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NATO Parliamentary Assembly 60th Annual Session 21-24 November 2014
PRESS PROGRAMME
6 November 2014
Place du Petit Sablon 3 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: (32-2) 513 2865 fax: (32-2) 514 1847 www.nato-pa.int 122 PR 14 E
General Information
Venue
World Forum Churchillplein 10 2517 JW The Hague Netherlands Website: http://www.worldforum.nl
Accreditation
Media representatives who wish to report on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 60th Annual Session will need special accreditation. Complete the on-line accreditation form by 7 November 2014.
Registration Level O
Accredited members of the press can collect their Session badges at the World Forum from Friday 21 November.
The Press accreditation desk opening hours: Friday 21 November 10:00 – 18:00 Saturday 22 November 7:45 – 18:00 Sunday 23 November 8:00 – 18:30 Monday 24 November 8:15 – 17:00
Netherlands Parliament Press Service Level 0, World Café
Nancy PODT Press Officer Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal/House of Representatives E-mail: [email protected] Mobile phone: +31 6 21703455 Office: +31-703183003
NATO PA Press Service Level 0, Europe 1
Roberta CALORIO Head, Press and Communication NATO Parliamentary Assembly Mobile phone in the Hague (20-24 November): + 31 6 50 232 653 Office in Brussels: + 32 25048154 E-mail: [email protected] | [email protected]
Isabelle ARCIS Co-ordinator, Communication, Document, IT Services NATO Parliamentary Assembly Mobile phone in the Hague (20-24 November): + 31 646 992 165 E-mail: [email protected] | [email protected]
Working area for the Press Level 0, World Café
A working area for the media is located in the World café on level 0.
Internet
Computers with Internet access are available to participants in the foyer on level 1.
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Wi-Fi is available free of charge in the World Forum. The password will be displayed.
Press stop World Forum Lobby (level 0)
A press stop for on-the-spot interviews or photo opportunities is located in the World Forum Lobby (level 0).
Live Broadcast
The Plenary Sitting will be web streamed on the Tweede Kamer website (parliament web site).
Documents
The committee reports are available on the NATO PA website (www.nato-pa.int) and inside the meeting rooms. Available speeches will be posted on the NATO PA website only after they have been delivered.
The draft committee resolutions will be available in the committee meeting rooms and online only when adopted at the Plenary Sitting.
Meetings
The committee meetings are open to accredited press unless otherwise decided by the relevant committee. The following meetings are not open to the press:
Secretaries of Delegation meeting Bureau meeting Political Group meetings Standing Committee meeting
Meeting Rooms
The meetings will be held on levels 0 and 1 of the World Forum.
World Forum Theater, level 0 Political Committee Yangtze, level 1 Economics and Security Committee Yangtze, level 1 Science and Technology Committee Mississippi, level 1 Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security Amazon, level 1 Defence and Security Committee World Forum Theater, level 0 Plenary Sitting
The use of mobile phones is not permitted in the meeting rooms. It is also not permitted to bring food and drink into the meeting rooms.
Coffee Breaks
Tea and coffee will be served close to the meeting rooms during the scheduled breaks of the committee meetings and during the Plenary Sitting.
Lunch and refreshments Level 0
Pangea (à la carte menu) – World Forum (level 0). Friday 21 to Monday 24 November: 6:30-22:00 World café (light refreshments and drinks) - World Forum (level 0). Saturday 22 to Monday 24 November: 12:00-14:30 A list of restaurants close to the World Forum and in the city centre is available at the Hague Tourist Information desk located in the World Forum lobby (level 0).
Working languages
Simultaneous interpretation into English and French, the two official languages of the Assembly, is provided for all meetings throughout the Session. Arrangements have also been made for simultaneous interpretation into German, Italian and Spanish.
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Russian interpretation will be available in the Political Committee, the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security and the Plenary Sitting.
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DRAFT AGENDA Friday 21 November
Press Briefing (in English) Yangtze, level 1
11:00 Hugh BAYLEY, NATO PA President Han ten BROEKE, Head of the Netherlands Delegation to the NATO PA David HOBBS, NATO PA Secretary General
Saturday 22 November TIMINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Political Committee (PC) World Forum Theater, level 0
10:00 Bert KOENDERS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Dutch Foreign and Security Priorities
11:00 Professor Toby DODGE, Director, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics Iraq (title to be confirmed)
12:00 Ojars Eriks KALNINS (Latvia), General Rapporteur Consideration of the draft General Report The Evolving Security Dynamics at NATO’s South Eastern Border – Implications for Transatlantic Co-operation
14:30 Krista van VELZEN, IKV Pax Christi, Former MP Nuclear Disarmament Michael RUHLE, Head, Energy Security Section in the Emerging Security Section of the NATO Emerging Security Challenges Section (to be confirmed) Nuclear Weapons and European Security
16:00 Jadwiga ZAKRZEWSKA (Poland), Sub-Committee Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations NATO after 2014
Defence and Security Committee (DSC) Amazon, level 1
9:45 Jeanine HENNIS Minister of Defence of the Netherlands
11:00 Claude-France ARNOULD Chief Executive, European Defence Agency, The EDA’s role in the implementation of the December 2013 resolutions of the European Council
12:00 Xavier PINTAT (France), Sub-Committee Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities Smart Defence Platform Acquisition in the Face of New Technologies – Drones: A Case Study
14:30 Lieutenant General Mart DE KRUIF, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army Lieutenant General Bruno KASDORF, Commander of the German Army Dutch-German Co-operation in the Air Mobile Brigades
16:30 Julio MIRANDA CALHA (Portugal), General Rapporteur Consideration of the draft General Report Afghanistan 2014: A Critical Crossroads for NATO and the International Community
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Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (CDS) Mississippi, level 1
10:00 Speaker tbc
11:00 Joelle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM (France), Sub-Committee Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Democratic Governance Combatting Terrorism: Building Security and Defending Democratic Institutions
12:00 Margriet DRENT, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute XX
14:30 Ulla SCHMIDT (Germany), General Rapporteur Consideration of the draft General Report Political Transition in Afghanistan: Achievements and Challenges
15:15 Henk Jan ORMEL, Senior Veterinary Policy Advisor, Animal Health Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations XX
16:15 Raynell ANDREYCHUK (Canada), Rapporteur Consideration of the GSM Draft Report The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the Region
17:15 Lord JOPLING (United Kingdom), Committee Chairman Consideration of the amendments and vote on the draft Resolution The Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
Economics and Security Committee (ESC) Yangtze, level 1
9:45 Jeroen van DER VEER, former CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Collective Energy Future
11:30 Christopher DAVIS, Professor, Reader in Command and Transition Economies, Department of Economics and the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University of Oxford, and Fellow, Wolfson College The Current State of the Russian Economy and the Possible Consequences of Worsening Political and Commercial Relations with the West
14:30 Nathalie GOULET (France), Rapporteur of the Sub-Committee Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Economic Relations The Economic Dimensions of a Changing US and European Approach to Asia
15:00 Michael SZCZERBA (Poland), Rapporteur of the Sub-Committee Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transition and Development Security and Economic Developments in the Sahel
15:45 Diego Lopez GARRIDO (Spain), General Rapporteur Consideration of the draft General Report Negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
16:30 Diego Lopez GARRIDO (Spain), General Rapporteur Consideration of the amendments and vote on the draft Resolution Negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Election of Committee and Sub-Committee Officers
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Sunday 23 November TIMINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Political Committee (PC) World Forum Theater, level 0
8:30 Professor Rob DE WIJK, Director, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies Transatlantic Security Co-operation: Post Wales
10:30 Andrew MONAGHAN, Senior Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House Russia
11:30 Rasa JUKNEVICIENE (Lithuania), Sub-Committee Rapporteur Consideration of the draft report of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships NATO Partnerships and the Open-Door Policy of the Alliance
13:30 Ojars Eriks KALNINS (Latvia), General Rapporteur Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution Syria/Iraq (title to be confirmed)
Ojars Eriks KALNINS (Latvia), General Rapporteur Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution NATO Reassurance and Support to Partners
Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers
Defence and Security Committee (DSC) Amazon, level 1
8:30 Andrzej SZEWINSKI (Poland), Sub-Committee Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Defence and Security Co-operation Regional and Global Implications of the Syrian Civil War: What role for NATO?
9:15 Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers
10:00 Julio MIRANDA CALHA (Portugal), General Rapporteur Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution Supporting the Afghanistan National Security Forces Beyond 2014
Julio MIRANDA CALHA (Portugal), General Rapporteur Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution Achieving the Post-Wales Summit Capability Goals
13:30 Peter SAWCZAK, Head, Government Relations and Political Affairs, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The OPCW and the elimination of the chemical weapons threat in Syria
Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (CDS) Mississippi, level 1
8:30 Janis KARKLINS, Director of NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, Latvia
9:45 Witold WASZCZYKOWSKI (Poland), Special Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Special Report Ukraine’s European Choice: Geostrategic and Political Consequences
10:45 Witold WASZCZYKOWSKI (Poland), Special Rapporteur Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution Supporting Ukrainian sovereignty and democracy
Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers
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Science and Technology Committee (STC) Yangtze, level 1
8:45 Vice Admiral Matthieu BORSBOOM, Netherlands’ National Armaments Director The Netherlands’ Defence Industry Strategy and its Research & Development Policy Major General Albert HUSNIAUX, NATO Chief Scientist and Chairman of NATO’s Science and Technology Board NATO Science and Technology Policy
10:00 Jonathan FORMAN, Science and Policy Adviser, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The State of Chemical Disarmament
11:15 Stephen GILBERT (United Kingdom), General Rapporteur Consideration of the draft General Report The Global Spread of Ballistic Missile Defences
11:45 Philippe VITEL (France), Special Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Special Report Cyber Space and Euro-Atlantic Security
13:30 Osman Askin BAK (Turkey), Sub-Committee Rapporteur Consideration of the draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Energy and Environmental Security European Energy Security: The Southern Gas Corridor
14:00 Stephen GILBERT (United Kingdom), General Rapporteur Consideration of the amendments and vote on the draft Resolution NATO and Ballistic Missile Defence
14:30 Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers
Monday 24 November
Plenary Sitting World Forum Theater, level 0
Order of speakers and timings to be confirmed and subject to change
9:00 Opening of the proceedings by Hugh BAYLEY, NATO PA President
9:20 Mark RUTTE, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
9:30 Jens STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council Q&A
11:50 Angel GURRÍA, OECD Secretary General Q&A
12:50 Rowinda APPELMAN, President of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association
13:00- 14.00 Lunch break
14:00 Jaap de HOOP SCHEFFER, Former NATO Secretary General Q& A
15:00 Ilkka KANERVA, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
15:05 Saskia STUIVELING, President of the Netherlands Court of Audit
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Q&A
15:30 Presentation, debate and vote on the Committee Resolutions
16:20 Election of Officers of the Assembly
Acceptance Speech by the new NATO PA President
16:30 Marc Angel, NATO PA Treasurer, presentation and vote on the 2015 Draft Budget
16:45 Closure of the Plenary Sitting
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