European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
1st day - 12 October
Opening session
2.30 p.m.| Welcome address by
- Gabriele BISCHOFF, Workers' Group President (Group II) – EESC
2.45 p.m. | Priorities and Programme of the Slovak EU Presidency – evaluation
Interventions by
- Robert FICO, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
- Jozef KOLLÁR, President of the KOZ SR
Debate
4.15 p.m. | Economic and social divergences and convergences – How does the Slovak Republic perform?
Interventions by
- Peter ŽIGA, Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic
- Ivan ŠVEJNA, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
- Juraj SIPKO, Director of the Institute of Economic Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Debate
5.45 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Gabriele BISCHOFF, Workers' Group President (Gr II) – EESC
6 p.m. | End of the first part of the meeting
2nd day - 13 October
9 a.m. | Panel: What Europe do we want?
- Introduction by: Georges DASSIS, EESC President
Fair mobility or unfair competition?
- Moderator: Emil MACHYNA, member of the Workers' Group
- Key note speech by: Jan CREMERS, Researcher, Tilburg Law School
Interventions by:
- Danica LEHOCKÁ, Director General, Section of Labour of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
- Jackie MORIN, Head of Unit "Free Movement of workers, EURES", EC
- Liina CARR, ETUC Confederal Secretary, member of the Workers' Group
- Cinzia DEL RIO, Gr II member of the EESC study group on posting of workers
Debate
12.15 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Gabriele BISCHOFF, Workers' Group President (Group II) – EESC
12.30 p.m. | End of the meeting
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