29th EU - INTERPARLIAMENTARY MEETING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - SWISS FEDERAL ASSEMBLY

LUGANO, 15 -17 MAY 2011

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Afternoon Arrival of participants in Lugano airport or Milano airport Transfer by shuttle/ bus/ train to the Hotel (to be confirmed)

Hotel de la Paix Via Cattori 18 6900 Lugano TEL. +41 (0)91 960 60 60 FAX: +41 (0)91 960 60 66 [email protected]

Programme Coordinators

Ms Cesarina DALL’OZZO Secretariat - EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Brussels,WIB 05 M 69 Tel: (32.2) 283.25.30 Fax: (32.2) 284.68.30 e-mail : [email protected] Mobile phone (on mission only): +32 (0)498 983 465

Ms Elena WILDI-BALLABIO Parlamentsdienst - THE SWISS FEDERAL ASSEMBLY Tel: + 41-31-322.22.34 Fax: + 41-79-776. 17. 21 e-mail :[email protected]

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Sunday, 15 May 2011

Check-in at Hotel de la Paix

Internal coordination meeting of the EP delegation in the hotel lobby (tbc)

18.15 Departure by bus t to visit Mendrisio Cave

18.45-22.00 Visit of Mendrisio Cave followed by an informal dinner Venue: Grotto Loverciano

Monday, 16 May 2011

All working sessions will take place in Hotel de la Paix, Room Spazio 1

09.00-10.00 Briefing of the EP Delegation by H.E Mr Michael Reiterer , EU Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Venue: Room Borromini

10.00-10.15 Coffee break Venue: Foyer Spazio

10.15-12.15 1st working session of the 29 th EU-Switzerland Interparliamentary meeting • Institutional aspects of EU-Switzerland relations

12.30-13.45 Lunch hosted by Mr Ignazio Cassis , Chair of the Swiss Delegation to the EU-Swiss IPM Venue: Room Barilotto

14.00-15.15 2nd working session of the 29 th EU-Switzerland Interparliamentary meeting • Energy policies: renewable energy and the future of nuclear energy

15.15-15.30 Coffee break Venue: Foyer Spazio

15.30-17.00 3rd working session of the 29 th EU-Switzerland Interparliamentary meeting • Transport policy in Europe

17.00-17.45 4th working session of the 29 th EU-Switzerland Interparliamentary meeting • Conclusions

18.15- Meeting in Hotel Lobby

18.15-19.00 Transfer by bus to (to be confirmed) Meeting with local authorities

20.30-22.30 Dinner hosted by the local authorities Venue: Château Castelgrande

22.30 Bus transfer to the hotel

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Tuesday, 17 May 2011

08.00 Departure by bus from the hotel Bring your luggage with you.

09.00-12.00 Visit of Alp Transit construction site with in-depth presentation of the project Venue:

12.00.12.30 Press conference Venue: Pollegio

12.30-13.15 Buffet lunch Venue: Bistro57 in Pollegio

13.15 Departure by bus to Lugano airport

14.15 Arrival at Lugano Airport

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18 April 2011 - 3 - Useful addresses

Hotel de la Paix Restaurant Grotto Loverciano Via Cattori 18 Fam. A Florinii 6900 LUGANO 6874 Castel San Pietro Tel +41(0)91 960 60 60

Scuola Alberghiera Lombardi SA Ingegneri consulenti 6500 Bellinzona Via R. Simen 19 Tel +41(0)91 814 65 84/79 462 31 01 6648 M. Vito Valecce Tel +41(0)91 744 60 30 [email protected] [email protected]

AlpTransit San Gottardo SA Administration Cantonale Viale Stazione 32 Protocollo del Cantone /Cancellaria CP 1090 Giampiero Gianella, Cancelliere 6500 Bellinzona Renardo Gottardi Tel +41(0)91 821 21 21/79 686 70 10 Tel +41(0)91 814 43 60 [email protected]

Consulate-General of in Lugano Consulate of Austria in Lugano, Switzerland Via Ferruccio Pelli, 16 Via Pretorio 7 6901 Lugano Cas.post. 3046 Phone:+41(0)91.913.3050 Fax: 923.7578 6901 Lugano Email: [email protected] Phone:+41(0)91.913 40 07Fax: 913 40 09 Website :www.conslugano.esteri.it Email: [email protected]

Embassy of Ireland in Bern, Switzerland Embassy of Romania in Bern, Switzerland Kirchenfeldstrasse 68 Kirchenfeldstrasse 78 CH- 3005 Berne 3005 Bern Phone:+41(0)31-352-1442 Fax: 352-1455 Phone:+41(0)31-3523522 or 3525300 Email: [email protected] Fax: 3526455 Website : http://www.embassyofireland.ch Email : [email protected] Website : http://www.roembassy-berne.ew.ro/

Embassy of Poland German Embassy in Switzerland Elfenstrasse 20a Willadingweg 83 P.O.Box 3006 Bern 3006 Bern Phone:+41(0)31-359 41 11Fax: 359 44 44 Phone:+41(0) 31 352 04 52 Fax: 31 352 34 16 Email: [email protected] Website : http://www.deutsche-botschaft.ch/ British Embassy in Berne, Switzerland Delegation der Europäischen Union für die Schweiz Thunstrasse 50 und das Fürstentum Liechtenstein 3005 Berne Bundesgasse 18 Phone:+41(0)31-359 7700 Fax: 359 7701 Postfach 264 Email: [email protected] CH-3000 Bern 7 Website http://ukinswitzerland.fco.gov.uk/en/ Phone:+41(0)31-310 15 30 Fax: 310 15 49 Email: [email protected] Website : http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/switzerland/

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