The president's Agenda

22-24 September 2011 - Bucharest, Romania : Summer University of the European Ideas Network
Statement by Mr. Volontè: "New political populism and the defence of Christian Democratic values”


22 September 2011 - Brussels : Joint meeting with the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament


21 – 22 September 2011 - Kiev, Ukraine : Forum of Christian Politicians

>> Agenda


19 September 2011 - Brussels : EPP Political Assembly


5 September 2011 - Caserta, Italy : Meeting of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs


5 September 2011 - Caserta, Italy : Bureau of the Assembly


4 September 2011 - Caserta, Italy : Presidential Committee


30 June 2011 - Vilnius, Lithuania : The Parliamentary Forum
The President will be represented by Mr Andres HERKEL, President of the Estonian delegation.

>> Forum website


29-30 June 2011 - Moscow, Russian Federation : Moscow Demographic Summit

>> Website
>> Programme
>> Speech of M. Volontè


28 June 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : The Leadership Institute – Political Campaign Training

>> Agenda


27-28 June 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : 14the Summit of the Presidents of EPP Parliamentary Groups in EU national parliaments and in the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

>> Press release


27 June 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : 14th Summit of the EPP Parliamentary Group Chairmen: EPP Parliamentary leaders gather force amidst EU crisis, Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group.

>> Press release


24 June 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : CDI Bureau


20-24 June 2011 - Strasbourg, France : Third Part of the 2011 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly

>> Affiche "Violation of the right of conscentious objection of medical practitioners in Spain"


19 June 2011 - Strasbourg, France : Presidential Committee


15 June 2011 - Paris, France : Ad Hoc Committee to participate in the Joint European Parliament-Parliamentary Assembly informal body to coordinate information sharing in the context of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights


27 May 2011 - Kiev, Ukraine : Standing Committee


26 May 2011 - Kiev, Ukraine : Bureau of the Assembly


26 May 2011 - Kiev, Ukraine : Meeting with Mrs Yulia TYMISHENKO

>> Newspaper article - “Pravda”
>> Photo gallery


26 May 2011 - Kiev, Ukraine : Parliamentary Assembly Presidential Committee


19-20 May 2011 - Tbilisi, Georgia : High Level Democracy Meeting « Democratization in Europe and Europe’s Neighbourhood »

>> Programme of the Conference


16-17 May 2011 - Valenica, Madrid, Seville, Spain : Participation in Spanish local election campaign

>> Press files in Spanish
>> Article from a newspaper
>> Interview from M Volontè in Spanish
>> Photo gallery


12-15 May 2011 - Kaslik University - Lebanon : Conference on CHRISTIANS in the Middle East under the High patronnage of President Michel SLEIMAN, President of Lebanon, and of H.E. Archbishop Béchara RAI, (Maronite catholic church, Lebanon), Patriarch of Antioch.

>> Programme of the Conference


9-10 May 2011 - Budapest, Hungary : Visit

>> Draft programme


20-21 April 2011 : Visit by Presidential Committee to Tunisia


11-15 April 2011 - Strasbourg, France : 2nd Part of the 2011 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly


14 March 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : Ad Hoc Committee to participate in the Joint European Parliament-Parliamentary Assembly informal body to coordinate information sharing in the context of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights


11 March 2011 - Paris, France : Standing Committee


10 March 2011 - Paris, France : Bureau of the Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly


10-11 February 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : EPP Political Assembly


10 février 2011 - Brussels, Belgium : Bilateral meetings with the Hungarian delegation (Mr Ory) and the Polish delegation (Mr Sarysuz-Wolski) at the European Parliament


8 février 2011 - Buenos Aires, Argentina : 3rd meeting of the "World Action of Parliamentarians and Governors for life and family"

>> Programme
>> Speech from M Volontè
>> Website
>> Photo gallery


25 January 2011 - Strasbourg, France : Hearing on “The Persecution of Oriental Christians, what answer from Europe?”

>> Affiche
>> Speech from M. Wharton
>> Speech from Père Emanuel
>> Newspaper article - “La Gaceta” - Mention of Mr Volontè in relation to the "Violence Against Christians" Hearing
>> Photo gallery


24-28 January 2011 - Strasbourg, France : First part of the 2011 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly