Title: “How to Make Every Year a Year for Citizens!”
Draft version of 18 October 2013 2013 EUROPEAN CLOSING CONFERENCE YEAR OF CITIZENS Venue: Seimas (Lithuanian National Parliament), Vilnius Dates: Thursday, 12 December & Friday, 13 December Title: “How to make every year a year for citizens!” THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2013 BLOCK 1 “The role of Civil Society in European Democracy” 12:00 – 14:30 Arrival of participants and registration 14:30 – 15:00 Plenary session : "Taking stock of the 2013 European Year” Welcome words by Lithuanian Presidency Chair: Ylva Tivéus, Director 'Citizens', DG Communication, European Commission Opening speeches (7 minutes each): 1. Ylva Tivéus (European Commission) 2. Jean-Marc Roirant, chairman of EYCA (France) 3. Andris Gobiņš, European Economic and Social Committee, Rapporteur on EYC2013 (Latvia) 15:00 – 16:30 15:00 – 16:30 Parallel Session 1 Parallel Session 2 The role and the future of civil society Shaping Europe from the bottom up! organisations in building our Europe Chair: Sophie Beernaerts, Head of Unit, Chair: Andris Gobiņš, Member of European ‘Citizens programme’, DG Communication, Economic and Social Committee, President of European Commission European Movement - Latvia Panellists: Panellists: 1. Niccolo Milanese, European Alternatives – 1. (tbc) … Unit ‘General Institutional Issues’ , Citizens Pact (UK) Secretariat General, European Commission 2. Danny Sriskandarajah, Secretary General, (European Citizens Initiative-ECI) CIVICUS (Australia) 2. Alessandro Giordani, Head of sector 3. Oliver Henman, President of the Board of “Communication, information and networks”, Directors, The European Network of European Commission Representation National Civil Society Associations – Office in Rome (Citizens’ Dialogues) ENNA 3. Philippe Cayla, Euronews Development – 4. Edgaras Leichteris, Knowledge Economy Forum (Lithuania) ECI: “Let us vote” (France) 5.
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