DRAFT PROGRAMME - 26 November 2020
9 – 10 a.m. Connection test with remote participants
10 – 11 a.m. Inaugural session
Moderator: Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the Section for External Relations of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
- Nezha Bouchareb, Moroccan Minister of National Land Use Planning, Town Planning, Housing and Urban Policy
- Ahmed Réda Chami, President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Morocco
- Nasser Kamel, Secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (video message)
11 – 11.30 a.m. Compulsory break for interpreters
11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Session 1: Sustainable development in the Mediterranean region
This session will be based on draft report REX/526 on the same subject, which was drawn up by the EESC and sent to the delegations before the summit. It will provide an opportunity to address a number of issues in a broad discussion with the audience. The discussion will also look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the area of sustainable development.
- Lidija Pavić-Rogošić, rapporteur for opinion REX/526 (EESC)
- Abdellah Mouttaqi, member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Morocco and secretary-general of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)
Debate with national ESCs and similar organisations
1 – 2.30 p.m. Compulsory break for interpreters
2.30 – 4 p.m. Session 2: Digitalisation and SMEs in the Mediterranean region
This session will focus on the EESC information report on Digitalisation and SMEs in the Mediterranean region (REX/519) and will be a follow-up to the discussions held during the 2019 Euromed summit. The discussion will also look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this context.
- María Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, rapporteur for opinion REX/519, EESC
- Jorge Aragón, Member of the ESC of Spain "Challenges and realities of digitalisation. Contributions of the ESC of Spain
- Tanja Maraš, expert on digital connectivity, Regional Cooperation Council
Debate with national ESCs and similar organisations
4 – 4.30 p.m. Compulsory break for interpreters
4.30 – 5.30 p.m. Session 3: Networks in the Euro-Mediterranean area – developing regional cooperation
This session will give the floor to regional networks to present their activities and enhance their visibility.
- Jihen Boutiba, Secretary General of the Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (UMCE)
- Mustapha Tlili, Executive Secretary of the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC)
- Josep Ferré i Gavarró, Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
- Michael Scoullos, Chairman of the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)
Debate with national ESCs and similar institutions
5.30 – 6 p.m. Closing of the summit | Euromed Summit 2021
This session will give an opportunity to participants to brainstorm on the main theme of the Euromed Summit 2021; the topic "Covid-19: The role of civil society in the reconstruction and resilience of the Euro-Mediterranean region" has been proposed so far.
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the Euromed Follow-up Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee