OPENING OF THE SESSION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER

      Nataliya ROMANOVA (Ukraine, GILD/ILDG)

1.           ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA OF THE CHAMBER

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2.       Communication by the president of the chamber

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3.        Round Table on: “Regionalisation and devolution in Europe in A                   

           CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS”

          Introduction by:

-          Herwig van STAA (Austria), President of the Congress of the Council of Europe

-          Ulrike GUEROT (Germany), Representative for Germany & Senior Policy Fellow of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

Guest Speakers:

-          Michèle SABBAN (France), President of the Assembly of European Regions 

-          Françoise DUPUIS (Belgium) President of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE)

-          Jean-Marie BELLIARD (France), President of the Commission of Cross-border and Decentralised Co-operation of the Regional Council of Alsace

-          Bruno MARZIANO (Italy), Member of the Regional Assembly of Sicily, rapporteur of the Congress on Regions with special status in Europe

-          Marie-Madeleine MIALOT MULLER (France), Vice-President of the Regional Council of the Région Centre, rapporteur of the Congress on regionalisation in the Council of Europe member States

           Closing of the Session by the President of the Chamber

At the close of the sitting

EVENT : Cocktail organised by the AER – 12.00