Europaudvalget 2019-20
EUU Alm.del Bilag 35
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Plenary Meeting of the LXII COSAC
1—3 December 2019
Helsinki, Finland
Draft as of 9 October 2019
Sunday, 1 December 2019
15.00
–
19.00
Arrival of delegations and registration at the hotels
Meeting of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
17.00
Departure by bus from the Hotel Katajanokka and Radisson Blu Plaza
to the conference venue
Marina Congress Center
(address:
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki)
Meeting of the Presidential Troika
Departure by bus for the dinner
Departure by bus from the hotels Scandic Grand Marina, Hotel
Katajanokka and Radisson Blu Plaza to the dinner venue
Dinner hosted by Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand Committee of
Eduskunta at the
Helsinki City Hall
(address:
Pohjoisesplanadi 11
–
13, 00170 Helsinki)
Return to the hotels by bus
17.30
–
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.30
22.30
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Monday, 2 December 2019
7.45
Departure by bus from the Hotel Katajanokka and Radisson Blu Plaza
to the meetings of the political groups at the
Marina Congress Center
(address:
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki)
Meetings of the political groups
Departure by bus bus from the Hotel Katajanokka and Radisson Blu
Plaza for the remaining delegates to the conference venue
Marina
Congress Center
(address:
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki)
Opening of the meeting
Welcome address by Mr Matti Vanhanen,
Speaker of the Eduskunta
Introductory remarks by Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand
Committee
Adoption of the Agenda for the Plenary Meeting of the LXII COSAC
8.15
–
9.00
8.30
9.00
–
9.15
9.15
–
11.00
Session I: The Finnish Presidency of the EU Council
Chair:
Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand Committee
Speaker:
Mr Antti Rinne,
Prime Minister of Finland
Exchange of views
11.00
–
11.30
11.30–11.45
Family photo and coffee break
Procedural issues and miscellaneous matters
Information on the results of the Presidential Troika of COSAC
Letters received by the Presidency
Procedural issues
Co-financing and appointment of the Permanent Member of the
COSAC secretariat
Presentation of the 32
nd
Biannual Report of COSAC
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11.45
–
13.00
Session II: Two Anniversaries: the Tampere
acquis
and the Charter of
Fundamental Rights
–
Stocktaking and way forward
Chair:
Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand Committee
Speakers:
Mr
Michael O’Flaherty,
Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
(speaker tbc)
Exchange of views
13.00
–
14.30
14.30
–
16.30
Lunch
Session III: Intervention by the President or a Member of the
European Commission
(tbc)
Moderator
Ms Mairéad McGuinness,
First Vice-President of the European
Parliament
Exchange of views
16.30
16.30
–
17.30
Return to the hotels by bus (except the chairpersons)
Meeting of the COSAC Chairpersons
Appointment of the Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat
Discussion on the Draft Contribution and Draft Conclusions of the LXII
COSAC
Return to the hotels by bus
Departure by bus from the hotels to the dinner
Welcome drinks at the Museum of Technology
(address:
Viikintie 1, 00560 Helsinki)
Dinner hosted by Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand Committee of the
Eduskunta at the
Koskenranta restaurant
(address:
Katariina Saksilaisen katu 9, 00560 Helsinki)
Return to the hotels by bus
17.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
22.30
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Tuesday, 3 December
8.30
Departure by bus from the Hotel Katajanokka and Radisson Blu Plaza
to the conference venue Marina Congress Center
(address:
Katajanokanlaituri 6, 00160 Helsinki)
Session IV: A Winning Climate Strategy for Europe
Chair:
Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand Committee
Speakers:
Ms Mari Pantsar,
Director, Carbon Neutral Circular Economy, the
Finnsh Innovation Fund Sitra
Professor Markku Ollikainen,
Chair of the Finnish Climate Change
Panel
Mr Pekka Timonen,
Mayor of the City of Lahti (European Green
Capital 2021 finalist)
Exchange of views
10.30
–
11.00
11.00
–
12.15
Coffee break
Intervention by
Mr Michel Barnier,
European Commission Chief
Negotiator for Brexit
Exchange of views
12.15
–
12.45
12.45
–
13.00
13.00
14.30
Adoption of the Contribution and Conclusions of the LXII COSAC
Closing remarks by Ms Satu Hassi,
Chair of the Grand Committee
Lunch
Departure of delegations. Return to the hotels by bus or on foot. Bus
transportation is also available directly from the conference venue to the
airport.
9.00
–
10.30