European Elections Working Breakfast Agenda Hosted by Ivana Maletic, MEP Wednesday, 3 April 2019 | 8:00 – 9:30 Members’ Salon, European Parliament, Brussels Welcome and Introduction • Ivana Maletic, MEP, K4I Forum GB Chair • Lambert van Nistelrooij, MEP, K4I Honorary President Discussion points • Forecast of seats per political group and country • Projection by seats at EU level • Strength of national delegations • Traditional parties in decline • K4I Forum Political Members o Overview o Engaging new and returning MEPs with the support of current K4I political members • K4I Forum activities to engage new political members o Organisation of events before and after the summer break o Provide campaigning support (on innovation policy, etc) o Invite more MEPs to sign the Pact for Innovation • Next steps in the adoption process of Horizon Europe in the new EP legislature • Mobilising young voters to engage in the elections • Organisation of the K4I Data & AI Innovation Summit in September • AOB Timeline European Elections 2018 • 8 November: EPP Elects Spitzenkandidat: Manfred Weber (Germany - Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.) • 10 November: ALDE Adopts Election Manifesto • 25 November: Greens Elect Spitzenkandidat: Ska Keller (Germany - Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and Bas Eickhout (Netherlands - GroenLinks) • 8 December: S&D Elects Spitzenkandidat: Frans Timmermans 2019 • February: S&D Adopts Election Manifesto • 21 March: ALDE Elects Spitzenkandidat ALDE presented its Team Europe of 7 leaders who will represent the campaign of the transnational party across the European Union: Nicola Beer (Germany: Secretary General and Lead candidate of FDP), Emma Bonino (Italy: Senator for Rome and Lead candidate of Più), Violeta Bulc (Slovenia: European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport), Katalin Cseh (Hungary: Doctor in obstetrics and gynecology and Lead candidate of Momentum), Luis Garicano (Spain: Professor of Economics and Strategy, Lead candidate of Ciudadanos), Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium: ALDE Group Leader and Lead candidate of Open Vld), Margrethe Vestager (Denmark: European Commissioner for Competition). • 12 April: Brexit: UK Leaves EU? • 15 - 18 April: Final EP Plenary Session • April – May: Spitzenkandidat Debates • 9 May: Sibiu European Council on Future of Europe • 23 – 26 May: European Elections • 19 June: Formation of the Political Groups • 20 – 21 June: European Council decides on top jobs • 2 July: Election EP President – Plenary • 16 July: EP Elects Commission President • 17 July: Composition EP Committees Announced • 22 – 30 July: Election Committee Chairmen • September: Commissioner Portfolios Announced • October: EP Hearings of Commissioners • 23 October: EP Vtes n whole Commission • 23 October: Commission President Work Programme • 19 November: New Commission takes office .