European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
10h | Introduction
10h10 | Keynote addresses
- Pascal Lamy, President emeritus, Europe Jacques Delors Institute: a vision for EU enlargement to the East and to the Western Balkans
- Gijs Schilthuis, Head of Unit "Policy perspectives", DG Agri, European Commission: the potential of EU enlargement for the EU's food open strategic autonomy and food security
10h45 | Session 1: Opportunities and challenges for the EU-agri-food sector with EU enlargement: views from candidate countries
- Anila Kopali, Professor, representing the Albanian Agribusiness Council (KASH)
- Boban Ilic, Secretary General of The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South East Europe (SWG)
- Martin Andreas Hans Banse, Head of Thünen Institute of Market Analysis: Free market access for Ukraine to the EU: Consequences for the agricultural and food sector
- Q&A
11h45 | Session 2: Contribution of the accession countries to the social, environmental and economic sustainability of the EU agri-food sector: views of EU's stakeholders
- Rudolfs Pulkstenis, Vice President of CEJA (European Council of Young Farmers) & organic farmer in Latvia
- Ivan Ivanov, EFFAT
- Vladlena Martsynkevych, CEE Bankwatch Network
- Todor Ivanov, Secretary-General, Eurocoop
- Q&A