Workshop
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P R O G R A M M E
10 December, Friday
09:00 – 10:00
Introduction of the seminar, organizers and participants
Welcoming word:
H.E. Mr. Ien BOUG, Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to Ukraine, Moldova
and Belarus
Mr. Omelian SUKHOLYTKYY, Head of the Department for International Cooperation
and European Integration of the Ministry of education and science of Ukraine
Prof. Olexander SHNYRKOV, Deputy Director of the Institute of international relations of
Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko university
Mr. Ralf WACHSMUTH, Head of Kyiv Office of Konrad-Adenauer- Foundation
10:00 – 12:00
Impulse talk: History, Institutions and Decision making Processes – Basic Facts on the European Union
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:45
Introduction to the European Enlargement Process and the simulation „Shaping the Future of Europe“
Distribution of roles / Questions and answers
14:45 – 15:00
Coffee break
Simulation
15:00 – 15:30
Speech of the President of the European Commission and Questions from the media
15:30 –17:00
First Roundtable in the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, clarification of positions
17.00- 19.00
Presentation of the Accession Applications by the Candidate Countries to the EU-Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament
19:00 – 19:45
Press Conference and questions of the media
20.00
Dinner
11 December, Saturday
9:00 – 10:45
Presentation of the Accession Applications by the Candidate Countries to the EU Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament (continued)
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00
TV-Press Report (interviews and reports prepared by the representatives of the
media)
13:00 – 15:00
Negotiations in the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament, Formal
statement and recommendations by the EU-Commission, Council of Ministers
(unanimously) and EP statement (with absolute majority) decide on a formal statement,
instruction to the EU-Commission to start – together with the presidency of the council –with
the accession negotiations
15:00 – 15:45
TV-Press Report (interviews and reports prepared by the representatives of the
media)
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 19:45
Negotiations with the Candidate Countries continued, close co-operation with the EP
20:00
Dinner
12 December, Sunday
09:00 – 10:45
Vote on the negotiated Accession treaties by the Council of Ministers (unanimously) and EP statement (with absolute majority)
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee break
11.0– 12.00
Signing of the Accession treaties, speeches by representatives of the EU-Commission, the presidency of the Council, the EP and the candidate countries
12.0– 13.00
Lunch
Reflection
13.00 – 18.00
Evaluation of and reflection on the results of the simulation
Discussion with politicians/experts:
Mr. Sergiy BYCHKOV, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Head of the Committee
for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Olexandr CHALY, Former State Secretary on European Integration issues of the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Mr. Valeriy CHALY, Manager of researches in the field of international relations of the
Ukrainian Centre for political and economical studies after Olexander Razumkov
18.00
Dinner
End of the seminar