11.02.2010
14:00 - 17:00

Making Europe more democratic? The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI)

Assembly of European Regions, Brussels Office
Boulevard Baudouin 12
1000 Brussels
Phone: +32.2.421.8389
Email: aer.brussels@aer.eu

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European Integration, Institutions & Enlargement

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Steiermark
Avenue Tervuren 82-84
B- 1040 Brussels

The Lisbon Treaty will put in place a new democratic instrument - the so called European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) - which will give citizens the chance to have a greater say in European politics. However, important questions are still open for discussion: 'How will the ECI work in practice and how can regions contribute to it or make use of it? Will it finally contribute to making Europe more citizens friendly and transparent?

14.00 Registration + Networking Coffee

14.30 Introduction and welcome

14.45 Topic: European Citizens initiative - What is it and how does it
work?

15.15 Point of view of European Commission - First results of consultation and further prospectives

15.40 Panel discussion with Q&A session

16.40 Launch of the 4th AER Communication Award

17.00 END

Johannes W. PICHLER, Professor for European Law at the University of Graz and Director of the Austrian Institute for European Law and Politics in Salzburg (AT); Sebastian KURPAS, European Commission, SG.E.1 Institutional Issues; Richard MEDIĆ, European Media and Communications Expert (former AER Spokesman).