<p> COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS CEMR EUROPEAN SECTION OF UNITED CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS </p><p>13.9.2005/VN D:\Docs\2018-01-08\01a21fef6758f93751ca369cc746decf.doc</p><p>LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE - EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES -</p><p> VIENNA, 13 TO 15 OCTOBER 2005 </p><p>CEMR Seminar organised in cooperation with the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns ______</p><p>DRAFT PROGRAMME</p><p>Thursday 13 th October</p><p>Arrival of the participants</p><p>Informal dinner offered by the Austrian Association of Austrian Cities and Towns</p><p>Friday 14 th October - Vienna City Hall</p><p>08 h 30 Registration</p><p>09 h 00 Opening plenary session: “South-East Europe – what stakes, what expectations”</p><p>Chair: Mr Erich PRAMBÖCK, Secretary General of the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns</p><p> Opening of the conference: Dr. Michel HÄUPL, CEMR President, Mayor and Governor of Vienna  “Priorities of the Austrian presidency of the Union – 2006 – for South-East Europe”: Mr Hans WINKLER, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs</p><p>Debate</p><p>10 h 30 Coffee break</p><p>11 h 00 The contribution of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: Mr Giovanni DI STASI, CLRAE President </p><p>The contribution of NALAS: Mr Tarzan MILOSEVIC, President of NALAS, President of the Governing Board of the Union of Municipalities of Montenegro  to be confirmed 2</p><p>12 h 00 Speech by Mr Hannes SVOBODA, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the South-East European delegation of the European Parliament</p><p>12 h 30 Lunch</p><p>14 h 30 Second plenary session</p><p>Chair: Mr Jeremy SMITH, CEMR Secretary General</p><p>Presentation by each association of the situation and priorities of local and regional authorities in their countries</p><p>17 h 30 Speech by Ms Doris PACK, Member of the European Parliament, President of the South-East European delegation of the European Parliament </p><p>18 h 30 End of activities</p><p>Dinner</p><p>Saturday 15 th October - Vienna City Hall</p><p>9 h 30 - Two simultaneous workshops: 11 h 00 1. Cooperation in practice – exchange of experiences between associations of local and regional authorities</p><p>Speakers:  Mr Gianfranco MARTINI, President of the Association of Agencies for Local Democracy  Mr Athos GERMANOS, Secretary General of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities</p><p>2. The financing of local infrastructures: what support from the EU and donor organisations</p><p>Speakers:  Mr Gabriel KOUGIANOS, KEDKE Executive Officer  Mr Siegfried BRENKE, German Association for Technical Cooperation  Ms Vera BUDWAY-STROHBACH, Program Manager for Policy, Association of an Open Society</p><p>Representatives from the European Commission and organisations will be invited to speak</p><p>11 h 00 Coffee break</p><p>11 h 30 Conclusions by Mr Jeremy SMITH, CEMR Secretary General and Mr Erich PRAMBÖCK, Secretary General of the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns</p><p>12 h 30 Lunch</p>