06/02/2011
From 31 January to 5 February 2010 in Brussels, Belgium, the third meeting of the Board of European Democrat students (EDS) was held - the largest student political organization in the EU, associate member of the European People's Party.
The event was attended by over 200 delegates and guests from over 25 political youth organizations, and alumni of the organization, honorary chairpersons and members of the Bureau.
The main emphasis was put on the 50th anniversary of the ESD, which was celebrated with many events in the Belgian capital. Along with this, the 100 anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth was celebrated.
Representative of MGERB was Kalin Zahariev, deputy international secretary of MGERB.
The official opening was on 1 February with a discussion "Belgium - one country, two societies. The panel was held at the headquarters of the Christian Democrat and Flemish Party. Guests in the discussion were Professor Dr. Gunter Maes (Heselts University), Mr Peter van Rompuy (representative of a group of Christian Democrat and Flemish Party), Prof. Pierre Varkauteren (Catholic University of Mons) and Mr. Francis Delpere, (Chairman of the parliamentary group of Humanist Democratic Centre). The main theme of the discussion was related to political crisis and attempts to establish a government in Belgium.
In the evening of February 1 was the celebration of 50 years, European Democrats. It was held at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels.
Official guests included Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, former president of ESD, Wilfried Martens, President of the European Peoples’s Party, Hans-Gert Poettering, Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and former president of the European Parliament, Antonio Lopez Isturis, Secretary General of the European People's Party, Othmar Karas, Vice President of the EPP in the European Parliament. Moderator of the event was Tommy Huhtanen, Director of the Center for European Studies and a former President of ESD. Participants of the event were greeted by a special video message from President Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
On 2 February, the program continued with three panels on the theme of the Third meeting of the EDS.
The panels were opened by Josef Sayer, Vice Chairman of the EPP in the European Parliament. The panels were titled "The Visegrad countries, Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. Speakers of the discussion were H.E. Milena Vichenova, Ambassador of the European Parliament, Representation of the Czech Republic in the EU; H.E. Yan Tombinski, Ambassador of the European Parliament, Representation of the Republic of Poland in EU; H.E. Ivan Korchok, Ambassador of the European Parliament, Representation of the Slovak Republic in the EU; Botond Zakoni, Representation of Hungary in the EU; Ivan Hodach, Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association in Brussels; H.E. Edward Kukan, head of the EP delegation to the parliaments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia; Jan Myulfet, Chairman of Microsoft for Europe; Yachek Wolski, Vice Chairman of the EPP; Dr. Ansgar Tetmayer, representative of the Board of Deutsche Bank.
On 3th February the participants visited the University of Leuven. There they met with representatives of the management of the university and asked questions.
Later the traditional sessions of the permanent working groups: “Higher Education and Science”, "Policy for Europe" and "Human Rights" were held. During the meetings each organization had the right to propose a draft position, resolution or other document, followed by discussion, amendment and submission to the agenda of the meeting of the Board of EDS.
On February 4, the meeting of the Board of EDS was held. The agenda included report of the President of EDS, of the members of the Bureau, presentation of the new member organizations, guests and observers. Each organization briefly presented its current activities and after that the working groups presented their work. There were also discussed and approved the documents that had been already considered in working groups. Resolution of EDS on the role of youth in politics was adopted. The document was based on the position of MGERB (Youth as a significant factor in policy-making and decision-making processes). This was the second resolution to EDS, based on document prepared by MGERB. Our expectations are that it will be adopted by the European People's Party, as happened with the previous one. Delegates of the Council also adopted three new organizations in EDS from Albania, Great Britain and Latvia.
The official conclusion of the event was held n the Hilton Hotel in Brussels, where participants attended the ball on the occasion of 100 anniversary of Ronald Reagan.
From 31 January to 5 February 2010 in Brussels, Belgium, the third meeting of the Board of European Democrat students (EDS) was held - the largest student political organization in the EU, associate member of the European People's Party.
The event was attended by over 200 delegates and guests from over 25 political youth organizations, and alumni of the organization, honorary chairpersons and members of the Bureau.
The main emphasis was put on the 50th anniversary of the ESD, which was celebrated with many events in the Belgian capital. Along with this, the 100 anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth was celebrated.
Representative of MGERB was Kalin Zahariev, deputy international secretary of MGERB.
The official opening was on 1 February with a discussion "Belgium - one country, two societies. The panel was held at the headquarters of the Christian Democrat and Flemish Party. Guests in the discussion were Professor Dr. Gunter Maes (Heselts University), Mr Peter van Rompuy (representative of a group of Christian Democrat and Flemish Party), Prof. Pierre Varkauteren (Catholic University of Mons) and Mr. Francis Delpere, (Chairman of the parliamentary group of Humanist Democratic Centre). The main theme of the discussion was related to political crisis and attempts to establish a government in Belgium.
In the evening of February 1 was the celebration of 50 years, European Democrats. It was held at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels.
Official guests included Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, former president of ESD, Wilfried Martens, President of the European Peoples’s Party, Hans-Gert Poettering, Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and former president of the European Parliament, Antonio Lopez Isturis, Secretary General of the European People's Party, Othmar Karas, Vice President of the EPP in the European Parliament. Moderator of the event was Tommy Huhtanen, Director of the Center for European Studies and a former President of ESD. Participants of the event were greeted by a special video message from President Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
On 2 February, the program continued with three panels on the theme of the Third meeting of the EDS.
The panels were opened by Josef Sayer, Vice Chairman of the EPP in the European Parliament. The panels were titled "The Visegrad countries, Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. Speakers of the discussion were H.E. Milena Vichenova, Ambassador of the European Parliament, Representation of the Czech Republic in the EU; H.E. Yan Tombinski, Ambassador of the European Parliament, Representation of the Republic of Poland in EU; H.E. Ivan Korchok, Ambassador of the European Parliament, Representation of the Slovak Republic in the EU; Botond Zakoni, Representation of Hungary in the EU; Ivan Hodach, Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association in Brussels; H.E. Edward Kukan, head of the EP delegation to the parliaments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia; Jan Myulfet, Chairman of Microsoft for Europe; Yachek Wolski, Vice Chairman of the EPP; Dr. Ansgar Tetmayer, representative of the Board of Deutsche Bank.
On 3th February the participants visited the University of Leuven. There they met with representatives of the management of the university and asked questions.
Later the traditional sessions of the permanent working groups: “Higher Education and Science”, "Policy for Europe" and "Human Rights" were held. During the meetings each organization had the right to propose a draft position, resolution or other document, followed by discussion, amendment and submission to the agenda of the meeting of the Board of EDS.
On February 4, the meeting of the Board of EDS was held. The agenda included report of the President of EDS, of the members of the Bureau, presentation of the new member organizations, guests and observers. Each organization briefly presented its current activities and after that the working groups presented their work. There were also discussed and approved the documents that had been already considered in working groups. Resolution of EDS on the role of youth in politics was adopted. The document was based on the position of MGERB (Youth as a significant factor in policy-making and decision-making processes). This was the second resolution to EDS, based on document prepared by MGERB. Our expectations are that it will be adopted by the European People's Party, as happened with the previous one. Delegates of the Council also adopted three new organizations in EDS from Albania, Great Britain and Latvia.
The official conclusion of the event was held n the Hilton Hotel in Brussels, where participants attended the ball on the occasion of 100 anniversary of Ronald Reagan.
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