Public hearing on "EU Disability Strategy 2021-2030"
Hybrid event via Interactio, online platform - Tuesday, 1 June 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Draft Agenda
09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. | Testing connections
09.30 a.m. - 09.35 a.m. | Introduction
- Marie Zvolská, President of the study group
09.35 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. | Presentation of the opinion
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, rapporteur
09.45 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. | Panel 1: Point of view of EU Institutions
(with break for the interpreters 15 minutes)
Moderator: Fernando Mauricio De Carvalho, EESC member
- Bruno Ribeiro Barata, Portuguese Presidency
- Annelisa Cotone, Member of Commissioner Dalli's Cabinet, European Commission
- Katrin Langensiepen, representative of the EU CRPD Framework and the EP CRPD Network, Disability Intergroup, European Parliament
- Daniela Ballico, Rapporteur, Committee of the Regions
- Daphne Ahrendt, Senior research manager, presentation of the report on Disability and labour market integration: Policy trends and support in EU Member States ,Eurofound
Questions & Answers
11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. | Break
11.45 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel 2: Point of view of Civil Society
Moderator: Sif Holst, EESC Member
- Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities (tbc)
- Ana Pelaez, vice-president, European Disability Forum (EDF)
- Miriam Pinto Lomeña, International Social Affairs Director, CEOE, Business Europe
- Carlotta Besozzi, Civil Society Europe
- Pirkko Mahlamäki, European Women Lobby (EWL)
- Representative, European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) (tbc)
Questions & Answers
12.45 p.m. - 12.55 p.m. | Conclusions
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, rapporteur of the EESC opinion
12.55 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Marie Zvolská, President of the study group
Participants can speak FR-EN-IT-PT-EL-CS-LT-PL and listen FR-EN-IT-EL-CS