For the Greens/EFA group it is crucial for the EU to speak with one voice concerning questions as sensitive as human rights in China and Tibet. The group hopes that a decision on whether or not to boycott the opening ceremony is taken unanimously, in all likelihood under the French presidency of the EU.
In order to attempt to answer a series of questions during the conference, the group has invited a number of European political figures, international experts, journalists and representatives of the International Olympic Committee.
At the start of the conference a film showing the experiences of European Olympic athletes will be shown in Room 1G2.
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Thursday 15 May 2008
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| 09:30-13:00 |
MORNING SESSION
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Introduction: Monica Frassoni, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group
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Film: Testimonies of Olympic athletes
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PANEL I
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Beijing's pledges and the running of the Games: Who is accountable? |
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Moderator: Hélène Flautre, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
Speakers:
- Gella Vandecaveye, Olympic Judo champion, Belgium
- Michel Bonnin, Research director at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France
- Ingo-Rolf Weiss, German Olympic Sports Confederation, Germany
- Jean-Paul Clémençon, Chief of staff of the French national Olympic sports committee, France (tbc)
- Carole Crabbé, Play Fair 2008, Belgium
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| PANEL II |
Should the media live with censorship and surveillance ? |
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Moderator: Eva Lichtenberger, Vice-President of the Green/EFA Group
Speakers:
- Erich Möchel, Journalist at ORF.at, Austria
- Rémy Fière, Journalist at l'Equipe, France
- Philippe Rochot, Journalist at France 2, France
- Sabine Verhest, Journalist at La Libre Belgique, Belgium
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| 15:00-17:00 |
AFTERNOON SESSION |
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Boycott of the opening ceremony… and what else?
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Introductory statement by Nancy Li, Mission Expert, FIDH, France
Moderator: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group
Speakers:
- N.N., Representative of the upcoming French Presidency of the EU (tbc)
- James Moran, Director for Asia of the European Commission's External Relations Directorate General
- N.N., representative of the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union (tbc)
- Kelsang Gyaltsen, Special envoy of the Dalai Lama to the EU
- Chloé Froissart, Researcher, specialist on China
- Robert Ménard, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders, France
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Conclusions
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group
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Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
