8th G8 SPEAKERS' MEETING
Rome, 11-13 September 2009
PROGRAMME
Friday, 11th September
6.45 p.m. Welcome cocktail at Palazzo Montecitorio, hosted by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Mr Gianfranco Fini
8.30 p.m. Concert by the orchestra and choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia to commemorate September 11
Saturday, 12th September
11.30 a.m. Audience with the President of the Republic, Mr Giorgio Napolitano
12.45 - 13.00 p.m. Meeting with the Mayor of Rome, Mr Gianni Alemanno
4.45 p.m. - 6.45 p.m. (Sala della Lupa)
Session I: "The use of new communication technologies in the relationship between parliaments and civil society"
- Introductory presentation by the President of the French National Assembly, Mr Bernard Accoyer
- Debate
8.30 p.m. Official dinner at Villa Madama at the presence of President of Council of Ministers, Sivio Berlusconi (the invitation is extended to the Speakers of the Parliaments of Brazil, China, Egypt, India and South Africa)
Sunday, 13th September (Palazzo Montecitorio)
10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.(Sala della Lupa)
Session II: "The role of parliaments in the promotion of intercultural dialogue and social integration"
- Introductory presentation by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Ms Nancy Pelosi
- Debate
2.30 - 6 p.m. (Sala della Lupa) Meeting of the Speakers of the Lower Houses of G8 countries with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Brazil, China, Egypt, India and South Africa
"The contribution of parliaments to the fight against drug trafficking and organised crime"
- Introductory presentation by the UN Under-Secretary-General, UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) Executive Director and Director-General of the UN Office in Vienna, Mr Antonio Costa
-Debate
6 p.m. Press conference (Sala della Regina)