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LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE - EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES -

 VIENNA, 13 TO 15 OCTOBER 2005 

CEMR Seminar organised in cooperation with the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns ______

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Thursday 13 th October

Arrival of the participants

Informal dinner offered by the Austrian Association of Austrian Cities and Towns

Friday 14 th October - Vienna City Hall

08 h 30 Registration

09 h 00 Opening plenary session: “South-East Europe – what stakes, what expectations”

Chair: Mr Erich PRAMBÖCK, Secretary General of the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns

 Opening of the conference: Dr. Michel HÄUPL, CEMR President, Mayor and Governor of Vienna  “Priorities of the Austrian presidency of the Union – 2006 – for South-East Europe”: Mr Hans WINKLER, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Debate

10 h 30 Coffee break

11 h 00 The contribution of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: Mr Giovanni DI STASI, CLRAE President 

The contribution of NALAS: Mr Tarzan MILOSEVIC, President of NALAS, President of the Governing Board of the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro  to be confirmed 2

12 h 00 Speech by Mr Hannes SVOBODA, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the South-East European delegation of the European Parliament

12 h 30 Lunch

14 h 30 Second plenary session

Chair: Mr Jeremy SMITH, CEMR Secretary General

Presentation by each association of the situation and priorities of local and regional authorities in their countries

17 h 30 Speech by Ms Doris PACK, Member of the European Parliament, President of the South-East European delegation of the European Parliament

18 h 30 End of activities

Dinner

Saturday 15 th October - Vienna City Hall

9 h 30 - Two simultaneous workshops: 11 h 00 1. Cooperation in practice – exchange of experiences between associations of local and regional authorities

Speakers:  Mr Gianfranco MARTINI, President of the Association of Agencies for Local Democracy  Mr Athos GERMANOS, Secretary General of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities

2. The financing of local infrastructures: what support from the EU and donor organisations

Speakers:  Mr Gabriel KOUGIANOS, KEDKE Executive Officer  Mr Siegfried BRENKE, German Association for Technical Cooperation  Ms Vera BUDWAY-STROHBACH, Program Manager for Policy, Association of an Open Society

Representatives from the European Commission and organisations will be invited to speak

11 h 00 Coffee break

11 h 30 Conclusions by Mr Jeremy SMITH, CEMR Secretary General and Mr Erich PRAMBÖCK, Secretary General of the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns

12 h 30 Lunch