The ERP2013 Process
The overall process was as follows:
The process – before, during and after the 13 November
| May – October | Information, mobilisation and submission of proposals |
| November 13 | The European Rural Parliament event:
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| November 14 | Summary, feedback and report to European Parliamentarians |
| Nov 14 – Dec 15 | Work continues with working groups of those who express an interest at the ERP |
| December 15 | Reports from working groups submitted – to enable implementation of the results and future plans of the ERP |
| January 2014 | Final report and documentation disseminated |
Programme
Wednesday November 13 – The European Rural Parliament
At the European Economic and Social Committee Headquarters, EESC
Rue Belliard 99, BRUSSELS
8:15 Registration – security control etc.
9:00 Welcome – Let´s talk rural!
Dilyana Slavova from EESC opens the ERP and Dacian Cioloş from the Commission will give the participants a video message.
Presentation of facilitator.
9:20 From a Glocal Perspective:
Changes, Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Areas,
Lucía Fernández de Soto, La Noguera Medicanelli, Spain.
FERNANDEZ DE SOTO FROM A GLOCAL PERSPECTIVE (PDF)
9:40 ALL Europe shall live
Prof. Michael Dower, former Co-ordinator of PREPARE.
DOWER European Rural Parliament 2013 (PDF)
10:00 The Rural Community Movement in Europe
– the moving force in rural Europe
How local people organise themselves to champion rural issues
– an introduction by Vanessa Halhead, ERCA and Goran Šoster, PREPARE followed by contributions from a variety of rural people and interaction with the audience.
HALHEAD The Rural Movement in Europe (PDF)
SOSTER Rural Parliaments GS 2013 (PDF)
10:50 Break – time to chill and chat
11:20 Think Tank for cross-fertilisation of best practices, methods, new ideas and learning.
From learning communities to think tanks.
Speakers: Peter Backa, Senior Expert and Päivi Kujala Head of Finnish Rural Network Unit.
KUJALA ERP Think Tank presentation (PDF)
11:45 Getting Down to Action – the big issues
Introduction to the proposals gathered from across Europe and to the tasks for the workshops.
INEZ Once upon a time… ERP (PDF)
12:00 Lunch – buffet
13:15 Re-balancing Territorial Development in Europe
Workshops on the proposals and preparation of statements for the plenary, including: social enterprise, the rural voice, gender, local democracy, community led local development, best practice, and others.
15:00 Break – time for a brew
15:30 Let’s take the next step!
The European Rural Parliament and the Rural Networks:
the future Allocation of tasks – Your opportunity to become actively involved and sign a “declaration of intent”.
16:50 And to conclude. . .
Concluding statements.
17:00 That’s all folks!
Close of the first European Rural Parliament in history.
ERP is bottom-up – not only in theory!
