Draft Programme
8:30-9:30
9:30-9:40
9:40–10:00
10:00-11:20
10:00-10.20
Registration
Opening
Günther H. Oettinger
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Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources
Welcome
Jean-Claude Juncker
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President of the European Commission
Panel I
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The priorities for the new EU budget
A Europe close to citizens
Keynote speech:
Helle Thorning-Schmidt
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CEO Save the Children, former Prime Minister of
Denmark
10:20-11:20
A Europe that preserves our way of life and empowers its citizens and businesses
Rokas Masiulis
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Minister of Transport and Communications, Lithuania
A Europe that defends our values and our interests beyond our borders
Representative of a Member state
A Europe that protects our borders and delivers on a responsible migration policy
Representative of a Member state
View from the European Parliament
Jan Olbrycht
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Member of Committee on Budgets, Co-rapporteur on MFF
Moderator:
Gert-Jan Koopman
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Director-General, DG Budget, European Commission
11:20-11:40
11:40-13:00
11:40-12:00
Coffee break
Panel II - A modern approach to traditional EU policies
Modernization of traditional policies
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evolution or revolution? The case of agriculture
Keynote speech
by a Member of the European Commission
12:00-13:00
A locally-led cohesion policy
Karl-Heinz Lambertz
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President of the Committee of the Regions