Europe from below:official program

Sarajevo, Room of the Federal Parlament
Kreševljakovića, 3

Friday 5 April 2002

8.30 – 9.00 Registration of participants

9.00 – 10.30 Opening session

Welcoming speeches by
Mr. Muhidin Hamamdzic, Mayor of Sarajevo

Introductory statements by
Mr. Giulio Marcon, President of the Italian Consortium of Solidarity:

"Europe from below": a European Network.
Sustainable local development and european integration
The role of civil society and local communities


10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 13.00 1st plenary session:

CHAIR: Mr. Michele Nardelli, Observatory on the Balkans

Communications on:

Economy in the Balkans: modernity or backwardness?
Between the State and the market: local self-sustainable development

Europe, reform of the States, local authorities
Cooperation, subsidiarity and the ethics of responsibility

European Citizens?
New scenarios and new walls. Ruins and individual rights

Discussion

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break

15.00 – 18.00 Working Groups

Working Group I
Economy - Co-operation,
Local and social development,
Decentralised co-operation

Working Group II
Citizenship - Human Rights
Citizenship rights in Europe without borders,
freedom of movement, right to asylum, migrations

Working Group III
Civil Society - Democracy
A democratic Europe
for everybody, the role of co-operation and civil society networks

Working Group IV
Peace - Disarmament
Fight against nationalism and militarism, conscientious objection and civilian service

Working groups will draft papers containing proposals on these topics.

Saturday 6 April 2002

9.00 – 10.30 2nd plenary session: Europe from below, a network for the future

Chair: Mr. Giulio Marcon, President of the Italian Consortium of Solidarity

 Document Working Group I
 Document Working Group II
 Document Working Group III
 Document Working Group IV

Discussion

10.30 – 11.00 Coffe break

11.00 – 13.00 Final session:
Adoption of the final draft document (network proposals)

Discussion

Adoption of the Final Document "Europe from below"

Closing speeches