DEMOCRACY AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Friday, 1 December 2006 in the Parliament of Finland, Annex auditorium, Helsinki

Watch and listen to the speeches (Windows Media Player):

Welcoming addresses
- Mr Gustav BJÖRKSTRAND, Chairman of Anders Chydenius Foundation
- Mr Jari VILÉN, MP, Chairman of European Movement in Finland
                            
A message from the President of the European Movement, Mr Pat Cox
- Mr Henrik KRÖNER, Secretary General of the European Movement

FROM CONSTITUTIONAL CRISES TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC EUROPE
- Mr Paavo LIPPONEN, Speaker of the Parliament, Former Prime Minister of Finland
- Mr Jo LEINEN, Vice President of the European Movement, Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs Committee in the European Parliament

TRANSPARENCY AND FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY
- Ms Paula LEHTOMÄKI, Minister for European Affairs, Government of Finland

A WAY FORWARD IN THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE EU
- Mr Jacob SÖDERMAN, Doctor of Political Science and Law, Former European Ombudsman
- Mr Sverker GUSTAVSSON, Professor, Chairman of Swedish network for European studies in political science
- Ms Heidi HAUTALA, Member of Finnish Parliament, Former Member of European Parliament

Conclusion
- Mr Charles-Ferdinand NOTHOMB, Vice President of the European Movement, Minister of State of Belgium