European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Meeting room JDE 51
99 rue Belliard, 1040 Brussels
9.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. Opening remarks
- Silvia Costa, Member of the European Parliament, Own initiative report co-rapporteur for 2016/2240(INI) Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations (tbc)
- Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament, Own initiative report co-rapporteur for 2016/2240(INI) Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations (tbc)
- Luca Jahier, President Group III, rapporteur on REX/480 Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations
10.00 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. SESSION I - "The role of institutions in international cultural relations"
Chair: Carlos Manuel Trindade President of the REX/480 Study Group
Speakers:
- Kathrin Merkle, Head of the Cultural Policy, Diversity and Dialogue Division Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage, DG IV, Council of Europe (tbc)
- Paolo Fontani, Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels and UNESCO Representative to the European Institution, UNESCO (tbc)
- Andrew Murray, Director of EUNIC, the European Union National Institutes for Culture
- Jordi Pascual, Head of Culture, Agenda 21 for culture (tbc)
Debate
11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Coffee break
11.30 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. SESSION II – "Perspectives from civil society in international cultural relations"
Chair: Ferdinand Maier, member of REX/480 Study Group
Speakers:
- Mercedes Giovinazzo, Director of Interarts (tbc)
- Frédéric Jacquemin, General Director of Africalia (tbc)
- Angie Cotte, Secretary General of the Robert Cimetta Fund, member of Culture Action Europe's Executive Committee (tbc)
- Carlos Manuel Trindade President of the REX/480 Study Group
Debate
12.45 p.m. – 1 p.m. Summary of discussions and closing remarks by Luca Jahier