Studien- und Informationsprogramm
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PROGRAMME
Sunday, 20 May 2012
- Arrivals and Check-in at the hotel
- Welcoming of participants
- Opening of the event by Dr. Alexander Brakel, Head of KAS Belarus office and Mr. Vaidas Augunas, President of EDUCATIO
- Lecture “Peculiarities of Local Municipalities in Republic of Belarus” by the expert of Lev Sapieha Foundation (Belarus)
- Meeting in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania with Mr. Vytautas Kurpuvesas, Chairman of Local Government Committee on the topic “Local Governance in Lithuania. Parliament and Local Self Governments - Mutually Benefiting Relation or Competition?”
- Lecture “Pecularities of Local Government in Lithuania” by Doc.Dr. V.Dumbliauskas, Mykolas Romeris University
- Summary of the day
Trip to Kaunas
- Meeting in Kaunas Municipality with Mr. Andrius Kupčinskas, Mayor of Kaunas on the topic “Politics in Large Municipalities: Challenges and Opportunities”
- Discussion with a representative of Kaunas Municipality's Administration “Public Administration: Is it possible to Reduce Bureaucracy?”
- Discussion of the topic “Politics on Local Level – Basics of Political Communication on Local Level” with members of Local Council
- Summary of the day
Trip to Anykščiai
- Meeting with Mr. Sigutis Obelevičius, Mayor of Anykščiai on the topic “Management of Small Municipalities”
- Discussion “Peculiarities of Local Party Politics in Small Towns” with representatives of Anykščiai Municipality
- Summary of the day
- Lecture “Organizing Local Municipalities – How to Protect Local Interests: Lithuanian Experience” by Mr. Arūnas Gražulis, Adviser on EU issues, Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
- Discussion “Peculiarities of the Municipal Work in the Capital. Work in the Opposition” with Ms. Rasa Baškienė and Mr. Jonas Urbonavičius, Representatives of Vilnius Municipality
- Summing up of the results of the trip