Programme

Boosting long-term inclusive growth through reforms and investment

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10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and introduction

  • Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS, President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) and Study Group President of ECO/630, EESC
  • Cinzia DEL RIO, President of the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC), EESC

10:15 – 12:45 Boosting long-term inclusive growth through reforms and investment:

Review of the EU Economic governance framework: greater flexibility in debt adjustment if there are more reforms and investments: what types of investments should be included? Are social investments also included? What do they cover? What are the incentives for companies? How well-designed social investment can bring to growth and competitiveness?

Panel discussion with:

  • Francesco CORTI, Advisor to Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, Frank Vandenbroucke
  • Lucia PIANA, Deputy Head of the Unit Fiscal policy and surveillance, DG ECFIN, European Commission
  • Lieve FRANSEN, Senior Policy Advisor at the European Policy Centre
  • Maurizio FERRERA, Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Milan
  • Aleksandra PALINSKA, Eurosif executive director
  • Wim VERMEIR, Chief investment officer at the AG (BE) and Ageas (International) insurance groups
  • Enrico GIOVANNINI, Italian economist and statistician, and professor at Rome University Tor Vergata

Q & A and debate with EESC members

12:45 - 13:00 Summary and conclusions

  • Luca JAHIER, Rapporteur ECO/630, EESC
  • Javier DOZ ORRIT, Rapporteur ECO/630, EESC
  • Wautier ROBYNS DE SCHNEIDAUER, Rapporteur ECO/630, EESC

13:00 End of the debate

The debate is webstreamed (original, FR, EN, ES) and recorded.

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