PES preparation meeting before EU-Western Balkans Summit 16 May 2018
Date
16 May 2018
Address
Kvadrat 500 (Square 500) gallery
St Aleksander Nevsky Square
Sofia
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Section
Science & Policymaking
Event Location
Bulgaria
Event Description
The Party of European Socialists will hold a preparatory meeting of progressive heads of government and party leaders in Sofia on Wednesday 16 May to discuss common positions in advance of the official EU-Western Balkans summit on 17 May.
Location
Kvadrat 500 (Square 500) gallery, St Aleksander Nevsky Square, Sofia
Agenda
15:45 Media registration at the entrance on 'Vasil Levski' Boulevard
16:00 Press conference hosted by Sergei Stanishev, PES president
16:30 Media doorstepping in the lobby in front of the meeting hall
16:55 Family photo and tour de table
17:00 Start of meeting
Attendance
Confirmed as of 14 May
- Sergei Stanishev, president of PES
- António Costa, prime minister of Portugal
- Joseph Muscat, prime minister of Malta
- Zoran Zaev, prime minister of Macedonia
- Alexis Tsipras, prime minister of Greece (observer)
- Kornelia Ninova, chair of BSP Bulgaria
- Udo Bullman MEP, president of the S&D group in the European Parliament
- Giacomo Filibeck, PES deputy secretary general
- Yonnec Polet, PES deputy secretary general
Information on additional participants will be circulated later.
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