Programme

Europe for sale? How global marketplaces are changing our society – and what must be done right now

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14:00 - 15:00 | Registration and welcome coffee

Moderator: Filip Van den Abeele

15:00 – 15:30 | Opening

  • Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

  • Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection

  • Anna Cavazzini, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

15:30 – 15:50 | Keynote speech 

15:50 – 17:00 | Panel 1: Third country e-commerce – Stepping up EU law enforcement

Scene setting: Antje Gerstein, EESC member, rapporteur on 'Call for fair competition with regard to 3rd country platforms'

  • Karen Dahl-Nielsen, Head of Policy, Danish Safety Technology Authority

  • Patrycja Gautier, Head of Consumer Rights, BEUC (The European Consumer Organisation)

  • Ilya Bruggeman, Director for Digital, Single Market & Consumer Policy, EuroCommerce

  • Manuella Péri, Deputy-HoU, Consumer law, Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (French Ministry of Economy and Finance) 

    Questions and answers

17:00 – 18:10 | Panel 2 – Understanding the impact on the EU consumers and society

Scene setting: Jens Henriksson, EESC member

  • Stephen Russell, Director-General, ANEC (The European consumer voice in standardisation) 

  • Eva Bille, Head of Circular Economy, European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

  • Tomáš Prouza, President of the Confederation of Trade and Tourism of the Czech Republic

  • Annika Flaten, Director of Commerce, UNI Europa 

    Questions and answers

18:10 – 18:15 | Closing remarks 

  • Emilie Prouzet, President of the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT Section)

18:15 – 19:15 | Networking cocktail

Participants may speak in German, English, French and Italian. During the discussions, interpretation will be provided into English, French and Italian.