The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements (TEAM) is holding its 8th Annual General Meeting on Friday - Sunday, 27-29 February 2004, at the Jord och Betonarbejdernes Fagforening, Hestemøllestræde 5, Copenhagen, Denmark.

AGM Programme to download (pdf)

A key theme of the AGM will be civil liberties and how they are threatened by the EU’s participation in the current international “war on terror”. We are very pleased to have Professor Thomas Mathiesen of Oslo University as our keynote speaker on this topic. Professor Mathiesen has lectured and published widely in this area over recent decades and is an internationally recognised authority in the field of human rights and civil liberties.

The other key topic that will be discussed is the EU Draft Constitution - why the talks failed at the Brussels Summit last December, what is likely to happen next and what the international EU-critical movement might do to defeat this EU Constitution during 2004.

The debate on the Constitution will also be covered by some of the leading EU-critical candidates in Denmark’s elections to the European Parliament in June. Key aspects of the Constitution will also be examined by AGM participants in workshops.

The AGM will discuss TEAM’s campaign against the EU Constitution and ideas on “How to run a successful campaign.” Our gathering in Copenhagen is a good opportunity to exchange ideas on strategy and campaigning across Europe for the coming year.

The AGM draft programme follows: Programme for TEAM’s 8th Annual General Meeting

Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday-Sunday, 27-29 February 2004 Venue: Jord- och Betonarbejdernes Fagforening, Hestemøllestræde 5, Copenhagen.

Friday 27 February From 18.00: Social get-together at the Red-Green Alliance’s office, Studiestræde 24, Copenhagen

Saturday 28 February 09.30: Coffee 10.00: Welcome 10.10: The Attack on Civil Liberties after September 11 • Thomas Mathiesen, Professor of Sociology of Law at Oslo University, Norway 10.30: Comment: Civil Liberties and the EU Constitution • Ole Krarup MEP, Peoples’ Movement against the EU, Professor of Law at Copenhagen University Followed by discussion 11.10: The Collapse of the EU Constitution and the road ahead • Jens-Peter Bonde MEP, June Movement, President of the EDD Group in the European Parliament 11.30 Comment: A British Perspective on the EU Constitution • Nigel Farage MEP, U.K. Independence Party 11.50: Panel discussion: The EU Constitution and the coming Danish Referendum • Jens-Peter Bonde, June Movement • Hanne Dahl, June Movement • Rune Lund, Red-Green Alliance • Ditte Staun, Peoples’ Movement against the EU 12.30: Lunch 13.30: Workshops: 1) How to run a successful campaign/TEAM’s campaign “No to the EU State Constitution - Yes to Democracy” 2) EU Constitution 3) EU Enlargement 4) Alternatives to the EU 5) Reforming the EU 15.00: Coffee 15.30: Workshops continue 17.30: Reports and conclusion from workshops 18.00: End of program 20.00: Dinner

Sunday 29 February 09.30: Coffee 10.00: AGM Report 10.15: TEAM Treasurer’s Report 10.30: Proposal for changes to TEAM’s Constitution 11.00: Affiliation of new member and observer organizations 11.30: Proposal for TEAM Working Program 2004-2005 12.00: Election of TEAM Coordinator and Board 12.30: Lunch 13.30: Country reports 14.30: End of program 15.00: Guided walking tour of Copenhagen city-centre

If you have any questions regarding the AGM, please contact Henrik Dahlsson at the TEAM Secretariat on hdahlsson@europarl.eu.int or phone +32 2 284 65 67.