Capodistrias – Spinelli – Europe:  International Conference 

In celebration of the 180^th anniversary of the swearing-in of the first Greek government under Ioannis Capodistrias  (1828) the Municipality of Aigina has organized the  present conference in conjunction with the Capodistrias Cities Network, the Athenian office of the European Parliament and the office of the European Commission in Athens, at the initiative of the Active Citizens’ Association of Aigina.   

                 22nd– 23^rd November  2008   Aigina

Proposed Programme

Saturday  22th November 2008   

9.00 – 9.30 :     Registration of participants 

9.30 – 10.00     Commencement of conference       

                          Welcoming address from the Mayor of Aigina, Panayotis Koukoulis 

Greeting from the director of the Greek office of the European           Parliament, George Kasimatis 

                           Greeting from a representative of the Capodistrias Cities Network                   

Greeting from a representative of the office of the European Commission in Athens                          

Greetings from the ambassadors of Switzerland, France, Russia, Slovenia 

Greetings from the president of the Active Citizens’ Association of Aigina, S. Pantavos 

10.00 – 10.30     Screening of video of the Active Citizens’ Association of Aigina                           “Capodistrias – Spinelli – Europe”  

10.30 – 11.00 :    Interventions by representatives of political parties in the European Parliament 

      (Europarliamentarians of Nea Dimocratia – PASOK – Synaspismos) 

11.00 – 12.00 : 1^st session: chairman G. Kasimatis  

Ivo Slaus             :  From Capodistrias and Spinelli to the European Union  

Andreas Koukos:   Capodistrias: European Politician 

Μιchelle Bouvier-Bron :  The Mission of Capodistrias in Switzerland    

12.00 – 12.15     :  Break  

12.15 – 13.15 : 2^nd session: Chairman P. Koukoulis

Sofia Sfyroera:    Capodistrias in Aigina  

Panos Trigazis:   Capodistrias – Spinelli – The Trajectory of European Integration  

Mikael Book  :   The Actuality of Altiero Spinelli's Ideas on the European Union

13.15 – 14.00 : Discussion 

  Conclusions

  Proposals – Resolution 

14.00                Lunch  

19.00

Evening screening of films by Sofia Sfyroera and Michelle Bouvier-Bron 

on Ioannis Capodistrias and Jean-Gabriel Eynard .

Screening of European Parliament film on Altiero Spinelli . 

Sunday 23^rd November  

Visit to Capodistrian buildings 

and to archaeological sites at Colonna, Palaiohora, Temple of Aphaia. 

Tour leader: Gerald Thompson

2.00 Lunch

Departure of participants.

Organizing committee   G. Bogris,  Municipality of Aigina, Culture

G. Tsatiris, Municipality of Aigina, Capodistrias Cities’  Network 

                                        W. Hall, Active Citizens’ Association 

                                        Α. Krauss, Active Citizens’ Association 

                                        G. Kokkalas, Athens Office of the European Parliament 

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