EU Policy Forum on Development

18 October 2012 (Day 1)

8:30-9:15

                               Registration of participants

9:30-10:30

                                     Opening Session

Welcome by:

·         Eva JOLY, MEP, Chair, Development Committee European Parliament,

·         Dimitrios THEOPHYLACTOU, Chair, Development Cooperation,  on behalf of the Cyprus EU Presidency 

·         Mara MARINAKI, Managing Director, Global and Multilateral Issues,   European External Action Service,  

·         Kristian SCHMIDT, Director, DG DEVCO, European Commission,

Words by:

·         Célestine KETCHA COURTES, Maire de Bangangté, Cameroon 

·         Representative of CSOs

10:30-11:00

                                             Coffee Break 

Session 1

11:00-13:00 

Towards a common European Vision on the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Moderator: James Mackie, ECDPM 

·         Key Note Speech by Commissioner Piebalgs

·         Danuta Sacher, Member of the Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives and Director, terre des Hommes, Germany 

·         Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary-General, Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d'Afrique (CGLU) 

·         Andrew Shepherd, Director of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN), the academia perspective  

Followed by a Discussion round

13:00-14:30

                                                       Lunch

Session 2

14:30–15:30

Core messages and implications of the Communication

The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations

Presentation (15') – Virginia Manzitti, Deputy Head of Unit, Devco/D2

Issue Paper/Communication on Local Authorities in Development

Presentation (15') - Elena Asciutti, Devco/D2

Towards   the new Strategy for the thematic programme on CSO-LA (2014-2020) Working hypothesis

Presentation (25') – Virginia Manzitti

15:30-17:30

(Coffee

served in each room)

Discussion around the New Strategy for the Thematic Programmes (2014-2020)

Discussion on key questions on the architecture of the future Programme

Discussion Group 1 (EN)- Breakout room 1

Discussion Group2 (FR)- Breakout room 2

Discussion Group 3 (EN/SP), with simultaneous translation- Plenary room

17:30-18:30 

Presentation of the DEAR part of the Multi-Annual Indicative Programme

Presentation (15') – Markus Pirchner, Head of Sector, Devco/D2

Discussion

19:00-21:00

                                       Cocktail and Buffet Dinner

19 October 2012 (Day 2)

Session 2 (cont'd.)

9:00-9:30

Reporting back from the discussion on the Strategy for the Thematic programme CSO-LA (2014-2020)

Presentation – Bea Sanz, Consultant

Comments by Rapporteurs

Session 3

9:30-10:30

The Annual Action Programme 2013 for the thematic programme Non State Actors and Local Authorities

Presentation – Nuria Calzada, Devco/D2

10:30-11:00

                                             Coffee Break

Session 4 

11:00-12:30

Setting-up of the Policy Forum on Development

Chair: Angelo Baglio

Reporting back from the Working Group meeting (17/10)

Results of the regional and institutional consultations

Debate

Decision on the future set-up and way forward

12:30-14:30

                                                    Lunch

Session 5

14:30-17:30

(Coffee break

15:30-16:00)

Towards the new Strategy for the Global Public Goods Programme  (2014-2020)

Chair: Kristian Schmidt, Director, Devco C/D

Working Hypothesis for the new Strategy

Nick Taylor, Lead Drafter, Devco/D3

Presentation

Questions and Answers

17:30-18:00

                                          Closing Session

                            Wrap up & Concluding Remarks

                                          Angelo Baglio