Promoting transparency in co-operation

between NGOs and authorities  

Friday 9 May

9 - 16.30

9 – 12.30

            Overview on the current situation within the Baltic Sea Region

• When and how should NGO’s and governments co-operate? Some examples of different co-operation models, experiences of good co-operation

Moderator:
                MPKIMMO KILJUNEN, Chairman of STETE

Speakers:
                Interrelations between NGOs and Civil Society and between Civil Society NGOs and State Bodies
                ResearcherCHRISTIAN WELLMANN, Schleswig-Holstein Institute for Peace Research
                at the Kiel University (SHIP)

                Scandinavian Model
                DirectorEERO YRJÖ-KOSKINEN, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
                Special AdviserGUNNAR LASSINANTTI, (föredrag på svenska) Olof Palme International Centre

                Polish Experiences
                AmbassadorSTANISLAW STEBELSKI, MFA of Poland, Embassy in Helsinki

                The National Strategy of Estonian Civil Society Development
             HELMUT HALLEMAA,Member of the Representative Council of the Estonian NGO Roundtable

 11.30 - 12.30

Starting with the case studies/
        Case studies

            *The Need of New Co-operation between Trade Unions and NGOs
            Deputy Director TURO BERGMAN, International Department, Central Organisation
            of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)

            *How Co-operation Works in the Field of the Environmental and Social NGOs
            ChairOLGA SENOVA, "Children of the Baltic"
            Director ALI RASHIDI, Uppsala Folk University in St. Petersburg

            *A Successful Story from the Finnish Side: The Roma Advisory Board
            Secretary General of the Roma Advisory BoardSARITA FRIMAN
 

14.00 - 15.00

Moderator:
            Secretary General LAURA PÄIVIÖ, The Finnish Committee for European Security (STETE)

Continuing with the case studies/
        Case studies and discussion

            *Centers for Public Policy in the Baltic Sea Region and Their Role
            in Promoting Cross-sectoral Dialogue
            Executive director MIKHAL GORNY, Center Strategy St. Petersburg

            *Transparency in Co-operation between NGOs and Authorities - Experiences from Latvia
            Project Manager LINDA AUSTERE, Transparency International Latvia

        How to co-operate with Russia in the future

            EU Border Cities/Regions. St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad
            Chief ExpertELENA IVANOVA, Committee for External Affairs of the St. Petersburg City Administration
         IGOR JOUKOVSKI, Youth for Freedom Speech, Kaliningrad State University

            Estonian-Russian Co-operation
            Project Manager ERKKI VEDDER, Peipsi Centre for Transboundary Co-operation, Estonia
 

15.00 – 16.30

        Perspectives for improved NGO co-operation with public authorities

Moderator:
            ChairmanKJELD AAKJAER, Denmark-Russia Society

Speakers:
            General DirectorDARJA AKHUTINA, Norden Association in St. Petersburg
            Secretary GeneralMERLE HARUOJA, Estonian Institute for Human Rights

Panel Discussion:
            Director HANNU HALINEN, Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat
            ChairmanBRUNON SYNAK, Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC)
            Chairman PER BÖDKER ANDERSEN, Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC)