European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
14:30 | Welcome and introductory remarks
- Ioannis Vardakastanis, president of the Section for economic and monetary union and economic and social cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Panel debate
- Gaetano D'Adamo, Deputy Head of Unit, Multiannual Financial Framework and Chief Economist, Directorate- General for Budget (BUDG), European Commission
- Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, author of the memo to the commissioner responsible for the European Union budget
- Lúcio Vinhas de Souza, Director, Economics Department, Businesseurope
- Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation, (ETUC)
- Carlotta Besozzi, Director, Civil Society Europe
Summary and conclusions
- Elena Calistru, Stefano Palmieri, Konstantinos Diamantouros, rapporteurs for the EESC opinion on the 'The Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework'