Renaissance for Europe The Common Progressive Vision

Seminar, Friday 16 March 2012 Salle Lamartine - Immeuble Jacques Chaban-Delmas 101 rue de L'Université - 7ème

Public conference, Saturday 17 March 2012 Cirque d’hiver, Paris

Renaissance for Europe The Common Progressive Vision

Seminar, Friday 16 March 2012 Salle Lamartine - Immeuble Jacques Chaban-Delmas 101 rue de L'Université - Paris 7ème

11:00 Opening Massimo D’Alema, President of FEPS and Former Prime Minister of Italy Jean-Marc Ayrault, President of the Socialist group in the Assemblée nationale and Deputy-Mayor of Nantes

11:15- 13:15 First roundtable A Europe of growth and solidarity

Introduction Daniel Cohen, Professor of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, President of the Scientific Council of the Fondation Jean-Jaurès

Concluding remarks , Former Prime Minister

Moderator Ernst Stetter, Secretary-General of FEPS

13:15-14:45 Lunch

15:00- 17:00 Second roundtable Democratic Europe

Introduction Vivien Schmidt, Professor of International Relations, Boston University

Concluding remarks Hubert Védrine, Former Minister,

Moderator Gilles Finchelstein, General-Director of Fondation Jean-Jaurès

Break

17:00-18:30 Conclusion of the debates and the Presentation of the Declaration of Paris Massimo D’Alema, President of FEPS and former Prime Minister of Italy Pierre Moscovici, Campaign Director for François Hollande and former Minister Catherine Trautmann Head of the French Socialist delegation in the

Experts nominated by the scientific councils of the organising foundations, French and European political leaders and representatives from Trade Unions and Civil society are invited to participate in this seminar.

Translation in German, English, French and Italian will be available

Renaissance for Europe The Common Progressive Vision

Public conference, Saturday 17 March 2012 Cirque d’hiver, Paris Cirque d’Hiver, 110 Rue Amelot,75011 Paris

Translation available in German, English, French and Italian.

8:45-9:30 Welcome and registration of the public and participants

Declaration of Paris

9:30 onwards Summary of the seminar “Renaissance for Europe” on the 16th March 2012: Daniel Cohen, Professor of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, President of the Scientific Council of the Fondation Jean-Jaurès Vivien Schmidt, Professor of International Relations, Boston University

Introduction and Presentation of the Declaration of Paris: Massimo D’Alema, President of FEPS and former Prime Minister of Italy Pierre Moscovici, Campaign Director for François Hollande and former Minister

Speeches by European Leaders:

Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament Sergei Stanishev, President of the PSE , Leader of S&D Group in the European Parliament Pier Luigi Bersani, Secretary of the PD, Italy Sigmar Gabriel, President of the SPD, Germany Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister of Belgium

Moderators Gilles Finchelstein, General Director, Fondation Jean-Jaurès Ernst Stetter, Secretary General, FEPS

Break

12:30 – 13:00 Speech of François Hollande