Be the change you wish to see in Europe 2 Welcome 4 Lyon Dear Green Friends, We would like to welcome you to the EGP Autumn Council 2015 9 Programme in Lyon. We are thrilled to be here and to meet you in the city of light. Be the change you wish to see in Europe! 14 Programme overview 26 Bios 32 Useful info Welcome 3 Dear Green Friends, We would like to welcome you to the EGP Autumn Council 2015 in Lyon. We are thrilled to be here and to meet you in the city of light. Be the change you wish to see in Europe! As the birthplace of Europe Écologie engagement after the climate diplomats - Les Verts (EELV) in 2010 and of the return home. network “Sortir du nucléaire”, Lyon is Circular economy is another essential definitely one of the important Green topic we would like to tackle: less waste, French metropolises. The second or third better product design, less dependence largest city of France is also known to on imports of raw materials and increased be a highly mobile regional capital and Green job creation in the EU are unavoid- can claim to have the first bike renting able issues when setting targets for a service in the world! Green economic transformation. “Be the change you wish to see in You will also have the opportunity to Europe” is our claim for this Council. visit and discover plenty of parallel ses- With many thousands, even millions sions, where you can learn, exchange of people being forced to flee their and deepen your knowledge on a wide homes — more than at any time since range of topics. World War II — we consider that the issues of asylum and migration deserve We wish you an exciting and fruitful an intense debate and a positive Green Council in Lyon. action. During our plenary sessions, we will have the opportunity to address the wave of citizen’s solidarity that we’ve seen in so many countries, but also ad- dress the fences, the “Fortress Europe” Monica Frassoni policies and the unsatisfactory answers Co-Chair European Green Party of EU governments. A few weeks before the COP21, we will discuss climate change, with a view Reinhard Bütikofer beyond Paris and attempt to define Co-Chair European Green Party and clear Green priorities for a continuous Member of the European Parliament The city of Lyon is certainly associated with Green politics. Europe Écologie - Les Verts (EELV) was founded in Lyon in November 2010 in the very same venue we hold this Council Meeting. The Croix- Rousse neighborhood (1st Arrondissement) has often had the highest Green votes in elections in the whole of France. Lyon “The center of Lyon is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home to the second largest Renaissance neighborhood after Venice” Lyon 5 The city of Lyon is certainly associated with Green politics. Europe Écologie - Les Verts (EELV) was founded in Lyon in November 2010 in the very same venue we hold this Council Meeting. The Croix- Rousse neighborhood (1st Arrondissement) has often had the highest Green votes in elections in the whole of France. Additionally, the first bike renting service (Fête des Lumières) celebrated every in the world was established in 2005 in 8 December and lasting for four days. Lyon. In the Rhône-Alpes region, Éric Piolle became the first Green mayor in The layout of Vieux Lyon is such that Grenoble in March 2014. there are few connecting streets run- ning perpendicular to the river. Thus, The symbol of Lyon is the lion; however, passageways called “traboules” allowed the name of the city has no connection people to transport clothes and other with the animal. Its name stems from textiles through the city while remaining the Latin name of Lugdunum, which was sheltered from inclement weather. If you gradually reduced to Lyduum, and finally decide to take a walk through Lyon, you Lyon. This homonymy influenced the should take a look at the “traboules”! choice of the lion as a symbol of the city. The center of Lyon is designated a Historically, Lyon was an industrial city UNESCO World Heritage Site and is home hosting many petrochemical industries to the second largest Renaissance neigh- along the Rhône. However, Lyon grad- borhood after Venice (« Le Vieux Lyon »). ually refocused on the areas of high The city also had a significant role in the technology activities, such as phar- history of cinema and light. Probably maceuticals and biotechnologies, and unique in the world: the “street of the successfully converted different districts first film”. It is located at the place where to living areas, a brilliant example being the Lumière brothers in 1895 recorded the Confluence district. Formerly home the first ever film. Lyon is also known for to industrial and logistics activities, this its light inventions, with the light festival area is the first certified sustainable district (by WWF France) and is targeting “zero energy” by 2030. Take a trip to the recently opened Musée des Confluences by world famous architect Himmelb(l)au. A local currency, la Gonette (a « gone » is a child in the local dialect) was launched on 7 November 2015 in Lyon and will be used in the local economy while respect- ing a charter of values. One gonette will be worth one euro. Welcome to Lyon! Lyon 7 Famous view of Lyon from the top of Notre Dame de Fourvière Programme Programme 9 Building A Programme Friday, 13 November 2015 GRAND SALON 09:30 – 12:30 PUBLIC CONFERENCE GREENS/EFA: PRESTIGE THE FUTURE OF THE EUROZONE GRATTE - CIEL Introduction and Conclusion: • MEP Philippe Lamberts, Co-President of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament Speakers: • Peter Bofinger, Member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Germany • Paolo Manasse, Professor of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy • Veronica Nilsson, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Belgium • Monica Frassoni, Co-Chair of the European Green Party, Belgium Since the global economic and financial crisis of 2008 turned into a crisis of the Eurozone, its Member States failed to tackle the challenges the European Monetary Union faced. Worse, its design failures aggravated in some cases the crisis in certain Member States. The Greek crisis made clear the need to deeply transform the economic governance of the Eurozone. But one question remains unanswered: how to respond to this need at short, medium and long term? In this perspective, this panel aims at discussing the issues at stake from an economic, social, ecological and institutional perspective. HALLE BELLECOURT 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch LEVEL -1 PARALLEL SESSIONS 14:00 – 15:30 INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS NETWORK: GRATTE - CIEL 1 RESTART 2ND FLOOR After a period of reflexion, the Individual Supporters Network has reformulated its medium term plans. The election of a new coordination board and the solidification of our member base are priorities for the period late 2015 to early 2016. In our session, we will evaluate our on-going plans. GRATTE - CIEL 3 14:00 – 15:30 COMPROMISE AMENDMENT SESSION 1 2ND FLOOR Discussion on the amendments to draft resolutions and other documents to be voted on at the Council. TÊTE D’OR 1 14:00 – 15:30 COMPROMISE AMENDMENT SESSION 2 1st FLOOR Discussion on the amendments to draft resolutions and other documents to be voted on at the Council. TÊTE D’OR 2 14:00 – 15:30 TREASURERS’ MEETING 1st FLOOR Chair: • Lena Lindström, Treasurer EGP 15:30 – 16:00 Break 14:00 – 20:00 TTIP CAMPAIGNING WORKSHOP: TTIP CHALLENGES FOR CENTRAL & EASTERN GRATTE - CIEL 2 COUNTRIES (GREENS/EFA WORKSHOP) 2ND FLOOR Co-chaired by MEPs Tamás Meszerics & Igor Šoltes Programme 11 HALLE BELLECOURT LEVEL -1 14:00 – 20:00 Speakers: • Aleš Kuhar, Biotechnical Faculty at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia GRATTE - CIEL 1 • László György, Economist, Business Studies Institute of 2ND FLOOR Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary • Marcin Wojtalik, Development Coordinator on Bilateral Trade Agreements, Institute of Global Responsibility (IGO), Warsaw, Poland This workshop invites Central and Eastern European activists and party members campaigning on the issue GRATTE - CIEL 3 of TTIP to discuss the unique challenges the agreement 2ND FLOOR presents for CEE countries, from geopolitics to investment protection and the impact on local economies. Join us to discuss the issues and identify new strategies with a panel of experts, MEPs, and advisors from the European Parliament. TÊTE D’OR 1 1st FLOOR OPENING OF THE COUNCIL GRAND 16:00 – 16:30 WORDS OF WELCOME AND SALON PRESTIGE COMMEMORATION OF STEVE EMMOTT GRATTE - CIEL Speakers: TÊTE D’OR 2 • MEP Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chair EGP 1st FLOOR • Emmanuelle Cosse, National Secretary, EELV, France • MEP Philippe Lamberts, Co-President for the Greens/EFA in the EP, Belgium • Gérard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon, France 16:30 – 16:45 KEY NOTE SPEECH ON CLIMATE BY CONNIE GRAND SALON HEDEGAARD, FORMER EU COMMISSIONER, PRESTIGE DENMARK GRATTE - CIEL GRATTE - CIEL 2 2ND FLOOR PLENARY SESSION GRAND SALON 16:45 – 18:15 COP21 IN PARIS — CARBON FUTURE OR PRESTIGE HUMAN FUTURE? GRATTE - CIEL Only two weeks remain until the start of COP21, a summit of historic importance that will decide the destiny of our planet. We will attempt to define strategies to be adopted once the conference has ended, and to identify valuable allies in order to keep up the fight. Moderator: • MEP Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chair EGP Speakers: • Connie Hedegaard, Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Denmark • Carole Dieschbourg, Minister of Environment of Luxembourg • MEP Yannick Jadot, France • Dennis Van Berkel, Legal Counsel Urgenda Foundation, The Netherlands 18:15 – 18:30 Break PARALLEL SESSIONS 18:30 – 20:00 GEF WORKSHOP: ROUND TABLE ON GRATTE - CIEL 1 GREEN VALUES AND RELIGION 2ND FLOOR Speakers: • Nuala Ahern, Former MEP for the Irish Greens and Psychologist, Ireland • Erica Meijers, Editor-in-Chief of de Helling (Dutch quarterly on politics and culture) and Theologian, The Netherlands • Nil Mutluer, Department of Sociology at the University of Istanbul, Turkey The workshop will present a project that involves seven foundations and which is intending to stimulate the debate and reflection within the Green movement on the place of Programme 13 religion in public space.