European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Public hearing on “European Civil Society: Time for a European Statute for Associations”
Hybrid event via Interactio, online platform - Friday, 10 September 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Draft Agenda
09.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Log on to platform / Interactio testing for speakers
10.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. | Welcome and introduction
- Helena de Filipe Lehtonen, EESC Study Group President
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, EESC Rapporteur
10.15 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. | Panel I – Is a statute for associations needed at European level?
Moderator: Jean Marc Roirant, Expert for the Rapporteur
- Sergey Lagodinsky, MEP, Rapporteur "A statute for European cross-border associations and non-profit organisations"
- Ann Branch, Head of Unit, DG EMPL (tbc)
- Hanna Surmatz, Manager & Co-lead Philanthropy Advocacy, EFC
- Alexandrina Najmowicz, Secretary General of the European Civic Forum
11.15 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. | Break
11.45 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel II – What should a potential statute look like and when do you qualify to be a European Association?
Moderator: Petru Dandea, EESC member
- Mary Ann Hennessey, Secretary to the Conference of INGOs, Council of Europe
- Oonagh Breen, Professor, Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin
- Victor Messeger, Director Social Economy Europe
- Anna Biondi, Deputy Director ACTRAV, ILO
- Marc-Andre Dorel, Acting Chief, NGO Affairs Branch, UN, (DESA)
12.45 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, EESC Rapporteur
- Jean Marc Roirant, Expert for the Rapporteur
Participants can speak and listen to English, French and Spanish.