European Economic
and Social Committee
Draft Programme
European Economic and Social Committee |
Group III extraordinary meeting in Riga – 25 March 2015
C O N F E R E N C E
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8.30 – 9.00/ Registration |
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09.00 – 9.45 - OPENING SESSION |
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Luca Jahier - President of the Various Interests Group of the EESC |
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Edgars Putra - Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Economics |
09.45 – 10.45 - KEYNOTE SPEECHES |
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Andris Piebalgs – Former EU Commissioner, Advisor to Mr Andris Bērziņš, President of Latvia – The Economic growth and social progress in Latvia – influence of the energy sector |
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Sergejs Kruks - Professor of Riga Stradina University - Latvian crisis management: social and communication aspects |
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10.45 – 11.15 / Coffee Break |
11.15 – 13.00 - SESSION I - Chair : Armands Krauze BOOSTING RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AT LOCAL LEVEL |
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Dr.oec. Andris Miglavs, Latvian State Institute of Agricultural Economics, Head of Agricultural Development and Economic Relations Department - How to boost rural development and whether to do it at all |
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Liesma Ose - Latvian Community Initiatives Foundation - Making democracy work at the local scale with rural and urban communities |
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Roman Haken – EESC Member, Community Led Local Development (CLLD) as a tool of Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 for local, rural, urban and peri-urban development |
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Rinalds Muciņš - Director of the State Regional Development Agency - Support measures for balanced regional development in LV |
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Edgars Treibergs - Cooperation Council of Agricultural Organisations – The agricultural infrastructure in Latvia towards free market economy |
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13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch break |
14.30 – 15.30 - SESSION II - Chair : Gunta Anča TOOLS FOR CHANGE : THE INVOLVEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY OF LATVIA |
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Ariane Rodert, Vice-President of EESC Group III – Social economy as way out of the social and economic crisis |
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Viesturs Kleinbergs - Samaritan Association of Latvia - Strengthening of volunteer work for the common good |
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Zane Bojāre - Co-founder and Manager of the Latvian Social Enterprise Lude – Less waste, more joy |
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15.30 – 15.45 / Coffee Break |
15.45 – 17.00 - SESSION III - Chair : Andris Gobiņš TOOLS FOR CHANGE - COMMUNICATING NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ISSUES |
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Rasma Pīpiķe - Latvian Civic Alliance - Role of civil society in decision-making |
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Ask Løvbjerg Abildgaard – EESC Member and Policy Officer at the Disabled Peoples Organisations Denmark (DPOD) – Civil society conveying its message and agenda at European level |
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Emīls Anškens, President of the Latvian Youth Council - Youth organisations and policy making |
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Richard Adams – EESC Member, Rapporteur on "Governance system / 2030 climate and energy framework" - Civil society engagement in EU energy policy and implementation |
17.00 – 17.30 : CONCLUDING SESSION - Chair : Luca Jahier |