OPENING Session

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Welcome by Oliver Röpke, EESC President

Keynote speech by Albena Azmanova, Professor of Political and Social Science at City Saint George’s University of London: 

• From Polarisation to Collaboration: Can Democracies Dream Big Again?

Panel discussion: Still united in diversity?

Moderated by Shada Islam, with:

• Younous Omarjee, Vice-President of the European Parliament
• Adriana Porowska, Minister for Civil Society (Polish Council Presidency)
• Szabolcs Schmidt, European Commission, Directorate General for Justice and Consumers,
• Brikena Xhomaqi, Co-chair of the EESC Liaison Group
• Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General of the European Movement International
• Mădălina-Mihaela Antoci, National Youth Council of Moldova

Q&A