4 November 2011
CONGRESS MONITORING VISIT IN PORTUGAL
Lisbon, Coimbra and Vila Nova de Poiares
7 - 9 November 2011
PROGRAMME
Congress delegation:
Rapporteurs
Mr Devrim ÇUKUR Rapporteur on regional democracy
Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress
Chamber of Regions, SOC[1]
Member of the Provincial Council of Izmir (Turkey)
Mr Jos WIENEN Rapporteur on local democracy
Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress
Chamber of Local Authorities, EPP/CD[2]
Mayor of Katwijk (The Netherlands)
Expert
Mr Bernd SEMMELROGGEN Consultant (Germany)
Member of the Group of Independent Experts on the European
Charter of Local Self-Government of the Congress
Congress Secretariat
Ms Stéphanie POIREL Secretary of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress
Mission mob.:+33 6 50 39 29 16
E-mail: [email protected]
Consecutive interpretation provided in Portuguese and English
ail: [email protected]
Monday, 7 November 2011
Joint Meeting with:
- the Portuguese Delegation to the Congress:
Mr Alberto Joao Jardim, Head of Delegation, Gouvernor of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Mr Artur TORRES PEREIRA, President of the Municipal Assembly of Sousel
Ms Julia COSTA, Mayor of Caminha
Mr Guilherme Pinto, Mayor of Matosinhos
- the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP):
Mr Fernando Cruz, Deputy Secretary-General
- the National Association of Parishes (ANAFRE):
Mr Armando Vieira, President
Mr Cândido Moreira, Vice-President
Mr Paulo Quaresma, Vice-President
Mr Jorge SILVEIRA, Deputy Ombudsman
Mr Guilherme D’OLIVEIRA MARTINS, President of the Court of Audit
Mr Rui Manuel GENS DE MOURA RAMOS, President of the Constitutional Court
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Joint meeting with:
Mr Paulo SIMOES JULIO, Secretary of State for Local Administration and Administrative Reform
Ms Eugénia ALMEIDA SANTOS, General Director for Local Administration
Mr António Luís DOS SANTOS DA COSTA, Mayor of Lisbon
Mr Antonio ALMEIDA HENRIQUES, Deputy Secretary of State for Economy and Regional Development
Meeting with experts on the local and regional democracy in Portugal:
Prof. António REBORDÃO MONTALVO
Head of the Research Center for Regional and Local Development (CEDREL)
Ms Susana Margarida FAUSTINO JORGE
Researcher, Assistant professor to the University of Coimbra
Meeting with the representatives of the Ministry for Finance and Public Administration:
Mr Hélder ROSALINO, Secretary of State for Public Administration
Mrs Madalena TRAVISCO, Advisor to the Private Office of the Secretary of State
Meeting with representatives of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area:
Mr Carlos Humberto PALÁCIOS PINHEIRO DE CARVALHO, President of the Junta
Mrs Sofia LONA CID, General Secretary
Joint meeting with the representatives of the Parliamentary Committees:
Mr Ramos PRETO, Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Environment, Regional Planning and Local Government
Mr Eduardo CABRITA, Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Budget, Finance and Public Administration
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Mr João Paulo BARBOSA DE MELO, Mayor of Coimbra
Mr Jaime Carlos Marta SOARES, Mayor of Vila Nova de Poiares