Empowering persons with
intellectual disabilities
P2P study tour 47781
Brussels,
17-20 April 2012
Meeting venue:
please see the following pages.
For more information on the People 2 People Programme, please go to:
http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/P2P-Programme/P2PLeaflet_EN.pdf
To download presentations of this event, please go to:
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex
click on "Library" and select this study tour.
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AIM OF THE EVENT:
The P2P Programme intends to offer to civil society organisations from the beneficiaries the possibility to
visit EU institutions, as well as relevant EU platform organisations, or whenever relevant for the topic of the
study tours, also other European, international or national organisations, in order to familiarise themselves
with EU structures, policy making process, programmes, policies and best practices.
The aim of this study tour is to give participants the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the EU
policies and programmes related to persons with intellectual disabilities, as well as to offer them exchange
and networking opportunities among themselves and with other European-level civil society organisations
active in this field. National and, if possible, local examples of actions in this field could also be presented to
the participants. The working language of the study tour will be English.
The study tour is open for the participation of several representatives (up to five per beneficiary) from each
of the candidate countries and potential candidates to EU accession. Participants will represent civil society
organisations defending the rights of and/or providing services to persons with intellectual disabilities.
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Day 1: Tuesday 17 April 2012
Chair: to be confirmed (tbc)
Venue: tbc
9:00
Arrival and registration of participants.
9:30
Welcome address
A representative of the People 2 People Programme, Unit D2 – Institution
Building, Directorate-General for Enlargement, European Commission (tbc)
9:45
Ice breaking session
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
The EU institutions and decision-making process
A representative of the European Commission (tbc)
12:00
Questions and answers
12:30
Lunch offered by the P2P Programme
14:00
General presentation of the Enlargement Process of the EU
A representative of the Directorate-General for Enlargement, European
Commission (tbc)
14:30
Questions and answers
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
European Commission support to civil society in candidate countries
and potential candidates: the Civil Society Facility (CSF)
A representative of Unit D3 – Regional Cooperation and Programmes,
Directorate-General for Enlargement, European Commission (tbc)
16:00
Questions and answers
16:30
End of the first day
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Day 2: Wednesday 18 April 2012
Chair: tbc
Venue: tbc
9:15
Arrival of the participants
9:30
The European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
A representative of Unit D3 – Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
Directorate-General for Justice, European Commission (tbc)
10:00
Questions and answers
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
Best practices and exchange of information related to special needs
education
A representative of the European Agency for Development in Special Needs
Education (tbc)
11:45
Questions and answers
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
Best practices in the field of supported employment within the EU
Speaker(s) to be confirmed
14:30
Questions and answers
15:15
Departure to the European Economic and Social Committee
Venue: European Economic and Social Committee,
rue Belliard / Belliardstraat 99
15:45
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An introduction to the European Economic and Social Committee
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The work of the EESC related to persons with disabilities
A representative of the Secretariat of the EESC (tbc)
A Member of the EESC (tbc)
17:15
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Day 3: Thursday 19 April 2012
Chair: tbc
Venue: tbc
9:15
Arrival of the participants
9:30
Presentations of and panel discussion with European organisations
A representative of the European Disability Forum (tbc)
A representative of Inclusion Europe (tbc)
A representative of Autism Europe (tbc)
A representative of Down Syndrome Europe (tbc)
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
Presentations of and panel discussion with European organisations
(cont.)
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
Field visit and/or
organisations
17:00
End of the third day
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Day 4: Friday 20 April 2012
Chair: tbc
Venue: Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi/ Wetstraat 170
9:15
Arrival of participants
9:30
Meeting of each national delegation with the relevant Desk Officer
within the Directorate-General for Enlargement of the European
Commission
10:30
Departure to the European Parliament
Venue: European Parliament, Paul Henri Spaak Building,
rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
11:00
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An introduction to the European Parliament
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The work of the EP related to people with disabilities
A representative of the Visits and Seminars Unit, European Parliament
(tbc)
A representative of the Secretariat of the EP Disability Intergroup (tbc)
12:30
Lunch break
Venue: tbc
14:30
Final feedback and evaluation session
15:30
End of the study tour
This meeting is being organised by
the People 2 People Programme (P2P), Civil Society Facility, DG Enlargement,
in the organisational framework of the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument - TAIEX
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149, B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-298 11 59, Fax: +32-2-296 76 94
Web sites: http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/
http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/services/services.htm
Leaflet: http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/P2P-Programme/P2PLeaflet_EN.pdf
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