Alpeuregio Summer School on Institutions and Policies of the EU

24 June – 4 July 2019 Rue de Pascale 45-47, 1040

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 , European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations,

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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 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) , 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 , 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 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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