Date : Wednesday 26 March 2003, from 7.00 pm to 8.45 pm

Venue : European Parliament , Brussels
Building Paul-Henri Spaak, Room P1A002 (1st floor), Rue Wiertz

Organised by : the Union of European Federalists (UEF supranational) in cooperation with UEF Groupe Europe and UEF Belgium with the support of : the European Commission

Participants : (+/- 200)

The public debate is open to everybody interested

The European Press will be invited to participate in the debate
Simultaneous interpretation will be available from German, Englisch and French into English and French

Free entrance, upon registration

DRAFT PROGRAMME

6.30 pm : Welcome of participants

7.00 pm : Debate chaired by Jo LEINEN (confirmed), President of the UEF and Member of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs

- Klaus HÄNSCH*, Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Praesidium of the European Convention

- Giorgos KATIFORIS (confirmed), Representative of the Greek EU Council Presidency in the Praesidium of the European Convention, Member of the European Parliament

- Michel BARNIER (confirmed), Member of the European Commission, Member of the Praesidium of the European Convention

- Alojz PETERLE (confirmed), Representative of the Slovene Parliament, guest representing the candidate countries in the Praesidium of the European Convention

7.50 pm : Questions by the audience to the panel speakers and answers

8.30 pm : Conclusions of the debate

8.45 pm : End of the debate

Contact: uef.european.federalists@skynet.be for more information.