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PROGRAMME
7th July, Thursday
Introduction of the seminar, organisers and participants
09:30 – 10:30
Welcoming words:
- Mr. Oleksandr SHNYRKOV, Deputy Director of the Institute of International Relations
- Mr. Ralf WACHSMUTH, Head of Kyiv Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Ms. Hanna AKOPIAN, Coordinator of the European Program, International Renaissance Foundation
- Mr. Serhij JEWTUSHENKO, Executive Director of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation
- Ms. Natalja WEHMER, Center for Applied Policy Research, Juniorteam Europe
- Mr. Slawomir STOCH, Center for Applied Policy Research, Juniorteam Europe
10:30 – 10:40
Short overview of the seminar format and simulation method
10:40 – 11:15
Introduction of participants/ impulse exercise
11:15 – 11:45
Coffee break
11:45 – 13:00
Review of EU institutions, policy fields, history of integration, enlargement pre-conditions
and accession process
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:10
Introduction to the simulation „Shaping the Future of Europe“
14:10 – 15:15
Distribution of roles / reading time/ questions and answers
15:15 – 15:45
Coffee break
Simulation
15:45 – 16:15
· Ambassadors’ reception for all: speech by the President of the European Commissio
followed by questions from the media/ time for first informal talks
16:15 –17:00
· First roundtable in the Council of Ministers, the Commission and the European
Parliament: deciding on standing orders and first clarification of positions,
· Applicant countries formulate accession applications,
· Press start first background articles
17:00 – 17:30
· Official presentation of the applicant countries’ accession applications to the Council of
Ministers, who passes them on to the European Commission (requesting a
recommendation) and the European Parliament (for an informal opinion),
· First review of applications within the institutions,
· Short media interviews with applicant countries.
First news published
17.30 – 18.30
· Presentations of the accession applications by the applicant countries and discussion
thereof with the European Commission (for recommendation), the Council of Ministers (in
preparation of common position) and the European Parliament (for informal opinion),
· Short media interviews with applicant countries.
18:30 – 19:00
· Press conference for all by Council of Ministers with questions from the media,
· Media interviews with various representatives of the EU institutions and applicant
countries/ opportunity of informal talks
19:00
Dinner
8th July, Friday
09:30 – 11:00
· Presentation and discussion of the accession applications by the applicant countries to
the European Commission, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament –
continued if necessary
· Presentation of recommendation by European Commission to Council of Ministers,
· Hand-over of inofficial European Parliament opinion to Council of Ministers as well as a
written statement to the press
11:00 – 11:15
Press Conference by European Commission
11:15 – 11:45
Coffee break
11:45 – 12:40
· Negotiation of common position in the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament
· Speaker of European Parliament gives interview to the press
Newspaper gets published
12:40 – 13:00
Presentation of interviews and reports prepared by the representatives of the media
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:15
· The Council of Ministers votes (unanimously) on whether or not to commence accession
negotiations with applicant countries (each country is looked upon individually)
· The Council of Ministers instructs the European Commission – together with the
Presidency of the Council – to commence the accession negotiations with the candidate
countries
14:15 – 14:40
· Press conference for all by the Council of Ministers with questions from the media
14:40 – 15:00
Preparation talk and review on content and format of accession negotiations for all by “EU
scientific advisers”
15:00 – 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 – 16:15
· The Council of Ministers decides on common negotiation positions (esp. for the first
candidate country) and instructs the President of the Council and the European
Commission on the accession negotiations,
· The European Parliament formulates a common opinion on accession negotiations for
the candidate countries (esp. the first country to negotiate) and informally passes it to the
Council of Ministers and the European Commission,
· The candidate countries prepare for negotiations,
· The media investigates.
Newsreport/ newspaper published
16:15 - 19:00
· The European Commission together with the President of the Council of Ministers
negotiate with the candidate countries one by one (to agree on draft accession treaties)
and keep constant contact with the Council of Ministers for guidance and confirmation of
negotiation positions,
· The Council of Ministers passes new common positions to its President and the
European Commission,
· The European Parliament continues to convey its opinions on the negotiations by communicating with the Council of Ministers and/or the media,
· The media investigates.
19:00
Dinner
9th July, Saturday
09:30 – 10:00
Negotiations with the candidate countries – continued if necessary.
Newspaper published
10:00 – 10:30
Presentation of interviews and reports prepared by the representatives of the media.
10:30 – 11:00
Vote on the negotiated Accession treaties by the European Parliament with absolute
majority and by the Council of Ministers unanimously.
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 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
Publication last newsreport
Reflection
12:00 – 13:00
Questionnaire/ EU Quiz
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch
14.00 – 15.00
Evaluation of and reflection on the results of the simulation/ analysis of the seminar
15.00 – 15.30
Award of certificates and announcement of quiz winners
15:30
End of seminar and departure of participants.