Conference on Political Parties (Kyiv, Ukraine)

OSCE/ODIHR

2015 Political Party Expert Workshop 

July 14-16, 2015

Kyiv, Ukraine

Day I: 14 July International trends and challenges in political party regulation

9.00 - 9.30: Registration

9.30- 10.15: Opening Remarks

• Dr. Andriy Meleshevych, President of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
• UKR MP (TBC)
• Kateryna Ryabiko, Project Coordinator, OSCE/ODIHR

10.15 - 10.30: Introduction  of Participants (tour de table), Structure and Agenda of the Workshop  and  ODIHR Tools to Support Political Party Regulations – Dr. Marcin Walecki, Chief, Democratic Governance and Gender Unit, OSCE/ODIHR

10.30 - 12.45: Session I: International standards for political party regulation: Presentation of recent ODIHR/Venice Commission Guidelines on Political Party Regulation and legal opinions  

Speakers:	Dr. Daniel Smilov, ODIHR Core Group of Experts on Political Parties Anne-Lise Chatelain, OSCE/ODIHR Legislative Support Officer CoE Venice Commission (TBC)
Moderator:	Dr. Alexander Kyniev, ODIHR Core Group of Experts on Political Parties
Rapporteur:

11:30 -11:45: Coffee Break

12.45 - 14.00: Lunch

14.00 - 15.45: Session II: Transparency of party funding

Speakers:	Dr. Magnus Ohman, IFES Senior Advisor (TBC)
Moderator:	Dr. Marcin Walecki, Chief, Democratic Governance and Gender Unit, OSCE/ODIHR
Rapporteur:

15.45 – 16.00: Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.30: Session III: Political parties in parliament 

Speakers:	Professor Susan Scarrow, University of Houston
Moderator:	Dr. Fernando Casal Bertoa, University of Nottingham Research Fellow
Rapporteur:

18.00 – 20.00:  Reception

Day II: 15 July Key aspects of  political party legislation reform in Ukraine

9.00-9.30: Opening

9.30 – 11.00: Session IV: Public Funding of Political Parties 

Speakers:	Dr. Fernando Casal Bertoa, University of Nottingham Research Fellow Elin Falguera, Programme Officer, International IDEA (TBC)
Moderator:
Rapporteur:

11.00 - 11.30: Coffee Break/Refreshments

11.30 – 13.00: Session V: Internal party democracy and gender equality measures

Speakers:	Professor Susan Scarrow, University of Houston Levan Tsutskiridze, Representative in the South Caucasus, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy – NIMD
Moderator:	Komila Rakhimova, OSCE/ODIHR Gender Adviser
Rapporteur:

13.00 – 14.00:  Lunch

14.00 – 15.30: Session VI: Good practices in oversight over political parties, including political party registration/annulment requirements and party funding

Speakers:	Dr. Magnus Ohman, IFES Senior Advisor (TBC) Dr. Alexander Kyniev, ODIHR Core Group of Experts on Political Parties
Moderator:	Dr. Daniel Smilov, ODIHR Core Group of Experts on Political Parties
Rapporteur:

15.30 - 15.45: Coffee Break/Refreshments

15.45 -17.00: Moderated Discussion: A path forward for Ukraine in reforming its political party regulation

Moderator:

Kateryna Ryabiko, Project Coordinator, OSCE/ODIHR

17.00 – 17.30:  Wrap up of the Workshop and Next Steps

Day III: 16 July

Workshop for Young Experts in Political Party Finance

9.00- 9.30: Registration

9.30-- 10.00: Reflections of the Day I and Day II,  Introduction  of Participants (tour de table), Structure and Agenda of the Day III – Dr. Marcin Walecki, Chief, Democratic Governance and Gender Unit, OSCE/ODIHR

10.00 - 10.30: Introduction to Topic I: 

10.30 – 11.00: Case Study I

11.00-11.30: Discussion of the case study I

11.30 - 12.00: Coffee Break

12.00 - 12.30: Introduction to Topic II:  Funding of Political Parties

12.30 – 13.00:  Case Study II

13.00-13.30: Discussion of the case study II

13.30-15.00: Lunch

15.00 - 15.30: Introduction to Topic III: Oversight over political parties

15.30 – 16.00:  Case Study III

16.00-16.30: Discussion of the case study III

16.30 – 16.45: Coffee Break

16.45 – 18.00: Lessons learnt and brainstorming on ways to promote political party regulation reform in Ukraine 

18.00 – 18.30:  Wrap Up and Next Steps