EPP Conference: The Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarusian Societ - A functioning New Instrument?
EPP Conference
The Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarusian Society - A functioning new instrument?
Tuesday, 9 April 2013 (14:30 - 18:00)
European Parliament, room A3E-2
PROGRAMME
14:30 Introduction by Filip Kaczmarek, Chair of the Delegation for relations with Belarus at the European Parliament
14:35 Introductory statement by Gunnar Wiegand, Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and OSCE, European External Action Service
Panel I
14:45- 16:10
Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarusian Society - impact assessment and critical analysis a year after its inception
Chair by Elmar Brok, Chair of the Committee of Foreign Affairs
14:50 Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (tbc)
15:00 Aliaksandr Milinkevich, Sakharov Prize Winner
15:10 Jacek Protasiewicz, Vice- President of the European Parliament
15:20 Antje Leendertse, Ambassador, Special Envoy for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus
and Central Asia, Federal Foreign Office of Germany
15:30 Andrei Yahorau, Coordinator of the DoM's Working Group on Political Dialogue and Political Reforms, Director of the Center for European Transformation
15:40 Gunnar Wiegand, Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and OSCE, European External Action Service
15:50 Debate in the presence of representatives of the opposition and civil society
Panel II
16:15-17:50
A future direction for the Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarusian Society - what needs to be done in coming years?
Chair by José Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Member of the European Parliament
16:20 Aliaksandr Autushka-Sikorski, Coordinator of the DoM's Working Group Economic, Social and Sector Policy Issues
16:30 Valiantsin Stefanovich, Vice-President of Viasna Human Rights Centre
16:40 Laima Andrikienė, Member of the Delegation for relations with Belarus
16:50 Olga Stuzhinskaya, Director of the Office for a Democratic Belarus
17:00 Franciszak Wiaczorka, Belarusian opposition leader
17:10 Anatol Liabedzka, Belarusian opposition leader
17:20 Alexei Yanukevich, Belarusian opposition leader
17:30 Debate in the presence of representatives of the opposition and civil society
17:50 Conclusions: Filip Kaczmarek
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May you be interested in attending the discussion, please confirm your participation before April 5, 2013 at filip.kaczmarek-office@europarl.europa.eu