SUNDAY 4 MARCH

14.30 Arrival at Zaventem Airport
Coach Transfer to Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe

18.30 Dinner


MONDAY 5 MARCH

07.30-9.00 Breakfast

09.30 Welcome and Introduction
Mr Malachy Vallely, Executive Director, The Louvain Institute for Ireland in Europe

11.00 Competition Policy
Mr John Finnegan, DG Competition European Commission

12.30 Lunch

Free Time

16.00 EU Agricultural Policy
Mr Michael Hamell, Environment DG European Commission
18.00 Dinner


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TUESDAY 6 MARCH

07.30-08.45 Breakfast

09.00 Coach departs for European Parliament

10.00 Meeting with MEPs
Mr John Cushnahan, Ms Patricia McKenna, Mr Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher

Tour of European Parliament, Mr John Brock assistant to Mr Cushnahan

12.00 Lunch at the EP Self Service Restaurant

14.00 Coach departs for Hotel Campanile, Luxembourg


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WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH

07.30-08.00 Breakfast

08.10 Coach departs for European Court of Justice

08.40 Arrival at Thomas Moore building

08.45 Briefing on the case by Mrs. O'Leary, Legal Secretary to Judge Macken

09.30 Attendance at the hearing of the court C-413/99

Followed by coffee break and briefing session with Noel Travers
Legal Secretary to Bo Vesterdorf, President of the Court of First Instance

12.45 Coach departs for European Court of Auditors

13.15 Lunch

14.00 Visit and Presentation of Court
Mr. G. Madden, Attaché of Mrs. M. Geoghegan-Quinn, Irish Member of ECA

16.30 Free time in Luxembourg

19.00 Coach departs for Leuven


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THURSDAY 8 MARCH

07.30-08.30 Breakfast

09.00 Coach departs for European Commission

10.00 The Reform of the Commission
Mr Gianmarco Di Vita, Taskforce for the Administrative Reform, Secretariat General, European Commission

11.30 EMU

Mr. Declan Costello, Economic & Financial Affairs DG

13.00 Opportunity for Packed Lunch

14.00 Coach departs for Irish Permanent Representation

14.30 Role of the Permanent Representation
Sinead Ryan, Press Officer

16.00 Bus departs for Leuven

18.30 Dinner


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FRIDAY 9 MARCH

07.30-09.00 Breakfast

09.30 CFSPE
Mr. Giorgio Porzio Director General External Relations Council of the EU

11.00 Relations with Eastern Europe and Future Enlargement
Mr Albrecht Rothacher, Enlargement DG, European Commission

12.30 Lunch

18.30 Dinner


SATURDAY 10 MARCH

08.00-10.00 Breakfast

Free time

12.00 Lunch

Free time

18.30 Dinner


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SUNDAY 11 MARCH

08.00-10.00 Breakfast

Free Time

12.00 Lunch

Free Time

18.30 Dinner


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MONDAY 12 MARCH

07.30-09.00 Breakfast

11.00 EU Decision Making Process, Case Study in the Social Policy
Mr Stefaan Hermans, Employment and Social Affairs DG, European Commission

12.30 Lunch

14.00 International Law - A Case Study
Mr Gert Van Boren, Lafili Van Crombrugghe & Partners

17.00 An Opportunity to meet with graduates of M.Econ.Sc graduates currently working in Brussels

19.00 Dinner

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TUESDAY 13 MARCH

07.30-09.00 Breakfast

Free time

12.30 Lunch

14.00 The Irish Business Bureau Function & Role in Lobbying & Decision Making
Mr. Cathal Lynch, The Irish Business Bureau

15.45 Coach departs for Hoegaarden Brewery

16.30 Visit and Tasting

18.30 Coach returns to Leuven

19.00 Dinner


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WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH

07.30-9.00 Breakfast

09.30 Coach departs for European Trade Union Confederation

10.30 Visit & Presentation

12.30 Opportunity for packed Lunch

13.00 Coach departs for US Mission

14.00 "European Union Trade and Competition Policy: Effects on US trade"

16.00 Coach returns to Leuven

18.30 Dinner


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THURSDAY 15 MARCH

07.30-08.30 Breakfast

08.45 Coach departs for NATO Offices, Brussels

09.45 Arrival & Welcome

10.00 Briefing on current NATO Political Issues

11.00 Coffee Break

11.15 Briefing on NATO-EU Relations

12.15 Coach departs for Leuven

13.15 Lunch at Institute

14.30 Understanding the Multicultural Market Environment
Ms Nygun Chau, International Marketing Consultant, ICHEC

18.30 Dinner


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FRIDAY 16 MARCH

07.30-09.00 Breakfast

13.00 Coach departs for Airport