Draft programme

One Europe, One Market: from strategy to delivery

Event moderated by Sandra Parthie, President of the European Economic and Social Committee's (EESC) Employers Group

9h30 – 10h00 | Introductory remarks

  • Antje Gerstein, President of the EESC Single Market, Production and Consumption Section (INT Section)
  •  Anna Cavazzini, Chair of the European Parliament's IMCO Committee
  • Emma Blain, Councilor of the Dublin City Council and Committee of the Regions (CoR) member

10h00 – 10h55 | First debate

Product safety and compliance: enhancing market surveillance for better products and consumer protection

Setting the scene: 

  • Tullio Ambrosone, Director of the AREL Single Market Lab
  • Sylvia Maurer, Director for Advocacy Coordination, BEUC

Insights from the European Parliament: 

  • Regina Doherty, Group of the European People's Party (EPP)
  • Dirk Gotink, Group of the European People's Party (EPP)
  • Jeannette Baljeu, Renew Europe Group
  • Gheorghe Piperea, European Conservatives and Reformists Group

EESC perspective: 

  • Angelo Pagliara, EESC member and rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the Single Market Strategy

10h55 – 11h50 | Second debate

Public procurement, sustainability and circular economy goals

Setting the scene:

  • Alessandro Valenza, Senior Policy Analyst, Italian National School of Public Administration
  • Jonathan Bonadio, Head of policy, RESCOOP

Insights from the European Parliament:

  • Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Renew Europe Group
  • Jeannette Baljeu, Renew Europe Group
  • Hanna Gedin, The Left group - GUE/NGL

EESC perspective:

  • Giuseppe Guerini, INT Section Vice-President and rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the Single Market Strategy

11h50 – 12h45 | Third debate

Building a smarter and simpler Single Market for the digital era

Setting the scene:

  • Sophia Zakari, Director for Enterprise policy and legal affairs, SME United
  • Lorenzo Repetti, Director of Policy, ETUC

Insights from the European Parliament:

  • Pablo Arias Echeverría, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the European People's Party (EPP)
  •  Henrik Dahl, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the European People's Party (EPP)
  • Brando Benifei, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D)

CoR perspective:

  • Lorenzo Galligani, Councilor of Pistoia and rapporteur of the CoR opinion on the Single Market Strategy

12h45 – 13h00 | Closing remarks

  • Angelo Pagliara, EESC member and rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the Single Market Strategy
  • Giuseppe Guerini, INT Section Vice-President and rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the Single Market Strategy
  • Lorenzo Galligani, Councilor of Pistoia and rapporteur of the CoR opinion on the Single Market Strategy

13h00 – 14h00 | Networking lunch

Participants may speak in English, French and Italian. During the discussions, interpretation will be provided into English, French and Italian.

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