01/07/2009
| Monday 29 June 2009 |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Press Conference |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Opening of Proceedings: Welcome speech by Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (EP) Ioannis Varvitsiotis MEP, outgoing Head of the Greek Delegation of the EPP Group in the EP Speeches by: Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece, Chairman of Nea Demokratia Dimitris Sioufas, Chairman of the Greek Parliament Marietta Giannakou, Head of the Greek Delegation of the EPP Group in the EP |
| 16.00 - 18.00 | Theme I - Presentation of European Election Results In the Chair: Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Introduction Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party Presentations Othmar Karas MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Heads of National Delegations |
| Tuesday 30 June 2009 |
| 09.00 - 12.30 | Theme II - The EU's Political Challenges 2009-2014 In the Chair: Hartmut Nassauer MEP, outgoing Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP |
| 09.05 - 10.15 | Combating insecurity: terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Greek Minister of the Interior Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security József Szájer MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Discussion |
| 10.15 - 11.30 | Curbing the financial and economic crisis - economic revival Ioannis Papathanasiou, Greek Minister of Economy and Finance Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou MEP, Vice-President of the EP Discussion |
| 11.30 - 12.30 | Combating climate change Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment Antonios Trakatellis, outgoing MEP, former full Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the EP, and of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change of the EP Discussion |
| 15.00 - 17.30 | Theme III - A political strategy for the 2009-2014 legislature In the Chair: João de Deus Pinheiro MEP, outgoing Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP
Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, President of the European Parliament José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission Heads of National Delegations Discussion |
| 17.30 - 18.30 | Theme IV - The political priorities of the Swedish Council Presidency In the Chair: Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Urban Karlström, Swedish State Secretary to Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets Gunnar Hökmark MEP, outgoing Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Discussion |
| Wednesday 1 July 2009 |
| 09.00 - 12.30 | Meetings of National Delegations |
| 15.00 - 17.30 | Meeting of the Presidency with Heads of the National Delegations |
| Thursday 2 July 2009 |
| 09.30 - 11.00 | EPP Group Meeting
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| 11.00 - 12.30 | Theme V - Strengthening relationships with National Parliaments In the Chair: Ioannis Kasoulides MEP, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP Elsa Papadimitriou, 2nd Vice-President of the Greek Parliament, President of the Permanent Committee on European Affairs of the Parliament Iñigo Méndez de Vigo MEP, Coordinator of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs Heads of National Delegations |
