OPENING Session

JDE 62

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Welcome by Oliver Röpke, EESC President

Keynote speech by Albena Azmanova, Professor of Political and Social Science at City Saint George’s University of London: 

  • From Polarisation to Collaboration: Can Democracies Dream Big Again?

Panel discussion: Still united in diversity?

Moderated by Shada Islam, with:

  • Younous Omarjee, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  • Adriana Porowska, Minister for Civil Society (Polish Council Presidency)
  • Szabolcs Schmidt, European Commission, Directorate General for Justice and Consumers,
  • Brikena Xhomaqi, Co-chair of the EESC Liaison Group
  • Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General of the European Movement International
  • Mădălina-Mihaela Antoci, National Youth Council of Moldova

Q&A

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