14.30 Welcome
- Stefano Palmieri, president of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Jose-Antonio Moreno-Diaz, EESC member, president of the EESC FRRL Group
- Karolina Dreszer-Smalec, EESC member, president of the study group for the EESC own-initiative opinion
14.45 Setting the stage – Introducing the EESC own-initiative opinion on The Rule of Law and its Impact on Economic Growth
- Jukka Ahtela, rapporteur for the EESC own-initiative opinion
14.55 The rule of law as a key for the functioning of the European social market economy
- Emmanuel Crabit, Director of the Directorate on Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law, DG JUST, European Commission
- János Bertók, Director for Public Governance, OECD
- Richard Barrett, Member of the Venice Commission in respect of Ireland
- Q & A and debate with EESC members
16.00 How can upholding the rule of law contribute to sustainable economic growth in Europe?
- Stefan Voigt, Director, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg and expert for the rapporteur of the EESC own-initiative opinion
- Malthe Munkøe, Senior Adviser, Economics Department, BusinessEurope
- Marco Cilento, Head of Institutional Policy, ETUC
- Michiel van Hulten, Executive Director of EU office, Transparency International
- Q & A and debate with EESC members
17.20 Summary and conclusions
- Jukka Ahtela, rapporteur for the EESC own-initiative opinion
17:30 End of public hearing
All speakers are confirmed.
Interpreting requested from ES/DE/EN/FR/IT/PL into ES/DE/EN/FR/IT/PL