DAY 1
WEDNESDAY 7 NOV 09:00 - 11:00 EPP Group Study Days 1st Session - Hall 4
09:00 - 10:30 Resolution Committee - Room 203
11:00 - 12:30
7-8 NOV 2018
Messukeskus Congress Centre Helsinki, Finland
Roundtable “A Digital Europe for Everyone” (Presented by EPP Women, SME Europe, EDS) with Commissioner M.Gabriel - Fazer café
11:00 - 12:30
Roundtable “A new Social Contract for Europe” (Presented by EUCDW, ESU, YEPP) with Commissioner M.Thyssen - Arena
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch - Restaurant
International Sign Language
It is #Up2EU
Opening Press Conference - Press Conference Room
14:00-20:00
EPP CONGRESS: 1ST PLENARY SESSION - Hall 5 Welcome by Kokoomus and KD Reports of the EPP President, EPP Secretary General and President WMCES 14:45 Presidents Parliamentary Assemblies OSCE and NATO 15:00 Chairpersons EPP Member Associations 15:30 Key Debate: ’Prosperity for everyone-more growth and jobs’ 16:00 Chairmen EPP Groups in the Parliamentary Assemblies CoR, OSCE, COE, NATO and Euronest 16:30 Key Debate: ‘Europe’s Migration Challenge’ 17:00 Discussion and Vote on Congress Documents, Resolutions, Emergency Resolutions, Statutory modifications Election EPP Vice-President 17:45 EU Opposition Leaders, Party Leaders and Ministers 19:30 Debate Spitzenkandidaten time may vary
Working languages Plenary Sessions EN-FR-DE-ES-IT-PL
13:00
20:00 Closing 1st Plenary Session
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20:00 Departure to Delegates Dinner in the Helsinki City Hall
20:30
SIDE PROGRAM 08:45 – 11:00
WMCES Breakfast Debate “The Future of Work in the Age of Intelligent Machines” - Room 204
08:45 – 11:00
WMCES Breakfast Debate “Kremlin’s Trolls: The West’s Ability to Tackle Hostile Influence” - Room 205
09:00 - 10:30
ESU: Seniors in a digital society (by invitation only) - Club Restaurant
09:00 - 11:00
SME Europe: SME and the digital Future: From industry over trade to culture (by invitation only) - Room 206
11:00-12:30
EPP Group in the CoR ‘EPP Cities Event’ - Room 203
11:00 - 13:45
WMCES Honorary Board (by invitation only) - Room 205
12:30 – 14:00
WMCES Lunch Brief: “The Day After: Results of the US Mid-Term Elections” - Room 204
15:00-16:15
EPPtalks “Innovate and Educate” - Arena
17:30-18:45
EPPtalks “United in Diversity” - Arena
15:00-18:30
European Ideas Network (EIN) - Hall 4
10:00-19:00
“Experience Finland” by Young Kokoomus - ‘Village’
10:00-19:00
Social Media Corner: Workshops with Facebook and Google - Gallery
18:30-19:30
“EPP Young Members Network: ‘Meet your Spitzen’ (by invitation only) - Fazer café
Delegates Dinner hosted by the Mayor of Helsinki J. Vapaavuori and Kokoomus (for GOLD, ORANGE and GREEN badges only) - Helsinki City Hall
20:00 - 22:30 EPP Summit Heads of State and Government and Opposition Leaders (Restricted to the members of the EPP Summit - upon invitation only) - Room 101
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DAY 2
THURSDAY 8 NOV 08:30 - 09:45 EPP Group Study Days 2nd Session - Hall 4
08:00 - 09:45
7-8 NOV 2018
Messukeskus Congress Centre Helsinki, Finland
SME Europe: General Assembly - Room 206
08:30 - 10:15
SIDE PROGRAM 08:00 - 09:45
WMCES - Room 204 and 205
WMCES Breakfast Debate “Keeping the Union Together: Overcoming the East-West Divide” - Room 204
09:45 - 13:30
08:00 - 09:45
EPP Congress: 2nd Plenary Session - Hall 5
10:00
WMCES Breakfast Debate “The Future of European Defence Cooperation - Room 205
Pitches for President: EPP Candidates President European Commission (EPP Spitzenkandidat)
10:30-12:00 Working languages Plenary Sessions EN-FR-DE-ES-IT-PL
Election of the EPP Candidate President European Commission (EPP Spitzenkandidat) (Secret Ballot)
10:30
Interventions EU Brexit Negotiator, EPP Secretary General, Deputy Prime Ministers, EU Heads of State and Government
International Sign Language
12:00
Presidents European Parliament, European Commission and European Council, EPP President, Chairman Kokoomus
13:00 Announcement result Election of the EPP Candidate President European Commission
Followed by Acceptance Speech of the EPP Candidate President European Commission
It is #Up2EU
13:30 Closing of the Congress
13:00 Press Conference EPP Spitzenkandidat - Press Conference Room
Followed by Photoshoot with EPP Spitzenkandidat - Village
13:30 Lunch - Restaurant
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From 13:30 Departures to airport
Updated 5 November 2018