Pompidou Group Ministerial Conference 2006 27 – 28 November 2006 - Council of Europe, Strasbourg
“The Pompidou Group: New signals for drug policies across Europe”
Monday, 27 November 2006
15:00: Session 1: Chair: Netherlands’ Presidency
- Opening speech by Hans Hoogervorst, Netherlands’ Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, President of the Pompidou Group
- Speech by Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Secretariat introduces conference programme
- Election of Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the Pompidou Group
15:45: Session 2: Chair: Netherlands’ Presidency
Introduction by coordinators to the results of the Pompidou Group’s 2004-2006 Work Programme:
Prevention Platform: Mr Gabriel Denvir, United Kingdom
Followed by comments of Ministers/heads of delegations
Treatment Platform: Mr. Piotr Jablonski, Poland
Followed by comments of Ministers/heads of delegations
Drugs and road traffic seminars;
Criminal Justice Platform: Mr. Claude Gillard, Belgium
Statement by the Finnish EU Presidency
Followed by comments of Ministers/heads of delegations
Ethics Platform: Mr. Patrick Sansoy, France
Followed by comments of Ministers/heads of delegations
Airports Platform: Mr. Claude Gillard, Belgium
Followed by comments of Ministers/heads of delegations
Research Platform: Mr. Richard Muscat, Malta
Launching of the on-line Research Registry
Presentation of the Mediterranean Network
Followed by comments of Ministers/heads of delegations
Followed by a general discussion of the results and signals.
Endorsement of the Summary Report by acclamation
18:00: End of session
Tuesday, 28 November 2006
9:30: Session 3: Chair: New Pompidou Group Presidency
- Introduction to the draft political declaration and the draft 2007-2010 Work Programme
- Nomination of the Coordinators (Members of the Bureau) by the new Presidency
- Confirmation of Coordinators
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: Session 4: Chair: New Pompidou Group Presidency
- Statements by national delegations
- Adoption of the Political declaration
- Adoption of the 2007-2010 work programme
- Closing speech by the Minister holding new PG Presidency
12:30: End of Conference