March 16: Interactive lecturers at the European institutions

09:00

 Methodology of Monitoring EU Information
u Identifying sources of information
u Managing the information
u Identifying key stakeholders
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Working Group Exercise - Finding EU Information
u Finding an official document
u dentifying the institutional actors
u Who are the stakeholders?
u What does the press think?
12:30 Lunch
13:30

Visit to the Austrian Permanent Representation
u The role of a Permanent Representation
u Representation of national interests
u Working with the Council
15:00 The Council of Ministers and the European Economic and Social Committee
u The voice of the Member States in Brussels
u The political power of the Council
u The role of the Council Secretariat
16:30 End of session