Programme

14:30 | Welcome and introductory remarks

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, president of the Section for economic and monetary union and economic and social cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Panel debate

  • Gaetano D'Adamo, Deputy Head of Unit, Multiannual Financial Framework and Chief Economist, Directorate- General for Budget (BUDG), European Commission
  • Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, author of the memo to the commissioner responsible for the European Union budget
  • Lúcio Vinhas de Souza, Director, Economics Department, Businesseurope
  • Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation, (ETUC)
  • Carlotta Besozzi, Director, Civil Society Europe

Summary and conclusions

  • Elena Calistru, Stefano Palmieri, Konstantinos Diamantouros, rapporteurs for the EESC opinion on the 'The Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework'

16:00 | End of the public debate.