Workshop
Details
Program
November 11, 2021 (Thursday)
Venue: Conference hall at the Hotel “Vilnia” (Maironio 1, Vilnius)
Moderator: Indrė Vareikytė
12:00-13:15
Arrival/ Coffee break time
13:15-13:30
Welcome remarks and presentation of the programme
Representatives of the European Movement Lithuania, Lithuanian MFA, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
13:30-14:00
Challenges of informing about the EU in the regions
Expectations and experiences of participants
14:00-14:30
Understanding the EU (part I): Lithuanian priorities in the EU
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Chair of the Committee of European Affairs of the Lithuanian Parliament (via Zoom)
14:30-15:30
Understanding the EU pt.II: Lithuanian priorities in the EU
Simonas Šatūnas, Ambassador, Permanent representation of Lithuania to the EU (via Zoom)
15:30-16:00 Presentation of the Conference of the Future of Europe
Andrius Grikienis, Head of the European Union Department, General Affairs and Institutional Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
16:00-16:15
Coffee break
16:15-17:35
Understanding the EU (part III): Recovery and Economy
Mindaugas Liutvinskas, Vice-minister, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
16:35-17:00
Understanding the EU (part IV): Recovery and Economy
Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Vice-Chancellor, Government of the Republic of Lithuania
17:15-18:30
Understanding the EU (part V):: European Security and Defense Policy
Rasa Juknevičienė, Member of the European Parliament (via Zoom)
17:30-18:00
Understanding the EU (part VI): European Security and Defense Policy
Vytis Jurkonis, Independent analyst
18:00-18:15
Presentation
Most important questions from the General Affairs Council agenda
Arnoldas Pranckevičius, Vice-minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania
18:15-18:45
Understanding the EU (part VII):: European Security and Defense Policy
Petras Auštrevičius, Member of the European Parliament (via Zoom)
19:00
Dinner
November 12, 2021 (Friday)
Venue: Conference hall at the Hotel “Vilnia” (Maironio 1, Vilnius)
Moderator: Ruslanas Iržikevičius
9:00-10:30
Introductory discussion
The role of media in the regions and what fake news challenges does the EU communication faces?
SPEAKERS:
Ruslanas Iržikevičius, Representative of the Lithuanian Journalists Union, 15min (English version) editor
Dalia Bankauskaitė, Strategic communication expert, Non-resident Senior Fellow with CEPA's Democratic Resilience Program
Indrė Vareikytė, Senior adviser on the EU communication, The Office of the
Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Ieva Baubinaite, Communication Officer at EEAS East StratCom Task Force
10:30-10:45
Coffee break
10:45-11:45
The situation in Europe today and what to expect in 2022
Justas Klimavičius, Policy Analyst, European Commission Representation in Lithuania
12:15-13.30
Lunch
13:30-14:30
How to Interest the Reader on EU topics?
Creative Workshops with Aidas Puklevičius, Creative Writing Director at Fabula
14:30-15:30
Practical workshops
Creative Workshops with Aidas Puklevičius, Creative Writing Director at Fabula
15:30-16:00
Summary of the event, discussion with participants and closing of the event
