1. Visiting and Information Programme for Malaysian
parliamentarians in Berlin and Munich
„Party Coalitions in Germany: from Coalition Building to
Coalition Management “
27. June – 4. July 2009
in Berlin and Munich
Version as of 25 June 2009
Programme Draft
Programme and Organisation: Dr. Rainer Adam
Regional Director, Southeast and
East Asia
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für
die Freiheit
Alba Çako
International Academy for
Leadership,
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für
die Freiheit
Mobil Tel. 0049-1709154361
Hotels: Esplanade Grand Hotel
Lützowufer 15
10785 Berlin
Tel. 030/25478-0
King’s Hotel First Class
Dachauer Str. 13
80335 München
Tel. 089/55187-0
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Peter Schultze
Busunternehmen LCSB, Berlin
Falcan Omnibus, München
Internationale Politik T +49(0)3028877847 E-Mail:
Referat Internationale F +49(0)3028877849 alba.cako@freiheit.org
Programme www.freiheit.org
und Konferenzen
Reinhardtstr. 12
10117 Berlin
Saturday, 27 June 2009
08. 50h Arrival of Ms Dusadeeisariyakul with LH172 from
Frankfurt at Tegel
09.40 h Arrival of Mr Abdul, Mr Abd Samad, Mr Ayub, Mr
Marimuthu and Ms Mahmud with KL1821 from
Amsterdam at Tegel
13.00 h Briefing: Introduction to the programme
Lunch at the Hotel restaurant
Afterwards Time at your free disposal
20.00h Dinner
Tuk-Tuk
Grossgörschen Str. 2
10827 Berlin
Tel. 030/7811588
Sunday, 28 June 2009
10.00 – 17.00 h Introductory seminar
“The Free democratic Party in the political context of the Federal
Republic of Germany - concepts and strategies for coalition
building and coalition management”
Part I: Introduction into the German Federal System
- Parliamentary democracy in the Federal
Republic of Germany – the federal system
- Constitutional meaning and role of the political
parties
- Party landscape in the Federal Republic of
Germany and the role of the FDP in coalitions
and oppositions
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Part II: German coalitions: from the preamble of an agreement to
its working methods
- Aspects of coalition management
- The process of the formation of a coalition:
o Election results
o Coalition negotiations
o The conclusion of a coalition agreement
- “deconstructing” a coalition agreement on
the example of the coalition agreement of the
Bavarian Coalition of CSU/FDP
Speaker:
Stefan Kapferer
Secretary of the Ministry of commerce, employment
and transport in the Lower Saxony
(confirmed)
Venue: Esplanade Grand Hotel, room Embassy II
Evening At free disposal
Monday, 29 June 2009
09.00 – 10.30h The organisation of a coalition – political experiences of the last
national conservative-liberal coalition
- from the formation process to reaching a
coalition agreement
- levels of communication between the
parliamentary groups
- communication of the coalition partners in the
German Bundestag with the Government
Meeting with
Manfred Eisenbach
Former manager of the FDP Parliamentary Group
during the FDP/CDU coalition
Currently: secretary general of the German Group
of Liberal International
Venue: Esplanade Grand Hotel, room Esperanto II
(confirmed)
10.30h Transfer to the German Bundestag
Jakob-Kaiser-Haus
Dorotheenstr. 100
R. E205
Ms. Skorsky Tel.: 030-22773060
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Please bring your passport with you!
11.00 – 12.30h Managing different coalition interests: the grand coalition - from
the conservative perspective
-conflict resolution mechanisms
-the organisation of the coalition working
groups
Meeting with
Dr. Günter Krings, Member of Parliament
CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
(confirmed)
12.30 – 14.00h Lunch at the “Bedienrestaurant” in the German
Bundestag
14.00 – 15.00h Guided tour through the German parliament
(confirmed)
15.00 – 17.00h Political and historical Berlin - Guided city Tour
Thomas B. Abbott (0171-4731706)
Afterwards Time at your free disposal
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009
08.30h Transfer to the Federal Chancellery of Germany
Willy-Brandt-Str. 1, 10557 Berlin
Tel.: 030-18400 2244 (Ms. Speck)
Please bring your passport with you!
09.00 – 10.00h The Federal Chancellery of Germany and its coordinating role of
the coalition committee
Meeting with
Stephane Beemelmans
Head of office of Mr. Thomas de Maizière, Chief of
the Federal Chancellery of Germany
(confirmed)
Matthias Freundlieb
Federal cabinet and parliament relations; Federal
government and federal state affairs
Federal Chancellery of Germany
(confirmed)
10.15h Transfer to the German Bundesrat
Leipziger Str. 3-4
10117 Berlin
Tel.: 030-1891 00 – 492 (Ms. Rose)
10.30 – 12.00h The role of the German Bundesrat during the legislating period of
the
grand coalition (CDU/SPD)
-voting procedure with regard to the
representation of coalition state governments
- Political parties’ interests vs. federal states’
interests: the conflict resolution mechanisms
of the German Bundesrat
Guided tour and meeting with
Claus Dieter Koggel
Ministerialrat
Rechtsausschuss; Geschäftsstelle des
Vermittlungsausschusses
German Bundesrat
(Confirmed)
12.15 – 13.45h Lunch
Restaurant Peking Ente
Voßstr. 1 / Ecke Wilhelmstr.
10117 Berlin
Tel. 030/2294523
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14.00h Transfer to the Berlin House of Representatives
Niederkirchnerstr. 5, 10111 Berlin
Tel.: 030-9760-6730
15.00 – 16.30h Between cooperation and confrontation: Coalition work at the state
level on the example of the red/red coalition in the Berlin House of
Representatives
- day to day management of the parliamentary
groups
- levels of communication
Meeting with
Karin Seidel-Kalmutzki, SPD
Vice-president, Berlin House of Representatives
Member of the Berlin House of Representatives
(confirmed)
Afterwards At your free disposal
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
08.30h Please check-out first!
Transfer to the headquarters of the Free
Democratic Party
Reinhardtstr. 14, 10117 Berlin
Tel.: 030-284 958 – 50 (Ms. Nitz)
09.00 – 10.30h The Free Democratic Party: organisation, structure and decision-
making procedures
-strategies and campaigning in the upcoming
national elections
- positioning of the FDP in the so-called “super
election year”
- considerations on coalitions
Meeting with
Helmut Metzner
FDP Director “Strategies and Campaigning”
(confirmed)
10.30h Transfer to the HQ of FNF, Potsdam
Karl-Marx-Str. 2,
14482 Potsdam
11.30 – 13.00h Die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit - the role of
political foundations in Germany
– cooperation with political parties
– Tasks and finances
Meeting with
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Christian Taaks
Director, Asia desk
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
(confirmed)
Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff
Designated Project Director, Malaysia
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit
(confirmed)
13.15 – 14.30h Lunch with FNF representatives
Harald Klein
Director, International Politics
Christian Taaks
Director, Asia desk
Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff
Designated Project Director, Malaysia
Venue: Hotel am Griebnitzsee
14.30h Transfer to Tegel airport
17.00h Flight to Munich with AB6201
18.10h Arrival at Munich airport
Transfer to the hotel
20.00h Dinner
Paulaner Bräuhaus
Kapuzinerplatz 5
80337 München
Tel. 089/5446110
Thursday, 2 July 2009
08.30h Transfer to the State Parliament of Bavaria
Bayerischer Landtag,
Maximilianeum
81627 München
Tel.: 089 41 26 -2962 (Mr. Hahn)
09.00 – 10.30h Coalition negotiations and coalition agreement on the example of
CSU/FDP coalition in the State Parliament of Bavaria
Meeting with
Thomas Hacker, FDP Member of the Bavarian State Parliament
Leader of the FDP Parliamentary Group in the
Bavaria State Parliament
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(confirmed)
10.30 – 12.00h Organisation and day-to-day management of the FDP
parliamentary
Group in the Bavarian State Parliament
-
methods of cooperation with the coalition
partner: CSU parliamentary group
- communication at the committee level
Meeting with
Thomas Hahn
Manager of the FDP parliamentary Group,
State Parliament of Bavaria
(confirmed)
12.15 – 14.00h Lunch with Representatives of FDP Parliamentary
Group, Parliament of
Bavaria
14.00 – 15.30h Managing different party interests on the example of security
policy –
Reconciling the conservative perspective with the liberal one
Meeting with
N.N., CSU
CSU parliamentary group
(Tbc)
And
Ulrich Falk, FDP
Internal affairs and justice policy specialist, FDP
parliamentary group
(confirmed)
Afterwards Guided city tour through Munich
20.00h Dinner
Rüen Thai Restaurant
Kazmairstr. 58
80339 München-Schawanthalerhöhe
Tel. 089/503239
Friday, 3 July 2009
09.00h Transfer to the State Parliament of Bavaria
Bayerischer Landtag,
Maximilianeum
81627 München
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Tel.: 089 41 26 -2962 (Mr. Hahn)
09.30 – 10.30h Guided tour through the Parliament
10.30 – 12.00h Representation of the coalition work to the media – cooperation of
the
coalition partners with regard to press relations
Meeting with
Lars Pappert
Spokesperson of the FDP parliamentary group and
director of the Press
Office
State Parliament of Bavaria
(confirmed)
Afterwards Evaluation of the programme
Lunch
Afternoon At free disposal
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Saturday, 4 July 2009
14.10 h Departure of Ms Dusadeeisariyakul with LH9716 to
Bangkok
17.30 h Departure of Mr Abdul, Mr Abd Samad, Mr Ayub, Mr
Marimuthu and Ms Mahmud with KL1798 to
Amsterdam
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