On 13 March, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is holding a high-level conference, in cooperation with the Italian prime minister's office and under the auspices of the Italian parliament, entitled Sixty years of European community — let's shape the future! The conference will be held in the Auletta dei gruppi parlamentari, at the Montecitorio complex, from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

The speakers will include:

• Laura Boldrini, President of the Chamber of Deputies
• Georges Dassis, president of the European Economic and Social Committee
• Paolo Gentiloni, president of the Italian Council of Ministers 
• Domenico Minniti, Italy's interior minister
• Ian Borg, parliamentary secretary for the Maltese presidency
• Sandro Gozi, Italy's minister for European affairs
• Susanna Camusso, general secretary of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL)
• Luca Visentini, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (CES)

The conference will comprise three sessions addressing the following key issues now facing Europe:

• Social Europe as a tool for tackling inequalities
• Completing the Economic and Monetary Union for a stronger Europe
• Integration policies and immigration

Following the proceedings, the EESC president Georges Dassis will pay tribute to Dr Pietro Bartolo from Lampedusa, on behalf of the European Economic and Social Committee, for the great example of humanity shown by this representative of Italian civil society, who has become internationally renowned following the award-winning film Fuocoammare [Fire at Sea], in treating the refugees and migrants rescued in the Strait of Sicily.

Attendance is by invitation only.

You can find more information here.

Meeting with Alena Bašistová, Chairwoman of the Committee for Social Affairs of the Slovak Parliament, at 12:00.

Opening speech at the conference: "Circular Economy: one year after adoption, working together for the future", organised by the EESC and the European Commission, at 09:00.

Participation in the workshop: "Economic Law in the EU : How to Ensure Adequate Convergence After Brexit ?", organised by the C.R.I.D.E.S, Law Faculty, UCLouvain, at 12:00.

Opening speech at the public hearing: 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: social economy’s contribution to economic, social and territorial cohesion in Europe, organised by the European Parliament's Social Economy Intergroup, at 13:00.

You can find the program here.

Meeting with Sir Julian King, Commissioner for Security Union, at 09:00.

Opening speech at the European Migration Forum - 3rd meeting, at 09:00.

Meeting with Charles Koffi Diby, president of the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of the Republic of Ivory Coast, at 13:00.

Meeting with a delegation of the Economic and Social Council of Greece, headed by its president George Vernicos, at 11:00.

Plenary Session of EESC at 09:00.