European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
PROGRAMME
8.30 – 9.00 a.m. Registration of participants
9.00 – 10.00 a.m. Inaugural session
Opening remarks by Mr Zoran Stojiljković and Ms Ana Milićević-Pezelj, co-chairs of the EU-Serbia JCC
Current state of play in EU-Serbia relations and the accession process
- Yngve Engstroem, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Serbia
- Tanja Miščević, Chief Negotiator for Serbia's Accession to the EU
Debate
10.00 – 10.15 a.m. Coffee break
10.15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Follow-up on Chapter 19 of the accession negotiations – Decreasing of Inequality and Promotion of Equal Opportunities in Social Policy and Employment
Presentation of the reports:
- Georges Dassis, Member of the EU-Serbia JCC
- Mihail Arandarenko, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade
- Statement by Christiane Westphal, Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission
Debate
12 – 1 p.m. Instrument of Pre-Accession – Serbia's experience and expectations
- Branko Budimir, Assistant Minister, Ministry of European Integration of the Government of the Republic of Serbia
- Tanja Petrović, Executive Director, Young Researchers of Serbia
- Nicolas Bizel, Operations - Head of Section 1, EU Delegation to Serbia
- Dimitris Dimitriadis, Member of the EESC
1 – 2 p.m. Lunch
2–3.30 p.m. Enabling civic space and overview of the civil society situation in Serbia
Presentation of the reports:
- Marina Škrabalo, Member of the EU-Serbia JCC
- Sonja Stojanović Gajić, Member of the EU-Serbia JCC
- Statement by Svetlana Djukić, Project Manager, EU Delegation to Serbia
Debate
3.30–3.45 p.m. Coffee break
3.45–4.30 p.m. Adoption of the Joint Declaration
4.30 p.m. End of the meeting