Programme

Hybrid Public hearing on "Measures to improve mental health"

EESC, Rue Belliard 99, B-1040 Brussels - JDE 60 and Interactio - Tuesday, 11 April 2023 from 09:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. | Testing connections

09.30 a.m. - 09.35 a.m. | Opening and Introduction

• Dovilė Juodkaitė, President of the study group SOC/760 - Measures to improve mental health

09.35 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. | Presentation of the request

• Pilar Aparicio, Director General of Public Health, Spanish Health Ministry, on behalf of the future EU Spanish presidency

09.45 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. | Panel I - Representatives from Institutions

Moderator: Michalis Antoniou, member of the study group, EESC

• Stefan Schreck, DG SANTE, European Commission
• Soraya Rodriquez Ramos, Mental Health Coalition, European Parliament
• Ledia Lazeri, Europe Regional Advisor for Mental Health, World Health Organisation (WHO)

Questions & Answers

11.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. | Panel II - Representatives from Civil Society and Social Partners

Moderator: Diego Dutto, member of the study group, EESC

• Adam Rogalewski, Policy Officer, European Public Services Union (EPSU)
• Valeria Ronzitti, Secretary General, SGI Europe
• Laura Marchetti, Policy Manager, Mental Health Europe

Questions & Answers

12.00 p.m. - 12.15 p.m. | Conclusions

• Milena Angelova, rapporteur of the EESC opinion and Ivan Kokalov, co-rapporteur

12.15 p.m. - 12.30 p.m. | Closing remarks

• Laurentiu Plosceanu, President of the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship, EESC

Interpretation requested from English, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Bulgarian into English, Spanish, Lithuanian and Bulgarian (tbc)