|
|
EDUSKUNTA – PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND
|
 8 June 2006 – Draft Agenda |
|
CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
(COFACC)
Helsinki
27 – 29 September 2006
Wednesday 27 September
14.00 - evening                   Welcome desk opens at Hotel Scandic Simonkenttä for the registration of delegates
                                           Departure from the hotel
19.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Reception hosted by Mr Paavo Lipponen, Speaker of Parliament,
                                           Ateneum Art Museum – the Finnish National Art Gallery.
                                           Guided tour of exhibition
                                           http://www.ateneum.fi/en/
19.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Buffet Dinner hosted by Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee Ms Liisa Jaakonsaari
                                           Restaurant Pääkonttori – lounge "Juho"
                                           (Hotel Radisson SAS Plaza, Mikonkatu 23)
                                           Transfer to the hotel
Thursday 28 September
                                           Breakfast at the hotel
08.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure from the hotel (by foot)
                                           Arrival of conference participants at the visitor entrance of the New Annex building of Parliament (Arkadiankatu 3)
                                           Late registration of participants
09.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I Session:
                                           chaired by the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee
                                           Ms Liisa Jaakonsaari, MP
                                          Â
                                           Opening remarks
09.20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â General Debate on EU's Crisis Management Capability
                                           Keynote Speech by Mr Robert Cooper, Director-General (External and Politico-Military Affairs) Secretariat General, Council of the European Union
                                           Discussion
10.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Coffee break
10.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Finnish Presidency Programme
                                           Prime Minister, Mr Matti Vanhanen, MP
                                           Questions and answers
11.45Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Crisis Management: Video Show
12.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Buffet lunch
                                           Restaurant of Parliament (Annex Building)
14.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EU Enlargement
                                           Member of the European Commission, Mr Olli Rehn
                                           Questions and answers
15.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Coffee break
15.15                                  Common Foreign and Security Policy  Â
                                           Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Erkki Tuomioja, MP
                                           Questions and answers
                                           Group photograph of Chairpersons
16.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â End of meeting
18.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Departure from the hotel
19.00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dinner hosted by Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
                                           Ms Liisa Jaakonsaari
                                            Restaurant Fisherman's Cottage (Kalastajatorpantie 1)
                                           Transfer to the hotel
                                          Â
Friday 29 September
                                           Breakfast at the hotel
                                           Departure from the hotel
09.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â II Session:
                                           chaired by the Vice Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
                                           Ms Mari Kiviniemi, MP
                                           Coherence of EU's Development Cooperation
                                           Minister for Foreign Trade and Development,
                                           Ms Paula Lehtomäki, MP
                                           Questions and answers
                                          Â
10.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Coffee break
                                          Â
10.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Human Security: Nexus between Development and Security
                                           Keynote Speech by Professor, Ms Mary Kaldor,
                                           London School of Economics – Convenor of Study Group on Europe's Security Capabilities
11.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EU's Capacity for Post-Conflict Reconstruction
                                           Keynote Speech by EU Special Representative for Sudan,
                                           Mr Pekka Haavisto
                                           Discussion
12.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Conclusion of the Conference
                                           Transfer to lunch
12.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Buffet lunch
                                           Restaurant Svenska Klubben (Maurinkatu 6)
                                          Â
14.30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lunch ends
                                           Transfer to the hotel