Europaudvalget 2023-24
EUU Alm.del Bilag 331
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Plenary Meeting of the LXXI COSAC
24-26 March 2024
European Parliament, Brussels
Draft programme
Last updated: 12 February 2024
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Sunday 24 March 2024
Meeting of the Presidential Troika
Belgian Federal Parliament
16.15
16.45 - 18.00
Departure to the Belgian Federal Parliament
Meeting of the Presidential Troika
Cultural programme and diner
Historical center of Brussels
18.00
18.30 - 19.45
19.45
20.00 - 22.00
22.00
Departure to the ‘Grand Place’ of Brussels
Guided tour of the City Hall of Brussels or guided tour of the Belgian
Beer World museum (Brussels Stock Exchange) - optional
Departure to the Belgian Federal Parliament
Reception and buffet dinner hosted by the Belgian Federal
Parliament
Return to the hotels
Monday 25 March 2024
8.20
Opening of the accreditation desks at the European Parliament
(Station Europe)
Plenary Meeting of the LXXI COSAC
European Parliament
9.00
9.30 -9.45
Welcome coffee
Opening session
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Address by Ms Eliane Tillieux, Speaker of the House of
Representatives and Co-Chair of the Federal Advisory Committee
on European Affairs
Address by Mr Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven, Senator and Co-Chair
of the Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs
Address by Mr Othmar Karas, First Vice-President of the
European Parliament
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9.45 - 10.15
Procedural issues and miscellaneous matters
Session chaired by Ms. Tillieux, Speaker of the House of Representatives
and Co-Chair of the Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs
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Approval of the draft programme of the Plenary Meeting of the
LXXI COSAC
Results of the Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
Letters received by the Presidency
Any other business
10.15 - 12.00
Session I – Review of the 2019-2024 European legislature and
prospects for the Council’s strategic agenda for 2024-2029
Session chaired by Mr. Van Goidsenhoven, Senator and Co-Chair of the Federal
Advisory Committee on European Affairs
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Keynote speakers to be confirmed
Debate
12.00 - 12.15
12.15 - 14.00
12.45 - 13.45
Family picture
Lunch offered by the Belgian Federal Parliament
Political group meetings (optional)
14.00 - 16.00
Session II – Gender policy and the representation of women
and men in parliament
Session chaired by Ms. Tillieux, Speaker of the House of Representatives and
Co-Chair of the Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs
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Keynote speech by Ms Marie-Colline Leroy, Secretary of State for
Gender Equality, Equality Opportunities and Diversity
Keynote speech by Ms Latifa Gahouchi, Senator and Chair of the
Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for women and men
Keynote speech by Ms Agnes Hubert, Founding Member of
Gender5+ and Professor at the College of Europe
Debate
16.00
Return to the hotels (except for the heads of delegations)
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Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC
European Parliament
16.15 - 17.30
Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC
Session co-chaired by Ms. Tillieux, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and Mr. Van Goidsenhoven, Senator, both Co-Chairs of the Federal Advisory
Committee on European Affairs
Discussion on the Draft Contribution and Conclusions of the LXXI
COSAC
17.30
Return to the hotels
Cultural programme and diner
Tour & Taxis
18.15
19.00 - 20.00
20.00 - 22.00
22.00
Departure to Tour & Taxis
Visit of Tour & Taxis
Official dinner offered by the Belgian Federal Parliament
Return to the hotels
Tuesday 26 March 2024
8.00
Departure to the European Parliament
Plenary Meeting of the LXXI COSAC
European Parliament
8.30
9.00 - 10.45
Welcome coffee
Session III – Open Strategic Autonomy: competitiveness and
resilience
Session chaired by Mr. Van Goidsenhoven, Senator and Co-Chair of the Federal
Advisory Committee on European Affairs
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Keynote speech by Mr Marek Hudon, Professor at Solvay Brussels
School of Economics and Management, ULB
Keynote speech to be confirmed
Debate
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10.45 - 11.15
11.15 - 13.00
Coffee break
Session IV – Democracy and the Rule of Law in Europe: the
way ahead
Session chaired by Ms. Tillieux, Speaker of the House of Representatives and
Co-Chair of the Federal Advisory Committee on European Affairs
Keynote speech by Mr Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for
Justice
Interactive session with a panel of experts
Panel:
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Mr Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the
European Union
Ms Françoise Tulkens, Professor emeritus at UCL and former
judge and VIce-President at the European Court of Human Rights
Speaker to be confirmed
13.00 - 13.30
Closing session
Session co-chaired by Ms. Tillieux, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
and Mr. Van Goidsenhoven, Senator, both Co-Chairs of the Federal Advisory
Committee on European Affairs
Adoption of the contribution and conclusions of the LXXI COSAC
Closing statements
13.30 - 14.30
14.30
Lunch offered by the Belgian Federal Parliament
Departure of the delegations
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