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FOR NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL SERVICE
EUROPEAN STUDY VISIT
4 - 9 MARCH 2001
NO. OF PARTICIPANTS: 15
AGENDA
SUNDAY 4 MARCH
18.20 Arrival at Brussels Zaventem Airport
Coach transfer to Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe
19.30 Welcome and Introduction
Mr Malachy Vallely, Executive Director, Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe
20.00 Aperitif
20.15 Banquet
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MONDAY 5 MARCH
07.30-09.00 Breakfast
09.00 An Overview of Current Developments at EU
Mr Liam OŽLuanaigh, General Secretariat Council of the European Union
11.00 An Update on EMU
Mr George Busch, Economic and Financial Affairs DG,
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Reform of Structural Funds
Ms Eileen Kelly, Regional Policy DG, European Commission
16.00 EU Agricultural & Environmental Policy in the EU
Mr Michael Hamell, DG Environment, The European Commission
20.00 Banquet
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TUESDAY 6 MARCH
07.30-08.45 Breakfast
09.00 Coach departs for Brugge
11.00 Guided tour of Brugge
12.30 Opportunity for packed lunch
Free time
16.30 Coach departs for Leuven
20.00 Banquet
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WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH
07.30-09.00 Breakfast
09.00 Social Protection
Mr Denis Crowley, DG Employment & Social Affairs, The European Commission
11.00 Institutions of the Decision Making Process
Dr Margaret Mary Malone, Lecturer in European Affairs
Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe
12.30 Lunch
Free time or individual appointments
20.00 Banquet
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THURSDAY 8 MARCH
07.30-09.00 Breakfast
10.00 Coach departs for Cardinaal Mercierlplein, Brussels City Centre
Free time or individual appointments
13.00 Coach transfer to The European Parliament
13.30 Lunch at the Parliament Self Service Restaurant van Maerlant
15.00 Introduction to the European Parliament
Ms Helen Topping, Assistant to MEP J. McCartin
16.00 Enlargement of the European Union
Mr Petros Mavromichalis, DG Enlargement, European Commission
17.30 Coach departs for Louvain Institute
19.00 Living and Working In Brussels
Mr Malachy OŽRuairc, Council of the European Union
19.30 Aperitif
20.00 Banquet
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FRIDAY 9 MARCH
07.30-09.00 Breakfast
09.00 Representing a Region at European Level
Mr Glen Vaughan, Wales European Centre
11.45 Coach departs for Brussels Zaventem Airport
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