Programme

5th meeting of the EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform

9.30 – 10.45 : Opening Session

Welcome address by co-chairs of the EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform

  • Ms Lousineh Hakobyan, Armenian co-chair
  • Mr Simo Tiainen, EU co-chair

Welcome words by Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the External Relations Section of the European Economic and Social Committee

Assessment of the state of play in the implementation of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement

  • H.E. Tigran Balayan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Head of Mission of Armenia to the European Union
  • Mr Julien Bourtembourg, Deputy Head of the Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan Division, EEAS
  • Mr Hubert Duhot, Deputy Head of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus & Eastern Partnership Coordination Unit, DG NEAR, European Commission

Debate

10.45 – 11.00 : Break

11.00 – 12.00 : State of Play of CEPA Implementation in the Area of Democracy, Rule of Law, Anti-Corruption and Human Rights

  • Ms Lousineh Hakobyan, Europe in Law Association
  • Ms Syuzanna Soghomonyan, Armenian Lawyers' Association
  • Ms Hasmik Harutyunyan, Protection of Rights without Borders
  • Mr Hovsep Khurshudyan, Free Citizen Civic Initiatives Support Center NGO

12.00 – 13.00 : Blue economy and sustainable water management

  • Paul Ruebig, EESC Member
  • DG Environment
  • Mr Florian Marin, EESC Member, Rapporteur of the umbrella opinion "A call for an EU Blue Deal"
  • Armenian speaker

13.00 – 14.30 : Lunch offered by the EESC – VIP restaurant 1st floor

14.30 – 15.30 : Ensuring the Future of Work through Social Dialogue and Institutional Development

  • Ms Anna Barikyan, Confederation of Trade Unions
  • Mr Arsen Igityan, Public Sector Labor Union
  • ETUC

15.30 – 16.30 : The Interrelation between CEPA Implementation and the Diversification of the Armenian Economy

  • Mr Nerses Karamanukyan, Union of Industries and Businesses
  • Mr Hovsep Khurshudyan, Free Citizen Civic Initiatives Support Center NGO
  • Mr Hayk Margaryan, International Chamber of Commerce, National Committee Armenia Executive Board Member Chair of the Trade & Investment Commission
  • Mr Gagik Makaryan, Republican Union of Employers of Armenia

Debate

16.30 – 17.00 : Adoption of joint declaration