Brussels Programme

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Venue: The EGG, Rue Bara 175, 1070 Brussels (link)

Friday, November 8
13:00 – 15:30	Party Leaders' Meeting (ON INVITATION ONLY) (separate location: Pullman Hotel, Place Victor Horta 1, 1060 Brussels)

16:00 – 19:00	Opening of the Council Welcome speeches Speakers: Bruno De Lille, Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Mobility, the Civil Service, Equal Opportunities and Administrative Simplification, Groen (Belgium) Christos Doulkeridis: Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Housing, Firefighting and Emergency Medical Assistance, Ecolo (Belgium) Saraswati Matthieu, EGP Committee member Presentation of the contenders for the Green Primary by Rogier Elshout Debate on the Green vision and the Green political agenda for Europe Keynote speech by Reinhard Bütikofer MEP, EGP Co-Chair followed by a debate with the contenders.
19:00 – 20:00	Plenary Session for Council Delegates Discussion and vote on Green Primary and Campaign Plan
19:30	Dinner buffet starts (continuous)
20:00 – 21:30	Parallel sessions Compromise Amendment Session on resolutions Green Local Councillors Network meeting: "Report on Greens in Big Cities in Berlin and Central European Round Table in Vienna Workshop on developments of Multiannual Financial Framework: an update on the latest state of play on the Multiannual Financial Framework by the Greens/EFA in the EP (more)

Saturday, November 9
09:00 – 10:00	Plenary Session: Discussion on Resolutions (only for Delegates) This session will involve all delegates to discuss the draft resolutions and emergency resolutions
10:00 – 12:00	Plenary Session by the Green Group in the European Parliament "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Trading away the European project?" Introduction, moderation and conclusion: Yannick Jadot, MEP Interventions: Rebecca Harms MEP, Co-President of Greens/EFA in the European Parliament; José Bové MEP; Other speakers to be confirmed
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch break
13:00	Deadline for tabling Amendments to Draft Emergency Resolutions
	Six parallel debates will be organised with the civil society on our Manifesto. Key speakers from NGO / big and small business / civil society / Green MEPs and MPs will be invited.
13:00 – 15:00	Parallel Plenary Debates A-B-C: Plenary A: "What the Green New Deal does for Jobs, Justice and Innovation": This session is dedicated to discussing the green renaissance of industry. The Green New Deal envisions an environmentally sustainable production cycle, achieved by traditional and alternative business models. How do we create a modern industrial base to produce durable, environmentally-friendly products while reducing waste and emissions? And how do we keep Europe competitive while doing so?! Moderator: Reinhard Bütikofer, EGP Co-Chair, MEP, Manifesto Rapporteur Speakers: Rudi Anschober, Upper Austrian Environmental Minister; Conny Reuter, Secretary General SOLIDAR; Klaus Stähle, Board member German Federation of the Green Industry Plenary B: "Join the food revolution": Our current way of food production and consumption pollutes the planet, poisons our bodies, and empties our oceans. This session aims to find an alternative to how we currently produce and consume food. Issues like a diversified agricultural production, the protection of farmers and nature, and the affordability and accessibility of healthy food will be at the center of the debate. The upcoming SEEDS regulation will serve as an entrance point to the discussion Moderator: Bart Staes, MEP Speakers: Steve Emmott, EGP Committee member, Manifesto Rapporteur; Benedikt Härlin, Foundation on Future Farming (Germany); Jean Paul Judson, Manager Public Affairs, European Seeds Association Plenary C: "It is time to act on another refugee policy": Close to 20000 people have died on Europe's borders over the past decades. The recent tragedy in Lampedusa has brought the issue back into the public conscience. This panel will scrutinize EU refugee and immigration policy, both its shortcomings and possible ways forward. How can we ensure that our external borders are protected without resorting to inhumane measures? How can we improve transnational cooperation to ensure that refugees are being treated fairly? Moderator: Alejandro Sánchez Pérez, Director EQUO Foundation (Spain) Speakers: Marta Bobichon Neves, Manifesto Rapporteur; Maria Ferm, MP Miljöpartiet de Gröna (Sweden); Tineke Strik, Senator GroenLinks (Netherlands)
15:00	Break
15:30 – 17:30	Parallel Plenary Debates D-E-F: Plenary D: "Putting finance on a leach": This plenary will take stock of the progress made in re-regulating the financial industry, both in terms of rules and of supervision and enforcement of those rules. More importantly, it will also attempt at assessing what remains to be done in order to bring finance back to its role of serving the real economy and curtail systemic risk. The Banking Union will be addressed as a key part of EU's response in that field. Moderator: Ulrike Lunacek, MEP Speakers: Nadia Calviño, Deputy Director General DG Internal Market & Services, European Commission; Sven Giegold, MEP; Philippe Lamberts, MEP, Manifesto Rapporteur Plenary E: "Greens stand up for Climate Change; the IPCC report under scrutiny": This session will discuss ways to regain Europe's leading role in the International Climate Change negotiations and to revive the EU's Emissions Trading System. A closer look at the fifth IPCC report will serve as an introduction to the debate. In addition, we discuss alternatives to reduce emissions on a local, national, and European level. Moderator: Bas Eickhout, MEP Speakers: Peter Eriksson, MP Miljöpartiet de gröna (Sweden), Manifesto Rapporteur; Pieter De Pous, Policy Director, European Environmental Bureau; Wendel Trio, Director, Climate Action Network Europe Plenary F: "Youth: Reclaim the Future NOW": The economic crisis has hit the European youth the hardest: youth unemployment is at an all time high, especially in the southern states. At the same time, global protests for more participation, democracy, and accountability show how much young people are a driver for change and innovation. This panel aims to discuss ways to improve the economic prospects for young people in Europe and improve youth participation by democratic means. Moderator: Saraswati Matthieu, EGP Committee member Speakers: Monica Bota, Policy Advisor, FNV Trade Union Federation (Netherlands); Inés López-Dóriga González, Red EQUO Joven (Spain); Giuseppe Porcaro, Secretary General, European Youth Forum,Reinhard Bütikofer, EGP Co-Chair, MEP, Manifesto Rapporteur
17:30	Break
18:00 – 19:00	Joint Plenary Session A+B+C+D+E+F Reporting back from the parallel plenary debates
19:00	Break
19:15 – 21:00	Parallel sessions: Compromise Amendment Session on Emergency Resolutions (overview) Treasurer's Network meeting European Network of Green Seniors (ENGS): Senior Green Voters: the ENGS network session will discuss topics in the context of the 2014 elections, such as age discrimination, inclusion, accessibility, and a green pension model for Europe. Individual Supporters Network (ISN): input from the network to a pan-European campaign for the coming EU elections in May 2014, lessons learned, planning of the future activities, discussing perspectives and challenges.
20:30	Dinner at the Riverside
22:30	Party in the Studio

Sunday, November 10

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary session:
- 2014 Budget and Activities plan
- FAB report
- Presentation of the main Green European Foundation activities 2013/2014
- Presentation of campaign activities of our partners: FYEG & Greens/EFA in the EP

10:00 – 11:45

Voting Session:

Adoption of the minutes Madrid Council May 2013
2014 Budget and Activities Plan
Election of the Financial Advisory Board
Resolutions
Emergency Resolutions

12:00 – 13:00

Launch of the Green Primary
(public and press event)

13:00

Closing of the 19th European Green Party Council

14.00 -16.30

Green Successes Walk organised by Ecolo and Groen

The Green successes tour will start at 14:00 at the Pullman Hotel (Gare Midi). It will be by tram and on foot (tram tickets are provided). We will walk approximately 2 kilometers through Molenbeek, where we will see examples of Green successes. Assistants of Brussels Green minister Evelyne Huytebroeck (Ecolo) and Brussels minister Bruno De Lille (Groen) will tell us more about the achievements of both Green parties here in Brussels. We will end our tour around 16:30.

We will have space for 25 people on this tour, so be fast, and register at the registration desk.

Brussels Programme

Friday, November 8

Saturday, November 9

Sunday, November 10