EFJ GENERAL MEETING 2007

23.03.2007.

Friday, 23 March 

14.00 Registration

14.30 Start of the Meeting

Welcome and Introduction:

Milan Bandiæ, Zagreb Mayor

Ivo Sanader, Croatian Prime Minister

Stjepan Mesiæ, Croatian President

Arne König, Chair, European Federation of Journalists

Dragutin Lucic Luce, President, Croatian Association of Journalists

         Katja Kusec, President, Trade Union of Croatian Journalists

15.30 Coffe Break/15 minutes

15.45 Special Session I. Building Quality in the New Journalism

                 Patrick Kamenka, SNJ-CGT, France

                 Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, NUJ

Moderator: Aidan White, EFJ General Secretary

16.30 Coffee Break

17.00 Special Session II. The Future of Employment Relationship in Media in Europe: The added-value of being a union member

                 Marijan Beljan, Representative of UNIHUB, Croatian Media Employer

                 Mogens Blicher Bjerregard, President, Danish Union of Journalists

Moderator: Ann-Magrit Austenå, EFJ Steering Committee

18.30 End of Day

20.00 Dinner/Dverce

Saturday, 24 March 

9.30 Start of EFJ General Meeting

1.          Adoption of working rules

2.          Election of Presidium

3.          Approval of Agenda

4.          Voting Rights and Decision of Membership

           Nomination of Election Committee

           Election of Tellers

5.          Minutes of the GM, Thessaloniki, 2004

6.          Minutes of the AM, Bled, 2006

7.          Reports

           a) Steering Committee Report

           Discussion

11.00 -11.30 Coffee Break

           b) Expert Group Reports

           Labour Rights Expert Group (LAREG)

           Authors’ Rights expert Group (AREG)

           Freelance Expert Group (FREG)

           Broadcasting Expert Group (BREG)

           Discussion and Adoption of Reports

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

8. Financial Report

           a) Honorary Treasurer Report 2007

           b) EFJ Accounts for 2006 and Indicative Forecasts for 2007-2010

           c) Finance Commission Report

           d) Budget 2007-2010

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

9. EFJ Working Program Priorities 2007-2010

10. Presentation of Candidates for the Steering Committee

18.00 End of Day

20.00 Dinner/Okrugljak

Sunday 25 March

9.30 Start of the Meeting

11. Election

           Steering Committee (incl. chair)

           Finance Commission

12. Motions

           a) Motions on Rules       

           b) Motions on EFJ activities

11.30 Coffee Break

Continuation of Motion

13. IFJ Congress

14. Other

14.30 Lunch/Press Club

End of General Meeting  

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