EPP-ED Group:

15th EPP Congress
Our future: A strong Europe
17 - 18 October 2002
Estoril - Portugal

Programme

Thursday, 17 October 2002

16.00 - 20.00 hrs

First Plenary Session

Opening of the Congress by José Manuel Durão Barroso, PSD President, Prime Minister of Portugal Reports of Antonio Lopez Isturiz, EPP Secretary General, Vote on Amendments to the Statutes, Hans-Gert Poettering, President EPP-ED Group in EP, Speeches of Sauli Niinistö, EDU President and Wilfried Martens, EPP President

Statements

Speeches of Heads of Government

Proclamation of the Election of EPP President (voting between 12.00 and 16.30 hrs)

Friday 18 October 2002

09.30 - 13.00 hrs	Working Group A: "Competences" Working Group B: "Institutions"
13.00 - 15.00 hrs	Resolution Committee
15.00 - 20.00 hrs	Second Plenary Session Report of EPP Recognised Associations Vote on Resolutions Vote on Amendments to the Draft Congress Document Vote on Document "A Constitution for a Strong Europe" Proclamation and election of the Members of the EPP Presidency and of the EPP Secretary General (voting between 10.00 hrs and 14.30 hrs) Closing Address by the Newly Elected EPP President