| Wednesday 28 June |
| 17.00 |
Welcome & Registration |
| 17.30 |
Opening Session by Mr Martin SCHULZ
PES Group President
|
| 17.40 |
Key Speech by Mr Jacques DELORS
Former President of EC
Modern Cohesion Policy - A European "plus value" |
| 18.00 |
Ph. D. Danuta HÜBNER
Commissioner of EC
New Community Strategic Priorities for Cohesion 2007-2013 |
| 18.15 |
Mrs Constanze KREHL PES Coordinator for Regional Policy
Presentation of New Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion |
| 18.30 |
Mr Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN
PES Party President
Structural Funds for a European Social Model |
| 18.45 |
Interventions of MEPs
Discussion / Questions with representatives of Regional Organisations
|
| 19:30 |
Reception -
Espace Yehudi Menuhin, Paul-Henri-Spaak Building |
| Thursday 29 June |
| 09.30 | New financial perspectives by
Ms Barbara DÜHRKOP-DÜHRKOP
PES Group Vice-President responsible for the "Budget and Cohesion" Working Group |
| 09.45 |
Interventions of MEPs Discussion / Questions with representatives of Regional Organisations
|
| 10.45 |
Mr Vladimir PIDLA
Commissioner of EC
New Social Fund |
| 11.00 |
Sir Albert BORE
Vice President of the CoR
Chair of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion
The Challenges of the new Structural Fund |
| 11.15 |
Mr Johannes ROSSBACHER
Austrian Presidency - European Council |
| 11.30 | Mr Paavo PIRTTIMAKI
Finnish Presidency - European Council
|
| 11.45 | Mr Graham MEADOWS
Director General, DG REGIO, European Commission |
| 12.00 | Conclusions by Ms Constanze KREHL
PES Group Coordinator of the Committee on Regional Development |