email: [email protected] www.hpeu.hr, OIB 74779998621 IBAN HR3823600001101560689 International Conference of the Croatian Pan-European Union in the cooperation with the Hanns-Seidel and Konrad Adenauer Foundations The Experiences of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Considerations Concerning the Future of the European Union Zagreb, 24th October 2020 PROGRAMME Saturday, 24th October 2020 Amadria Park Hotel Capital, Jurišićeva 22, Zagreb 10 a.m. Welcoming addresses Klaus Fiesinger/Aleksandra Markić Boban, Hanns Seidel Foundation Holger-Heinrich Haibach, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Croatia Damir Boras, President of Zagreb University, Vice-President of the CPEU Mislav Ježić, President of the Croatian PEU, Vice-President of the International PEU 10.30 a.m. First panel: The Experiences of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union Gordan Grlić Radman, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tomislav Sokol, member of the European Parliament Bernd Posselt, President of the PEU Germany, member of the Presidency of the International PEU: on the German Presidency of the Council of the EU 11.30 a.m. Second panel: Considerations Concerning the Future of the European Union Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission Alain Terrenoire, President of the International Pan-European Union Karlo Ressler, Head of the Croatian Delegation in the European People's Party in the European Parliament Željana Zovko, member of the European Parliament 1 p.m. Third panel: Presidents or Representatives of the national organizations of the Pan- European Union on the Future of the European Union Austria: Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, President, or Rainhard Kloucek, Secretary General Bosnia and Hercegovina: Osman Topčagić, President Crna Gora / Montenegro: Gordana Đurović, President France: Eric Campion, member of Presidency Macedonia: Marjan Gjorčev, President Spain, Carlos Uriarte-Sánchez, Secretary General If there will come belated announcements of participation, we shall try to allot the time of presentation according to the number of speakers. The languages of the conference will be Croatian. English, French and German. The translation into Croatian, English and German will be available. Assistance in chairing the conference: Pavo Barišić, Vanja Gavran and Ljudevit Fran Ježić Administrative support (CPEU): Božena Jurčić The participants in the Amadria Café in Zagreb will be offered coffee, tea, juice and cakes. The conferece will close at 2 p.m. .