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Meeting of the Secretaries General of the European Union Parliaments

26.1. - 27.1.2020

Meeting of the Secretaries General of the European Union Parliaments

The Secretaries General of the European Parliament and the national Parliaments of the European Union will hold their annual meeting in Helsinki on 26 and 27 January 2020. The Secretaries General will discuss the programme of the EU Speakers' Conference (17 - 19 May) and the institutional aspects of inter-parliamentary cooperation in the EU.

The Secretaries general will devote a session to the proposed revision of the Guidelines for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation in the EU, increased use of technology in inter-parliamentary cooperation and the organisation of the first Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on Eurojust. The Finnish presidency has prepared reports on these three subjects. The session will also discuss the current state of the EU's Early Warning Mechanism and Political Dialogue mechanism, following the Conclusions of the latest COSAC conference.

The Secretaries General will hear a report on upgrades to the Parliaments' information exchange system IPEX.

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Sunday, 26 January 2020

18.30–19.00 Meeting of the Secretaries General of the Troika

Monday, 27 January 2020

9.00 Opening of the meeting

Welcome address by Mr Matti Vanhanen, Speaker of the Eduskunta
Introductory remarks by Ms Maija-Leena Paavola, Secretary General of the Eduskunta

9.15 Session I: Presentation of the draft programme of the conference of Speakers of the EU Parliaments

Introduction: Ms Maija-Leena Paavola, Secretary General of the Eduskunta
Exchange of views

9.45 Presentation of parliamentary events during the Croatian EU Council Presidency

Introduction: Ms Andrea Halambek, Director, Office for International and European Affairs, Croatia
Exchange of views

10.00 European Parliament after the European Elections

Mr Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the European Parliament
Exchange of views

10.15 The Conference on the Future of Europe

Introduction: Prof. Dr. Horst Risse, Secretary General of the German Bundestag
Exchange of views

11.00 Session II: IPEX related issues

IPEX Annual Report
Conclusions on IPEX

Introduction: Mr Harald Dossi, Secretary General of the Austrian Parliament
Exchange of views

11.15 Family photo and coffee break

12.00 Session III: The current state of inter-parliamentary cooperation in the EU

Introduction: Ms Maija-Leena Paavola, Secretary General of the Eduskunta
Reports of the Working Group for updating the IPC Guidelines
Presidency report on the Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on Eurojust
Questions raised by the COSAC Conclusions of 3 December 2019
Any other business

Exchange of views

Guided tour of the Parliament Building (optional)

13.00 Lunch

Little Parliament

Arkadiankatu 3, Helsinki, Finland