European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
10h30 | Welcome and Introduction
- Mr Andreas Thurner, member of the EESC, rapporteur of the EESC ongoing opinion on the EC Progress Report on the EU Forest Strategy
- Mr Harald Mauser (moderator of this hearing), Liaison Officer, Brussels Office, European Forest Institute (EFI)
10h40 | Panel I - EU Institutions – presentations by
- Mr Marc de SMET, Policy Officer, DG Agriculture and rural development, European Commission
- The Romanian Presidency
- Mr Ossi Martikainen, Committee of the Regions, Chair of the NAT commission and rapporteur of the Committee of the Regions' opinion on the Mid-term review of the EU Forest Strategy
- Mr Jérôme ROCHE, Secretary General, European Organisation of Agricultural, Rural and Forestry Contractors
Q&A session
11h40 | Coffee break
12h00 | Panel II – presentations by
- Mr Martin Höbarth, Chair of the COPA-COGECA Forest Working Party
- Ms Anke Schulmeister, Senior Forest Policy Officer, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- Ms Silvia Melegari, Secretary General, European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS)
Q&A session
13h15 | Conclusions by
- Mr Andreas Thurner, rapporteur of the EESC opinion EC Progress Report on the EU Forest Strategy
13h25 | Final remarks by
- Mr Harald Mauser, moderator, European Forest Institute (EFI)
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