Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections
7 June 2017
Agenda
Simultaneous interpretation requested from French, English, Lithuanian and Polish into French, English, Lithuanian and Polish.
International sign language provided.
02.00 - 02.30 p.m. | Registration (and coffee)
02.30 - 03.00 p.m. | Opening remarks
Moderator: Linas Lasiauskas, President of the Study Group on SOC/554 - Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections, European Economic and Social Committee
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and President of European Disability Forum (EDF)
- Helga Stevens, Co-chair of the European Parliament disability intergroup
- Pascal Durand, Member of the EP Disability intergroup and Group coordinator in the EP AFCO Committee (tbc)
03.00 - 03.20 p.m. | Keynote speech
- Krzysztof Pater, Rapporteur of the Study Group on SOC/554 - Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections
03.20 - 04.50 p.m. | Panel 1 - A look into existing projects
Moderator: Linas Lasiauskas, President of the Study Group on SOC/554 - Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections
- Andrey Ivanov, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
- Elise Cornu, Council of Europe (CoE)
- Lusine Badalyan, Organisation for Security and Co - operation in Europe (OSCE)
Open floor discussion
04.50 - 05.20 p.m. | Panel 2 - Case study: Estonia and electronic voting
Moderator: Linas Lasiauskas, President of the Study Group on SOC/554 - Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections
- Helin Leichter, Estonia State Electoral Office
Open floor discussion
05.20 - 05.30 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Krzysztof Pater, Rapporteur of the Study Group on SOC/554 - Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections