Programme For the information visit to the

CZECH TOP-ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS SPECIALISING IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

Visit Number: 410293

Brussels, January 26, 2017 and January 27, 2017 in the morning Visitors' Centre of the European Commission Buildings : Charlemagne - 170, 1040 - Bruxelles

CHAR 01/069, 1049 +32 (0) 2 296 34 98 [email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/visits

Practical Information

Charlemagne

Visit Organiser and Logistics

Name Ms Ewa KRZEMIEN Directorate-General Communication Address European Commission, Rue de la Loi 170, B-1000 Brussels Telephone +32(0)2 29-80876 E-Mail [email protected] Visit's Assistants Office +32(0)2 29-99106 / +32(0)2 29-67297 Number of visitors 20 CHAR AMDL - Building Charlemagne - Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 - Bruxelles Conference room CHAR 4 - Building Charlemagne - Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 - Bruxelles

Visitors should ensure that they have their identity cards or passports with them at all times as they will be asked to show them when entering Commission buildings.

In case of delay please call your visit organiser or the Visit's Assistant Office

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Dep: 25/01 Prague at 18.10 (SN 2812) arr. Brussels 19.35 Ret 27/01 Brussels at 16.10 (SN 2811 ) arr Prague 17.30 * ARRIVAL TO BRUSSELS Wednesday; 25 January 2017 * Practical Information (TRANSPORT FOR 21P.) * TRANSFER - Coach Company: CAPITALE CARS 32 2 466 16 25, contact phone 24/24 * 19 : 45 driver from the company CAPITALE CARS will wait for the participants at the Brussels National Airport in Zaventem with a welcome board meeting point with the driver: café JAVA in the arrival hall (right side). * 20:30 Arrival at the hotel : FIRST EUROFLAT Bld. Charlemagne 50 B 1000 – Brussels www.firsteuroflathotel.be * Visitors should ensure that they have their identity cards or passports with them at all times as they will be asked to show them when entering Commission buildings * The visit is organized in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Czech Republic ORGANIZERS FROM PRAGUE * Pavlína ŽÁKOVÁ Economic adviser/European Semester Officer European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic Jungmannova 24 P.O.Box 811, 111 21 Praha 1 Tel: +420 255 708 230 Gsm: +420 773 914 466 [email protected] * ******** * BACK TO PRAGUE Wednesday , 27 Friday (TRANSPORT FOR 21P.) Flight 27/1/2017 at 16:10 * 13 : 00 Meeting at the lobby hotel FIRST EUROFLAT + Check out * 13 : 15 Transport by bus CAPITALE CARS to the National Airport Zaventem * departure: 27/01 Brussels at 16.10 (SN 2811 ) arr Prague 17.30

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Planning for Day 1 (January 26, 2017)

Events will be taking place in:

Room CHAR AMDL

Building "Charlemagne" (CHAR)

Located at Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 - Bruxelles

The building offers wireless access. You can use guest_comp@comp / guest_comp to log in.

The day will include the following events:

Arrival at Charlemagne (CHAR) - security checks 08:45 welcome by the organizer from theVisitors' Centre Charlemagne Rue de la Loi 170, 1000 - Bruxelles

BUDGET OF THE , MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK

09:00 Petr MOOZ Head of Unit Information and Communication Directorate General for Budget

10:30 Break

MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER VĚRA JOUROVÁ 11:00 The European Union on a Crossroad - meeting in Visitors' Centre room AMDL

Portfolio: Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

12:00 transfert of the group to the restaurant (10 min on foot)

WORKING LUNCH - restaurant ICÔNES (24p.- TBC)

with the participation of :

Martin POVEJŠIL Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the European Union 12:15 Topic of presentation: The Role of the Permanent Representation and Luděk NIEDERMAYER Member of the European Parliament

Boulevard Charlemagne 80, B-1000 Brussels

The lunch is organized by the Visitor's Centre of the EC in Brussels

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14:10 transfer of the group to Visitors' Centre (CHARL) - security controls

THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE EU (tbc)

14:30 Božena BOBKOVÁ Policy Analyst Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs

16:00 Break

ECB POLICY SINCE THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS

16:15 Anton JEVČÁK Economic Analyst Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs

17:30 End of the information visit in the European Commission

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Planning for Day 2 (January 27, 2017)

Events will be taking place in:

Room CHAR 4

Building "Charlemagne" (CHAR)

Located at Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 - Bruxelles

The building offers wireless access. You can use guest_comp@comp / guest_comp to log in.

The day will include the following events:

08:45 Arrival at Charlemagne (CHAR) - security checks Rue de la Loi 170, 1000 - Bruxelles

FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY OF THE EU

09:00 Mr Maciej POPOWSKI Deputy Director-General Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations

10:00 End of the information visit in the European Commission

10:05 Transfer to the Council of the European Union - security checks

STRENGTHENING OF THE ECONOMIC COORDINATION AND FUTURE STEPS

10:30 Petr BLIZKOVSKY Director Directorate for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health

12:00 Security controles in Charlemagne building

Lunch in the Self-Restaurant Charlemagne 12:15 The lunch is organized by the Czech Representation of the EC

Check out

13:15 Meeting in the hotel FIRST EUROFLAT Transfer by coach: CAPITALE CARS company from the hotel hotel to the Brussels National Airport departure of the airplane at 17:30

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