Egp Congress Program March 2009

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3rd EGP Election Congress, Brussels, 27-28 March 2009 Draft PROGRAM (2nd March 2009) Venue: European Parliament

Friday, 27th March 2009

10:00-13:00

GREENS/EFA in EP session (separate agenda/invitation) Greens/EFA Group Political Assessment 2004-2009 Challenges for next EP

13:00-14.00

lunch

EGP FRINGE MEETINGS 14.00-17.00

Green East West Dialogue

15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00

Global Greens Local Councilors WG Foreign and Security Policy Human Rights Treasurers Meeting Party leaders meeting (on invitation) WG Gender

17.00-18.45

GREENS/EFA in EP session (separate agenda/invitation)

15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00 15.00-17.00

Green Island Network Individual Supportership MED Network FYEG ENGS Baltic Sea Network WG LGBT

Why we need the Green New Deal to tackle the crisis

Friday, 27th March 2009 19:00-20.30

OPENING EGP CONGRESS

“THE GREEN NEW DEAL FOR EUROPE” Welcome

Evelyne Huyttebroeck, Brussels Green Minister Video on the Green New Deal Philippe Lamberts, EGP Spokesperson Monica Frassoni, MEP, Co-President Greens/EFA in EP Bart Staes, MEP, Groen! Isabelle Durant, MP, Ecolo

20:30 Reception

Saturday, 28 March 2009 09:00-09.15

Video “20 years of Greens in EP”

09:15-11:15

Presentation of the 2009 Electoral Manifesto Introduction by Ulrike Lunacek, EGP Spokesperson Presentation of main aspects of the Manifesto by heads of lists Panel with Heads of lists and debate with the plenary

11:15-12:00 12:00-13:00

Vote on 2009 Electoral Manifesto Nomination of the Campaign Leaders Introduction by Pierre Jonckheer, MEP Greens/EFA in EP Invitation of EGP Spokespersons as members of the Campaign Leaders Team Invitation of the rest of the Campaign Leaders to the stage Speech by Rebecca Harms, MEP Speech by Deirdre de Burca, MP, Comhaontas Glas, Ireland Speech by Dany Cohn-Bendit, MEP, Co-President Greens/EFA in EP Nomination of the candidate campaign leaders Invitation of all Heads of Lists to the stage Nomination of the Green Ambassadors

13:00-13:30

Launch of the Campaign - Presentation Campaign materials: posters, new logo - Presentation WebPages - Philippe Lamberts, EGP Spokesperson

13:30-15:00

lunch

15:00 – 17:00

Green New Deal for Europe – How we will make it happen Concrete measures, financial instruments, online petition, ”Support the Green New Deal” Initiative Debate with the Plenary and Signature ceremony

17:00-18:00

Global Greens Participants:

Bob Brown (Green senator, Australia) Elisabeth May (Party leader, Canadian Greens) Marco Antonio Mroz (International secretariat, Brazilian Greens)

20:00 Dinner – Concert – Party