Practical Information
Conference date and venue
The Conference will be held on 21 and 22 October 2021 in Athens.
This year’s Conference will deal with the following issues:
- Theme 1: Democracies facing the Covid-19 public health crisis: sharing experiences, the way forward
- Theme 2: ‘#EnvironmentRightNow’: national parliaments and the right to a healthy and sustainable environment
- Theme 3: The common future of all European citizens
In the margins of the Conference:
- A working breakfast of Women Presidents of Parliament will be organised on Friday, 22 October 2021 from 8 to 9.30am (by invitation only)
- The Secretaries General of Parliament will meet on Friday, 22 October 2021 (from 8.30 to 10 am).
The venue of the Conference is:
DIVANI CARAVEL HOTEL
2, Vassileos Alexandrou ave.
16121 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 210 720 7000
Website: https://divanicaravelhotel.com
E-Mail: info@divanicaravel.gr
Website of the conference
Information on the Conference can be found on the PACE website: European Conference of Presidents of Parliament (coe.int) and on the Hellenic Parliament website: https://ecpp2021.parliament.gr
Contact information Conference secretariat:
Email address devoted to the Conference: ecpp2021@parliament.gr
Phone number: +30 2103733868
Enrolment procedure – Online registration
- Each delegation should designate a contact person (coordinator) who will be in charge of the registration of the whole delegation.
- The contact person should send to ecpp2021@parliament.gr his/her contact details (name, email, phone number). After this first step, the coordinator will receive a link that will enable him / her to create a password to access the delegation's registration form.
- The online registration of delegations is open until 15 October (included).
All participants must be individually registered to access the conference venue (badge) and social events.
Accommodation
Please find attached list of recommended city center hotels within close distance from the Hellenic Parliament and the conference venue.
Delegations are kindly requested to make their own accommodation as early as possible in order to guarantee their stay in their preferred hotel.
List of recommended hotels
- DIVANI CARAVEL HOTEL (Conference venue)
2, Vassileos Alexandrou ave.
16121 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 210 720 7000
Website: https://divanicaravelhotel.com
E-Mail: info@divanicaravel.gr
50, Michalakopoulou ave.
11528 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 210 727 8000
Website: https://www.cpathens.com
E-Mail: info@cpathens.com
- HOTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL ATHENS
1, Vasileos Georgiou A΄ str. Syntagma Square
10564 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 210 333 0000
Website: https://www.grandluxuryhotels.com/hotel/hotel-grande-bretagne
E-Mail: reservations.gb@luxurycollection.com
2, Vasileos Georgiou A΄ str. Syntagma Square
10564 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 210 335 2400
Website: https://www.njvathensplaza.gr
E-Mail: welcome@njvathensplaza.gr
- ATHENS CAPITAL CENTER HOTEL – MGALLERY COLLECTION
4 Eleftheriou Venizelou Ave.& 2 Kriezotou str. Syntagma Square
10564 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 21 4444 2000
Website: https://athenscapitalhotel-mgallery.gr
E-Mail: HB3X8-RE@accor.com
- ELECTRA METROPOLIS ATHENS
15, Mitropoleos str.
10557 Athens Greece
Tel: +30 210 337 0100
Website: https://www.electrahotels.gr/en
E-Mail: reservationsem@electrahotels.gr
21, Apollonos str. - 10557 Athens - Greece
Tel. + 30 210 3234350 Fax 0030 210 3225244
reservation@centralhotel.gr
52, Panepistimiou street, 10678 Athens- Greece
Τel: +30.210-33.26.000 Fax: +30.210-33.00.700
e-mail: sales@titania.gr / titania@titania.gr / events@titania.gr
ERMOU 15-17, 105 63 Athens –Greece
T.+30210 3250100
E. reservations@eliaermouhotel.com
E. sales@eliaermouhotel.com
10, Amalias street
10557 ATHENS
Greece
Τel.: + 30 2103237300
Fax: + 30 2103237309
E-mail: reserve@amaliahotels.com
Transportation
No special arrangement regarding arrivals and departures (airport) is foreseen. It is suggested that delegations contact their embassies directly for this purpose.
Transport will be provided by the Hellenic Parliament throughout the conference to and from the various social events on the programme, by shuttle service.
For security reasons and to avoid heavy traffic in the city center, all participants are strongly advised to use the shuttle service provided by the Hellenic Parliament (timetable & meeting points info will be available upon registration).
Security
Please note that each President / Speaker can be accompanied by one armed security officer, if appropriate.
A special document with information regarding security measures, VIP weclome etc. will be sent to your embassy in Athens by the Diplomatic Office of the Hellenic Parliament.
Identification badges
Identification badges should be worn at all times during the Conference (meetings, restaurants, social programme, bus transfers, guided tours).
Interpretation and documents
Conference documents are available in English and French on the web site of the Conference:European Conference of Presidents of Parliament (coe.int). Simultaneous interpretation will be provided into and from English, French, German, Italian and Russian.
Any delegation requiring interpretation of the speech of their President by their own interpreter will be given access to an interpretation booth. For any request, please contact the Conference Secretariat: ecpp2021@parliament.gr
Additional booths can be allocated, in chronological order of requests made (first come first served), for simultaneous interpretation in other languages. The costs of recruitment of interpreters will be borne by the relevant delegations.
Please note that these requests must comply with the working conditions of interpreters working for the Council of Europe.
List of speakers / Speeches
Presidents (or Vice-Presidents) can already register in the list of speakers (for one or more themes) contacting the Secretariat of the Conference: ecpp2021@parliament.gr
The order of the speakers in the speaking list will be determined by the drawing of lots organised during the meeting of Secretaries of national delegations (21 October, from 9 to 10 am). The list thus established will be distributed as soon as possible to allow speakers to know when they will be called to address the Conference.
Speakers registering after the drawing of lots will be added to the list in the order in which they have registered.
In order to facilitate the work of the interpreters, speakers are invited to provide in advance a copy of any written speeches to the Secretariat of the Conference: ecpp2021@parliament.gr
Speeches will be delivered from the rostrum.
Bilateral meetings
Meeting rooms will be at the disposal of participants for the purpose of bilateral meetings. Should a meeting room be required, please contact the Secretariat of the Conference:ecpp2021@parliament.gr and annick.schneider@coe.int
The time slots range from 30 minutes to 1 hour maximum to allow all delegations to have opportunities for bilateral meetings. Delegations are asked to respect the time allocated to allow for disinfection and ventilation of the rooms between each meeting.
The meeting rooms are located on the 8th floor of the Divani Hotel (Conference venue), they will be indicated by signposts and a person will guide delegations upon arrival.
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