Conference on: Fundamental rights and the rule of law – Civil society perspectives on the European Rule of Law Mechanism
4 November 2021
Draft Agenda
09.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Online tests and coffee
10.00 a.m. - 10.45 a.m. | Opening session
(Room JDE62 - Interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)
Moderator: Florence Ranson, REDComms
Welcome
- Giulia Barbucci, Vice-President of the EESC – remotely
Defending Rule of Law in the EU – Keynote speakers
- Gašper Dovžan, State Secretary at the Slovenian Ministry Foreign Affairs of Slovenia State Secretary – remotely
- Florian Geyer, Head of Unit ‘Justice and Rule of Law’, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST)
10.45 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Main trends in Europe: a discussion on national experiences and European perspectives
(Room JDE62 - Interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)
Presentation: Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the EESC FRRL Group
Moderator: Florence Ranson, REDComms
- Justice
- Rebecca Schonenbach, Veto! Für den Rechtsstaat e.V., Germany
- Zara Iqbal, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
- Media
- Matthew Caruana Galizia, Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, Malta
- Renate Schroeder, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
- Corruption
- Sándor Léderer, Kmonitor, Hungary
- Nicholas Aiossa, Transparency International
- Checks and balances
- Maria Ventegodt, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark – remotely
- Linda Ravo, Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties)
12.45 p.m. - 02.30 p.m. | Lunch break
02.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m. | Main trends in Europe – Experience sharing
Justice
(Room JDE60 - language: EN)
Moderator: José Antonio Moreno Diaz, Member of the EESC FRRL Group
- Stefano Mallia, President of the EESC Employers Group (I)
- Róisín Pillay, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) – remotely
- Simone Cuomo, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) – remotely
- Colin Smith, the Bar of Ireland - remotely
Discussion
Corruption
(Room JDE63 - interpretation: EN-FR)
Moderator: Isabel Caño Aguilar, EESC Member, EESC Member
- MEP Ramona Strugariu (Romania, Renew Europe), EP intergroup on corruption – remotely
- Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the EESC FRRL Group
- Bilyana Wegertseder, Bulgarian Institute for Legal Initiatives (BILI) – remotely
- Lukáš Kraus, Frank Bold' NGO/"Reconstruction of the State" project (Czech Republic) – remotely
Discussion
Media
(Room JDE61 - language: EN)
Moderator: Christian Moos, Member of the EESC FRRL Group
- Oliver Röpke, President of the EESC Workers Group (II)
- Julie Majerczak, Reporters without Borders (RSF)
- Isabella Splendore, Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali (FIEG) – remotely
- Elda Brogi, Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) – remotely
Discussion
Checks and balances
(Room JDE62 - interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)
Moderator: Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, Vice-President of the EESC FRRL Group
- Séamus Boland, President of the EESC Diversity Europe Group (III)
- Alexandrina Najmowicz, European Civic Forum – remotely
- Stefan Clauwaert, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) – remotely
- Claudiu Crăciun, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania – remotely
Discussion
04.00 p.m. - 04.30 a.m. | Coffee break
04.30 p.m. - 06.00 p.m. | Concluding session
(Room JDE62 - Interpretation: ES-EN-FR-DE)
- Florence Ranson, REDComms
Reporting from each thread
- Justice: Zara Iqbal, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
- Media: Renate Schroeder, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
- Corruption: Nicholas Aiossa, Transparency International
- Checks and balances: Linda Ravo, Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties)
Lessons learned
- Nicole Romain, Head of Unit for Communications and Events, EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) – remotely
- Debbie Kohner, Secretary-General of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)
- Eszter Nagy, Member of the Bureau Executive of European Federalists (UEF) – remotely
Concluding remarks
- Cristian Pîrvulescu, President of the EESC FRRL Group