The Slovakian Presidency of the EU Council. Hugo Slimbrouck MCI Group, Brussels

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1 The Slovakian Presidency of the EU Council Hugo Slimbrouck MCI Group, Brussels

2 Topic Bratislava/Slovakia and the EU Presidency: Leveraging city/country wide events to build MICE profile

3 WhoamI? Hugo Slimbrouck Vintage 1957, Bruges, Belgium MCI Group Ovation Global DMC Past president of SITE Pastchairman of JMIC, Joint Meetings IndustryCouncil Hotelier, CVB, M&E, DMC, PCO, AM&C 2 wives, 4 childrenand 4 grandchildren

4 The European Institutions

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7 The EuropeanInstitutions

8 The EuropeanCouncil

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10 MarošŠefčovič Vice-President Energy Union

11 SlovakiaRepresentationin Brussels Ivan Korcok Ambassador Extraordinary& Plenipotentiary

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13 EU SubjectMatters(Slovakia) Political and Security Committee European Union Military Committee Coordination Administration and protocol Press and information European Parliament, institutional matters Information society Legal affairs, Court of Justice of the European Union Enlargement Foreign affairs, Polical and Security Committee Home affairs and justice Ecofin Agriculture, fisheries Trade, internal market, energy, atomic questions Environment, climate change Telecommunications and transport Employment and social policy Health Regional policy Research and education Culture, audiovisual and intellectual property Military Committee National Security Authority Security

14 Presidencyof the Council The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states everysix months. During this six-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work in the Council.

15 Future presidencies Latvia: January-June 2015 Luxembourg: July-December 2015 Netherlands: January-June 2016 Slovakia: July-December 2016 Malta: January-June 2017 United Kingdom: July-December 2017 Estonia: January-June 2018 Bulgaria: July-December 2018 Austria: January-June 2019 Romania: July-December 2019 Finland: January-June 2020

16 Time to prepare! It isimpossible to know the 2016 calendarin advance. However, the calendarfor the next18 months will already inspire. It isalsoimportant to know whatthe previous presidencywillhave focussedon as beingpart of the Trio 18 monthcalendar! So studyingthe Netherlands programme will be key as these meetings will probably get a follow up session! There are definitelythemesthatare dearto the people of Slovakia.

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18 6 monthcalendar Only6 monthsin advancethe calendarand the themesof the Slovakian government will be known to the public. This willbepart of the TRIOcalendar(combinedNetherlands, Slovakia& Malta 18 month programme) How willyouuse the next6-12 monthsto findout whatwill be on your calendar?

19 3 questions Whatwillbethe major themeson which Slovakia will base its presidency? Whichorganisations or corporationswillhave an interest in these themes? How doesslovakiawantto profile itscountry towards the entire European community during this presidency?

20 Major Themesof the Presidency

21 Trade Associations & Corporations

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23 Go Fishing!

24 First: Strategy

25 Whichteam have yousent to the EU?

26 Whatison the agenda of thesemeps? Pál CSÁKY Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia Strana mad'arskej komunity- Magyar Közösség Pártja Monika FLAŠÍKOVÁ BEŇOVÁ Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Slovakia SMER-Sociálna demokracia Eduard KUKAN Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia- Demokratická strana Vladimír MAŇKA Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Slovakia SMER-Sociálna demokracia Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie József NAGY Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia MOST - HÍD Branislav ŠKRIPEK European Conservatives and Reformists Group Slovakia OBYČAJNÍ ĽUDIA Monika SMOLKOVÁ Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Slovakia SMER-Sociálna demokracia Ivan ŠTEFANEC Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia- Demokratická strana Richard SULÍK European Conservatives and Reformists Group Slovakia Sloboda a Solidarita Anna ZÁBORSKÁ Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Slovakia Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie Boris ZALA Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Slovakia SMER-Sociálna demokracia Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ European Conservatives and Reformists Group Slovakia Konzervatívni demokrati Slovenska, Občianska konzervatívna strana

27 Major EU Themesin General Better regulation Economy and finance Employment and social affairs Environment and climate action Global trade Industrial development and energy* Legal affairs Single market Small and medium sized enterprises

28 The UsualSuspects Sectorial Associations with a potential for side meetings in the destination thatholdthe presidency. Some examples are:

29 The big12 ACEA- The European Car Manufacturers Association CEFIC- European Chemical Industry Council CEMBUREAU- The European Cement Association CEPI- Confederation of European Paper Industries EURATEX- The European Textile and Apparel Organisation EURELECTRIC- Union of the Electricity Industry EUROFER- European Confederation of iron and Steel Industries EUROMETAUX- European Association of Metals FoodDrinkEurope- Confederation of Food and Drink Industries in the EU FuelsEurope- the voice of the European petroleum refining industry ORGALIME- The European engineering industries association BUSINESSEUROPE- the Confederation of European Business

30 Someexamples-SME Comité Européen des Equipements Techniques du Bâtiment Confédération Européenne Professionelle des Esthéticiennes-Cosméticiennes International Committee of Textile Care European Builders Confederation European Caravan Federation European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs European Federation of Funeral Services European Metal Union European Federation of Chimney Sweeps European Standard Travel Agent Registry EurojurisInternational European Federation of Timber Construction Federation of European Dental Laboratory Owners International Association of Building Service Contractors GénieClimatiqueInternational International Federation for the Roofing Trade International Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists International Association of Orthopaedic Footwear -European Division Union Internationale de la Couverture et de la Plomberie Union Internationale des Entrepreneurs de la Peinture

31 Latvia sthemes2015 Latvia will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of The Presidency is an opportunity for every member state, regardless of its size or length of membership, to influence the EU agenda and guide EU endeavours. The basic principles for Latvia s Presidency will be involvement, growth and sustainability. These principles will be applied in the development of the Presidency s work programs and priorities, as well as in building up culture and communication programs. Ministries, the Saeimaand various public institutions are involved in preparation of the Presidency. An extensive cooperationwith the society, social partners, NGO sand businesseswill take place in preparing the programme and events. The Presidency organisesand provides leadership to the EU Council, COREPER (Permanent Representatives Committee), and working group meetings. During the Presidency around 200 events at different levels will be organisedin Latvia and around 1500 meetings will be held in Brussels and Luxembourg. The Presidency of Latvia will hold the Eastern Partnership Summit, the Fifth Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the ASEM countries and the Conference of European standardization. It is also planned to ask the European Commission to support organisationof the Digital Agenda Assembly in Riga as the industry in Latvia has made an excellent progress and in many areas is ahead of Europe. The event traditionally takes place in Brussels. During the Presidency Latvia is also planning to hold a high level e-health summit and the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day event.

32 Example: 2015 Events in Riga (11 meetings on the topic of Digital Priority) Date Event Topic Place Meeting on civil protection Research and development smart specialization regional conference High level conference Healthy life: diet and physical activities for children and youngsters in educational institutions Seminar on intellectual property questions (with a cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organization( Digital priority (partly) Digital priority (partly) Digital priority (partly) Digital priority (partly) Riga Riga Riga Riga Responsible ministry (coresponsibility) Ministry of the Interior (State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia) Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Health Ministry of Justice

33 Conference Strengthening of European audio visual media market development of European identity Digital priority (partly) Conference on e-skills Digital priority Meeting of European digital library Europeana strategic planning European Union state management forum (EUPAN) Human Resources working group and Innovative public service working group (IPSG) Digital priority (partly) Digital priority (partly) Meeting of European Police academy Digital priority (partly) Riga Riga Riga Riga Riga Ministry of Culture, The National Electronic Mass Media Council Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry of Culture (National Library of Latvia) State Treasury/ Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry of the Interior

34 Day of Consumer protection/conference on inner market Seminar and EU Council Copyrights working group informal meeting about modernization of EU copyright Digital priority (partly) Digital priority (partly) Riga Riga Ministry of Economics Ministry of Culture For more details on this Latvian presidency click on Guidingprinciplesfor Latviaare involvement, growth and sustainability 18 month TRIO working programme

35 Full Calendarof Meetings Thursday, 4 December Trans European Policy Studies Association's (TEPSA) pre-presidency Conference / TEPSA starptautiskā pētnieku konference pirms Latvijas ES prezidentūras Visit of Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament / Eiropas Parlamenta priekšsēdētāju konferences (priekšsēdētājs unpolitisko grupu vadītāji) vizīte Friday, 5 December Trans European Policy Studies Association's (TEPSA) pre-presidency Conference / TEPSA starptautiskā pētnieku konference pirms Latvijas ES prezidentūras Wednesday, 17 December High Level Group on Education and Training / Augsta līmeņa darba grupa izglītības un apmācības jautājumos Thursday, 18 December High Level Group on Education and Training / Augsta līmeņa darba grupa izglītības un apmācības jautājumos Thursday, 8 January 2015 Meeting of the Latvian Government and the College of Commissioners of the European Commission / Latvijas valdības un EK komisāru kolēģijas tikšanās Opening Event on the Occasion of the Latvian Presidency in the Council of the European Union / Atklāšanas pasākums par godu Latvijas prezidentūrai Eiropas Savienības Padomē Friday, 9 January 2015 Opening event of the European Year for Development 2015 / Eiropas Attīstības gada atklāšanas pasākums Monday, 12 January 2015 Workshop on Needs of persons with disabilities throughout disaster management cycle (Workshop on Civil Protection) / Sanāksmecivilās aizsardzības jomā Rūpes par cilvēkiem ar invaliditāti un to vajadzības visā katastrofu pārvaldīšanas ciklā" Tuesday, 13 January 2015 Workshop on Needs of persons with disabilities throughout disaster management cycle (Workshop on Civil Protection) / Sanāksmecivilās aizsardzības jomā Rūpes par cilvēkiem ar invaliditāti un to vajadzības visā katastrofu pārvaldīšanas ciklā" Informal Meeting of EU Directors General / Neformālā ES lietu direktoru sanāksme

36 CorporateSlovakia Showcase

37 Sponsorshipsand Donations Transport services IT goods and services Telecommunications related services Logistics services Catering services, food and beverages Textile products Representational items Public information services Stationery Presidency s Culture Programmein Latvia and Public Diplomacy and Culture Programme abroad.

38 Panel Discussion

39 The Four Tops Robert VINCZE, Directorof MICE Department, Slovak Tourist Board, Slovak Convention Bureau Robert TOTH, General Manager, Radisson Blu Carlton Peter PETROVIČ, CEO Guarant InternationalBratislava Martina BALÚNOVÁ, Department for the Preparation of the Slovak Presidencyof the Councilof theeu (PRES)

40 Stop Blaming Brussels!!