European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
2 p.m. Registration and coffee
2.30 p.m. Introductory remarks
- Joost van Iersel, President, Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
2.45 p.m. The institutional perspective: challenges and opportunities for the next 18 months
- Massimo Suardi, Deputy Head, Cabinet of Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission
- Wouter Coussens, Economic Adviser, Cabinet of Donald Tusk, President of the European Council
- Luděk Niedermayer, MEP, ECON Committee Vice-Chair, European Parliament
4 p.m. The analytical toolbox: how to address the outstanding challenges for EMU?
- Bernard Snoy, President, European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC)
- Olivier Garnier, Director General Economics and International Relations, Banque de France
- Katharina Gnath, Senior Project Manager, Europe's Future Programme, Bertelsmann Stiftung
5.15 p.m. Summary and conclusions
- Mihai Ivaşcu, Rapporteur for the opinion on the Commission's EMU Package, EESC
- Stefano Palmieri, Co-rapporteur for the opinion on the Commission's EMU Package, EESC