2.30-2.40 p.m. Welcome address Ms Dilyana Slavova, President of the External Relations Section, EESC
2.40-3 p.m. Presentation of the European Commission discussion paper on Trade and Sustainable development chapters in EU Trade agreements
- Ms Sandra Gallina, Director, DG Trade, European Commission
3-4 p.m. SESSION 1: Trade and Sustainable development chapters – What have we achieved?
Moderator: Ms Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
Speakers:
- Representative of the European Commission
- Mr Jonathan Peel, Vice President of the External Relations Section, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
- Mr Daniele Basso, EU DAG under the EU-Central America AA, EU DAG under the Colombia / Peru FTA
- Mr Krzysztof Pater, EU DAG under the EU-Korea FTA
Discussion
4-4.15 p.m. Coffee Break
4.15-5.15 p.m. SESSION 2: Trade and Sustainable development chapters – How to do better?
Moderator: Ms Tanja Buzek, Member of the Workers' Group, EESC
Speakers:
- Ms Alba Ridao-Bouloumié, Vice Chair of the EU DAG under the EU-Central America AA
- Mr Andrzej Adamczyk, Chair of the EU DAG under the EU-Georgia DCFTA
- Ms Géraldine Duquenne, EU DAG under the Colombia/Peru FTA
- Ms Isabelle Brose, Chair of the EU DAG under the EU-Ukraine DCFTA
- Mr Axel Kenes, Director EU Trade Policy and TPC Full Member for Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Representative of the European Commission
Discussion
5.15-5.30 p.m. Concluding remarks
- Ms Dilyana Slavova, President of the External Relations Section, EESC