To know more about this meeting:

• Policy area: «General Affairs and External Relations»
• Information note for the meeting 
• Who's who
• Photo gallery 
• Press conference of the first day of the meeting (wmv format)
• Press conference of the first day of the meeting (mp3 format)
• News about the press conference of the first day of the meeting
• Press conference of the second day of the meeting (wmv format)
• Press conference of the second day of the meeting (mp3 format)
• News about the press conference of the second day of the meeting
• Meeting of the Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister with journalists (wmv format, Portuguese version)
• Meeting of the Portuguese Foreign Affairs Minister with journalists (mp3 format, Portuguese version)
• Social Programme of the Meeting (wmv format)

Information about this venue:

• Map of Viana do Castelo (including information on the location of the hotels that are recommended to the press. Reservations can be made by clicking here)
• Click here to get tourist information on Viana do Castelo

Provisional programme for the media

Day 1 – Friday, 07 September

• 11:30 – Welcome ceremony by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Mayor of Viana do Castelo, at the City Hall – cameras only
  Performance  of Scouts' Band from Barroselas
• 12:45 – Departure of Ministers of Foreign Affairs to the future Municipal Library (walk-by) – cameras only
• 13:00 – Working lunch of Heads of Delegation (Luís de Camões Room)
• 14:50 – Family Photo – cameras only 
• 15:10 – 1st working session (Luís de Camões Room) – Tour de table 
• 18:00 – Presidency's press conference
• 19:15 – Arrival of Heads of delegation at the concert organized by the Vocational School of Music from Viana do Castelo (Sá de Miranda Theatre) – cameras only 
• Performance by the Banda de Gaiteiros of the Maestro José Pedro Foundation 
• 20:00 – Arrival of heads of delegation and partners to dinner at the Municipal Museum at S. Domingos square – cameras only
• Performance by the Banda de Gaiteiros of the Maestro José Pedro Foundation 
• 20:30 - Media dinner at Restaurant "O Camelo"
• 22:15 – Folklore Dance Show by Groups from Viana do Castelo and Areosa – at S. Domingos square – open to media
• Fireworks with Ministers from the three candidate countries display hosted by Viana do Castelo's City Hall, at Praça da Liberdade

Day 2 – Saturday, 08 September

• 08:50 – Arrival of Heads of delegation to the future Municipal Library – cameras only 
• 09:15 – 2nd work session – tour the table
• 12:00 - French delegation Briefing
• 12:15 – Presidency's press conference
• 12:45 – Family photo with Ministers from the three candidate countries – cameras only 
• 13:00  – Working lunch with Ministers from the three candidate countries (Luís de Camões Room)
• 14:30 - Spanish delegation Briefing
• 15:00 - Italian delegation Briefing