Monday 26 February 2018, 9:00, Boris Trajkovski Hall
Interparliamentary Conference With Members of the European Parliament and the Pre-accession Countries’ Parliaments “The Power of the Purse: EP Budgetary Powers and Procedures”
Organised by the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) in cooperation with the Committees on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and Budgets (BUDG)
Chaired by Mr Pance Ivanov, MP, Committee on Budget and Finance
- 09.00-09.15 Opening of the inter-parliamentary conference: Welcome addresses
Mr Talat Xhaferi, MP, President of the Assembly
Mr Igor Šoltes, MEP, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
- 09.15-10.00 The EU Budget: A short introduction
Mr John Howarth, MEP, Member of the Committee on Budgets
Questions and Debate
The multiannual financial framework: from 2014-2020 to the next MFF
Mr Jan Olbrycht, MEP, Member of the Committee on Budgets
Questions and debate
- 11.00-12.30 The role of the European Parliament in the adoption of the EU budget
Mr John Howarth, MEP, Member of the Committee on Budgets
Scrutiny of the implementation of the budget by MEPs Mr André Elissen, MEP, Member of the Committee on Budgets
Questions and debate
Scrutiny of the implementation of the external financing instruments
Mr Angel Dzhambazki, MEP, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Questions and debate
- 15.45-17.15 Specialized budget offices in national parliaments as means of providing expertise to MPs
Ms Denise O'Connell, Deputy Director, Parliamentary Budget Office, Houses of the Oireachtas (Ireland)
Dr Friedrich Sindermann, Senior Expert, Parliamentary Budget Office, National Council (Austria)
Mr Emil Atanasovski, Western Balkans Director, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Questions and debate
- 17.15-17.30 Closing remarks of the Chair