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
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