Brussels Programme

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

• 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

15:00

15:30 – 17:30

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

17:30

Break 

Break

19:15 – 21:00

• 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

22:30

Sunday, November 10

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

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

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.