The European past, present and future :
an experience of transcending boundaries


SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023  NAMUR, BELGIUM - ​SPIRITUAL CENTRE "LA PAIRELLE"
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The European past, present and future : an experience of transcending boundaries

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FRIDAY, 22nd September 2023

4:00 pm: Welcome-coffee, booklets, room check-in 

5:00 pm: Introductory session
THE EUROPEAN PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: AN EXPERIENCE OF TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES

​Keynote speech by:
  • Daniel Calleja, Head of the Legal Service, European Commission
Moderator:
Henning vom Stein, Director of the Otone European Affairs Brussels

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm: Group Session
Exchange in multi-national groups
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6:45 pm - 7:30 pm: Dinner (hand washing dishes by participants)

8:00 pm: Social networking at the library’s bar (with a taste of various Belgium beers​

SATURDAY, 23rd September 2023

7:30 am: Lauds in the Crypt (optional)
7:30 am – 8:45 am: Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:30 am: Session 1 
THE EUROPEAN MODEL: AN EXPERIENCE OF TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES

Moderator:
Andre Kolodziejak, Economist at the European Commission

Speakers:​​
  • Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Association of European Border Regions
  • Victoria Martin de la Torre, Press officer of the S&D Group in the European Parliament
  • Jean Peyrony, DG, Cross-Border Operational Mission

10:30 am: Break

10:45 am – 12:15 am: Group Session 

12:20 am – 1:30 pm: Lunch (+ hand washing dishes by participants)

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Session 2
WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN FROM THE MEDIEVAL MODEL?

Moderator:
Gyula Ocskay, Secretary General, Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI)

Speakers:​
  • Prof. Jan Zielonka, University of Oxford
  • Fr. Ferenc Patsch SJ, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome

3:30 pm: Break

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm:
BACK TO THE CARBON AGE? THE EU AND THE ENERGY CRISIS: MAKING THE GREEN DEAL UNREALISTIC?

Keynote speech by Philippe Lamberts, MEP the Greens

5:00 pm: Break

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm: Group Session 

6:45 pm - 7:30 pm: Dinner (hand washing dishes by participants)

8:00 pm: Evening piano concert in the Crypt
Some musical tastes of the European cultural heritage

​Maxence Pilchen, pianist
Maxence Pilchen's vast repertoire, which includes both solo and orchestra work, along with his interpretations of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Albert Roussel or Prokofiev, have earned him critical acclaim in the musical world. He has also participated in the creation and execution of many contemporary works. Thanks to this wide ranging repertoire, he has won many other international distinctions in cities such as Porto, Barcelona, Rome and Epinal.

​SUNDAY, 24th September 2023

7:15 am: Mass in the Crypt

8:00 am – 8:45 am: Breakfast
 
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Session 3
THE EUROPE FUTURE: AN EXPERIENCE OF TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES

Moderator:
Jean Peyrony, General Director, Transfrontier Operational Mission

Speakers:
  • Rev. Julian Davies
  • Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero, European Commission

10:30 am: Break
 
11:00 am -12:15 pm: wrap-up session in plenary: exchange on main conclusions and a draft contribution from La Pairelle 2023
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12:20 am - 13:30 am: Lunch (+ hand washing dishes by participants)
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2:00 pm: Departure
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