18:00

Welcome Reception at deBuren

The European House for Culture will open the programme with a welcome reception at deBuren (Leopoldstraat/rue Léopold 6, 1000 Brussels).

19:00

Optional Performances (only for those that reserved tickets)

·         19:00 Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas directed by Olivier Py at De Munt/La Monnaie

·         20:30 The Pyre by Gisèle Vienne at Kaaitheater

Location:

De Munt/La Monnaie (Place de la Monnaie, 1000 Brussels)

9:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

Doors will open at De Munt/La Monnaie at 9:00. You can enter at the main entrance of the building, Place de la Monnaie 1000 Brussels.  Please follow the signage to the conference room on the 7^th floor.

The front doors will close at 9:30.

9:30

Welcome Address

Welcome from Frans de Ruiter, President of the European House for Culture

9:35

Discussion of the Decisive Deal: A European Resolution on Culture for Values, Democracy and Citizenship

• What concrete developments and changes would you propose for the political agenda of the EU relating to culture, values, democracy, and citizenship?
• What questions would you ask the political candidates in the run up to the 2014 elections?

We will informally discuss these questions in a roundtable format. It will be the group’s responsibility to set any further agenda and to guide the conversations towards questions and conclusions.

13:00

Sandwich Lunch

14:00

Finalization of Concepts

The existing proposals and new ideas we have developed throughout the day will be narrowed down to a short list of the essentials that we will hand off to the Berlin Conference to reach an agreement with top politicians on their agenda in the European Parliament for the coming 5-year term.

14:45

Closing Remarks

15:00

End