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THURSDAY, MAY 15TH 2014

13.00 hrs: WELCOME & BUFFET-LUNCH

14.30 hrs: PRO & CONTRA-DEBATE: ECONOMICAL AND POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF AN EURO EXIT FOR ITALY, GERMANY AND EUROPE

Umberto Triulzi,Professor of Economics, University La Sapienza

Vladimiro Giacchè,President “Centro Europa Ricerche”(NCD)

16.00 hrs:THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – PROGRAMMES AND PROSPECTIVES

On. Lia Quartapelle, Member of Parliament, Partito Democratico (PD)

On. Federica Chiavaroli, Member of Parliament, Nuovo Centro Destra

17.00 hrs:Short walk across Piazza Navona to Vicolo del Campanile, 10 ( in the Vatican/Borgo-District)

17.15 hrs: AN ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN ELECTION CAMPAIGNING - GERMANY AND ITALY

Prof. Andrea De Petris, LUISS

Nico Lange, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Deputy Head of Department Politics and Consulting (tbc)

19.00 hrs:Short walk across Piazza Navona to Vicolo del Campanile, 10 ( in the Vatican/Borgo-District)

19.30 hrs:ROOF- TOP DINNER

FRIDAY, MAY 16TH 2014

9.00 hrs:POPULISM AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Dr. Marcel Lewandowski

10.30: Coffee Break

11.00 hrs:THE POSITIONS AND THE ELECTION-PROGRAM OF LEGA NORD

On. Emanuele Prataviera Member of Parliament, Lega Nord

On. Deborah Bergamini Member of Parliament, Forza Italia

12.00 hrs:LUNCH

15.30 hrs: PROMOTING EUROPE IN A DIFFICULT SETTING

Stefano Milia, Movimento Europa, tb.c.

17.00 hrs:THE POSITIONS AND THE ELECTION-PROGRAM OF MOVIMENTO CINQUE STELLE

M5S, t.b.d. – Alessandro Di Battista (to be confirmed)

18.00 hrs: THE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN UNIFICATION PROCESS – REFLECTIONS FROM A ROMAN PERSPECTIVE

Waltrudis Hoffmann

20.00 hrs:CONCLUSIONS & DINNER

SATURDAY, MAY 17TH 2014

10.00 hrs:Departure of participants