ProgrammeProgramme

6 February
Arrival of participants
19.30 – 20.00 Registration
20.00 – 21.30 Dinner, wine tasting ceremony

7 February
07.00 – 08.00 Running club: up-hill jogging to nearby chapel
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast
09.00 – 11.00 Global Economics – local tactics: ways and means a la Hungary
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 – 13.15 Euro Crisis: Impact on Eastern Europe
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00 – 17.00 Workshop: IN or OUT... Europe? – presentations for and against with a jury
17.00 – 19.00 The role of Human Being in Politics – a film on moral challenges and a political career
19.00 – 20.30 Dinner
21:30 – 23.00 Hungarian Folklore Evening with a live string band and dance teachers

8 February
07.00 – 08.00 Running club: downtown jogging
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast
09.00 – 11.00 Off-the-course economy – Getting to know the economy policy of the Hungarian government 
11.15 Meeting in the hotel lobby and departure to Hungarian Parliament and Governmental District
12.00 – 13.00 “Endorsing the impossible” - Introduction of the Government’s Communication and PR - Ministry for Public Administration and Justice
13.00 – 13.45 Lunch at Parliament
14.00 – 14.45 Activity
15.00 – 16.30 Panel Discussion in Parliament - Christian Democratic lawmaking with a 2/3 majority: Challenges and rewards with European spill over effects
16.30 – 17.30 Guided tour in Parliament
17.30 – 18.45 Budapest Sightseeing on ground and water
19.00 Departue to the hotel
20.00 – 21.30 Dinner
21.45 Visiting the neighbours – an evening stroll to the adjacent Slovakian city centre

9 February
07.00 – 08.00 Running club: up to the neighbours
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast
09.00 – 11.00 Meeting with representatives of youth organizations: Christian Democratic Forum (KDF) – Best practices and …
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.30 Meeting with foundations:
Association of Christian Intellectuals (KÉSZ) – Christian values and outreach: a new strategy to build up future generation of intellectuals. 
Istvan Barankovics Foundation, Hungary and Europe in a Christian democratic context. 
12.30 – 13.30 Joint visit to the local charity organization and presentation of the ECPYN’s ‘Giant Machbox’ champagne, press conference
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00 – 16.30 Preparation for a political debate – know how!
16.30 – 18.00 Debates and team assessments, Q&A’s
18.00 – 20.30 Aqua park Esztergom: Let’s splash together
21.00 Farewell Dinner – closing words by Kris Vleugels, ECPM Board Member

10 February
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast
Departure of participants