Public hearing on “Towards a Europe free of violence against women”
Remote event via Interactio, online platform - Thursday, 21 April 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Agenda
09:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. | Testing connections
09:30 a.m. - 09:35 a.m. | Introduction by
- Lech Pilawski, President of the study group "Combatting violence against women" (SOC/726)
09:35 a.m. - 09.50 a.m. | Opening remarks
- José Antonio Moreno Díaz, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion "Combatting violence against women" (SOC/726)
- Ody Neisingh, Co-rapporteur of the EESC opinion "Combatting violence against women" (SOC/726)
- Maria Nikolopoulou, EESC Equality Group President
09:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. | Panel 1
Moderator: Denis Meynent, member of the study group, EESC
Keynote speakers:
- Maruša Gortnar, Head of Operations, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
- Joanna Goodey, Head of the Research and Data Unit, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
Interventions by:
- Maria Rosaria Mollica, Legal Officer, Gender Equality Unit, European Commission
- Iris Luarasi, President, GREVIO, Council of Europe
- Ana Peláez Narváez, Vice-Chair, UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Q&A
11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Break
11:20 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel 2
Moderator: Tudorel Tupiluși, member of the study group, EESC
Interventions by:
- Laura Kaun, Policy and Campaigns Officer, European Women's Lobby (EWL)
- Esther Lynch, Deputy General Secretary, ETUC
- Rebekah Smith, Deputy Director, Social Affairs Department, Business Europe
- Marcella Pirrone, President, Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE)
- Dastan Salehi, Advocacy Officer, PICUM
- Rosa San Segundo, Director of the University Institute for Gender Studies, Madrid University
Q&A
12:45 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. | Conclusions by
- José Antonio Moreno Díaz, rapporteur of the EESC opinion
- Ody Neisingh, co-rapporteur of the EESC opinion
12:55 p.m. - 01:00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Christa Schweng, President of the EESC
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