DRAFT CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The Economic and Social Committee

A New Way of Dialogue or Another Institution?

9 June 2004

Venue: Budapest, Hotel Flamenco

REGISTRATION (09:30-10:00)

PLENARY(10:00 - 11:00)

  • Opening remarks

  • The chances of the Economic and Social Committee in policy-making

  • Chanelling the knowledge of civil society into decisionmaking processes

  • Open legislation

Coffee break (11:00 - 11:30)

Paralell workshops (11:30 - 12:30)

  • Europe - Introduction of the new Hungarian counselors at EESC

  • Hungary: the Economic and Social Council - a new way of interest articulation

Lunch break (12:30 - 13:30)

Round table discussion (13:30 - 15:00)

Advocacy of Civil Society Organizations in Hungary - the views of the opposition and the government

Concluding remarks

Conference participants (70-100 persons):

  • Members of the Civic Lobbying Roundtable

  • All delegates proposed as ESC members by CSOs

  • Other major stakeholders of Hungarian civil society

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