OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 2017 AUTUMN MEETING
DRAFT PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE
Centre de Congressos d’Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
3 - 5 October 2017
MONDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2017
Arrival of Delegates
Accommodation
14:00 – 20:00 Registration (Centre de Congressos)
TUESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2017
08:30 – 09:30 Time reserved for side events & meetings
09:30 – 12:30 MEDITERRANEAN FORUM
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch break / side events & meetings
Parliamentary Conference on “Security in the OSCE Area: New Challenges, New Tasks”
14:30 – 15:15 INAUGURAL SESSION
Opening Address by the Speaker of the Parliament of Andorra, Mr. Vicenç Mateu Zamora
Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Christine Muttonen
Adress by the Prime Minister of Andorra, Mr. Antoni Martí Petit
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:30 SESSION 1: Addressing Cybersecurity
Chair/Moderator: Ms. Isabel Santos, Vice-President of the OSCE PA (Portugal)
Keynote Speakers:
Mr. Xavier Espot Zamora, Minister of Justice, Home and Social Affairs of Andorra
Ms. Rasa Ostrauskaite, OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats
Mr. César Marquina Pérez de la Cruz, Chief Security Officer, Andorra Telecom
Open debate
19:00 Reception hosted by the City of Andorra la Vella and the Parliament of Andorra (Placa del Consell)
WEDNESDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2017
Parliamentary Conference “Security in the OSCE Area: New Challenges, New Tasks” - continuation
08:30 – 09:30 Time reserved for side events & meetings
09:30 – 12:30 SESSION 2: Environmental Security: Addressing Climate Change
Chair/Moderator: Mr. Victor Paul Dobre, Vice-President of the OSCE PA (Romania)
Keynote Speakers: Ms. Silvia Calvó Armengol, Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability of Andorra
Mr. Ralf Ernst, Deputy Co-ordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities / Head, Environmental Activities
Mr. Carles Miquel Garcia, Head of the Energy and Climate Change Office, Government of Andorra
Open debate
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break / side events & meetings
14:30 – 17:30 MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE
20:30 Official Dinner hosted by Mr. Vicenç Mateu Zamora, Speaker
of the Parliament of Andorra (Hotel Andorra Park )
THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2017
Parliamentary Conference “Security in the OSCE Area: New Challenges, New Tasks” - continuation
08:15 – 09:00 Time reserved for side events & meetings
09:00 – 11:45 SESSION 3: Human Dimension: Promoting Education as a Guarantee of Stability and Development
Chair/Moderator: Mr. Roberto Battelli, Vice-President of the OSCE PA (Slovenia)
Keynote Speakers:
Mr. Eric Jover Comas, Minister of Education of Andorra
Mr. Henrik Villadsen, Director, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)
Ms. Ester Vilarrubla Escales, Director, Department of Andorra Schools, Government of Andorra
Open debate
11:45 – 12:00 CLOSING SESSION
Closing Remarks by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Christine Muttonen
Closing Remarks by the Head of the Andorran Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Ms. Meritxell Palmitjavila Naudi
13:00 – 17: 00 CULTURAL PROGRAMME
Departures
FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2017
Departures