Draft agenda

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09.00 - 09.15 a.m. | Registration and coffee

09.15 - 09.45 a.m. | Opening remarks

  • Irena Petraitienė, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Helena Pall, Estonian Presidency
  • Marek Plura, European Parliament

09.45 - 11.15 a.m. | Panel 1: State of play on the implementation of the Directive 2000/78/EC

Moderator: Linas Lasiauskas, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, EESC

  • Dimitris Dimitriou, Legal Officer, Unit Disability and Inclusion, DG EMPL, European Commission
  • Ansofie Leenknecht, European Disability Forum

Open floor discussion

11.15 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. | Panel 2: Good practices from the EU

Moderator: Pietro Barbieri, Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights, EESC

  • Virginia Carcedo, Inserta Empleo Programme
  • Stefan Trömel, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  • Jessica Machacova, European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET)
  • Sonia Staskowiak, European Association of Services Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)

Open floor discussion

12.45 - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks

  • Irena Petraitienė, President of EESC Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)
  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, member of EESC Permanent Study Group on Disability Rights (EESC)

01.00 p.m. | End of the hearing

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