09h00  Welcome to the European Journalism Centre and presentation of the programme
           Róisín Scullion, Project manager and René Lukassen, Course leader

09h30  An introduction to the European Union: From the Founding Treaties to the present stage
           of integration
           M.W. Sap, Lecturer, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

11h00  Coffee break

11h30  Recent reforms and present challenges facing the European Union
           Jo van der Cappellen, Consultant on European affairs

13h00  Lunch at the EJC

14h00  How decisions are made at European Union level
           Monica Claes, Lecturer, Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Maastricht

15h30  Covering European Union enlargement
           Gyorgy Foris, Brussels correspondent, PecOffice

17h00  End of first day’s programme

19h30  Dinner at ‘t Wit Peert, Boschstraat 93, Maastricht.