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INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE FOR THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY
POLICY AND THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY
3-4 April 2014
Athens
DRAFT AGENDA
Thursday, 3 April
Arrival of the participants10.30 – 13.30
12.00 - 13.00
Registration at the hotelsMeeting of the Ad Hoc Review Committee
Meeting of the Political Groups
Meeting of the Heads of delegations
OPENING SESSION
17.00
Introduction by
Mr. Konstantinos TSIARAS, Chair of the StandingCommittee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs of the HellenicParliamentIntroduction by
Mr. Elmar BROK, Chair of the Committee onForeign Affairs of the European ParliamentSecurity Challenges in the EU's Southern Neighbourhood – a
national perspective
Key Note Speaker: Mr. Evangelos VENIZELOS, Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic RepublicDebate20.30
Dinner hosted by Mr. Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Speaker of theHellenic ParliamentFriday, 4 April
9.30 - 11.00
Current Priorities on the CFSP and the CSDP
Key Note Speaker: Baroness Catherine ASHTON, H.R. of the Unionfor Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of theEuropean CommissionDebate11.00
11.20 - 12.50
Coffee BreakConclusions of the December Council: Developments on the
Defence and Security Sector
Key Note Speaker: Mr. Dimitrios AVRAMOPOULOS, Minister ofNational Defence of the Hellenic RepublicFamily PhotoLunchWorkshops
European Union Maritime Security Strategy, the maritime
dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy
12.50
13.00
15.00 - 16.30
Workshop 1
Recent developments in the Middle East
Deploying military forces under CSDP, parliamentary decision
making procedures and practices
Coffee BreakFinal Recommendations of the AHRC
Mr. Konstantinos TSIARAS, Chair of the Standing Committee onNational Defence and Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic ParliamentMr. Elmar BROK, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of theEuropean ParliamentPresentation of the results of the workshops and adoption of
the conclusions
DebateDinner hosted by Mr. Konstantinos TSIARAS, Chair of the StandingCommittee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs of the HellenicParliament
