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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