6th European Federalist Convention: Federate the Federalists

Press Club Brussels

Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels
2-4 December 2016
- AGENDA -

Friday, 2 December 2016 (optional)

19:00 22:00 Dinner (EFP and Stand Up members only)
Saturday, 3 December 2016
9:00 9:30

Welcome and Registration

9:30 10:15

Convention Opening: Plenary session (Open to the public)

Presentation of the programme of the day : B. Gyvai, General Secretary of Stand Up for Europe
Introductory remakrs :
R. Laub, President of Stand Up for Europe
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P. de Matteis, President of European Federalist Party

D. Zhlke, USE Now, spokesperson

10:30 11:30 Parallel session A: Stand Up Conference

(Open to the public)

Parallel session B: European Federalist

Party Convention (EFP Members only)

The citizen engagement in the European debate

Speakers:
P. Goldschmidt, member of Thomas
More Institute and former Director of Financial
Services unit, European Commission
P. Defraigne, Executive-Director of
Madariaga Center College of Europe and
Honorary General-Director of the European
Commission
C. Rolin, MEP, European Peoples Party,
member of CDH and former unionist in the
christian conferation union

Past, present and future for the European

Federalist Party: what we learned and how to
improve our impact?
Speakers:
Members the Board of the EFP Representatives from the local sections -

Discussion with EFP members on the need to

federate the federalists at a time of crisis of the
European project

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 13:30 Team work exercise: Meta-plan and working groups (Open to the public)
Animator: R. Vaxelaire, Vice-Prsident, Stand Up for Europe

13:30 14:30

Lunch

14:30 17:30 European Federalist Convention: Plenary session (EFP and Stand Up members only)
Agenda :

Explanation of the convention formalities and voting procedures.

Adoption of the revised statutes
Adoption of the new Stand Up program (adoption or rejection of resolutions presented in advance)
Adoption of the new logo
Adoption of the accounts and of the budget
Election of the new board (and of the auditor)

17:45 18:00 Closing remarks (EFP and Stand Up members only)

President of Stand Up for Europe

18:00

End of the Convention

Sunday, 4 December 2016 (tbc)

9:00 13:00

Working Groups (EFP and Stand Up members)