Programme

EU Reflection Paper "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030"

27/02/2019 | Room JDE 62


2.30 p.m. | Welcome

  • Maurizio Reale, NAT President

2.35 p.m. | Introduction

  • Cillian Lohan, rapporteur of the EESC opinion NAT/760 on the Reflection Paper "Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030"

2.45 p.m. | Setting the scene: a contribution from the Foundation for Future Generations

  • Benoît Derenne, Executive Director, Foundation for Future Generations

3.00 p.m. |  Reflection Paper "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030"

Presentations by:

  • Florentine Hopmeier, Member of the Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, European Commission
  • Ms Lorincz Csilla or Mr. Radu Butum, Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
  • Seb Dance, Member of the European Parliament
  • Markku Markkula, First Vice President, Committee of the Regions

Discussion with NAT Section Members and participants

3.45 p.m. | Coffee break

4.00 p.m. | Civil society's views on the Reflection Paper and the way forward

Presentations by:

  • Jan Noterdaeme, Senior Advisor, CSR Europe
  • Marco Cilento, Senior Advisor, ETUC
  • Luc Bas, Director, IUCN European Regional Office
  • Jussi Kanner, co-chair of the CONCORD's working group on sustainable development, CONCORD
  • Masha Smirnova, Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Social Platform

Discussion with NAT Section Members and participants

5.15 p.m. | Conclusions

  • Peter Schmidt, co-rapporteur of the opinion NAT/760 and President of the Sustainable Development Observatory

5.30 p.m. | End of the event