Cross party conference on the EU Constitution B.Smit - 19.05.2005 14:57
Why say NO? ENC CONFERENCE - Cross party conference on the EU Constitution with Dutch and international speakers. Saturday, 21 May 2005 in Amsterdam at Felix Meritis - Keizersgracht 324 from 11.00 to 18.00 Free entrance. Registration by email desirable but not obligatory. Find out why + the proposed EU Constitution is undemocratic + many people in other countries are against it + a ‘no’ to the Constitution is a ‘yes’ for Europe Who will speak at the conference? Speakers from the Netherlands: Harry van Bommel Member of Parliament for the Socialist Party Willem Bos Chairman of the Committee Grondwet Nee Arjo Klamer Professor for Economy and Culture, University Rotterdam Harrie A.A. Verbon Professor of Public Finance, University of Tilburg Syp Wynia Journalist, columnist of Elsevier Speakers from abroad: Marta Andreasen (Spain) Former Chief accountant of the EU Commission Roger Cole (Ireland) Coordinator of the Irish peace movement PANA Hanne Dahl (Denmark) Spokesperson JuneMovement Peter Gustavsson (Sweden) Social Democratic Party, Campaign for a Swedish referendum Bernard Jenkin MP (UK) Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party Vladimir Rott (Czech Republic) Consultant/Democracy Europe Thomas Rupp (Germany) Coordinator of the European No Campaign CONFERENCE AGENDA 21 May 2005 - Felix Meritis - Amsterdam 10.30 Arrival of the participants 11.00 Opening of event First session: EU Constitution and democracy 11.10 EU Constitution: No step forward for democracy - Willem Bos, president of the Comittee Grondwet Nee, The Netherlands 11.25 EU Constitution and the Scandinavian perspective - Hanne Dahl, Spokeswoman Junibevaegelsen, Denmark 11.40 Bullet points: Why the EU Constitution is undemocratic - Thomas Rupp, coordinator European No Campaign, Germany 11.55 - Questions and Answers 12.10 COFFEE BREAK 20 minutes Second session: EU Constitution and sovereignty 12.30 Who is going to decide in Holland? - Syp Wynia, Journalist, columnist of Elsevier, The Netherlands 12.45 A Dutch "no" will improve the debate in accession countries - Vladimir Rott, Consultant/Democracy Europe, Czech Republic 13.00 The British perspective of sovereignty - Bernard Jenkin MP, United Kingdom 13.15 - Questions and Answers 13.30 LUNCH BREAK 60 minutes Third session: From EU Bureaucracy to EU democracy? 14.30 Empowerment to non-accountable institutions - Marta Andreasen, former Chief Accountant of the EU Commission, Spain 14.45 What will the future bring with THIS EU Constitution - Harrie Verbon, Professor for Public Finance, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands 15.00 There IS an alternative to this EU - Arjo Klamer, Professor for Economy and Culture, University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands 15.15 - Questions and Answers 15.30 COFFEE BREAK 20 minutes Fourth session: Country Reports and ENC 15.50 - Short country reports - The work of the ERC 16.40 COFFEE BREAK 20 minutes Fifth session: EU Constitution and Society 17.00 Do we want a militarised EU? - Roger Cole, Coordinator Peace and Neutrality movement PANA, Ireland 17.15 The Swedish social model and the EU Constitution - Peter Gustavsson, Social Democratic Party, Sweden 17.30 The Charta of fundamental rights: a political program - Harry van Bommel MP, Socialist Party, The Netherlands 17.45 - Questions and Answers 18.00 - END OF CONFERENCE until 19.00 - Felix Meritis Bar is open for drinks and chats E-Mail: http://www.europeannocampaign.com/nl.html |