DRAFT PROGRAMME

 

Opening speech by Ignacio Garcia Bercero, EU Chief Negotiator for TTIP

Presentation of the EESC own-initiative opinion by the rapporteur Mr Philip de Buck and the co-rapporteur Ms Tanja Buzek

Q&A session

 

Session 1: Regulatory cooperation, good regulatory practices, technical barriers to trade

Ms Monique Goyens – BEUC

Mr Hervé Gauthier – CEN/CENELEC

Mr Philippe Portalier – Orgalime

Debate

 

Session 2: Services

Ms Penny Clark – EPSU

Mr Blazej Blasikiewicz – European Banking Federation

Mr Pascal Kerneis - ESF

Debate

 

Coffee break

 

Session 3: Investment protection and the Investment Court System (ICS)

A representative from the EC (tbc)

Mr Winand L.E. Quaedvlieg

Ms Laurens Ankersmit - Client Earth (tbc)

Debate

 

Session 4: Trade and sustainable development

Georgios Altintzis - ITUC

Daniel Samaan - ILO

Eleonora Catella – BUSINESSEUROPE

Debate

 

Closing speech and conclusions by the rapporteur of the own-initiative opinion REX/464, Mr Philip de Buck