In parallel with the “Open Doors Day” of the EU institutions on 6 May 2017, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) will organise a meeting and a debate with pro-European citizens' initiatives. Recently, the latter developed in different contexts and continue to organise local events and online discussions on European topics.
The debate will be conducted in two parts with a short break in between: In the first part, the representatives of initiatives are invited to discuss their lessons learned while the second part will be dedicated to their ideas on the way forward.
Interpretation will be provided from/into Dutch, English, French, German and Polish.
Panel:
• Daniel Röder, Pulse of Europe
• Benedikt Kau, Why Europe?
• Barbara Aubin, 1989 Generation Initiative
• Richard Laub, Stand up for Europe
• Katarzyna Morton, KOD International
Moderator: Katrina Sichel, Brussels
Programme:
12:00-12:45
Part 1: Experiences: what are the lessons learned by the initiatives?
• Welcome address by Markku Markkula, President of the CoR
• Statements by panellists and debate with the audience
12:50-13:30
Part 2: Prospects: what is the way forward?
• Statements by panellists and debate with the audience
• Closing remarks by the moderator.
Registration deadline: 5th of May at 12.00 am (midday)