European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Programme
Monday, 4 March 2019
2.30-3.30 p.m - Report on recent activities
- 4th & 5th EU-SADC Trade Development Committee (TDC)
- 16th Regional Seminar in Namibia
- 36th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA)
- 4th Cariforum-EU Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and 8th Cariforum-EU Trade & Development committee meeting (T&DC)
3.30-4.30 p.m. - Latest developments on Economic Partnership Agreements
- Ms Ewa Synowiec, Director responsible for Director for Sustainable Development; Economic Partnership Agreements, Africa-Caribbean and Pacific, Agri-food Trade at the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission.
Discussion
4.30-4.45 p.m. - Coffee break
4.45-6.30 p.m. - The state of play of EPAs with and within the Economic Community of Western African States
- Mr Olivier Coupleux and/or Ms Lisa Eifert, Trade Affairs Officers - EPA implementation and monitoring, responsible for West Africa
Discussion
6.30 p.m. - Dinner hosted by the EESC – 1st Floor EESC - room VIP 4-5-6
END OF DAY
Tuesday, 5 March 2019
9.30 a.m.-12 noon - The state of play of the Post-Cotonou Agreement
- Keynote speaker MEP Louis Michel, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Domenico Rosa, Head of Unit - Strategic Partnerships EU-ACP and EU-African Union, DG Devco, European Commission
Discussion
12 noon-12.15 p.m. - Coffee break
12.15-1.15 p.m. - Work programme (in camera)
1-1.30 p.m. - Closure chaired by Mr Mulewicz
Working languages: ES-EN-FR-PT
Interpreting requested from: ES-EN-FR-PT
into: ES-EN-FR