green Party (Belgium)
• Antje Kapek, Co-chair of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen Green Group of Berlin House of Representatives
• Annalena Baerbock, Co-chair of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen (Germany)

13:30 - 14:30   Opening Plenary Session "The European Union can do better - what makes us hopeful for the future of the European Union?" (read more)                                                          

Moderator:

• Reinhard Bütikofer, co-chair of the European Green Party, MEP, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Germany)

Speakers:

• Daniela Schwarzer, Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations - Research Institute (Germany)
• Prof. Dr. Peter Bofinger, Member of the German Council of Economic Experts (Germany)
• Jordi Vaquer, Regional Director for Europe of Open Society Foundation (Spain)

14:30 –15:00   Coffee break

Lichthof

15:00 - 17:00  "The road to the European elections: It is time for a Green change!" (read more)

Moderators:

• Oras Tynkkynen, Committee Member of the European Green Party (Finland)
• Thomas Waitz, Committee Member of the European Green Party, and MEP of Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Austria)

Speakers:

• Juan López de Uralde, Former co-Chair of EQUO (Spain)
• Eamon Ryan, Co-Chair of Green Party / Comhaontas Glás (Ireland)
• Katri Ylinen, Co-Spokesperson of Federation of Young European Greens (Finland) 
• Małgorzata Tracz, Co-Chair of Partia Zieloni (Poland)
• Meyrem Almaci, President of Groen (Belgium)
• Annalena Baerbock, Co-Chair of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen (Germany)
• Jesse Klaver, Party Leader of Groen Links (Netherlands)
• Gustav Fridolin, Co-spokesperson of Miljöpartiet de gröna (Sweden)
• Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
• Brigitte Foppa, Co-spokesperson of the Green Party of South Tyrol 

 17:15 - 18:45 Parallel sessions

During the parallel sessions, there will be the possibility to meet the contenders to be leading candidates in the Lichthof

19:00 - 20:00  Dinner

Lichthof

20:00 - 21:30  Evening show: Debate among the contenders to be leading candidates (read more)

Moderators:

• Xavier Vidal-Folch, Columnist for Economy ans European Affairs, EL PAIS (Spain)
• Monica Frassoni, Co-chair of the European Green Party (Belgium)

• Petra De Sutter, Senator, nominated by Groen (Belgium)
• Bas Eickhout, MEP, nominated by GroenLinks (The Netherlands)
• Ska Keller, MEP, nominated by Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Germany)

21:30 - 23:00 Drinks and networking

Saturday, 24 November

9:00 - 10:00  Discussion on resolutions

10:00 - 11:30  Parallel sessions

During the parallel sessions, there will be the possibility to meet the contenders to be leading candidates in the Lichthof

Atrium

 Environment: CAP, MRSA, PEFC ??? How to campaign on Agriculture, Forestry and Food? 

Social Inclusion: Indigeneous People's Rights

11:30 –12:00   Coffee break

Lichthof

11:30 - 13:00 European Network of Green Seniors (ENGS) General Assembly (read more)

12:00 - 13:00 Plenary Session: Meet the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (read more)

Speakers:

• Robert Habeck, Co-chair Alliance 90 / The Greens
• Anton Hofreiter,  Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of Alliance 90 / The Greens in the German Parliament.
• Aminata Touré, Member of Parliament in Schleswig-Holstein
• Ricarda Lang, Spokesperson for Grüne Jugend
• Jamila Schäfer, Vice Chair of Alliance 90 / The Greens and International and European Secretary

13:00 - 14:30   Lunch break

[14:00 - 14.30  European Network of Green Seniors (ENGS) brainstorming session on the 2019 European elections -from elderly people point of view-] 

Lichthof

14:30 - 15:30 Greens - EFA: "The Greens as Changemakers in the European Parliament" (read more)

Speaker:

• Philippe Lamberts, Co-President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament

15:45 - 16:30   Elections: Leading candidates

16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break 

Lichthof

17:00 - 18:30   Parallel sessions

EGP Partners - Global Greens: Connecting your voters globally - a report on 2018’s experiences and next steps

 Democracy: Europeanisation of National Parliaments in European Union Member States: Experiences and Best-Practices

18:45 - 19:00 Sarah Wiener: We are what we eat! (read more)

19:00 - 19:15 An introduction to Tilt! (read more)

19:15 - 20:30 Closing Plenary Session "Joining forces - solidarity and cooperation as the way forward" (read more)

Moderators:

• Evelyne Huytebroeck, Committee Member of the European Green Party (Belgium)
• Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, Committee Member of the European Green Party (France)

20:30 - 21:30 Dinner

Lichthof

21:30 - 23:00 Party organised by Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen in House of Weekend 

Address: Alexanderstraße 7, 10178 Berlin

Sunday, 25 November

9:00 - 9:30   Membership relations and reporting (update for delegates only)

9:30 - 10:00   Presentation of finances

10:00 - 11:00   Morning exchange with the leading candidates (read more)

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:30   Voting session                                                    

13:30  Closing remarks

Mar Garcia, EGP Secretary General, Spain 

29th EGP Council ends

14:00 - 16:30  (Optional) Discovering Berlin (read more)

Choice of three different thematic tours:

• 14:00 - 15:30  Bike tour by Michael Cramer (25 spots) - FULL!!
• 15:00 - 16:30  Berlin Wall and Social Movements (30 spots)
• 15:00 - 16:30  Templehof Airport Tour by Susanna Kahlefeld (30 spots)