Programme

Hearing on The benefits of the outermost regions (ORs) for the European Union

EESC - 14/12/2021- JDE 62


14:30 Welcome and opening remarks

  • Stefano PALMIERI , President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee ( EESC )

14:40 Introduction of the EESC opinion "The benefits of the outermost regions for the European Union"

  • Jöel DESTOM , rapporteur (Diversity Europe Group, EESC )
  • Gonçalo LOBO XAVIER, co-rapporteur (Employers Group, EESC )

14:50 Representatives of National Government and European Institutions

  • Isabelle RICHARD, Deputy Director of Public Policies, Ministry of Overseas Territories of the French Republic
  • Stephane BIJOUX, Member of the European Parliament, rapporteur of the EP report Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions
  • Julián ZAFRA DIAZ, Director of European Affairs of the Government of the Canary Islands, presentation of the CoR opinion on The European Commission report on the implementation of the renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions
  • Monika HENCSEY, Director for Budget, Communication and General Affairs, DG REGIO, European Commission

15:40 Presidents of the Regional Economic and Social Councils of the outermost regions

  • Ariane FLEURIVAL , President of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council ( CESECE ) Guyana
  • Christophe WACHTER , President of the Regional Economic and Social Council of Guadeloupe
  • Philippe VILLARD, Member of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of Martinique
  • Julien GUMBS , President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Saint-Martin
  • Dominique VIENNE , President of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Reunion
  • Abdou DAHALANI , President of the Economic, social and environmental council Mayotte
  • José Ivo CORREIA , President of the Economic and Social Council of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
  • Gualter FURTADO , President of the Economic and Social Concertation Council Autonomous Region of the Azores 
  • José Cristóbal GARCÍA GARCÍA, President of the Canary Islands Economic and Social Council
  • Maryse COPPET , Lawyer specialised in European law

Q & A moderated by Florian MARIN, President of the EESC study group on The benefits of the outermost regions for the European Union

17:15 Conclusions and recommendations

  • Jöel DESTOM , rapporteur (Diversity Europe Group, EESC )
  • Gonçalo LOBO XAVIER, co-rapporteur (Employers Group, EESC )

17:30 End of the public hearing

Interpreting requested from BG/ES/CS/DE/ET/EL/EN/FR/IT/LV/LT/HU/NL/PL/PT/RO/SL/FI into BG/ES/CS/DE/EL/EN/FR/IT/LV/LT/HU/PL/RO