European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Impact of geopolitical instability on workers' rights and labour market(s) in the EU and impact of increasing defence budgets on welfare state, social (security) systems and workers' rights
14.00 – 14.10 I Opening by Lucie STUDNIČNÁ, Workers' Group President (Group II)
14.10 – 14.45 I Setting the scene
- José CEPEDA, MEP, S&D Group
- Claes-Mikael STÅHL, Deputy General Secretary ETUC
Q&A
14.45 – 16.00 I Geopolitical instability and impact on workers' rights
- Isabelle BARTHÈS, Deputy General Secretary industriAll Europe
- Marco TARQUINIO, MEP, S&D Group
- Rolph VAN DER HOEVEN, Emeritus professor at ISS, The Hague
Q&A
16.00 – 17.15 I Increasing defence budgets and its impact on welfare state, social (security) systems and workers' rights
- Béla GALGÓCZI, Senior research officer ETUI
- Gábor Márk PELLÉNYI, DG ECFIN, European Commission
- Patrick KACZMARCZYK, Ph.D. Mannheim University
Q&A