Thursday 13 June
Arrival of delegations
Bilateral meetings (optional)
19.00-20.30: Welcome cocktail presided by Mr. Gérard Larcher, President of the Senate (Hôtel Concorde Montparnasse, 40 Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte, 75014 Paris)
Free evening
Friday 14 June
Luxembourg Palace – Senate – 15ter Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris
8.00: Departure of the delegations staying at the Hotel Concorde Montparnasse (Shuttle)
8.30: Welcome
9.00-9.30: Opening of the XXth Meeting of the Association of European Senates
Address by the President of the French Senate, Mr. Gérard Larcher
Address by Mr. Michel Barnier, European Chief Negotiator for Brexit, guest of honour
Message from Ms. Vera Songwe, the UN Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
9.30-12.30: First working session: Dialogue between European and African second chambers
9.30-10.45: Introductory statements from (6x7 mn) followed by a debate (30mn)
Speakers: Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, France
Debate: Germany, Italy, Russia (2mn)
10.45-11.15: Press conference for the head of delegations and a coffee break (30mn)
11.15-12.30: Resumption of the first session. Introductory statements (6x7mn) followed by a debate (25mn)
Speaker: Gabon, Kenya, Morocco, The Netherlands
Debate: Poland (2mn)
12.45: Official photo (Gardens of the Presidency or the Conference hall)
13.00-14.30: Working lunch (Gardens of the Presidency of the Senate or the Boffrand lounges)
14.45-17.45: Second working session: "Bicameralism: an asset for democracy"
14.45-16.00: Introductory statements (7x7mn) followed by a debate (30mn)
Speakers: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Ireland, Italy
Debate: Ivory Coast, France (2mn)
16.05-16.25: Coffee break (20mn)
16.30-17.45: Resumption of the second session. Speeches from 7 Senates (7mn x 7, 49 min) followed by a debate (30mn)
Speakers: Luxembourg, Poland, Republic of the Congo, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Switzerland
Debate:
17.45-18.15: Closing of the meeting
Presidency conclusions and selection of the host for the next meeting
Closing address by the President of the French Senate, Mr. Gérard Larcher
18.15: Departure of the delegations (Shuttle)
20.00: Departure of the delegations staying at the Hotel Concorde Montparnasse (Shuttle)
20.30: Official dinner at the Boffrand lounges of the Presidency of the Senate
22.30 (approximately): Departure of the delegations and transfer to the Hotel Concorde Montparnasse (Shuttle)
Saturday 15 June
“Quartier des Célestins” of the French Republican Guard, 22 boulevard Henri IV, 75004 Paris
10.30: Departure of the delegations staying at the Hotel Concorde Montparnasse (Shuttle)
11.00: Arrival at the “Quartier des Célestins”
11.15-12.15: Show by the Cavalry Regiment of the French Republican Guard
12.30-14.00: Lunch at the Quartier des Célestins
Departure of delegations (transport by their embassies)
The 20th meeting
- Program
- Participants
- Final statement*
- Report of the meeting*
- Videos and photos of the meeting*
Contact
- E-mail : ase2019@senat.fr
- SENAT DRIP - ASE 2019 15, rue de Vaugirard, 75291 Paris Cédex 06, FRANCE
More information
Association of European Senates
* Informations available following the meeting