Details

26 April – First Seminar Day

10.00 – 10.30

WELCOME SPEECHES

Dr. Canan Atilgan - Director of KAS in South Caucasus

Ms. Renata Wrobel - Deputy Head of Political, Economic, Press and Information section, of the European Union Delegation to Georgia

Mr. David Darchiashvili - the Chairman of the Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Georgia

Mr. Archil Karaulashvili - Head of the European Integration co-ordination department of the office of the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

Ms. Ekaterine Kardava – Chair-person of the association “European Time”

10.30 – 10.50

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION POLICY REPORT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EASTERN PARTNERSHIP. CASE OF GEORGIA

Mr. Archil Karaulashvili - Head of the European Integration co-ordination department of the office of the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

10.50 – 11.05

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP - AS A TOOL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES. ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTS

Mr. David Darchiashvili – Chairman of the Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Georgia

11.05 – 11.10

GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN ARMENIA

Representative of the Parliament of Armenia

11.10 – 11.15

GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN AZERBAIJAN

Representative of the Parliament of Azerbaijan

11.15 – 11.20

GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN GEORGIA

Representative of the Parliament of Georgia

11.20 – 11.40

DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE AREA (DCFTA) AND EU-GEORGIA RELATIONS. FURTHER PERSPECTIVES IN THE COURSE OF COOPERATION AND TRADE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES

Mr. Kakha Gogolashvili - Expert. Director of EU Studies at the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

11.40 – 11.50

Discussion

11.50 – 12.15

Coffee-break

12.15. – 13.45

Visit to the Parliament of Georgia

13.45 – 14.45

Lunch

14.45 – 15.30

WHAT ARE THE PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION BETWEEN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EURONEST PA 4 PLATFORMS ON THE LEVEL OF NGO SECTOR?

Ms. Nino Lapiashvili – Director of Tbilisi State University (TSU) Institute for European Studies

15.30 – 16.00

EU FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (FOR DEVELOPING THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP POLICY AND SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES’ COOPERATION

Mr. Ramon Reigada Granda - Head of Operations Section. EU Delegation

16.00 – 16.30

Discussion

16.30 – 16.45

Coffee

19.00 – 21.00

Dinner at the Restaurant “Metekhis Chrdili”

27 April – Second Seminar Day

10.00 – 10.10

WELCOME SPEECH

Mr. Philip Dimitrov - Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador.

10.10 – 10.25

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS POLICY

Mr. Vasil Chkoidze - Head of the Office of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Parliament of Georgia. President of the European Integration Research Center

10.25 -11.40

THE STAGE OF THE COUNTRY’S PROGRESS IN EURO-INTEGRATION

10.25 – 10.50

Representatives of the Parliament of Armenia

10.50 – 11.15

Representatives of the Parliament of Azerbaijan

11.15 – 11.40

Representatives of the Parliament of Georgia

11.40 – 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.00

THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENT IN THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP POLICY

12.00 – 12.20

Representatives of the Parliament of Armenia

12.20 – 12.40

Representatives of the Parliament of Azerbaijan

12.40 – 13.00

Representatives of the Parliament of Georgia

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 15.00

STAFF ROLE. STRUCTURE OF THE PARLIAMENT - THE DIVISION / COMMITTEE / COMMISSION WORKING ON THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ISSUES

14.00 – 14.20

Representatives of the Parliament of Armenia

14.20 – 14.40

Representatives of the Parliament of Azerbaijan

14.40 – 15.00

Representatives of the Parliament of Georgia

15.00 – 16.00

PARLIAMENTARY PR ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION POLICY

15.00 – 15.20

Representatives of the Parliament of Armenia

15.20 – 15.40

Representatives of the Parliament of Azerbaijan

15.40 – 16.00

Representatives of the Parliament of Georgia

16.00 – 16.20

Coffee Break

16.20 – 16.40

RISING THE IDEA OF THE FORMATION OF A DIALOG FORUM BETWEEN THE PARLIAMENTS OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES ON THE LEVEL OF MID-OFFICIALS

(meeting once or twice a year before the EuroNest PA sessions)

Announcement of the draft-text designed by the Georgian side and discussion

16.50 – 17.00

EVALUATION / FEEDBACK