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Thursday 16. September, European Parliament
09:30 – 11:35 | GMOs and GMO-free agriculture – Where do we stand? | |
Jill Evans, MEP (Session Moderator) | UK | |
![]() | John Dalli, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection | MA |
Benoît Lutgen, Agricultural Minister of Wallonia & GMO-Free Network | BE | |
José Bové, European Parliament, Agricultural Committee (Vice Chairman) | FR | |
![]() | Dr. Katalin Rodics, on behalf of the State Secretary for Rural Development, Hungary | HU |
Questions and comments from the audience | ||
Andoni García Arriola, Executive Director of COAG, Spanish farmers organization | ES | |
Rodrigo Gouveia, Euro-Coop, European Consumers Cooperatives | PT | |
Christopher Stopes, IFOAM EU, International Organic Movement | UK | |
Jorgo Riss, Greenpeace European Unit | BE | |
Questions and comments from the audience |
11:40 – 13:00 | Presentations from Regions | |
Martin Häusling, MEP (Session Moderator) | DE | |
Evelyne Huytebroeck, Environment Minister of the Region of Brussels | BE | |
Phillipe Martin, president of the General Council of Gers | FR | |
![]() | Christoph Fischer, “Zivilcourage”, farmers and citizens movement, Bavaria | DE |
![]() | Ralitsa Katsova, GMO free Bulgaria coalition | BG |
![]() | Florianne Koechlin, Swiss Working Group on Genetic Engineering | CH |
![]() | Zaneta Mikosa, Parliamentary secretary, Ministry of Environment, Latvia | LV |
Marek Kryda, Polish Organic Farmers Assotiation and GMO free alliance | PL | |
![]() | Akiko Frid, Greenpeace Sweden | SE |
![]() | Ramona Duminicioiu, InfOGM and Gabriel Paun, Agentgreen | RO |
15:00 – 16:30 | Presentations from different stakeholders and institutions | |
Kartika Tamara Liotard, MEP (Session moderator) | NL | |
![]() | Pierre-Alexandre Teulié, Carrefour Group | FR |
![]() | Rolf Ferber, EDEKA Nord | DE |
![]() | Guido Frölich, Tegut Supermarket | DE |
![]() | Jochen Koester, TraceConsult, AgroTrace S.A | CH |
Questions and comments from the audience | ||
Heike Schiebeck, Via Campesina, European Seed Network | AT | |
Christian Vélot (ENSSER) | FR | |
Prof. Andrés Carrasco, University of Buenos Aires | AR |
16:40 – 18:15 | Debate: CAP reform between GM bioeconomy and regional food sovereignty | |
Benedikt Härlin, Foundation on Future Farming (Session Moderator) | DE | |
Stefano Masini, Coldiretti | IT | |
Sir Peter Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association | UK | |
Janusz Wojciechowski, European Parliament, Agricultural Committee (Vice Chairman) | PL | |
Liliane Spendeler, Director, Friends of the Earth Spain | ES | |
Andoni García Arriola, Executive Director of COAG, Spanish farmers organization | ES | |
Hans Herren, IAASTD | CH/US | |
Loretta Dormal-Marino, EU Commission, DG Agriculture, Deputy Director General | IT | |
Final slogans of panel members |
19:30 – 21:45 | City Hall, Grande Place, Reception by the City of Brussels | |
With Bertin Mampaka, deputy major of the City of Brussels and Vandana Shiva |
Friday 17. September, Ghent
09:00 – 10:00 | Plenary introduction: The global perspective with Vandana Shiva, Hans Herren and others |
10:15 – 13:00 | “Big round” introduction of participants |
13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch |
15:00 – 17:00 | Workshops |
17:15 – 18:00 | Presentations 1 |
18:15 – 19:00 | Presentations 2 |
19:00 – 20:30 | Dinner |
21:00 | Party with regional contributions of all kinds |
Saturday 18. September, Ghent
09:00 – 10:15 | Strategic questions: plenary – presentation of key issues |
Preparing for the planting season 2011 | |
Political challenges ahead at the EU level | |
The CAP reform | |
Bioeconomy or regional food sovereignty | |
Patents on life | |
Synthetic biology | |
10:30 – 13:00 | Strategy workshops |
13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch |
15:00 – 17:00 | Strategic answers and suggestions in plenary |
Brief feedback from some of the workshops | |
Discussion and agreement on joint initiatives | |
17:30 – 19:30 | Films, presentations, open spaces etc. |
20:00 – 21:00 | Dinner |
21:00 | Drinks & Farewell |