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Wednesday 12 May 2010 14:30-18:00
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14:30
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INTRODUCTION
Rebecca Harms, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group of the European Parliament
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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14:35
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Prof. Jürgen Meyer, Former member of the German Bundestag as well as of the Convention on the Future of Europe and the Convention on the Charter of Fundamental Rights
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| 14:45 |
Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration
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Bruno Kaufmann, Director of the Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe (IRI)
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| 15:05 |
Gerald Häfner, Coordinator of the Green/EFA group in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and member of the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament
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OPEN DISCUSSION
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| 15:15 |
Introduction of the questions by Gerald Häfner
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| 15:20 |
How representative shall a European Citizens' Initiative be and what should be the minimum number of Member States? (Art.7)
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| 15:40 |
Which rules and procedures should be established for the collection and verification of signatures? (Art. 5, 6, 9, 12, 14)
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| 16:20 |
Which rules shall apply for checking the admissibility of an ECI?(Art. 4, 8)
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| 16:40 |
How should European institutions respond to a successful ECI? (Art. 11) |
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Do ECI organisers need support for setting up an initiative? |
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CONCLUSIONS AND FOLLOW-UP
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| 17:30 |
Eva Lichtenberger, Vice-President of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament |
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Isabelle Durant, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Member of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament
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| 17:50 |
Gerald Häfner, Coordinator of the Green/EFA group in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and member of the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament
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