8th October, 2003      

NGOs day
Issues to be discussed:

¨       Presentations of Hungarian civil society and non-profit sector: specific features, expectations towards the enlargement

¨       The particular interests, expectations and positions of each EU institutions towards Hungary in general as well as towards the civil society organisations

¨       Explanation of EU policies towards Hungary and civil society organisations

¨       Potential co-operation with European NGOs

¨       Representation of Hungarian NGOs in Brussels

¨       Experience with lobbying at EU level

¨       Potential fields of co-operation and funding opportunities

¨       Explanation of EU policies towards Hungary and civil society organisations

 

9.30 - 9.45
the whole group

Opening speech

Head of Representation of the Regions of Hungary to Brussels

Ms Agnes TARNAI or Mr Hans BECK

 

 

9.45-10.00

the whole group

The Hungarian NGO sector, its environment, characteristics, and difficulties

Soros Foundation-Hungary

Ms Anna BELIA, Executive Director

 

10.00-10.15

the whole group

What does Hungarian NGOs aspect from Enlargement? Opportunities, challenges and risks

CTF Foundation for the Development of Civil Society – Hungary

Mr Peter NIZAK, Program Director

 

10.15-10.45

Coffee break

 

10.45-12.15

the whole group

Round table discussion

“European Donors” session – how could European donors assist the Hungarian NGO sector?

 

European Commission Secreteriat General
Directorate B – Relations with Civil Society
Ms Lea VATANEN

DG Environment
Directorate A – Communications, Governance, Production, Consumption and Waste, ENV.A.1: Communications and Civil Society
Mr Stefan WELIN

DG Employment and Social Affairs
Unit C/3: United Kingdom, Ireland, Bulgaria, Hungary
Mr Csaba GERGELY

European Parliament, Greens/EFA Group
Ms Gabriela SZUBA, Auxiliary agent on enlargement
European Economic and Social Committee

Ms Fausta PALOMBELLI

Enlargement Division
Open Society Institute Brussels
Mr Andre WILKENS, Director
Ms Ann Isabelle von LINGEN

Charities Aid Foundation
Ms Gabriela VOICU

act4europe campaign
Mr Nicolas J. BEGER

Ms Lenka MIKOVCOVA
Ms Danica HULLOVA
ECAS, Visiting scholars
ECAS would participate as moderator
Ms Cecilia LILJEGREN, Mr Pavel KELLY-TYCHTL, Ms Nathalie CALMÉJANE

12.15 – 14.00

the whole group

Reception

Lunch offered by SOROS
within the European Parliament, Eastman Building, Room 300

 

 

14.30 – 16.00

Arnold István

B.Kántor Magdi

Benedek László

Fónagy Éva

G.Molnár Erzsi

Geszti Judit

Görömbei Réka

H.Lakó Judit

Jombach Márta

Mészáros Éva

Rácz Erzsébet

Susanits Mariann

Szilvási Károly

Szoke Katalin

Zalatnay Kálmán

 

15.00-16.00

Sógorka Ildikó

Kinyik Margit

Cake B. Olivio

Nizák Péter

Tom Wormald

Belia Anna

Sankovics Szabolcs

Dandé István

 

Meetings with officials in the European Commission – the group will be divided into smaller groups according to interest.

DG Regional Policy

Directorate F: ISPA and preparation for the Structural and Cohesion Funds, Unit F4: Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta

Ms Jolanta SWIATKOWSKA
Avenue de Tervuren 41

B - 1040 Brussels

Tel: 32 2 295 4931

Fax: 32 2 295 1174     
E-mail:
Jolanta.SWIATKOWSKA@cec.eu.int

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DG Employment and Social Affairs
Unit Anti-discrim., Fundamental Social Rights and Civil Soc.
Ms
Cécile LE CLERCQ

Rue Joseph II 37 – room 04/06
B-1049 Brussels
Tel:
 + 32 2 295 0026

Fax : + 32 2 295 1899    E-mail: Cecile.Leclercq@cec.eu.int

 

16.30-18.00

B.Kántor Magdi

Benedek László

Cake B.Olivio

Dandé István

G.Molnár Erzsi

Görömbei Réka

Kinyik Margit

 

 

Arnold István

Rácz Erzsébet

Sógorka Ildikó

Szilvási Károly

 

 

 

 

 

Belia Anna

Geszti Judit

Jombach Márta

Mészáros Éva

Nizák Péter

Sankovics Szabolcs

Susanits Mariann

Zalatnay Kálmán

 

 

 

Fónagy Éva

H.Lakó Judit

Szoke Katalin

Tom Wormald

 

 

NGOs everyday work in Brussels section

This meeting was cancelled in the last minute.

European Anti-Poverty Network

Ms Patrizia BRANDELLERO

Policy and Development Officer

Rue du Congrčs 37-41

B-1000 Bruxelles                          
www.eapn.org

E-mail: p.branderello@eapn.skynet.be

 

 

European Forum for the Arts and Heritage

Ms Ioana CRUGEL

Information Officer

10, Rue de la Science, B-1000 Bruxelles
Tel:
+32 2 534 4002

Fax: +32 2 5341150 
www.efah.org

E-mail: ioana.crugel@efah.org

 

 

CEDAG Comité européen des associations d’intéret general
Önkéntes Szervezetek Európai Tanácsa

Ms Marie RANTY, Co-ordinator
Meeting at: rue Belliard 23a (in the office of Caritas Belgium)
Tel: 32 2 542 6313

Fax: 32 2 542 6319
www.cedag.org

E-mail: cedag@wanadoo.be

 

 

 

European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)

Ms Tamsin ROSE and Binal NATHWANI

Rue de Pascale 33

B-1040 Brussels

Fax +32 2 233 38 80

Tel. +32 2 230 30 56

E-mail: epha@epha.org

 

 

Guests participating in the round-table and lunch reception on 8th Wednesday

 

Name, affiliation, address

Round-table

Lunch reception

1.      

Andre WILKENS, Director

Ann Isabelle von LINGEN

Open Society Institute – Brussels

26 rue des Minimes, B-1000 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 505 4646

Fax: +32 2 502 4646

E-mail: andre.wilkens@osi-eu.org

 www.soros.org

 

YES

YES

2.      

Csaba GERGELY

DG Employment and Social Affairs

Unit C3: UK, Ireland, Bulgarian, Hungary

(European Social Fund and Equal Comm.Initiative)

200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 295 5090

E-mail: Csaba.GERGELY@cec.eu.int

 

YES

YES

3.      

Fausta PALOMBELLI

European Economic and Social Committee

2 rue Ravenstein, B-1000 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 546 9011

Fax: +32 2 513 4893

 

YES

YES

4.      

Stefan WELIN

DG Environment, Directorate A – Communications, Governance, Production, Consumption and Waste

ENV.A.1 – Communications and Civil Society

“Community action programme promoting non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection

European Commission BU-9 00/184, B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 296 6918

Fax: +32 2 296 9560

E-mail: Stefan.Welin@cec.eu.int

 

YES

INVITED

5.      

Gabriela VOICU, EU Liaison Officer

Charities Aid Foundation

c/o Bank für Sozialwirtschaft AG

Rue de Pascale 4-6, B-1040 Brussels

Tel: +32 477 59 79 26

Fax: +32 2 280 27 78

cafbrussels@skynet.be

www.cafonline.org

 

YES

YES

6.      

Cecilia LO PIPARO LILJEGREN

Pawel KELLY-TYCHTL

Nathalie CALMÉJANE

ECAS European Citizen Action Service

53 rue de la Concorde, B-1050 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 548 0490

Fax: +32 2 548 0499

E-mail: admin@ecas.org

www.ecas.org

 

YES

YES

7.      

Lea VATANEN

European Commission Secretariat General

Directorate B/2 – Relations with Civil Society

45 avenue d’Augerghem, B-1049 Brussels

Tel: 32 2 299 1111

Fax: 32 2 296 05 54

E-mail: Lea.VATANEN@cec.eu.int

 

YES

INVITED

8.      

Hans BECK

Agnes TARNAI

Representation of the Regions of Hungary to Brussels

Square Vergote 5, B-1200 Brussels

Tel: 32 2 737 1400

Fax: 32 2 735 6599

E-mail: rep.hongrie@skynet.be

 

YES

INVITED

9.      

Gabriela SZUBA, MEP

European Parliament / GREENS EFA Group

Auxiliary Agent on Enlargement

European Parliament, rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels

E-mail: gszuba@europarl.eu.int

 

YES

 

10.   

Peter Stub JORGENSEN, Director

DG Employment and Social Affairs

Directorate B, National Employment and Social Inclusion, Monitoring and ESF Operations I

200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels

Tel: 32 2 298 6000

E-mail: peter.stub-jorgensen@cec.eu.int

 

 

YES

11.   

Simona de LISI

Platform of European Social NGOs

Avenue des Arts 43, B-1040 Brussels

Tel: 32 2 511 3714

Fax: 32 2 511 1909

E-mail: Simona.delisi@socialplatform.org

 

 

YES

12.   

John Mc CLINTOCK

DG Agriculture, Directorate A.II - Enlargement Unit

200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 296 2930

E-mail: John.Mc-Clintock@cec.eu.int

 

 

YES

13.   

Nicolas J. BEGER, Coordinator

act4europe campaign
Secretariat of the Civil Society Contact Group
c/o Social Platform, Avenue des Arts 43, 1040 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 511 1711
Fax : +32 2 511 1909

www.act4europe.org

E-mail: coordinator@act4europe.org

INVITED

INVITED

14.   

Lenka MIKOVCOVA

Visiting scholar at ECAS (from Czech Republic)

YES

YES

15.   

Danica HULLOVA

Visiting scholar at ECAS (from Slovakia)

YES

YES

16.   

Gesa BÖCKERMANN

DG Employment and Social Affairs

Unit G-2: Enlargement and International Co-operation

200 rue de la Loi, Office J37 2/33

B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

Tel: +32 2 296 6395

Fax : +32 2 295 8690

E-mail: Gesa.Boeckermann@cec.eu.int

 

YES

17.   

Mercedes ECHERER

European Parliament Member

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

Member of the Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee

European Parliament

Bat. Altiero Spinelli 08G157

60 rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels

Fax: +32 2 284 9215

E-mail: mecherer@europarl.eu.int

 

YES