Czech Presidency in the Council of the EU and NGOs - lessons for Poland, Warsaw, 7 December 2009

+48 22 556 42 60

The forthcoming Polish presidency in the EU-Council in 2011 will not only be a big political and organizational challenge. This six months should also be used to increase interest among the Poles for European Union matters and the Polish role in the EU. That is why the non-governmental organizations should be incorporated into government’s activities – plan-consulting and information campaign – before and during the presidency. In this area it would be worth using the successful experiences of other countries, especially from our region. The example of the Czech Republic shows that the governmental administration can successfully cooperate with the third sector in many domains. The conference will aim at presenting the methods and effects of this cooperation. Based on these elaborations, the panelists invited, Polish and Czech officials and representatives of non-governmental organizations, will debate on how the cooperation between the government and the non-governmental could and should be arranged, what are its chances and challenges and what measures should be taken.

Conference Programme

10:45 – 11:00 Registration

11:00 Opening, dr Jacek Kucharczyk, President of the Executive Board, The Institute of Public Affairs

11:15 Presentation of the IPA report: Partnership for the Presidency? Cooperation between the government administration and the non-governmental sector during the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union – lessons for Poland
dr Agnieszka Łada, Head of the European Programme/Researcher, The Institute of Public Affairs

11:45 Panel discussion

Vladimir Bartovic, Reasercher at a Czech organization Europeum
Gabriela Dlouha, Director of the Human Rights and Transition Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
Agnieszka Kudlińska, Director of the European Information Department, The Office of the Committee for European Integration
Eugeniusz Smolar, Chairman of the Program Board of the Polish – Czech Forum, Senior Fellow of the Center for International Relations

Moderation: dr Jacek Kucharczyk, President of the Executive Board, The Institute of Public Affairs

During the conference free copies of the presented report will be distributed.

We kindly request that you confirm your participation in the conference until the 2nd December 2009 by email: recepcja@isp.org.pl or by phone under: +48 22 556 42 60.

For further information about the conference please contact Małgorzata Fałkowska-Warska (tel. +48 22 556 42 66)

The conference will be held in Polish and English. A simultaneous translation will be provided.

Project is financed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland within the competition: Promoting development of Polish - Czech relations organized by the Polish-Czech Forum.

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