Conference on: Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Civil society perspectives on the European Rule of Law Mechanism

4 November 2021

Draft Agenda

09.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Online tests and coffee

10.00 a.m. - 10.45 a.m. | Opening session

(Room JDE62 - Interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)

Moderator: Florence Ranson, REDComms

Welcome

  • Giulia Barbucci, Vice-President of the EESC – remotely

Defending Rule of Law in the EU – Keynote speakers

  • Gašper Dovžan, State Secretary at the Slovenian Ministry Foreign Affairs of Slovenia State Secretary  remotely
  • Florian Geyer, Head of Unit ‘Justice and Rule of Law’, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST)

10.45 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Main trends in Europe: a discussion on national experiences and European perspectives

(Room JDE62 - Interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)

Presentation: Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the EESC FRRL Group

Moderator: Florence Ranson, REDComms

  • Justice
    • Rebecca Schonenbach, Veto! Für den Rechtsstaat e.V., Germany
    • Zara Iqbal, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
  • Media
    • Matthew Caruana Galizia, Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, Malta
    • Renate Schroeder, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
  • Corruption
    • Sándor Léderer, Kmonitor, Hungary
    • Nicholas Aiossa, Transparency International
  • Checks and balances
    • Maria Ventegodt, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark  remotely
    • Linda Ravo, Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) 

12.45 p.m. - 02.30 p.m. | Lunch break

02.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m. | Main trends in Europe – Experience sharing

Justice

(Room JDE60 - language: EN)

Moderator: José Antonio Moreno Diaz, Member of the EESC FRRL Group

  • Stefano Mallia, President of the EESC Employers Group (I)
  • Róisín Pillay, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)  remotely
  • Simone Cuomo, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)  remotely
  • Colin Smith, the Bar of Ireland - remotely

Discussion

Corruption

(Room JDE63 - interpretation: EN-FR)

Moderator: Isabel Caño Aguilar, EESC Member, EESC Member

  • MEP Ramona Strugariu (Romania, Renew Europe), EP intergroup on corruption – remotely
  • Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the EESC FRRL Group
  • Bilyana Wegertseder, Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives (BILI) – remotely
  • Lukáš Kraus, Frank Bold' NGO/"Reconstruction of the State" project (Czech Republic) – remotely

Discussion

Media

(Room JDE61 - language: EN)

Moderator: Christian Moos, Member of the EESC FRRL Group

  • Oliver Röpke, President of the EESC Workers Group (II)
  • Julie Majerczak, Reporters without Borders (RSF)
  • Isabella Splendore, Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali (FIEG) – remotely
  • Elda Brogi, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) – remotely

Discussion

Checks and balances

(Room JDE62 - interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)

Moderator: Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Vice-President of the EESC FRRL Group

  • Séamus Boland, President of the EESC Diversity Europe Group (III)
  • Alexandrina Najmowicz, European Civic Forum – remotely
  • Stefan Clauwaert, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) – remotely
  • Claudiu Crăciun, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania  remotely

Discussion

04.00 p.m. - 04.30 a.m. | Coffee break

04.30 p.m. - 06.00 p.m. | Concluding session

(Room JDE62 - Interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)

  • Florence Ranson, REDComms

Reporting from each thread

  • Justice: Zara Iqbal, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
  • Media: Renate Schroeder, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
  • Corruption: Nicholas Aiossa, Transparency International
  • Checks and balances: Linda Ravo, Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties)

Lessons learned

  • Nicole Romain, Head of Unit for Communications and Events, EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)  remotely
  • Debbie Kohner, Secretary-General of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)
  • Eszter Nagy, Member of the Bureau Executive of European Federalists (UEF)  remotely

Concluding remarks

  • Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the EESC FRRL Group

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