Date	:	08-12-2004 to 08-12-2004
Place	:	The Hague
Type of meeting	:	Third country meetings
Policy area	:	General Affairs and External Relations

A meeting between the European Union and China is to take place on Wednesday 8 December at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The EU delegation will be led by the President of the European Council, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso.

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Programme

8.15 hrs
Arrival of EC-president Barroso, HR Solana, Eurocommissioner Ferrero-Waldner and minister Bot of Foreign Affairs
Binnenhof 20, The Hague
Photo opportunity

9.10 hrs
Arrival of Premier Wen Jiabao van the People’s Republic of China, welcome by Prime Minister Balkenende.
Binnenhof 20,The Hague
Photo opportunity

9.20 hrs
Family photo
Main entrance Ridderzaal (Binnenhof, The Hague)
 
9.30 hrs
Plenary session
Ridderzaal (Binnenhof, The Hague)
Photo opportunity: ‘tour de table’ (pool)

11.35 hrs
Signing ceremony
‘Oude Zaal’, Parliament (Binnenhof, The Hague)
Photo opportunity     

12.00 hrs
Press conference,
‘Oude Zaal’, (Binnenhof, The Hague)

N.B. Accredited media wishing to attend the first photo session are required to be present at least 30 minutes in advance at the entrance of the Binnenhof on the Buitenhof. There will be a security check at this location. The Binnenhof can be reached by individual transport and public transport.
 
Accreditation (+31 70 348 4112)
Media access to the Binnenhof complex (including the press centre) will be reserved for accredited journalists only. Official accreditation badges (orange) are personal and not transferable. The badges must be worn visibly at all times.

Accreditation badges can be picked up at the accreditation desk in Nieuwspoort, Lange Poten 10, at the following times*:

Tuesday December 7th, from 13.00 - 18.00 hours
Wednesday December 8th  07.30 - 14.00 hours

* On these days it is possible to collect your accreditation badge for the visit of US State Secretary Colin Powell for the EU-US ministerial meeting.

Please note: last minute accreditation is only possible upon presentation of:
1) a valid passport/EU identity card;
2) a valid press card; and
3) an original commissioning letter, which may not be dated earlier than seven days prior to the meeting, is signed by the chief editor/producer of the relevant media organisation, and states the professional status of the representative of the media.

If one of the above mentioned documents is missing, access will be denied!

Last-minute accreditation might take some time. Immediate attendance to all press opportunities cannot be guaranteed. In addition, the organisation reserves the right to refuse requests for last-minute accreditation for security reasons.

For questions or requests regarding accreditation please call: +31 70 348 41 12 of +31 70 348 41 26

Press centre
The press centre is located at the Houses of Parliament at the Binnenhof, The Hague.

Opening hours:
Wednesday December 8th  07.30 - 18.30 hours

Facilities:
- 48 individual workstations with ISDN, LAN and PSTN lines
- 16 stand-alone PCs with Internet access
- 24 telephones
- 4 printers
- 4 faxes
- Information desk
- ICT Helpdesk
- catering

The press information desk will provide information concerning the meeting, press releases, press facilities, transport etc.

NOS Eurovisie
NOS Eurovisie will provide technical assistance to radio- and television stations. Stand-up positions on request. For further information please contact: Andy Docter, +31 (0)35 677 3279.

Contact
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press Information Department
tel: +31 70 348 7510

Further information and accreditation on the EU-China Business Summit
Journalists wishing to attend this Business Summit should enlist themselves before December 4th with the secretariat of the Press Information Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, e-mail address [email protected]. Further information can be found on www.eu-chinasummit.nl or please contact Paula de Jonge, Press Information Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, tel. 070-379 7552 or Roelf van der Kooij, Media and parliament department with VNO-NCW, tel. 070-3490167.

Public Transport in The Hague
For information on public transport in the Hague please refer to the following websitewww.htm.net.

Photographs members of the Chinese government