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    The effects of campaigns on participation in European political decision-making: opportunities and threats

    EESC - Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels - Room VMA 3

    Wednesday, 5.2.2020 from 9:30 to 13:00

    Draft agenda

    9:30 - 9:45 | Registration

    9:45 - 10:00 | Introduction

    • Mr István Komoróczki, EESC Study Group President
    • Ms Irina Zorić, Permanent Representation of Croatia to the EU

    10:00 - 11:15 | Panel I – Current state of play and lessons learned from the May 2019 elections

    Moderator: Mr István Komoróczki, EESC Study Group President

    Introduction by Ms Marina Škrabalo and Ms Cinzia Del Rio, EESC Rapporteurs on 'The effects of campaigns on participation in political decision-making'

    • Mr Stephen Clark, Director for Liaison Offices, Directorate-General for Communication, European Parliament
    • Ms Monika Richter, East Stratcom Task Force, European External Action Service
    • Mr Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary, European Federation of Journalists
    • Mr Krzysztof Pater, EESC Member

    11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee break

    11:30 – 12:45 | Panel II – Ways forward: enhancing participation and disabling disinformation of European citizens

    Moderator: Mr István Komoróczki, EESC Study Group President

    Introduction by Ms Marina Škrabalo and Ms Cinzia Del Rio, EESC Rapporteurs on 'The effects of campaigns on participation in political decision-making'

    • Ms Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit, Union citizenship rights and free movement unit, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
    • Mr Paolo Cesarini, Head of unit, Media Convergence and Social Media unit, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission
    • Mr Alexandre Alaphilippe, Executive Director, EU DisinfoLab
    • Ms Chloé Berthélémy, Policy Advisor, European Digital Rights (EDRI)
    • Mr Richard Youngs, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

    12:45 – 13:00 | Closing remarks

    • Mr István Komoróczki, EESC Study Group President

     

    Interpreting: Participants can speak to English, French, German, Croatian, Italian, Dutch, Hungarian and Polish

                                             and listen to English, French, German, Croatian, Italian and Hungarian

    Join the discussion on Twitter: #Disinformation #EUCitizens #EUelections

    For any further information, please contact Ms Sophie ZIMMER.