CIVIL SOCIETY FOR REUNAISSANCE
Morning session
Charlemagne building, European Commission, Rue de la Loi 170, 1000 Brussels
Moderator: Shada Islam
9.10 Opening by Luca Jahier, EESC President
9.20 Panel discussion with leaders of civil society organisations
- Annemie Drieskens (COFACE President)
- Markus J. Beyrer (BusinessEurope Director General)
- Luca Visentini (ETUC General Secretary)
- Valeria Ronzitti (CEEP Secretary General)
- Luc Triangle (Secretary General of IndustriALL)
- Conny Reuter (Co-President of Liaison Group, Secretary General of Solidar)
10.00 Speech by Greta Thunberg, climate activist
10.10 Message by Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament
10.15 Speech by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission
10.25 Speech by Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Committee of the Regions
10.40 Questions & answers
11.05 Musical intervention - Euphonìa and Vitruvian Europe
11.20 Inspirational speakers and European movements
- Eva Maydell (President of European Movement International)
- Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović (Secretary General of Europa Nostra)
- Guillaume Klossa (CIVICO Co-President)
11.35 2nd panel discussion with leaders/representatives of civil society organisations
- Véronique Willems (SME United Secretary General)
- Josef Středula (President of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions - CMKOS)
- Jouni Nissinen (European Environmental Bureau President)
- Katja Lehto-Komulainen (ETUC Deputy General Secretary)
- Arnaldo Abruzzini (Eurochambres CEO)
12.05 Inspirational speakers
- Anna Widegren (Secretary General of the European Youth Forum)
- Madeleina Kay, aka EU Super Girl
12.15 Closing panel discussion with Presidents of national economic and social councils and similar institutions and the EESC Vice-Presidents
- Tiziano Treu (CNEL, Italy)
- Lalko Dulevski (ESC, Bulgaria)
- John Bencini (MCESD, Malta)
- Carole Couvert (ESEC, France)
- Isabel Caño Aguilar (EESC Vice-President for Communication)
- Milena Angelova (EESC Vice-President for Budget)
12.45 End of the morning session
Afternoon session
Jacques Delors building (JDE), European Economic and Social Committee, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1000 Brussels
13.30 Light lunch
14.30 Thematic tables
Table 1: Why favourable conditions for European businesses are good for all citizens - Room JDE 60
Chair: Thomas Wagnsonner (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala (EESC Member)
Table 2: How to strengthen EU as a global economic player - Room JDE 62
Chair: Dilyana Slavova (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Alberto Mazzola (EESC Member)
Table 3: Overcoming inequalities: investing in a more sustainable Europe - Room JDE 53
Chair: Krzysztof Balon (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Peter Schmidt (EESC Member)
Table 4: A European Union Agenda on the future of work - Room JDE 51
Chair: Eve Päärendson (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Franca Salis Madinier (EESC Member)
Table 5: European values and Fundamental Rights: a Key for the European Union of tomorrow - Room JDE 52
Chair: José Antonio Moreno Díaz (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Christian Moos (EESC Member)
Table 6: Turning the next generation into European Citizens through civic education - Room JDE 61
Chair: Milena Angelova (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Pavel Trantina (EESC Member)
Table 7: Peace and culture: tools for strengthening the European project - Room JDE 63
Chair: Jane Morrice (EESC Member)
Rapporteur: Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović (Secretary General of Europa Nostra)