Dutch English French German

Postcongress – wednesday April 21- friday April 23 (Ypres & Brussels)

Wednesday April 21



  • 9.00 hrs: departure from the hotel In Ostend by bus (gathering in the Gallery)

  • Tour around the trenches of the Great War

  • 10.00 hrs: Visit to cheese factory Milcobel - www.milcobel.be - Lunch

  • 14.00 hrs: Visit to an arable farm - Farmers confronted with the past: farmers still plough up bombs from this Great War

  • 20.00 hrs: Attending the Last Post, the traditional salute to the fallen warrior-  www.lastpost.be

  • 20.15 hrs: Dinner in restaurant Pacific Eiland

  • 22.00 hrs: Departure to Silken Berlaymont in Brussels
     http://www.hoteles-silken.com/hotel-berlaymont-brussels/en

 


Thursday April 22



  • 8.45 hrs: Departure from Silken Berlaymont hotel - Lobby

  • 9.15 hrs: Seminar organized by the European Commission
     Theme: 'Future of the Common Agricultural Policy' – A dialogue with international journalists and lunch
      Check out the program: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/events/ifaj-2010/index_en.htm

  • 14.00 hrs: Meet & greet with COPA-COGECA -Organization of farmers and their cooperatives in the European Union
     Speakers: president Padraig Walshe and general secretary Pekka Pesonen
    www.copa-cogeca.eu

  • 15.30 hrs: visit to the European Parliament - www.europarl.europa.eu

  • 19.00 hrs: Departure by bus from Silken Berlaymont hotel (gathering in the Lobby)

  • 19.30 hrs: European dinner in the Atomium - www.belgiumtaste.com
     

Fryday April 23



  • Free time in Brussels
    End of the Main congress

  • 12.00 hrs: check out time