EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL

26-30 September 2016 Agenda

Venue: Parliament of

Day 1, September 26th 2016

9.30 – 10.00: Registration of the participants

10.00 - 11.00: Welcoming and opening remarks

Ms. Majlinda Bregu, Chairwoman of the National Committee of European Integration

H.E. Mr. Ilir Meta, Chairman of the

H.E. Ms. Romana Vlahutin, Head of European Union Delegation to Albania Ms. Klajda Gjosha, Minister of European Integration

Mr. Knut Fleckenstein, Member of European Parliament

Mr. Brian Williams, UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative in Albania

Mr. Andi Dobrushi, Executive Director of OSFA

Mr. Nikolin Jaka, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry

11.00 – 11.30: Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00: Challenges faced on European Integration path - from the governmental prospective

Ms. Majlinda Bregu, Chairwoman of the National Committee of European Integration (Former Minister of European Integration)

13.00 – 14.15: Lunch break

14.15 – 16.00: Challenges faced on European Integration path - from the European Commission prospective

Mr. Pierre Mirel, former Director on Western Balkans at the Directorate General of Enlargement (EC)

16.00 – 16.30: Open discussions and closing of Day 1

Day 2, September 27th 2016

9.30 – 10.30: Guest Speaker Session: Stabilization and Association Process and SAA negotiations

Mr. , Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Sokol Nako, Former Minister of European Integration

10.30 -11.00: Open Discussions

11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break

11.30 – 12.30: Lessons learnt from the EC Questionnaire and visa liberalization process

Ms. Ilda Zhulali, Mr. Sokol Dedja

12.30 - 13.30: Lunch break

13.30 – 16.00: Understanding the flow of negotiations: negotiation team

Mr. Pierre Mirel, former Director on Western Balkans at the Directorate General of Enlargement (EC)

16.00 – 16.30: Wrap up of Day 2

Day 3, September 28th 2016

9.30 – 12.30: The inter institutional coordination set up and challenges for the future in view of negotiation

Ms. Elda Kalaja

12.30 - 13.30: Lunch break

13.30 – 16.00: Negotiation strategizing, Framing and Planning

Mr. Robert Boudewijn, College of Europe

16.00 – 16.30: Wrap up of Day 3

Day 4, September 29th 2016

9.30 – 10.00: Guest Speaker Session: The importance of EU from the business perspective

Mr. Nikolin Jaka, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry

10.00 – 12.30: Negotiation strategizing, Framing and Planning

Mr. Robert Boudewijn, College of Europe

12.30 - 13.30: Lunch break

13.30 – 16.00: Negotiation strategizing, Framing and Planning

Mr. Robert Boudewijn, College of Europe

16.00 – 16.30: Wrap up of Day 4

Day 5, September 30th 2016

9.30 - 11.00: Communicating the European integration

Ms. Ilva Tare, Ms. Lisena Gjebrea

11.00 – 11.30: Coffee Break

11.30 – 12.30: Closing of the Summer School and distribution of the certificates

Ms. Majlinda Bregu, Chairwoman of the National Committee of European Integration

Ms. Romana Vlahutin, Head of European Union Delegation to Albania

Mr. Taulant Balla, Deputy Chairman of the National Committee of European Integration

Mr. Aldo Bumci, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee (tbc)

Ms. Albana Shtylla, General Secretary, Parliament of Albania

Mr. Andi Dobrushi, Executive Director of OSFA