Monday 7 November

Time for Facts

09.30-10.30 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle

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Musical Interlude

10.30-10.40 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle

Opéra National du Rhin

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Welcoming Words

10.40-11.00 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle

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Special address

11.00-11.10 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

Address of Mr Simon Coveney Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland 

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Plenary Session 1

11.10-12.30 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle

S.O.S. Democracy in distress

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Lunch Break

12.30-14.00 

Plenary Session 2

14.00-15.45 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

Can we swing back the pendulum?

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Special address

15.45-16.00 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

Address of Ms Katrín Jakobsdóttir Prime Minister of Iceland

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Break

16.00-16.30 

Plenary Session 3

16.30-18.00 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

Democracy defended – from decline to renaissance

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Musical performance

18.00-18.30 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

Les 3 Barbus ou presque

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Reception

18.30 / Blue restaurant

 Tuesday 8 November

FIRST SERIES OF LABS

09.00-11.00 / Palais de l'Europe

• Lab 1: Youth Participation
• Lab 2: Civic Education
• Lab 3: History, Awareness, and the Power of Narrative
• Lab 4: Citizens’ Engagement
• Lab 5: e-Democracy

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Break

11.00-11.30 

FORUM TALKS

11.30-13.00 / Palais de l'Europe

• Forum Talk 1: Youth to the rescue?
• Forum Talk 2: History and Education – Knowledge and Manipulation
• Forum Talk 3: Persuasion or Polarisation?
• Forum Talk 4: Discrimination and privilege – Are Inequalities unravelling our societies?
• Forum Talk 5: Corruption and Accountability- keeping faith in democracy
• Forum Talk 6: Deliberation: a Booster for Democracy?
• Forum Talk 7: The Missed Opportunity of Democracy in Russia
• Forum Talk 8: The Impact of Impunity on Journalism and Democracy

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Film "John Hume in America"

12.00-14.00 / Projection room of the Council of Europe 

in the presence of the director Maurice Fitzpatrick

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Lunch Break

13.00-14.30 

SECOND SERIES OF LABS

14.30-16.30 / Palais de l'Europe

• Lab 6: Social Inclusion
• Lab 7: Polarisation and Democratic Engagement
• Lab 8: Elections
• Lab 9: Protection of Activists and Human Rights’ Defenders
• Lab 10: Fighting Disinformation and the Power of the Social Media

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Break

16.30-16.45

Story time

16.45-17.00 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

by Nuala Hayes

Slam for Democracy

17.00-18.00 / Palais de l'Europe, Hemicycle 

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Musical performance

18.00-18.30 / Palais de l'Europe

Umbra Ensemble

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Reception

18.30