Wednesday, 20 October, 2004
 

10.30 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Specialist Information Programme: The Remit of the Federal Audit Office (Bundesrechnungshof) and the Parliamentary Audit Committee (Rechnungsprüfungsausschuss) Lukas EllesHead of DivisionMember of the Federal Audit OfficeThe Federal Audit Office (Bundesrechnungshof) examines the Federation's financial management, including its separate property funds and federal undertakings; the Federal Audit Office carries out sample audits of revenue and expenditure totalling over 500 billion Euro annually. On the basis of its audit experience, the Federal Audit Office offers recommendations and advice to the audited bodies, the lower and upper parliamentary chambers and the Federal Government. The consultative role includes making concrete recommendations for improvements in quality, or potential savings and increased revenue. The German Parliamentary Audit Committee (Rechnungsprüfungsausschuss) scrutinises the execution of expenditure, examines the Federation's budgetary and financial management and, using information supplied by the Federal Audit Office, prepares the Federal Government's budgetary ratification by the plenary session of the German Bundestag. (Short presentation and discussion)
12.30 p.m.	Lunch at the Restaurant "Parlamentarische Gesellschaft"
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.	Guided Tour of the German Bundestag
3 p.m.	Reception of the African parliamentary Presidents by the Federal President Horst Köhler
7 p.m.	Dinner at the Restaurant "Berliner Stuben" in the Steigenberger Hotel
Thursday, 21 October, 2004
9 a.m.	Opening Session: The Scope of Parliaments for Formative Inputs in Reform Processes
	Welcome	Arna Hartmann Director Development Policy Forum InWEnt Capacity Building International Germany
		Pär Granstedt First Vice-President AWEPA - European Parliamentarians for Africa Netherlands "The NePAD Initiative as a Key Emphasis in the Dialogue between African and European Parliamentarians"
	Welcome Address	Norbert Lammert Vice President German Bundestag Germany
	Keynote Address	Uschi Eid German Chancellor's G8 Personal Representative for Africa Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Germany
		Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella President Pan-African-Parliament/African Union Member of Parliament Tanzania "Assessing the Scope of National and Supra-National Parliaments to Form African Policies"
10 a.m.	Coffee Break and Group Foto
10.30 a.m.	Plenary Session I: Accountability and Transparency - The Foundation of Good Governance and the Basic Principles of the NePAD Process What institutional basis is needed for North and South Parliaments to effectively monitor the application of public monies against given guidelines? Can the NePAD process contribute to strengthening the control function of parliaments in Africa? What possibilities does civil society have, for example, through Transparency International (TI), to support parliaments in controlling the use of budgetary funds and irregularities arising in connection with international cooperation?
	Chair	Herta Däubler-Gmelin Member of Parliament Chair of the Committee on Health and Social Security German Bundestag Germany
	Input	Norbert Mao Member of Parliament Public Accounts Committee Uganda "Parliamentary Controls on Public Spending"
	Discussion Inputs	Abdoulie Janneh Assistant Administrator Director Regional Bureau for Africa United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) New York
		Muzong Kodi Regional Director Africa and Middle East Transparency International (TI) Berlin
	Discussion in Plenary Session
12.30 p.m.	Lunch in the German Bundestag Restaurant "Käfer" at the invitation of Ms. Uschi Eid, the German Chancellor's G8 Personal Representative for Africa and Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
2.30 p.m.	Plenary Session II: The African Peer Review Mechanism in Practice Has the implementation of the first APRMs in Ghana (and elsewhere) proved able to meet the political expectations linked to them? Has it been possible to organise a participative process in Ghana (and elsewhere) involving both Parliament and the Civil Society? Is the APRM process suited to put governance-relevant questions and initiate the requisite actions? Are the basic institutional frameworks in place at present (e.g., APRM Secretariat, appropriate national structures) suitable for dealing with the tasks set?
	Chair	Detlef Dzembritzki Member of Parliament Deputy Chair of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development German Bundestag Germany
	Background Lecture	Kofi Konadu Apraku Minister for Regional Cooperation and NePAD Ghana
	Discussion Inputs	David S. O. Nalo Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning and National Development Kenya "Increasing Prospects for Success of APRM in Africa:The Case of Kenya"
		Marie-Angelique Savané Chair APR Panel of Eminent Persons Senegal "Implementing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) - An Initial Assessment"
	Discussion in Plenary Session
4.30 p.m.	Coffee Break
5 p.m.	Round Table - Discussion: An Exchange of Views on the Increased Active Involvement of Parliaments in the NePAD Process Has the involvement of parliaments in Africa in the APRM/NePAD process until now met expectations? What policy support would African parliamentarians welcome from parliaments and governments of G8 and EU member states? How does NePAD affect the non-NePAD states, including the "difficult partnerships"?
	Chair	Uschi Eid German Chancellor's G8 Personal Representative for Africa Parliamentary Secretary of State Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Germany
Invited active discussants:
Ulrich Heinrich Member of Parliament German Bundestag Germany		Ali Nouhoum Diallo Speaker ECOWAS Parliament Abuja
Helen Jackson Member of Parliament House of Commons United Kingdom		Roch Marc Christian Kaboré President National Assembly Burkina Faso
Rudolf Kraus Member of Parliament Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development (AWZ) Germany		Ibrahim Boubacar Keita President National Assembly of Mali President, African Parliamentary Union (APU) Abidjan
Eduard Lintner Member of Parliament German Bundestag Germany		Antoine Kolawolé Idji Speaker National Assembly of Benin Chairman African Parliamentarians' Forum for the NEPAD Cotonou
Conny Mayer Member of Parliament German Bundestag Germany		Rodwell Munyenyembe Speaker National Assembly Malawi
Christian Ruck Member of Parliament Spokesman on Development Cooperation of the CSU/CSU Parliamentary Group Germany		Pete Ondeng Representative Nepad Secretariat South Africa Kenya
Hans-Christian Ströbele Member of Parliament German Bundestag Germany		Premnath Ramnah Speaker National Assembly Mauritius
Egidijus Vareikis Member of Parliament Lithuania		Ben Turok Member of Parliament South Africa
Michael Woods Chairman Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs Houses of the Oireachtas Ireland
7 p.m.	End of Session followed by a city tour
8 p.m.	Dinner in the Berlin Capital Club, Hilton Hotel, at the invitation of Ms. Uschi Eid, the German Chancellor's G8 Personal Representative for Africa and Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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