DRAFT PROGRAMME - 26 November 2020      

9 – 10 a.m. Connection test with remote participants

10 – 11 a.m. Inaugural session

Moderator:  Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the Section for External Relations of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

  • Christa Schweng, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
  • Nezha Bouchareb, Moroccan Minister of National Land Use Planning, Town Planning, Housing and Urban Policy
  • Ahmed Réda Chami, President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Morocco
  • Nasser Kamel, Secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (video message)

11 – 11.30 a.m. Compulsory break for interpreters

11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Session 1: Sustainable development in the Mediterranean region

This session will be based on draft report REX/526 on the same subject, which was drawn up by the EESC and sent to the delegations before the summit. It will provide an opportunity to address a number of issues in a broad discussion with the audience. The discussion will also look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the area of sustainable development.

  • Lidija Pavić-Rogošić, rapporteur for opinion REX/526 (EESC)
  • Abdellah Mouttaqi, member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Morocco and secretary-general of the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)

Debate with national ESCs and similar organisations

1 – 2.30 p.m. Compulsory break for interpreters

2.30 – 4 p.mSession 2: Digitalisation and SMEs in the Mediterranean region

This session will focus on the EESC information report on Digitalisation and SMEs in the Mediterranean region (REX/519) and will be a follow-up to the discussions held during the 2019 Euromed summit. The discussion will also look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this context.

  • María Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, rapporteur for opinion REX/519, EESC
  • Jorge Aragón, Member of the ESC of Spain "Challenges and realities of digitalisation. Contributions of the ESC of Spain
  • Tanja Maraš, expert on digital connectivity, Regional Cooperation Council

Debate with national ESCs and similar organisations

4 – 4.30 p.mCompulsory break for interpreters

4.30 – 5.30 p.m. Session 3: Networks in the Euro-Mediterranean area – developing regional cooperation

This session will give the floor to regional networks to present their activities and enhance their visibility.

  • Jihen Boutiba, Secretary General of the Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (UMCE)
  • Mustapha Tlili, Executive Secretary of the Arab Trade Union Confederation (ATUC)
  • Josep Ferré i Gavarró, Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)
  • Michael Scoullos, Chairman of the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)

Debate with national ESCs and similar institutions

5.30 – 6 p.m. Closing of the summit | Euromed Summit 2021

This session will give an opportunity to participants to brainstorm on the main theme of the Euromed Summit 2021; the topic "Covid-19: The role of civil society in the reconstruction and resilience of the Euro-Mediterranean region" has been proposed so far.

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, President of the Euromed Follow-up Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee

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AGENDA Euromed Summit November 2020