Europefor Citizens

EUROPE FOR CITIZENSEuropean Commission,Brussels,2 & 3 April 2019

18:00 OPENING

18:00 Musical opening Voix étouffées 18:05 Welcome and introduction – From 1989 to 2019 and beyond Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

18:15 2019 – a crucial year for European citizens: looking back on Europe’s history in order to look forward Panel discussion with the participation of Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Corina Creţu, European Commissioner for Regional Policy Véra Jourová, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality

Moderated by Béatrice Delvaux, Chief Editor, Le Soir

19:40 WALKING DINNER

20:40 CONCERT Voix étouffées Gustav Mahler : Chants d’un compagnon errant Johann Strauss : Valse de l’Empereur Alexander von Zemlinsky : 6 Lieder sur des poèmes de Maurice Maeterlinck

Simultaneous interpretation in English, French, German and Greek

DAY 1 - Concert Noble - Open to the general public

DAY 2 - Concert Noble and House of European History Limited to participants in the Europe for Citizens programme

Parallel sessions on two strands of the Europe for Citizens programme

A . EUROPEAN REMEMBRANCE House of European History

09:00 EUROPE IN 1989 AND 2019 – THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN BUILDING TRANS-EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY, FUELLING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION, BRINGING EUROPE AND EUROPEANS TOGETHER - REMEMBRANCE PRACTICES OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS Panel discussion with the participation of Professor Włodzimierz Borodziej, University of Warsaw Dr. Tomáš Samek, Charles University in Prague Dr. Martina Steer, New York University

Moderated by Director General Paraskevi Michou, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission

10:40 Coffee break

11:10 EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF PROJECTS BEYOND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION

Discussion moderated by Director Beate Gminder, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs

12:30 Lunch

13:30 POSSIBLE PRIORITIES AND AREAS OF WORK UNDER THE NEXT MULTI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Discussion with contributions from Alexandru Olaru, Head of Unit, Ministry of Justice of Romania Moderated by Head of Unit Christine Grau, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission

15:00 GUIDED VISIT OF THE HOUSE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY

Simultaneous interpretation in English and German

B . CIVIC PARTICIPATION Concert Noble

09:00 THE POWER OF WORDS - THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN BUILDING CITIZENS’ MEDIA LITERACY, COUNTERING DISINFORMATION AND CARRYING THE VOICE OF EUROPEAN CITIZENS Panel discussion with the participation of Viktoras Daukšas, Head of Debunk.eu initiative Joanna Krawczyk, President of the Board, Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation Sally Reynolds, Media and Learning Association, ATIT

Moderated by Paweł Świeboda, Deputy Head of European Political Strategy Centre, European Commission

10:40 Coffee break

11:10 EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF PROJECTS BEYOND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION Discussion moderated by Head of Unit Gilles Pelayo, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

12:30 Lunch

13:30 POSSIBLE PRIORITIES AND AREAS OF WORK UNDER THE NEXT MULTI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Discussion with contributions from Bodil Valero, Member of the European Parliament Diana Mihaela Popescu, Director, Ministry of Justice of Romania Moderated by Director Marta Cygan, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission

15:00 GUIDED VISIT OF THE HOUSE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY

Simultaneous interpretation in English and French

DAY 2 - Concert Noble and House of European History Limited to participants in the Europe for Citizens programme