Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Assemblée parlementaire Euronest Parlamentarische Versammlung Euronest Парламентская Aссамблея Евронест

EIGHTH ORDINARY SESSION

7 - 10 December 2019

Tbilisi,

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Coordination:

Parliament of Georgia European Parliament Ms Tekle BORASHVILI, Mr Alain CRESPINET, Head of Unit Secretary of Delegation Phone: +32 2 284 28 61 Phone: +995 32 2 28 17 35 Mobile:+32 498 98 32 49 Mobile: +995 557 05 22 33 email : [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Ms Caroline CARPELAN, General Ms Nato NATROSHVILI Coordination Phone: +995 32 2 28 17 43 Phone : +32 2 284 35 41 Mobile: +995 599 39 58 50 Mobile : +32 470 95 17 92 e-mail: [email protected] email : [email protected]

______6 December 2019 Friday 6 December 2019

Arrival of Secretariat staff in Tbilisi

Saturday 7 December 2019

10.00 Meeting of the EP component of the Secretariat of the Euronest PA Venue: Meeting room 4 - Biltmore Hotel

Visit of the Delegation Secretariats to the working premises, the offices andmeeting rooms at the venue, followed by Venue: Biltmore Hotel

15.00 Meeting of the Euronest PA Secretariat Venue: Biltmore Hotel

Checks on all technical facilities in the meeting rooms and in the offices Venue: Biltmore Hotel

Informal meetings of the political families: 16.00-19.00 Informal meeting of the EPP group Venue: Meeting room 7 (tbc)

Sunday 8 December 2019

08.00-09.30 EP component only Briefing of the EP Delegation with Mr Carl HARTZELL, Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia Venue: The Guild - Biltmore Hotel

08:30-09:30 Eastern Partners’ Delegations component only Meeting of the Eastern Partners' Delegations to the Euronest PA Venue: Meeting room 6 or 7 (tbc)

Meetings of the Committees:

10.00-12.30 Meeting of the Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

10.00-12.30 Meeting of the Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation and Convergence with EU Policies Venue: The Guild - Biltmore Hotel ***** 12.30 Buffet lunch Venue: Biltmore Hotel

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14.00-16.30 Meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society Venue: The Guild - Biltmore Hotel

14.00-16.30 Meeting of the Committee on Energy Security Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

16.30-17.00 coffee-break

17.00-18.30 Working Group on Belarus Venue: The Guild - Biltmore Hotel

17.00-18.30 Ad Hoc Working Group on Association Agreements Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

18:30-19:30 Informal meeting of the S&D group Venue: Meeting room 7 (tbc)

19:40 Departure for the restaurant “Qalaqi” 20:00 Dinner hosted by Mr. George VOLSKI, First Deputy Chairman of the (tbc) - By invitation only -

Monday 9 December 2019

08.00-08.30 Informal meeting of the EPP group Venue: Meeting room 7 (tbc)

08.30-11.00 Meeting of the Bureau of the Euronest PA (in camera) Venue: The Guild - Biltmore Hotel

11.00-11.45 Informal meeting of the EPP group Venue: Meeting room 7 (tbc)

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12.30 Buffet lunch Venue: Biltmore Hotel ***** 3 ******** family photo ********

14.00-15.30 Eighth Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

Formal opening by the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia H.E. Archil TALAKVADZE

Address by H.E. , (tbc)

Address by Mrs Klára DOBREV, Vice-President of the European Parliament

Address by Mr Andrius KUBILIUS, Co-President of the Euronest PA

Address by Mr Ivan KRULKO, Co-President of the Euronest PA

Address by Mr Vassilis MARAGOS, Head of Unit for “Armenia, Azerbaijan & Eastern Partnership”, European Commission, DG NEAR

Addresses by the observers to the Euronest PA: - Parliament of the EU Presidency Troika (tbc) - Mr Istvan Komoroczki, co-chair of the EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform, representing the European Economic and Social Committee - Mr Tadeus Andzejevski, Member of the Vilnius District Municipal Council, representing the European Committee of the Regions - Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum

16.00-19.00 First Working session of the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

19:30 Departure for the restaurant “Funicular” 20:00 Dinner hosted by H.E. Archil TALAKVADZE, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia (tbc) - By invitation only -

Tuesday 10 December 2019

09.00-12.00 Second Working session of the VIII Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

12.30-13.00 Press briefing by the Co-Presidents of the Euronest PA Venue: The Ballroom - Biltmore Hotel

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13:30-14:30 Buffet lunch Venue: Biltmore Hotel

15:00 Departure for Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia (Jvari Monastery, Samtavro Convent and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and the streets of the ancient capital)

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