European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030
- Brussels
PROGRAMME
09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome coffee and registration
09:30 - 09:45 | Opening session
Moderator: Madi Sharma, European Economic and Social Committee
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, Rapporteur of the opinion on "Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030", European Economic and Social Committee
09:45 - 10:05 | Keynote speakers
- Mark Priestley, Professor of Disability Policy, Leeds University
10:05 – 12:50 | Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030: the view of EU Institutions
Speakers will be asked to reply to the following questions:
- What are the main achievements of the current EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020?
- What lessons can be learned?
- What could be changed or improved in the next EU Disability Strategy 2020-2030?
Moderator: Pietro Barbieri, European Economic and Social Committee
- Monica Silvana González, MEP, European Parliament
- Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, DG EMPL, Unit for Disability and Inclusion
- Antero Kiviniemi, Finnish presidency, Council of the EU
- Jakub Pawlowicz, European Ombudsman
- Robert Jan Uhl, Fundamental Rights Agency
- Pierre Gyselinck, European Disability Forum
Open floor discussion with participants
A coffee break will take place mid morning
12:50 – 13:00 | Conclusions
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, Rapporteur of the opinion on "Shaping the EU agenda for disability rights 2020-2030", European Economic and Social Committee
Interpretation requested from Czech, English, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Spanish, Swedish and Polish into Czech, English and Spanish
International sign language interpretation provided
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