How to guarantee that human rights become a core cross-cutting issue of the EU external and internal policies?

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

15.00 Introduction
The role of human rights in EU's internal and external policy
Barbara Lochbihler, MEP

15.15
What concrete steps can be taken towards more consistency betweenthe EU Fundamental Rights Policy and the EU Human Rights Strategy?Lotte Leicht, Director of Human Rights Watch

15.30
How to regain the effectiveness of the EU Human Rights Strategy?
Susi Dennison, author of "Towards an EU Human Rights Strategy for post-Western World",European Council on Foreign Relations

15.45
How to reinforce the credibility of the EU Human Rights Policy in international fora?
Lars Faaborg-Andersen, Ambassador of the Danish representation to the EU

16.00
Is there a future for a strong EU Human Rights Strategy within the European External Action Service?
Veronique Arnault, Director Multilateral Relations and Human Rights

16.15 Questions and Discussion

17.00 Internal Green Discussion of the coordinators of the different committees

18.15 Conclusion