European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
9.30-10.00 a.m. Registration and coffee
10.00 -10.30 a.m. Opening session
- Mr Arno Metzler, President of the Diversity Europe Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Mrs Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission (tbc)
- Mr Josip Alardović, minister, Ministry of Labour and Pension System (tbc)
- Mr Mario Šiljeg, State Secretary, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy
- Mrs Helena Beus, Head of Office, Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs
- Mrs Emina Bužinkić, president of the Council for civil society development (via video message)
10.30-12 p.m. Panel 1: Civic Space in the European Union
Moderator: Mrs Lidija Pavić, EESC member, Director of Croatian civil society organisation ODRAZ, Sustainable Community Development, board member of the Croatian Rural Development Network (HMRR)
- Mr Ionut Sibian, Executive Director, Civil Society Development Foundation, Romania; EESC member
- Mrs Slađana Novota, Director; SMART (Association for Civil Society Development)
- Mr Igor Vidačak, University Professor, International Consultant; University of Zagreb · Faculty of Political Science
Debate
12-12.30 p.m. Coffee break
12.30-2.00 p.m. Panel 2: Solidarity in practice
Moderator: Mrs Marina Škrabalo, EESC member, Senior adviser - Policy research, advocacy and education related to issues of participatory democracy, human rights and good governance in Croatia as well as in the countries of the former Yugoslavia
- Mr José Antonio Moreno Diaz, EESC member, Lawyer – Legal Advisor on Immigration, Asylum and Integration Issues; President of the EESC Group on Fundamental rights and the Rule of Law
- Mr Gordan Bosanac, CROSOL – Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity
- Mr Tvrtko Barun, Country Director Jesuit Refugee Service
Debate
2.00-3.00 p.m. Lunch
3.00-4.30 p.m. Panel 3: Sustainable development and Green Deal
Moderator: Mr Toni Vidan, EESC member, Head of the energy programme, Green Action/Friends of the Earth Croatia – civil society organisation for environmental protection
- Mr Cillian Lohan, EESC member, Green Economy Foundation, Ireland
- Mrs Jagoda Munic, Friends of the Earth, Brussels
- Mr Dražen Šimleša, scientist and researcher in field of Social Entrepreneurship at the Institute for social sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Debate
4.30-5 p.m. Conclusion remarks
Moderators
- Mrs Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President for Demography and Democracy, European Commission (tbc)
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