“SPEAK UP EUROPE” EVENTS

London January 11 Speak up Europe Press Launch with

Geoff Hoon, MP, Minister for Europe.

Westminster January 29 Europe: Fighting Organised Crime & Drugs.

Outer London (OLEG) event.

Oxford February 22 Environmental Issues with Chris Huhne MP

Oxfordshire Branch event.

Canterbury February 29 Reijo Kempinnen European Commission

Representative to speak at East Kent Branch event.

Central London March 27^th “Need the lights go out all over London?”

How Europe is addressing the energy

challenge

Speakers Dr. Angello Amorelli BP, Jefferey Piper EU Commission,

Frances McGowan Sussex University Chairman Aine McGuire

Exeter April 20 Public Debate - Europe & The Environment.

Devon Branch event.

Chairman - Devon County Council Chairman - Des Shadrick

Panel - Greta Hopkins EU Commission Office, Cllr Margaret Rodgers Devon CC Environment Executive, Ian BATEMAN, Devon's Climatologist, Geoff Boyd from Environment Agency, Graham Watson MEP

and former MEP Margaret Daly ,

Countrywide May 9 Various Events to celebrate Europe Day.

These will involve town and county halls, schools and other public buildings

Central London May 23rd “Working with China”- How Europe is

Developing its relationship with the

emerging super power. Speakers tbc West Kent May/June EU Regional Funding and Woodlands.

West Kent Branch event.

Hay on Wye June Public Event at the Hay Festival.

Wales National Council & Glamorgan Branch event.with Lord Ashdown

Nottingham June 14th East Midlands Branch Event in

Nottingham Mechanics Institute.

Time to create a European FBI

Chairman : Lord Radice

Bill Newton Dunn MEP and Speaker from

European Commission Brussels tbc

Surrey Branch June 6^th Public Event

EU Environment Rules and Vibrant

Economies

St. Joseph's Church Hall, Guildford

Chairman: Sir Colin Budd KCMG, Rt.Hon John Gummer, Professor Iain Begg- Economist, James Walsh Institute of Dircetors,. TUC Phil Pearson

Leeds June 9 Working for a cleaner & healthier Europe -

Public Debate: Yorkshire and Humber Branch event. Council Chamber

Reading June 14 The Environment & the Role of the EU

North Hampshire & Thames Valley Branch event in Reading Town Hall.

Speaker Caroline Lucas MEP

Others tbc

Bristol Mid-June Competitive Forum on a European topic for

Senior pupils in local secondary schools.

Bristol Branch event.

Countrywide Late June Young European Movement event on

Citizenship.

N. Ireland June/July Public Debate. Northern Ireland National

Council event. Topic yet to be announced.

Cornwall June/July Public Meeting. Tamar Branch event. Topic

yet to be announced.

Kendal or Lancaster June/July What use is the EU to Britain? Public Meeting. Cumbria and North Lancashire

Branch Event

Somerset & Dorset 21 or 28 September - The CAP Revisited - What is the future for UK Agriculture? - Participants from Young Farmers' Clubs, NFU, The European Commission Brussels, Environment ? Chairman

Lord Williamson of Horton

,

Eastbourne September 28th Schools Event- Speaker Competition

Sheffield October 13 International Crime - Why Britain needs

Europe to fight organized criminals and drugs. Public Debate. Yorkshire & Humber Branch event.

Scotland October Conference on EU Energy Policy.

Scottish National Council event.

London October Public Forum: Is Europe good for women?

On Saturday 31^st March we held a Training Seminar for event Organisers with detailed presentations on Speak up Europe Web Site and Animation

from Aine McGuire and Planning a Successful Event from Alan Wasdell.

Margaret Daly explained the Concept of Speak up Europe and with Alan Wasdell led a discussion on handling the Press at local and national level.

Margaret Daly went through the financial guidelines for event organizers and answered questions. Full documentation was provided for the 32 representatives present.

Birmingham Central, Sussex, Merseyside, Northern Ireland Council,and Hampshire Central have confirmed their intention to organize other Speak Up Europe events. Details of these and all our events will be posted on our websites : www.whathaseuropedone.org Also www.speakupeurope.eu

In addition, Sussex Branch had two major events in March to celebrate

the 50^th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome .

For details see website www.sussexineurope.org

Speak Up Europe Project Coordinator : Margaret Daly, The Old School House, Aisholt, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1AR Tel:01278 671688

Email : dalyeuropa@aol.com also margaretdalyemuk@yahoo.co.uk

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