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14TH COUNCIL Hungary | Budapest | March 31st - April 3rd 2011 Marriott Hotel, Apaczai Csere Janos u. 4. Budapest

PROGRAMME Thursday, 31 March 2011 Green Group in the Session Evening Public Debate: The State of Democracy in Hungary 18:00 - 20:30 Interpretation in Hungarian, English, German, and French Debate with Daniel Cohn-Bendit MEP, Co-president of the Greens/EFA Group, France; Atrium Mária Schmidt, historian, Hungary; and Miklós Haraszti, former OSCE Representative on Vözömarty tér 1, Freedom of the Media, Hungary. Moderation by Flóra Hevesi, journalist and Chair of Budapest Amnesty International Hungary. Followed by a reception/cocktail. Friday, 1 April 2011 Green Group in the European Parliament Sessions

09:30 - 11:30 Theme: Green Jobs & Green Economy With Bas Eickhout MEP, János Bencsik (Secretary of State for Climate & Energy), Benedek Jávor MP (LMP, Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee), Ada Ámon (Director of the NGO, Energia Klub). Moderation and conclusions by Rebecca Harms MEP, Co-president of the Greens/EFA Group, from .

11:30 -13:00 Theme: The Red Mud Lesson Presentation of the report on the red mud disaster, commissioned by the Group, and written by Gergely Simon (author, Clean Air Action Group). Debate on possible regulation and action on EU level with: Carl Schlyter MEP (Greens/EFA, Sweden), Rebeka Szabó MP (LMP, Hungary), György Bakondi (Government Commissioner for the red mud disaster, Hungary) (tbc), Gergely Simon (Clean Air Action Group), and a representative of Hungarian industry (tbc).

13:15 - 14:30 Lunch Green Group in the European Parliament & EGP Press Conference Rebecca Harms MEP, Co-President, GGEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit MEP, Co-president, GGEP Monica Frassoni, Co-Spokesperson, EGP MEP, Co-spokesperson, EGP Interpretation in Hungarian and English Page 1 of 4. Programme subject to change.

14TH EUROPEAN GREEN PARTY COUNCIL Hungary | Budapest | March 31st - April 3rd 2011 Marriott Hotel, Apaczai Csere Janos u. 4. Budapest

PROGRAMME Friday, 1 April 2011 Plenary Sessions

14:30 - 15:00 Opening of Council Monica Frassoni, EGP Co-Spokesperson; Rebecca Harms MEP, Co-President, Green Group in the European Parliament; LMP (tbc).

15:00 - 17:00 Plenary Debate on the Social Dimension in the context of the development of the Green New Deal. With Philippe Lamberts MEP; Bernadette Ségol, ETUC; and Virág Kaufer MP, LMP.

17:00 - 17:15 Keynote Speech: László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion.

17:15 - 17:45 Break

Parallel Sessions

17:45 - 19:30 • Green Answers to Roma Exclusion. With Ondřej Liška, Strana Zelených, Czech Republic; Lívia Járóka MEP, Fidesz (EPP Group in the European Parliament); Catherine Grèze MEP, Europe Ecologie - Les Verts, France; Tímea Szabó MP, LMP); and a representative of Strana Zelených (Czech Republic). • Gender Working Group • Green Islands Network • LGBT Network • “Fit for the Future” Amendment Session • Baltic Network (tbc) • Climate Change Working Group

20:00 Party

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09:00 - 12:30 Plenary Debate and vote on ‘Fit for the Future – towards a better European Green Party

12:30 - 12:45 Keynote Speech: Cem Özdemir – Green Growth in Germany - opportunities and pitfalls

12:45 - 13:00 Chernobyl commemoration – “1986 - 2011” With Pavlo Khazan, Vice-Chair of the Green Party of Ukraine (Partiya Zelenykh Ukrayiny).

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Parallel Sessions

14:00 - 16:00 • Green New Deal Amendment Session I • Resolution Amendment Session • Green European Foundation • Populism Work Shop • FYEG • ISN (tbc) • ENGS • Human Rights and Civil Liberties Working Group (tbc) • Common Agricultural Policy Work Shop, with Rebeka Szabó MP

16:00 - 18:00 • Green New Deal Amendment Session II • Foreign Affairs: The state of play of the European Security & Defence Strategy • MED & FYEG • Press Officers’ & Web-masters’ Training • Global Greens • Chernobyl Session (film screening and debate) • GEWD • Danube Strategy Work Shop (tbc) • Treasurers’ Meeting

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18:00 - 20:00 Plenary Debate on the situation in North Africa and the Middle East.

20:00 Dinner Party Leaders’ Meeting

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Plenary Session

09:00 - 09:30 Reports from Working Groups

09:30 - 10:00 2010 Report and Budget

10:00 - 13:00 Discussion & Voting Session • Green New Deal - The Social Dimension • Report & Budget 2010 • Resolutions • Congress Allocation List/Rules

13:00 Closing of Council

With the financial assistance of the European Parliament Page 4 of 4.