DRAFT PROGRAMMEPolish EU Presidency Seminar:“African Development Cooperation Strategies – Lessons from the New EUMember States”26 July 2011Warsaw, POLANDDAY 1: 26 JULY9:30- 10:00PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION10:00-10:45OPENING SESSIONHon. Grzegorz Schetyna, Marshal of the SejmHon. Tadeusz Iwiński,Head of the Polish AWEPA Section, Member of the SejmMinister of State Ms. Miet Smet, President AWEPADr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary General ACP-EU

10:45-11:30SESSION 1: OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES IN AFRICA

Chair:

Hon. Jerzy Wenderlich, Deputy Marshal of the SejmPolish Deputy Minister for Development CooperationH.E. Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for DevelopmentHon. Idriss Ndele Moussa, President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)Questions & DiscussionThis session focuses on the Official Development Assistance (ODA) strategies and prioritiesin Africa of the EU and Poland during its Presidency and serves to highlight the oversightrole of parliament in the effective use of aid.

12:00-13:00SESSION 2: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON EU MEMBER STATES’ AFRICANDEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

Chair:

Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of PolandHon Sabine de Bethune, President of AWEPA Belgian section, Member of the Senateof BelgiumMPs Sweden and the NetherlandsMPs new EU Member States: Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Lithuania

This session will facilitate an open discussion on the African development policies andstrategies for assistance of the “older” EU member states and the progress to date of the“new” EU donor countries. Although the new EU countries are relatively new players in thefield of African development cooperation, they have a great deal of experience intransformation-related issues. They have faced similar problems as the African countriesand therefore they could bring in an added value by sharing information, insights andopportunities.

15:15-16:45SESSION 3: ATTAINMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS –COOPERATION BETWEEN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTS & REGIONALPARLIAMENTARY BODIES

Chair/Moderator:

Prof. Marek Ziółkowski, Deputy Marshal of the SenateRepresentative Polish Humanitarian Aid (PAH)/Polish PlatformRepresentative UN Millennium CampaignHon. Abdirahin Abdi, Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)MP national parliament in Europe: Germany/DenmarkIn this session, participants will be briefed on the progress and best practices to overcomedifficulties to achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa, highlighting inparticular MDG 1Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger.The participants will exchangetheir perspectives on MDG and development effectiveness related issues. The session willassist in promoting a North-South dialogue on development strategies, and mobilizingEuropean parliamentary action to support the MDGs.

16:45-17:00CLOSING SESSION: FINAL STATEMENT

Chair:

Speaker Economic Community Of West African States Parliament (ECOWAS-P)Hon. Tadeusz Iwiński, Head of the Polish AWEPA Section, Member of the SejmMinister of State Ms. Miet Smet, President AWEPA