10 a.m.– 10.05 a.m. Welcome
Ms Dilyana Slavova, President of the Section for External Relations, EESC
10.05 a.m.– 10.15 a.m. Introductory Remarks
Mr Alberto Mazzola, President of the International Trade Follow-up Committee, EESC
10.15 a.m.– 10.35 a.m. Opening Session
Chair: Ms Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
- Mr Peter Sandler, Director, DG Trade, European Commission
- Mr Boyan Natan, Counsellor, Head of Sector Trade at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria (tbc)
- Ms Debora Lepre, First Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU
10.35 a.m.– 11.35 a.m. Round Table 1 - An overview of the current situation concerning the ratification process
Chair: Ms Benedicte Federspiel, Member of the Diversity Europe, EESC
Speakers:
- Mr Bernd Schuh, Expert on the democratic dimension of EU negotiations of EU Trade Agreements, Chairman Board of Directors ÖIR
- Mr Jacques Maire, Vice-president of the commission for Foreign Affairs of the French National Assembly
- Mr Dirk van der Maelen, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations, Chamber of Representatives, Belgium
Q&A session
11.35 a.m.– 11.45 a.m. Coffee break
11.45 a.m.– 12.45 p.m. Round Table 2 – How civil society is informed of and involved in free trade agreements
Chair: Ms Tanja Buzek, Member of the Workers' Group, EESC
Speakers:
Part 1 – Trade agreements: what is in it for the general interest?
- Ms Léa Auffret, Senior Trade Policy Officer, BEUC
- Ms Cécile Toubeau, Director, Better Trade and Regulation, Transport & Environment
Part 2 – Growth and jobs in the EU: what role for trade?
- Mr Andrés Barcelo Delgado, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC, Spain,
- Mr Daniele Basso, Advisor, ETUC
Q&A session
12.45 p.m.– 1 p.m. Closing remarks
- Mr Alberto Mazzola, President of the International Trade Follow-up Committee, EESC
- Ms Dilyana Slavova, President of the Section for External Relations, EESC