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Model EU Schedule

Thursday – Day One – March 28, 2019

3:30pm	Registration (Frangipani Room)
4:15pm–4:30pm	Presidency: Organizational meeting
4:30pm–5:00pm	Orientation All delegates: Orientation meeting and opening remarks - IU Institute for European Studies (Frangipani Room).
5:15pm–6:45pm	Breakout Sessions Time should be set aside at the beginning of the following meetings to allow every delegate to introduce themselves and to outline their goals and objectives. European Council: Introductions and opening statements. Supplementary questions may be asked by delegates for information, but no discussion or debate should occur until all delegates have been able to make their statements. Councils of Ministers: Introductions and opening statements. In particular, foreign ministers should begin discussing progress on the Common Foreign and Security Policy, economics ministers on economic issues, environment ministers on environmental issues, and justice and home affairs ministers on relevant issues. If time allows, ministers should also prioritize and begin discussions on pre-agreed legislative proposals. European Commission: Introductions and opening statements. Discussions on pre-agreed legislative proposals. Directors-general: Introductions and opening statements. Begin working through pre-distributed legislative proposals for relay to the Commission. Decisions on Working Groups.

Friday – Day Two – March 29, 2019

Coffee will be available beginning at 9:30am in the Tree Suites Lounge

10:00am–11:00am	Keynote Lecture All delegates: Speaker is Dr. Christopher Gifford, political sociologist from the Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield, U.K. (Frangipani Room).
11:00am–12:15pm	Breakout Sessions European Council: Continue discussions from last evening. Councils of Ministers: Separate meetings in Councils to continue discussions from last evening, and to work through legislative proposals. Any proposals on which further work is considered necessary should be returned to the directors-general in good time. European Commission: Meeting to begin working through proposals received from the directors-general. The Commission should give priority at this meeting to proposals on economic and environmental policy issues and should be sure to give them all equal attention. The Commission should reach agreement on its first round of proposals in time for them to be distributed by the Vice-Presidents to the Chair of the appropriate Council of Ministers by 3:00pm at the latest. Directors-general: Meetings to discuss proposals. The directors- general should be sure to maintain a steady flow of proposals to the Commission.
12:15pm–12:30pm	Presidency: Organizational meeting with Secretariat.
12:30pm–2:00pm	Lunch provided in the Frangipani Room
2:00pm–3:30pm	Breakout Sessions European Council and Foreign Affairs Council: Continue discussions from this morning. Both may opt to have joint plenary session. Chair: president of European Council. Ecofin, Environment, and JHA Councils: Meetings in Council to discuss Commission proposals. Results to be relayed to College of Commissioners in batches as they are ready. European Commission: Meeting to discuss proposals. Focus on foreign policy issues. Any proposals agreed should be distributed by the VicePresidents to the Chair of the appropriate Council of Ministers in good time. Directors-general: Meetings to discuss proposals.
3:30pm–3:45pm	Break
3:45pm–5:15pm	Breakout Sessions Resume
5:15pm–5:30pm	Presidency: Organizational meeting with Secretariat.

Saturday – Day Three – March 30, 2019

Coffee will be available beginning at 9:30am in the Tree Suites Lounge

10:00am–12:00pm	Breakout Sessions European Council: Complete discussions on the Conclusions of the Presidency. Councils of Ministers: Separate meetings in Councils to discuss and/or take final votes on Commission proposals. European Commission: Meeting to discuss responses on proposed policies and legislation from Councils of Ministers. Directors-general: As above
11:00am–11:45am	Faculty advisors: Annual meeting
11:45am–12:00pm	Delegate Voting All delegates: Take short break to vote on awards for best delegations and delegates. Ballots will be distributed and collected by Secretariat. All delegates are eligible for consideration, but no delegate should vote for themselves.
12:00pm–12:15pm	Presidency: Organizational meeting with Secretariat.
12:00pm–1:00pm	Independent Lunch
1:00pm–2:00pm	Closing Session All delegates: announcement of final conclusions of the Presidency and work of the Councils, and presentation of awards (Frangipani Room).