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