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