Programa de Europe for Cuba: New Policy of the EU and Its Member States Towards Cuba - Misceláneas de Cuba

Europe for Cuba: New Policy of the EU and Its Member States Towards Cuba
2006-05-28
Belgium, May 30, 2006. A Conference of the International Committee for Democracy in Cuba Prague House, Palmerston Avenue 16 Brussels.
Draft Program May 30, 2006 13:30 – 14:00 Registration of participants 14:00 – 14:15 Opening speech Jan Koukal, Director of Prague House in Brussels, Czech Republic Luis Alberto Lacalle, former president, ICDC member, Uruguay 14:15 – 14:30 Opening videogreetings from Cuba 14:30 – 15:45 1st panel: Situation on the Island – What are the Results of the Current EU Policy? Moderator: Igor Blaževiæ, People in Need, Czech Republic Speakers: Carlos Alberto Montaner, Cuban Liberal Union, Cuba/Spain Topic: Situation on the Island in the past year Blanca Reyes, representative of Damas de Blanco, Cuba/Spain Topic: Damas de Blanco movement Arnold Vaatz, MP, ICDC member, Germany Topic: The situation of the Cuban opposition Liduine Zumpolle, Cuba Futuro, The Netherlands (TBC) Topic: European Corporate Responsibility and the financial sustain of the Cuban regime 15:45 – 16:15 Coffee and Snack 16:15 – 16:45 Keynote speakers: Václav Havel, former president, ICDC member, Czech Republic Vytautas Landsbergis, former head of state, ICDC member, Lithuania 16:45 – 18:00 2nd panel: Recommendations for New Approach Moderator: Milan Niè, Pontis Foundation, Slovakia Speakers: Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-president of the EP, ICDC member, United Kingdom Topic: European Parliament Recommendations to Council of EU Josef Jaøab, Senator, Czech Republic Topic: Courage to Openness: A Way to Pursue Boguslaw Sonik, MEP, Poland Topic: TBC Jiøí Knitl, People in Need, Czech Republic Topic: Results of the Prague Meeting – recommendations of the European NGOs working in Cuba 18:00 – 18:30 Closing remarks Speaker: José Ribeiro e Castro, President of CDS-Partido Popular, EPP-ED spokesman on Human Rights in Cuba, ICDC member, Portugal Working languages of the conference: English, Spanish

Europe for Cuba: New Policy of the EU and Its Member States Towards Cuba - Misceláneas de Cuba