Alpeuregio Summer School on Institutions and Policies of the EU
24 June – 4 July 2019 Rue de Pascale 45-47, 1040 Brussels
Alpeuregio Summer School
Brussels
2019
PROGRAMME
Monday, 24 June
09.00 - 09.30 Welcome Greetings
Richard Seeber Director, Brussels Office of the Land Tyrol
Vesna Caminades Director, Brussels Office of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen-South Tyrol
Michele Michelini Director, Brussels Office of the Autonomous Province of Trento
09.30 - 11.00 European Enlargement and Foreign Policy
David Müller Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn, European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
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11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 - 12.45 Communication in the European Parliament - The Spokesperson’s Service
Sara Ahnborg (TBC) Press Officer, Spokesperson’s service, European Parliament
12.45 - 14.00 Sandwich lunch offered
14.30 - 15.30 Visit at the Permanent Representation of Croatia to the European Union Venue: Avenue des Arts 50, 1000 Brussels
Mato Škrabalo H.E. Permanent Representative - Ambassador Permanent Representation of Croatia to the European Union
16.30 - 18.00 Visit at the Council of the European Union Venue: Rue de la Loi 175, 1048 Brussels
The role of the Council and the European Council in decision making
Berthold Berger Director, Directorate-General Transport, Energy, Environment and Education, Council of the European Union
Tuesday, 25 June
09.00 - 10.30 Mobility and Transport: Planning, Communication, Interinstitutional relations
Martin Zeitler Policy Co-ordinator, DG Mobility and Transport, European Commission
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.30 The EGTC: A Transnational and Cross-border Cooperation Structure
Matthias Fink Former Secretary General EGTC
Christoph von Ach Secretary General EGTC
Boglarka Fenyvesi-Kiss Representative of the Autonomous Province of Trento at the EGTC
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break
14.00 - 14.30 Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann
2 Member of the European Parliament
14.30 - 15.30 Visit at the European Parliament Venue: Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels
15.30 - 16.30 European Parliament Results of Elections 2019
Markus Warasin Member of the Cabinet of President Antonio Tajani, European Parliament
19.00 The participants are kindly invited to attend the
Opening of the exhibition Charlotte Simon - In the Garden we Hide with our Shoes Untied
In presence of Günther Platter, Governor of Land Tyrol Followed by a buffet offered by Günther Platter, Governor of Land Tyrol
Wednesday, 26 June
9:00 - 10.30 The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
Marlene Holzner Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Budget and Human Resources, European Commission
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 EU Health and Food Safety Policy
Marco Valletta Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, Health and Food Safety, European Commission
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30 Visit at the European Commission Venue: Rue de la Loi 200, 1049 Brussels
Johannes Hahn (TBC) European Commissioner, Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
15.45 - 17.15 EU Foreign Policy
Lorenzo Biondi
3 Speechwriter to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Federica Mogherini, European External Action Service
Thursday, 27 June
09.00 - 10.30 The Common Agricultural Policy
Georg Häusler Director, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 The Cohesion Policy post 2020
Nicola De Michelis Director, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30 Visit at the European Committee of the Regions Venue: Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels
The European Committee of the Regions - Role and Tasks
Santiago Mondragón Vial Political Advisor, Group of the Party of European Socialists, European Committee of the Regions
15.30 - 17.00 Meeting with Representatives of different Lobbying Associations
Markus Stock Head of EU-Office, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Andrea Chiarello Manager, EU Government Affairs, Pfizer
Angelo Volpi Science and Technology Officer, Brussels Liaison Office of the National Research Council of Italy
Friday, 28 June
09.00 - 10:30 European Data Protection Supervisor - EPDS
Giovanni Buttarelli (TBC) European Data Protection Supervisor 4
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee break
10.45 - 11.15 Introduction to the Alpeuregio Café on EU Life Experience - A Career in the EU Institutions: Selection Procedure and Job Opportunities
Koen Hendrix Team Leader Senior Assistant, Communication and Attractiveness, European Personnel Selection Office, European Commission
11.15 - 13.00 Alpeuregio Café on EU Life Experiences
Arianna Albanese Policy Analyst, Government Affairs & Policy, Johnson & Johnson
Federica Boledi Account Director, Edelman
Davide Delaiti Eurostars Ethics Research Coordinator, EUREKA
Caterina Marcon Legal and Compliance Analyst, MedTech Europe
Michele Simonato Policy adviser at the EU Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - GUE/NGL political group
Christoph Stodola Legal Advisor, Representation Office of the Land Salzburg to the EU
Thomas Benedikt Thaler Head of Office and Policy Advisor to MEP Lukas Mandl and MEP Paul Rübig
13.00 - 14.00 Sandwich lunch offered
14.00 - 15.30 Communication in the European Commission - The Spokesperson’s Service
Adriana Stankova Press Officer, DG Communication, European Commission
Monday, 1 July
09.00 - 10.30 EU Environmental Policy
Andrea Vettori
5 Deputy Head of Unit, DG Environment, Land Use and Management, European Commission
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 EU Research and Innovation
Wolfgang Burtscher Deputy Director-General, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
12.30 - 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 - 16.00 Visit at OLAF - European Commission Anti-Fraud Office Venue: Rue Joseph II, 30, 1000 Brussels
Matúš Minárik Policy Officer, Inter-institutional and external relations
Francesco Albore Head of Unit, Agriculture & Structural Funds
Tuesday, 2 July
09.00 - 10.30 The Energy Union
Michael Schütz Policy Officer, DG Energy, European Commission
10.30 - 12.00 The EU role in the multilateral fora: G7, G20
Mirco Tomasi Policy Officer for G7 and G20, European Commission
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30 Circular Economy Package - State of Play
Meadhbh Bolger Resource justice campaigner, Brussels Office, Friends of the Earth Europe
Wednesday, 3 July
09.00 - 10.30 Visit at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union Venue: Avenue de Cortenbergh 30, 1000 Brussels
Nikolaus Marschik Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU 6
Mirjam Dondi Head of Unit, Visitors’ and Information Services, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU 11.00 - 12:30 Future Cooperation between the European Committee of the Regions and the new Parliament
Christian Gsodam Advisor to the Secretary General, European Committee of the Regions
12.30 - 14:00 Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30 The activities of the Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the European Union
Hermina Golob (TBC) Cohesion Policy Counsellor
16.00 - 17.00 EUSALP - The EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (TBC)
Thursday, 4 July
09.00 - 10.30 Coordinating the Collective Action of European Civil Society: The Concord Example - Successes and Risks in the Development Sector Venue: Rue de l’Industrie 10, 1000 Brussels
Francesca Romana Minniti Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, CONCORD
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 The IOM Office - International Organization for Migration
Sofiane Ouaret Liaison & Policy Assistant, Policy and Programme Support Division, IOM
12.30 - 13.30 Handing out of certificates and group picture
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