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Friday 10 February 2017

WHICH KIND OF EUROPE
FOR THE FUTURE ?
08-10 FEBRUARY /2017

Europe of insiders; Europe of extremes; Europe of crises; Europe of metropolises; Europe of finance... Are those the kinds of Europe we really want: a ran-down ideal which is not in adequacy with the realities of European territories any more? Of course, LIKE wants to be at the heart of Europe ; but what kind of Europe are we really talking about?

For the first event of its [R]evolution; in the perspective of the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaty and the publication of the White Book on the Future of Europe by President of the European Commission Mister Juncker, LIKE settles down in Brussels to make an inventory of Europe’s crises - economic, democratic, political and cultural. Crises shall not destroy Europe, but encourage supporters of the European ideal to re-think the foundations of our community of nations. Indeed: it is not enough to jump on our chairs like goats and shout «Europe»; if we want a Europe of Culture, we had better start and cultivate the idea of Europe.

Programme

Wednesday, 8th

10:00   LIKE Board Meeting
12:00   LIKE Board Lunch

13:30   Welcome of participants
14:00   Opening conference: Where are we at with European construction ?
Christine Cadot, Professor of Political Science at the University Paris 8,
Director of CRESPPA-LabTop (research centre on sociology and politics of Paris, CNRS)

15:00   Debate with participants
15:30   Speech by Karine Lalieux, Deputy Mayor for Culture of the City of Brussels
16:30   Networking, coffee break
17:00   BXL Universel Exhibition at La Centrale
            Meeting with the Chairwoman, Carine Fol
19:00   Cocktails

Thursday, 9th

9:00    Welcome of participants

9:30    Opening speeches
Henri Simons, ADAM Director / Director of asbl ATOMIUM, Belgium
Michaël Moglia, Chairman of LIKE, France

10:00  1st Round Table : MIGRATIONS
François De Smet, Director of Myria, Belgium
Carine Thibaut, Campaign Manager for CNCD 11.11.11, Belgium
Manolis Vournous, Mayor of Chios, Greece
Cécile Kashetu Kyenge (TBC), MEP, Italy

11:30   2nd Round Table : ECONOMY
Eric Bocquet, Senator / Mayor of Marquillies, France
Philippe Lamberts, MEP, Belgium
Esther Lynch, Confederal Secretary, ETUC, Belgium
Henri Sterdyniak, Economist, OFCE - Science Po / Economistes Atterrés, France

13:00   Lunch, coffee break
14:30   Discovery of the cultural life of Brussels
16:30   Visite of Bozar + Exhibition "Picasso. Sculptures"
             Welcoming words by Paul Dujardin
19:30   Cocktails / dinner

Friday, 10th

9:00     Welcome of participants
9:30     3rd Round-Table : EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS & DEMOCRACY
              (in partnership with ALDA)
Luca Jahier, President of Group III of European Economic & Social Committee (EESC)
Etienne Longueville, collaborator at the Jean Jaurès Foundation
Wout Van Caimere, coordinator of the Youth Intergroup at the European Parliament
Raffaella Viviani, head of office / liaison office Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Brussels, Italy
+ A representative of Civil Society Europe

11:00   Networking, coffee break

11:30   4th Round Table : POPULISMS, EXTREMES
Eric Corijn, Cultural and social geography professor, coordinator of « Cosmopolis » at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Siebo Janssen, Politics and Contemporary History Professor at the University of Koln, Germany
Anais Voy-Gillis, PhD student at the French Institute of Geopolitics (IFG, Paris VIII), member of the European Observatory of Extremes, France

13:00   Lunch

14:30   5th Round Table : THE FUTURE OF CULTURE IN THE EUROPE OF THE FUTURE
             (in partnership with the European Alliance for Culture and the Arts)
Hermann Lugan, Deputy Director of Le Phénix theatre, Valenciennes, Member of the Europe Commission of SYNDEAC, France
Cristina Loglio, Chairwoman of the workgroup «Creative Europe», Ministry of Arts, Cultural Activities and Tourism of Italy
Emmanuel Sérafini, Artistic advisor, development manager, former National secretary at SYNDEAC, France
Julie Ward, MEP, UK
Guillaume Prieur, director of Institutional & European Affairs, SACD, France
Katherine Heid, politic development manager of Culture Action Europe

16:00    Conclusions and call : What prospects for the future of Europe ?
Zahia Rahmani, Coordinator of the programme « Art et globalisation », National Institute of History of Art, France

17:00    Closing drinks

Practical information

CONFERENCE VENUES
8.02.2017
City Hall of Brussels
Salle des Milices / Enter "Sous l'Horloge"
Grand Place, 1000 Brussels
Metro stop : Bourse / Beurs (3-4) Tram : 32

9.02.2017
ATOMIUM
Avenue de l'Atomium, 1020 Brussels
Metro 6, stop : Heysel/Heizel (6)

10.02.2017
ADAM – Art & Design Atomium Museum
Trade Mart Brussels, Belgiëplein / Place de Belgique 1, 1020 Brussels
Metro 6, stop : Heysel/Heizel (6)

HOW TO GET TO BRUSSELS
By plane
- Brussels Airport (www.brusselsairport.be)
17 mn train trip from the airport to the centre of Brussels (SNCB)

-Brussels South Airport (www.charleroi-airport.com)
1hour bus trip from the airport to Brussels (www.flibco.com)

By train
National Railway Compagny of Belgium (SNCB) : www.belgianrail.be
For more information on fees, hours and traffick : +32 2 528 28 28

Brussels's stations :
- Gare Centrale, Carrefour de l'Europe 2 – 1000 Brussels
- Gare du Midi, Rue de France 2 – 1070 Brussels
- Gare du Luxembourg, Place du Luxembourg – 1040 Brussels
- Gare du Nord, Rue du Progrès 85 – 1210 Brussels

GOING AROUND THE CITY
- STIB (public transports) www.stib-mivb.be
- Taxis verts www.taxisverts.be +32 2 349 49 49
- Villo (public bicycle rental) www.villo.be

SUGGESTED HOTELS
- Hôtel ibis Bruxelles Expo Atomium ***
- Hôtel ibis Brussels off Grand Place ***
- Hôtel Novotel Brussels off Grand Place ****

PROJECT MANAGER
Margaux Rouchet : +33 6 60 38 91 96 / +33 3 20 85 14 14