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JEF-Info English EXTRA
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Putting the Euro into Action Options for European Youth
Seminar in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
27.12.2001 03.01.2002
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CALL FOR APPLICATION
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Dear friends,
JEF-Europe and JEF Frankfurt am Main are pleased to invite you to
participate in the international seminar ”Putting the Euro into
Action Options for European Youth”, to be held in Frankfurt am Main, the
E-city, during the first week of introduction of the Euro coins and bills,
from December 27 to January 3.
The seminar will provide the participants with a general overview of the
issue "Euro" through various lectures, several visits and exchanges of
experiences and ideas about our single currency. They will discuss how the
Euro is being accepted in each country and last but not least develop new
strategies for actions back home to ensure the acceptance of the Euro in
their respective countries. The first of these symbolical actions will take
place during the seminar itself. The seminar will have as its highlight a
major media event on the eve of the "Euro-day": the European New Year’s
Eve, featuring the first Mix of all E-coins.
The participation fee is 100 Euro, to be paid on the spot (195,- DM). It
includes the accommodation and all the meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
from the evening of Thursday December 27th to the morning of Thursday
January 3rd and participation in the European New Year’s Eve. A travel
reimbursement is provided, up to a maximum of 200 Euro, to cover 70% of a
second-class return train ticket or of an economy class flight ticket.
Reimbursement will be given on the spot at the end of the seminar (in the
evening on Wednesday January 2nd to participants who attended ALL the
sessions. Reimbursements will be paid in Euro! JEF-Europe makes available
scholarships to participants coming from less wealthy backgrounds. The
scholarships will cover the participation fee. Applicants who want to apply
also for the scholarship should indicate it clearly in the application form
and give evidence/explanation of circumstances.
Deadline for application is December 10.
You may wish to give a look at the seminar-website via
http://www.jef-europe.org with the current updates and further information
on Frankfurt and the Euro.
Please feel free to distribute this letter to other activists of your section.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you wish any clarification or additional
information.
For the detailed PROGRAMME and the APPLICATION FORM, as well as for further
information and details on the seminar, please send an email to JEF-Europe:
mailto:jef.europe@euronet.be
Tel: +32.2.514.01.45, Fax: +32.2.626.95.01
With our best wishes,
JEF European Secretariat
PROGRAMME
Thursday 27.12.01
Arrival of participants
- registration
- allocation of the rooms
18:30 Welcome by
- the new elected president of JEF Europe
- Marianne Bonnard, coordinator of the seminar
19:00 Intercultural Dinner
Ice Breaking games
International Evening
Friday 28.12.01
09:00-10:00 introduction to the programme and to JEF activities, by
- Marianne Bonnard, seminar coordinator
- a representative of JEF Europe
- Igor Prcic, President of JEF Frankfurt
11:00 - visit at the European Central Bank
Functioning and missions of the ECB, The Treaty of Maastricht and the
Economic and Monetary Union
12:30 Lunch at the ECB
14:30 17:30 lectures and discussions:
An ever closer Union: from the Werner plan 1970 to the Euro 1999
- by Prof. Manfred Pohl, President of ”EURO-Point Frankfurt e.V.” (tbc)
Economics of the Euro an introduction
- by Prof. Mongelli
20:00 Typical German dinner at the restaurant ”Blau Bart”
Club-Crawl in Frankfurt
Saturday 29.12.01
09:00 13:00 lectures and discussions:
May the Euro bring Europe’s citizens closer to the EU? Political aspects of
the EMU,
- by Jean-Jacques Schul, president of Promeuro and Member of
Groupeuro a network of lecturers on EMU speaking at the invitation of the
Commission
After the Euro: an economic government for the EU ? About the Economic Union
- by a civil servant from the European Central Bank
- A strong Euro for a strong Europe in the world governance?
By a civil servant of the German Central Bank
Lunch
15:00-16:00 Workshop
Looking at security marks on Euro-coins at the Landeszentralbank Hessen
16:30-17:30 Lecture and discussion:
The fight against criminality related to the Euro
- by the responsible of the fight against money laundering in the German
Federal Criminal department (tbc)
Dinner
Frankfurt by Night
Sunday 30.12.01
09:00-12:30 Workshops:
- perceptions of the Euro in "in" and "pre-in" countries
- The challenge of a new currency - national and European information campaigns
with Angelika Hecker, Communication trainer and Member of Team
Europe lecturer network of the European Commission
Buffet
14:00-18:00 Communication workshops
- Training of the ability to speak in public
- Argumentation training: How to explain the Euro and encourage
its acceptance ? Arguments to create a positive image of the Euro
- Simulation of the street actions
with Angelika Hecker and Dr. Jürgen Simons, Communication trainers and
members of Team Europe lecturer network of the European Commission
18:30 mid-term evaluation
19:00 Dinner at a “Apfelweinkeller”
Monday 31.12.01
10:00-11:00 Guided tour of the Exhibition of the Landeszentralbank Hessen
”the EURO our money”
lunch
13:00-16:30 lectures and discussions:
The Euro: a currency for the whole continent - CEE countries and the Euro
before and after enlargement
by Francesco Mazzaferro, ex Vice-President of JEF and civil servant in the
European Central Bank (tbc)
Sweden UK and Denmark: the ”pre-in” countries economical and political
advantages and drawbacks of staying out
By Karin Bachmann, Member of Team Europe, Lecturer team of the European
Commission
New Year´s Eve Buffet
21:30 European New Year´s Eve
The ultimate party to welcome the Euro !
Tuesday 01.01.02
Free time
13:00 New Year´s brunch
14:30 Workshops
Preparation of the street action
- preparation of the information stall and of the street action
- how do we explain the Euro to citizens?
- existing actions and instruments around the Euro
- presentation plans for actions back home
In the Evening:
international cuisine contest
Wednesday 02.01.02
10:00-16:00 Street action in the centre of Frankfurt:
- Information stall on the Euro and the EMU
- Discussion with citizens
- Giving practical tips to citizens for the dual circulation time
- Quiz about the Euro
17:00 Feed back on street actions and proposals of improvements for actions
back home
18:00 Travel reimbursement
dinner
Fare well party
Thursday 03.01.02
Departure of participants
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