The 4th PACE annual Conference, organized by the member organization de’ge’pol, took place in Berlin on May 22nd and 23rd, . With respect to the current legal developments, the debate focused on lobby control efforts in Brussels and on the national level of EU Member States. Moreover, de’ge’pol created an opportunity for participants to both exchange opinions and ideas about public affairs and to shape the future of PACE.
The conference began on Thursday, May 22nd at 10.30 am and ended on Friday May 23rd at noon. Please see the following agenda for details. The keynote speak was held by the Minister of State at the chancellery, Dr. Helge Braun.
Agenda
-Democracy needs interest representation-
22.05.2014
Open to a selected group of the public
10.30- Arriving
11.00 – Welcoming (Dominik Meier, de’ge’pol)
11:15- Introduction (PACE General Secretariat – Giuseppe Mazzei and Micol Bertoni)
11.30 – EU regulation on lobbying report from Brussels (SEAP, EPACA) to be confirmed
12:00 – OECD talk: common paths on transparency
13:00 Lunch
14.00 – Country reports (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria)
16:00 – Insights of non-PACE members
Evening reception by degepol
19.30 – Welcoming (Dominik Meier, de’ge’pol)
19.45 – Keynotes speak – Minister of State at the Chancellery Dr. Helge Braun (to be confirmed)
20.15 – Buffet, Socializing
23.05.2014
Internal Meeting in the office of de’ge’pol
08.30 – Welcoming and presentation of ideas for the future strategy and organization of PACE
10:30 – Planning: next steps
11.00 – Scheduling the next PACE annual meeting,
