02/12/2009
PES Congress 2009 - Media advisory
8th PES CONGRESS IN PRAGUE
WHAT Major convention of European Socialists and Social Democrats on the future of progressive societies in the 21st century. The Party of European Socialists is Europe’s second largest political family, represented in all EU institutions. The PES congress will define a new way forward after the European elections and propose a new progressive agenda to exert maximum influence in the European Union over the next five years.
WHEN 7 & 8 December 2009
WHERE Prague, Czech Republic – Industrial Palace (Prumyslovy palac), Vystaviste Holesovice, Prague 7
WHO 1500 party delegates, member organisations, ministers, MEPs, activists and many local and international guests, including Werner Fayman (Austria), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium), Caroline Gennez (Belgium), Sergei Stanishev (Bulgaria), Yiannakis L. Omirou (Cyprus), Jiri Paroubek (Czech Republic), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Denmark), Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), Martine Aubry (France), Sigmar Gabriel (Germany), George Papandreou (Greece), Ildikó Lendvai (Hungary), Eamon Gilmore (Ireland), Janis Dinevics (Latvia), Algirdas Butkevčius (Lithuania), Alex Bodry (Luxembourg), Joseph Muscat (Malta), Frans Timmermans (Netherlands), Jens Stoltenberg (Norway), Grzegorz Napieralski (Poland), Adrian Nastase (Romania), Robert Fico (Slovakia), Borut Pahor (Slovenia), Vladimir Spidla (European Commission), Stefan Fuele (European Commission), Maria Damanaki (European Commission), Maros Sefcovic (European Commission), Martin Schulz (S&D Group in the EP), Geoffery Sachs (Earth Institute and Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (PES President)
DRAFT AGENDA
Sunday 6 December
18.45 – 19.00 Prime Ministers and Party Leaders arrive for PES Leaders Meeting
Monday 7 December
08.00 – 08.30 Photo opportunity “Carbon neutral congress” on tram with Jiri Paroubek
and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
09.00 – 10.30 Opening speeches & vote on PES President
10.30 – 12.00 A new direction for Progressive societies: speeches and debate
12.15 – 12:30 Plenary speech by George Papandreou, Prime Minister, Greece
12.30 – 13:00 Leaders’ photo, Activity reports, Results of vote on PES President
13.30 – 14:00 Press Conference with Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
14.45 – 17.30 People first: a progressive European Agenda - speeches and debate
17.30 – 19.00 Climate change: panel discussion and debate,
and presentation of carbon neutral PES Congress
Tuesday 8 December
09:30 – 10:00 Vote on new members and new Presidency
10.00 – 10.30 Greetings from International guests
10.30 – 11.45 Panel on Europeans for Financial Reform
11.45 – 12.00 Plenary speech by Werner Faymann, Chancellor of Austria
12.00 – 12.30 Vote on resolutions
12.30 – 13.00 Midday press conference with Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and others
14.30 – 15.45 Panel and questions: A new way forward, a stronger PES
15.45 – 16.30 Closing session
MEDIA INFORMATION
- To register online go to http://www.tfaforms.com/126505
- All sessions in draft agenda above are open to press, stills photographers and to TV cameras
- All sessions above will be filmed by the PES (pool leader) and footage will be available free on site and from our website – for queries regarding footage contact Julien.Celin@pes.org
Media facilities will include
- A working space for journalists with desks, power supply for personal computers, free internet connection, a limited number of computers and printers
- A press conference room and interview areas
For further information please contact Silke Thomson on 0032 2 548 90 85 or 0032 476 94 22 70
