Programme

9.30 – 10 a.m.             Registration

 

10 – 10.30 a.m.           Inaugural session

 

Inaugural addresses

  • Ionuţ Sibian, member of the EESC, JCC co-chair
  • Zoran Stojiljković, Trade Union Confederation "Nezavisnost", JCC co-chair

 

10.30 – 11.30 p.m.      Session I: Current state of play in EU-Serbia relations and the accession process

 

  • H.E. Ana Hrustanović, Head of Serbia's Mission to the EU 
  • Konstantinos Niafas, Serbia Unit, DG NEAR, European Commission

Debate

 

11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.     Session II: Education and culture and their influence on the labour market

 

Presentation of the report:

  • Ana Milićević-Pezelj, EU member of the JCC
  • Zoran Stojiljković, Serbia's member of the JCC

Debate

 

1 – 2.30 p.m.   Lunch break – EESC canteen

 

2.30 – 4 p.m.   Session III: Debate on freedom of expression and media in Serbia

 

  • Dinko Gruhonjić, programme editor, Independent Journalists Association of Vojvodina (IJAV)
  • Jane Morrrice, EESC member
  • Konstantinos Niafas, Serbia Unit, DG NEAR, Commission

 

Debate

 

4 – 4.15 p.m.   Coffee break

 

4.15 – 5 p.m.   Adoption of the Joint Declaration

 

5 p.m.  End of the meeting