Programme

Building a social future for Europe - Extraordinary meeting of the Workers' Group

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1st day – 11 November

2.30 p.m.    Opening session

Welcome address by

  • Ana MENDES GODINHO, Portuguese Minister of Employment, Solidarity, and Social Security 
  • Filipe ANACORETA CORREIA, Deputy Mayor of the Lisbon

3 p.m.    Panel - "Achievements of the Portuguese EU Presidency and further challenges"

  • Introduction by Oliver RÖPKE, Workers' Group president (Group II) – EESC 
  • Keynote speaker  Miguel CABRITA, Portuguese Secretary of State for Labour and Vocational Training

Q+A 

3.55 p.m.    Coffee break 

4.10 p.m.    Panel - "Achievements of the Portuguese EU Presidency and further challenges"

Interventions by

  • Francisco ASSIS, President of the ESC Portugal 
  • Isabel CAMARINHA, General secretary of CGTP-IN 
  • Carlos SILVA, General secretary of UGT-P

Debate

5.45 p.m.    Closing remarks by

6 p.m.    End of the 1st part of the meeting

2nd day – 12 November

10 a.m.    Panel: "What future for Europe do we want"

  • Introduction by Oliver RÖPKE, Workers' Group president (Group II) – EESC 
  • Keynote speaker  Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs

Q+A

Interventions by

  • Gašper DOVŽAN, Slovenian Secretary of State and Co-Chair of the Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe 
  • Clément BEAUNE, French Secretary of State for European Affairs 
  • Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, S&D Group President and member of the Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe 
  • Luca VISENTINI, General Secretary of the ETUC

Debate

12.45 p.m.    Closing remarks by

1 p.m.    End of the meeting
 

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