November 11, 2021 (Thursday)

 

Venue:        Conference hall at the Hotel “Vilnia” (Maironio 1, Vilnius)

Moderator: Indrė Vareikytė

 

12:00-13:15

Arrival/ Coffee break time
 

13:15-13:30

Welcome remarks and presentation of the programme

Representatives of the European Movement Lithuania, Lithuanian MFA, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

 

13:30-14:00
Challenges of informing about the EU in the regions

Expectations and experiences of participants

 

14:00-14:30

Understanding the EU (part I): Lithuanian priorities in the EU

Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Chair of the Committee of European Affairs of the Lithuanian Parliament (via Zoom)

 

14:30-15:30

Understanding the EU pt.II: Lithuanian priorities in the EU

Simonas Šatūnas, Ambassador, Permanent representation of Lithuania to the EU (via Zoom)

 

15:30-16:00 Presentation of the Conference of the Future of Europe

Andrius Grikienis, Head of the European Union Department, General Affairs and Institutional Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

16:00-16:15
Coffee break

16:15-17:35
Understanding the EU (part III): Recovery and Economy

Mindaugas Liutvinskas, Vice-minister, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

 

16:35-17:00
Understanding the EU (part IV): Recovery and Economy

Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Vice-Chancellor, Government of the Republic of Lithuania

17:15-18:30
Understanding the EU (part V):: European Security and Defense Policy

Rasa Juknevičienė, Member of the European Parliament (via Zoom)

 

17:30-18:00

Understanding the EU (part VI): European Security and Defense Policy

Vytis Jurkonis, Independent analyst

18:00-18:15

Presentation
Most important questions from the General Affairs Council agenda

Arnoldas Pranckevičius, Vice-minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania

 

18:15-18:45

Understanding the EU (part VII):: European Security and Defense Policy

Petras Auštrevičius, Member of the European Parliament (via Zoom)

 

19:00

Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 12, 2021 (Friday)

Venue:                 Conference hall at the Hotel “Vilnia” (Maironio 1, Vilnius)

Moderator:           Ruslanas Iržikevičius

 

9:00-10:30
Introductory discussion
The role of media in the regions and what fake news challenges does the EU communication faces?

SPEAKERS:

Ruslanas Iržikevičius, Representative of the Lithuanian Journalists Union, 15min (English version) editor

Dalia Bankauskaitė, Strategic communication expert, Non-resident Senior Fellow with CEPA's Democratic Resilience Program
Indrė Vareikytė, Senior adviser on the EU communication, The Office of the

Government of the Republic of Lithuania

Ieva Baubinaite, Communication Officer at EEAS East StratCom Task Force

 

10:30-10:45
Coffee break

 

10:45-11:45

The situation in Europe today and what to expect in 2022

Justas Klimavičius, Policy Analyst, European Commission Representation in Lithuania

12:15-13.30
Lunch

 

13:30-14:30

How to Interest the Reader on EU topics?

Creative Workshops with Aidas Puklevičius, Creative Writing Director at Fabula

 

14:30-15:30

Practical workshops

Creative Workshops with Aidas Puklevičius, Creative Writing Director at Fabula
 

15:30-16:00
Summary of the event, discussion with participants and closing of the event