EPP-ED Group:

Study Days of the EPP-ED Group
25 and 26 June 2003

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Programme

Wednesday 25 June 2003

09.00 - 09.30	Opening session Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Bendt Bendtsen, Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark, Chairman of Det Konservative Folkeparti Christian Foldberg Rovsing MEP, Head of the Danish Delegation in the EPP-ED Group
09.30 - 12.30	Theme I. The results of the Convention : The European Constitution Chairman : Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group General introduction : Iñigo Méndez de Vigo MEP, Member of the Praesidium of the Convention Speaker : Timothy Kirkhope MEP, Member of the Convention Discussion Conclusions : Francesco Fiori MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, Chairman of Working Group D
15.00 - 18.00	Theme II. The results of the Convention : Approach by themes Chairman : Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group Rapporteur : Elmar Brok MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the Convention The Institutions of the Union Speakers : Hanja Maij-Weggen MEP, Member of the Convention Marietta Giannakou, Member of the Convention External action by the Union Speakers : Alain Lamassoure MEP, Member of the Convention Antonio Tajani MEP, Member of the Convention Policy relating to frontier controls, asylum and immigration Speaker : Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark, Member of the Convention Discussion Conclusions : Othmar Karas MEP, Treasurer of the EPP-ED Group

Thursday 26 June

09.00 - 12.30

Theme III. Towards a Treaty of Rome?
The strategy of the EPP-ED Group for the adoption of the Constitution

Chairman : Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group
Introduction: Alojz Peterle, Observer in EPP-ED Group, Member of the Praesidium of the Convention
Rapporteurs for the Member States : Jacques Santer MEP, Member of the Convention

Rapporteurs for the candidate countries :
Jan Figel, Observer in the EPP-ED Group, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the National Council of Slovakia

Discussion

General conclusions : Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group

12.30

Press Conference