Brussels

The selected participants are invited to attend simultaneous two-day meetings in Bucharest, Brussels, Prague and Warsaw in order to develop the Declaration “Generation ’89”, the declaration of their generation – the new citizens of a free Europe.
 
Brussels: 3 Czech, 3 Romanian, 3 Polish, 2 Hungarian, 2 Austrian, 2 Bulgarian, 2 German, 2 British, 16 Belgian

Working language: English

The selected participants will receive joining instructions prior to the meetings in due time.
The cost of travel, accommodation and meals will be covered.

Programme:

Sunday 25 April

16:00 – 17:00    Arrival in Brussels and transport to Leuven - Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe
                             Get together and Registration

17:30 – 19:00     Walking guided tour through Leuven offered by the Leuven Institute for Ireland in
                              Europe   

19:30                    Informal Dinner and Global Village


Monday 26 April

7:30 – 9:00           Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30           Welcome speeches by EUNIC Brussels representative, Ms Carmen Ducaru – project
                               coordinator, representative of hosting organization Mr Malachy Vallely

9:30 – 10:30         Presentations, video screenings, debates, workshops, drafting „Generation 89“
 
10:30 – 11:00      Coffee Break

11:00 –  13:00      Workshops, round table discussion, video presentations

13:00 – 14:00       Lunch

14:00 – 16:00       Workshops, drafting the Declaration of Generation‘89

16:00 – 16:30       Coffee break

16:30 – 17:30       Workshops, first draft of each workshops‘ Declaration

17:30- 19:30         Plenary session – presenting the drafts of the Declaration Generation ‘89

19:30                      Dinner
      
Tuesday 27 April

7:30 - 9:00             Breakfast

9:00 – 11:00         Workshop – Declaration Round-up
                                Departure to Brussels

12:30 – 14:00       Visit to the European Parliament
                                 -    Tour of the Parliament
                                 -    Meetings with MEPs:
13:00 – 13:30       Meeting with MEP: László Tőkés Romania – Group of the European People's Party
                                (Christian Democrats), Member at Committee on Culture and Education

13:30 – 14:00       Meeting with MEP Rafał Trzaskowski (Poland) – Group of the European People's Party
                                (Christian Democrats), Vice-Chair at Committee on Constitutional Affairs

14:00 – 14:45        Lunch at the European Parliament offered by the Austrian Cultural Forum
 
15:00 – 16:30        Visit to Musée Magritte, Brussels

17:00 – 17:30        Departure to Leuven

18:00                       Final round of discussions to conclude the two full days of the programme and 
                                 Declaration Generation’89 Round-up

19:00                       Dinner

Wednesday  28 April

7:30 – 9:00             Breakfast

09:00                       Departure day – according to the timetable of the flights