Pompidou Group Ministerial Conference 2006 27 – 28 November 2006 - Council of Europe, Strasbourg

“The Pompidou Group: New signals for drug policies across Europe”

Draft Programme and Agenda

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