PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
15:00-19:30 Pre-registration of participants
(Divani Caravel Hotel, 2, Vassileos Alexandrou ave.)
19:30-21:30 Guided tour in the historic space of the former Public Tobacco Factory and presentation of the Cultural Programme of Contemporary Art 2021 entitled “Portals”, followed by a welcome reception by Mr Constantine An. TASSOULAS, President of the Hellenic Parliament
This event is reserved for Presidents + Adviser or Interpreter, if appropriate
Thursday, 21 October 2021
8:30-11:00 Registration of participants
(the registration desk will be open until 7 pm)
9:00-10:00 Meeting of secretaries of national delegations
11:00-11:30 Opening (plenary session)
Mr Constantine An. TASSOULAS, President of the Hellenic Parliament
Mr Rik DAEMS, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Ms Marija PEJČINOVIĆ BURIĆ, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
11:30-12:45 Theme 1: Democracies facing the Covid-19 public health crisis:
sharing experiences, the way forward
Key-note speakers:
- Ms Valentina MATVIENKO, Speaker of the Council of the Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
- Mr Wolfgang SOBOTKA, President of the National Council, Austria
Debate
12.55 Family photo of the Presidents
13:00-14:30 Lunch hosted by Ms Theodora BAKOYANNIS, in her capacity as Chairperson of the Greek
delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(Divani Caravel Hotel, 2, Vassileos Alexandrou ave.)
14:30-16:00 Continuation of the debate on Theme 1
16:00-16:15 Break
16:15-18:30 Theme 2: ‘#EnvironmentRightNow’: national parliaments and the right to a
healthy and sustainable environment
Key-note speakers:
- Mr Kakha KUCHAVA, Speaker of the Parliament, Georgia
- Ms Anu VEHVILÄINEN, Speaker of Parliament, Finland
- Mr Spyros PAPADATOS, Member of the Advisory Council on Youth
Debate
19:00 Guided Tour at the Hellenic Parliament
This event is reserved for Presidents
19:45 Concert of the “Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra”
(Hellenic Parliament)
followed by the
21:00 Dinner reception hosted by Mr Constantine An. TASSOULAS, President of the Hellenic
Parliament
(Grande Bretagne Hotel, located right in front of the Hellenic Parliament
1 Vasileos Georgiou A Str., Syntagma Square, Athens)
Friday, 22 October 2021
8.00-9:30 Working breakfast of Women Presidents of Parliament, hosted, on behalf of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, by Ms Theodora BAKOYANNIS, in her capacity as Vice-President (by invitation only)
(Divani Caravel Hotel, 2, Vassileos Alexandrou ave.)
- Reinforcing Women’s Leadership in times of Crisis
8:30-10:00 Meeting of the Secretaries General of Parliament
- Discussion on Parliaments after the pandemic: the way forward
- ECPRD activity report (2019-2021)
- ECPRD Priorities and programme for 2022-2023
10:00 Family photo of the Secretaries General
10:00 Theme 3: The common future of all European citizens
Key-note speakers:
- Ms Stephanie D’HOSE, President of the Senate, Belgium
- Ms Annita DEMETRIOU, President of the House of Representatives, Cyprus
- Mr Igor ZORČIČ, President of the National Assembly, Slovenia
Debate
12:45 Concluding session
14:00 Lunch hosted by Mr Rik DAEMS, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe
(Yacht Club of Greece, 18, Karagiorgi Servias, Piraeus)
Social Programme for Accompanying Persons
Thursday, 21 October 2021
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11:00 Visit of the Hellenic Parliament & Guided Tour of the Exhibition “Beholding Liberty! At the Hellenic Parliament, 2 centuries later“
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13:00 Guided tour of the historic space of the former Public Tobacco Factory and a presentation of the Cultural Programme of Contemporary Art 2021entitled “Portals“
Friday, 22 October 2021
Please ensure that information is provided regarding accompanying persons’ presence at the social programme events (ecpp2021@parliament.gr - pubrel@parliament.gr)
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