EPP-ED Group:

MEETING OF THE EPP-ED GROUP BUREAU
3 - 4 April 2003
St Etienne, France

Programme

Last update: 17/03/2003

Thursday, 3 April 2003

09.00 - 09.15	*Opening session* Hans-Gert POETTERING MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Introduction: Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Vice President of the EPP-ED Group, Deputy Mayor of St Etienne
09.15 - 12.30	*Theme I: Ethics in enterprise* Chairman: Hans-Gert POETTERING MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Co-Chairman: Wim van VELZEN MEP, Vice Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Speakers (Invited): Alain MADELIN, former Minister, MP for Ille and Vilaine Jean-François DEHECQ, Chairman of the Sanofi-Synthélabo Group Alastair ROSS GOOBEY, Morgan Stanley Senior Advisor, Chairman of International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Arnaud PELLISSIER-TANON, Professor at the University of Paris 1 - Sorbonne Marcello PALAZZI, Founder President of Progressio Foundation Jan NOTERDAEME, Managing Director, CSR Europe Followed by a debate Conclusion: Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS MEP, EPP-ED Group Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility
15.00 - 18.00	*Theme II : Regional policy and sustainable development: the success factors* Chairman: Hans-Gert POETTERING MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Co-Chairman: Ignacio SALAFRANCA MEP, Vice Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Speakers (Invited): Francisco Enrique CAMPS ORTIZ, PP Candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat Valencia (Region of Valencia) Emile BLESSIG, MP for Bas Rhin, President of the National Assembly's delegation for land use and sustainable development Michel de FABIANI, Europe Vice President of the BP Group, Managing Director of BP France Gianfranco VIESTI, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Bari Christian PATERMANN, Director, DG Research, Directorate I - Environment Followed by a debate Conclusion: Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS MEP, EPP-ED Group Coordinator on the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

Friday, 4 April 2003

09.00 - 11.00

Theme III: Citizens' security in Europe

Chairman: Hans-Gert POETTERING MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament
Co-Chairman: Francesco FIORI MEP, Vice Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament

Speakers (Invited):

Nicolas SARKOZY, Minister of the Interior, Internal Security and Local Freedoms (France)
António Figueiredo LOPES, Minister of Internal Administration (Portugal)
Georges FENECH, Magistrate, MP for Rhône
Juergen STORBECK, Director of Europol
Xavier RAUFER, Professor at the Institute of Criminology, University of Paris

Followed by a debate

Conclusion: Hartmut NASSAUER MEP, Chairman of the CDU-CSU Group in the European Parliament, EPP-DE Group coordinator for the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

11.00 - 11.30

Press Conference