PROGRAMME

9:30 

Introduction

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) and president of the study groups, which have prepared this package ECO/651 and ECO/652, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) 

Main results of this consultation in Member States, the views of organised civil society in the Member states and the main EESC recommendations

  •  Luca Jahier, president of the European Semester Group and one of the 3 rapporteurs for this package, EESC
  • Javier Doz Orrit, vice-president of the European Semester Group and one of the 3 rapporteurs for this package, EESC
  • Konstantinos Diamantouros, one of the 3 rapporteurs for this package, EESC

Experiences from discussions at national level

  • Cathal FitzGerald, Irish National Economic and Social Council
  • David Xuereb, Chairman of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development
  • Justyna K. Ochędzan, Polish Council for Public Benefit Work 

 How other EU institutions perceive these results?

  • Joao Liborio, DG ECFIN, European Commission
  • Aneta Piątkowska, Director of the Department of Sustainable Economy in the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, and the representative of Poland to the Economic Policy Committee

Debate

Conclusions

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the ECO Section, EESC

11:15 End of the debate